Patty Slimmon is a good friend of mine. I sat down with him a couple months back to discuss his path in life and his experiences. Originally from Brandon, Manitoba Patty moved to Revelstoke for a winter soon after graduating high school. He then moved to Whistler, where he spent the next six winters, before gradually tiring of it and eventually deciding to go back to school to study engineering. Patty and I talk about how he got into snowboarding in Manitoba, growing up with a Veterinarian for a Dad and sometimes having strange animals like Cows in the house as well as some shocking stories working with his Dad. He also talks about his grandpa, who worked as a spy for M16 in India, recalling how a local legend built a snowboard park just outside his home town, his first job, his first time getting drunk and leaving home for the first time on a greyhound bus. Pat also talks about his Dad passing when he was 14, getting arrested in Whistler, answers some questions from best friend Craig McMorris and shares some amazing stories about the wild turkeys they had living with them and the adventures of his cat.
Patty Slimmon is a good friend of mine. I sat down with him a couple months back to discuss his path in life and his experiences. Originally from Brandon, Manitoba Patty moved to Revelstoke for a winter soon after graduating high school. He then moved to Whistler, where he spent the next six winters, before gradually tiring of it and eventually deciding to go back to school to study engineering. Patty and I talk about how he got into snowboarding in Manitoba, growing up with a Veterinarian for a Dad and sometimes having strange animals like Cows in the house as well as some shocking stories working with his Dad. He also talks about his grandpa, who worked as a spy for M16 in India, recalling how a local legend built a snowboard park just outside his home town, his first job, his first time getting drunk and leaving home for the first time on a greyhound bus. Pat also talks about his Dad passing when he was 14, getting arrested in Whistler, answers some questions from best friend Craig McMorris and shares some amazing stories about the wild turkeys they had living with them and the adventures of his cat.