Chad has made a career out of sound design, composition, film editing and recently produced a documentary (See Me) that explores opioid addiction. He loves working on stories that blend adventure, the beauty of the mountains and stories of resilience.

He found snowboarding 20 years ago through his twin boys, Jamie & Jordan and loves how it brought them together in the mountains.  It started with family trips to Fernie and progressed to traveling with them to slopestyle competitions and rail jams across North America.  “The boys loved snowboarding more than anything else, and would constantly push and support each other to test their limits.“ 

“The most memorable trip was to Mammoth for the Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam which featured jibbers of all ages across North America. I couldn't keep up with them through the terrain parks and features so Jamie & Jordan would bring out the GoPro to capture the day and I would enjoy my evenings editing their footage together with them.”

“When you become a parent your most important job is to  raise healthy and happy children. So watching Jamie struggle with anxiety and opioid dependency were the most painful times in my life. I couldn’t understand how the pull of opioids was stronger than his love of friends, family and his passion for snowboarding. As a parent I went through a lot of shame, guilt and wonder what I could have done differently.” 

Jamie’s sense of humour, healthy challenge for authority, and close connection to family and friends will never be forgotten and make up the values of our foundation. We want people to talk openly about their mental health, stay connected with each other and most of all have fun and keep active through snowboarding.