After getting to hang out with Paul these last couple of years I wanted you all to know how awesome he is. Paul grew up in Toronto, Ontario where he started to ski probably when he was 2. Believe it or not Ontario has some ski resorts, one of which he spent most of his time at, Horseshoe Resort (20 minutes past Barrie). It was nicknamed “the poo” as in Horse Poo – and Paul says it was legendary. So many awesome skiers came from that little resort - Sarah Burke even came out of there, they had such a super strong freestyle program. Believe it or not, Paul was actually in the racing club for 3 years when his parents finally forced him into freestyle skiing. After that first year he never looked back….he was apparently pretty good at moguls! He went on to compete with the Southern Ontario Regional Team and next to the Ontario Provincial Moguls Team.
In November 2010 Paul moved to Whistler and skied park for the entire winter. What does a guy do when he needs to go to University? He chooses one near his favourite ski hills! Off to UBCO so he could head up to Big White and Whistler on weekends. He loved Silver Star because he’d spent so much time there on family vacations and competing (Junior Nationals and the Canadian Series). Summertime rolled around and he found himself back in Whistler working at the water ramps – somehow the mountains kept calling. That summer he was asked to coach at Silver Star……the rest is history. Well…..not really – this May he graduated from UBCO with a Degree in Business Management. But for the moment though…. Skiing & Coaching is Paul’s life and he's looking to keep moving up within the ski industry.
When I asked him, “What do you want to be when you grow up”…..he answered, “I am grown up”. Paul you're amazing and we are so lucky to have you at Silver Star Coaching our kids!
Here is a little bit of my SUPER serious interview with him.
1. How lucky are you and why?
I am lucky enough to ski for a living in the winter. So I guess you could say I am living my dream as a professional skier!
2. If you were a pizza delivery man, how would you benefit from scissors?
I’d use them to cut myself bigger tips.
3. If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?
Oh Canada
4. Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?
I’m a hunter – I go get em - for Sure
5. If you were on an island and could only bring three things, what would you bring?
Leatherman, flint, a friend
6. If you were a box of cereal, what would you be and why?
Harvest Crunch because that’s what’s in my pantry right now.
7. Do you believe in the abominable snowman?
Yes he probably lives at Silver Star
8. Why is a tennis ball fuzzy?
Because it hurts less when you get hit by something fuzzy
9. How honest are you?
110%
10. How many square feet of pizza is eaten in the Canada each year?
The same square footage of Canada…. 3,854,085 Square miles which is 107,445,723,264,000 Square feet…..of course.
11. Can you instruct someone how to make an origami 'cootie catcher' with just words?
Delete
12. You're a new addition to the crayon box, what color would you be and why?
I’d be this weird changing colour crayon because you never know what your gonna get its always exciting and its the best crayon for doodles.
13. How does the internet work?
Well there’s these chunks of information called packets that get sent through the http protocol…these are the letters that start the websites and they fly around in space to make the internet work.
14. If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you and why?
Leonardo DiCaprio because if he played me he’d probably finally win an Oscar.
15. What's the color of money?
In Canada? It’s everything but green I’m pretty sure.
16. What was the last gift you gave someone?
I gave my roommate Aisha a banana the other day.
17. What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently?
Double Tomahawk under the Alpine Meadows chair on my first day of coaching this year.
18. How many snow shovels sold in Vernon last year?
Last year? Probably none! This year….they will run out.
