Adrien Grabinski lives to ski, and Mark Abma calls him, “the most responsible 21-year-old I have ever met.” Adrien is the ski patrol director (plus a lot of other things) at Shames Mountain in BC, and he’s a surprise star of Matchstick Productions’ film, The Stomping Grounds.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Tell us about Shames Mountain Ski Area (3:25)
• From ski patroller to caretaker (5:47)
• How did filming with MSP come about? (9:28)
• Heli skiing & filming (12:03)
• Adrien’s background & ski racing (16:07)
• Transitioning from racing to ski touring (25:37)
• Developing a diverse work skillset (28:18)
• The Shames Life (32:03)
• Other places you want to visit & ski? (36:04)

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