foot loose, fancy-free and generally fearless, i started snowboarding 17 years ago. twirling down the mountain, carving lines with graceful ease, hiking the pipe in the spring and launching myself off of booters are some of my favourite on-hill past times. i grew up shredding blue mountain and osler bluff. in '06 i moved to Whistler and rode the golden mountains for 3 seasons. when that novelty wore off, i moved back to Toronto to get a grip on my adult life. and now i'm on another adventure to conquer the Laurentians. probably won't come back to Ontario for a few years. definitely won't be living the mountain life with a cushy Montreal job - but i will proudly call myself a weekend warrior.