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Built inside a ski school

Active Manager was built by Canyons’ former Snowsports Director, from ten years inside the school’s operation.

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Max Raju, founder

Ten years at Canyons, from instructor to Snowsports Director

Max Raju worked at Canyons for ten years, as a ski instructor, an operations manager and then Snowsports Director. Over that time Max designed how the school runs: the daily operation, the management systems, HR and reporting, extending on existing systems, patching things together to run the business.

Max also brings more than a decade of skiing and snowboarding and instruction in Japan and New Zealand, as a highly qualified snowsports instructor.

Max then spent many years as a software engineer building data-driven applications, and kept working with Canyons on its software throughout, knowing the operation from the inside.

Having worked at every level of Canyons’ operation, I built Active Manager to make running the business easier so we can all have more time doing what we love.

Max Raju, Founder
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Max Raju, founder of Active Manager, on the slopes

From simple systems to Active Manager

Active Manager grew out of one ski school’s own operation.

  1. First

    Bespoke software

    Max designed Canyons’ daily operation, management systems, HR and reporting with the tools to hand.

  2. Now

    Active Manager

    Built from years of experience and learning; modern, fast and quick to adapt as the business’s processes change. Canyons runs on it every day.

  3. The Future

    The Summer and Beyond

    Active Manager is built for any business that sells time with an instructor or guide, not only ski schools. Canyons’ summer operation moves onto it in summer 2027: canyoning, rafting, kayaking, glamping, hiking and outdoor education.

How we work

The people who build it support it

Direct access to the people who build Active Manager, with a reply within 24 hours, all season. The same people set it up with you and train your team.

Decisions come from real mornings

What we build comes from the work itself: the sick calls before the first lift, the morning line-up, the month-end pay run.

Canyons runs on it every day

Canyons runs its lessons and tours at 15 resorts on Active Manager: 292 on its busiest day of winter 2025–26.

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Company details

The company behind Active Manager, its registration details and how to reach us.

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Tell us how your operation runs. In 30 minutes we’ll show you your busiest morning in Active Manager: your activities, your team, your locations.

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