1980 - National ski racers Nigel and Derek Brown open a ski shop in their home town of Queenstown, NZ

1989 - Developed our own point of sale and specialist rental systems.

1997 - Long-term Browns’ employees, Kris Vermeir and Paul Vaitkus joined Derek in part ownership.

1997 - Introduced a ski tuning pick-up and delivery service for major Queenstown hotel guests.

1998 - Paul and Kris bought the remaining 50% from Derek and have successfully directed the steady expansion of Browns Ski Shop ever since.

1998 - Browns bought New Zealand’s only electronic binding calibrator.

2001 - Browns wins Best Ski Shop in NZ for the first time.

2002 - Browns wins Best Ski Shop in NZ for the second time (1st shop to take the title back to back!)

2005 - Opened a satelite rental fitting station at Millbrook Resort

2007 - Took a wee piece of Queenstown to Auckland and opened a store in Nuffield Street, Newmarket.