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A Goodbye Letter from Stu Osborne
Submited By whistler On 2007-12-10
<p><br />After 14 years of running the most successful terrain parks in the industry, I am moving on to work with the Employee Experience department.<br /></p><br /><p><br /><br /></p><br /><p><br />In 1991 I started as a snowboard instructor with the intention of creating & running a park & half pipe on Blackcomb. It took 2 seasons of reasoning with upper management why it would be a good idea to offer Parks for our guests now & in the future. After I went to New Zealand & set up the first park & pipe at Turoa Ski Resort, I got the call & accepted the position of snowboard coordinator on Blackcomb. From hand digging the first half pipe, riding backwards in the pipe dragon & working with a very loose group of staff & volunteers, the Parks have come a long way. We used to call it the snowboard park but I quickly changed that philosophy to encourage skiers & riders to have fun together on the features.<br /></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.untrackedlines.com/?q=node/155">read more</a></p>
Submited By whistler On 2007-12-10
<p><br />After 14 years of running the most successful terrain parks in the industry, I am moving on to work with the Employee Experience department.<br /></p><br /><p><br /><br /></p><br /><p><br />In 1991 I started as a snowboard instructor with the intention of creating & running a park & half pipe on Blackcomb. It took 2 seasons of reasoning with upper management why it would be a good idea to offer Parks for our guests now & in the future. After I went to New Zealand & set up the first park & pipe at Turoa Ski Resort, I got the call & accepted the position of snowboard coordinator on Blackcomb. From hand digging the first half pipe, riding backwards in the pipe dragon & working with a very loose group of staff & volunteers, the Parks have come a long way. We used to call it the snowboard park but I quickly changed that philosophy to encourage skiers & riders to have fun together on the features.<br /></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.untrackedlines.com/?q=node/155">read more</a></p>
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