Rossland, British Columbia
Greene was born on May 11, 1943, in Ottawa, Ontario. She moved with her family to Rossland, British Columbia, before she was three years of age. Rossland is a mountainous area and the site of the first ski competition ever held in Canada in 1897. The child of avid skiers, Greene began schussing at a young age and while in high school she competed in the Canadian Junior Championships. She would go on to become Canada's most decorated ski racer, male or female, in her day with 14 World Cup victories by 1975.