Gwyn Howat
Gwyn Howat
roots tape technology
In the roots of snowboarding, duct tape was a part of snowboard technology.
area embrace ski social
It's important that all communities embrace all cultures. It's just part of our social makeup, and the ski area is no different than that.
apologetic bring wished
They called us up and were apologetic and said they wished they could come. I told them they better bring back the gold.
last
We just rolled over what we got last year.
longest season
We typically have the longest season in the region.
farmers happy hear mountains snow sure
There's just a lot of snow up there in the mountains right now, which I'm sure the farmers are happy to hear - the farmers and the salmon.
capable guys helps kids level older people simply whatever younger
People come here to simply try and do well at whatever level they are capable of doing. It helps the younger kids get older and wiser. It helps the older guys feel younger.
embraced maybe minority
Maybe because snowboarding used to be a minority sport, it embraced all kinds.
flow nice true
It's got a real nice flow to it. It will be a true bobsled course.
map unlikely weather
It's unlikely there will be any postponements. The weather has been all over the map this week, so we're going to play it day-by-day.
mad
They get mad at me when I say that they will. So I'm not going to say anything.
against amazing people study wearing
It was a very interesting study in sociology, the integration of snowboarding on the mountain. It's amazing people were actually discriminated against because of what they were wearing on their feet.
season weather wild
It was a wild weather year. The big thing this season was extremes.
last ready since
We're ready to go. We've been ready since last year.