Snowboarding is simple.

Snowboarding is simple. It is a simple thing that took over many people’s hearts, including mine. The indescribable feeling cannot compare to anything else.

What I always wanted was to connect to a sport, the way my parents did to climbing. When I started snowboarding, a weird tingly feeling of stoke, pleasure and screaming from the inside took over my body.

I couldn’t control myself, rather embraced it. Embraced the sensation. For the first time, I was comfortable with uncomfortable. It was foreign yet I was fine with it.

Years went by and I found myself searching for more snow. Untouched spots. Untouched powder hunts, checking the forecast 5 times a day, getting more and more into the backcountry, deeper into the sport. Traveling far away, far out.

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“Lejos de todo. La mejor terapia.”

Snowboarding connected me to the beautiful Sea to Sky even more than ever. I feel in love with the people, I feel in love with the freedom Squamish and Whistler have offered me. The sport has pushed me more than anything and yet it keeps pushing me every single day.

If you are taking a vacation soon, I’d like to invite you to take advantage of this -65$ off Airbnb discount for your next trip! Enjoy it for me as well.

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More about Alenka

“My name is Alenka and I’m a Squamish based photographer. I love using my medium to capture sports, adventures, underwater shots, adventures in the mountains and days on snow! Very simply put, I’m one stoked girl, ready to get up at 2 in the morning and hike for sunrise, go to the airport and take a random flight…you name it!

Photography, web design and digital marketing have been things I’m proud to call my job lately! Very flexible, lots of traveling and even more adventures than when I was a kid. Here, on my website I share tips on photography, spreading awareness about the zero-waste lifestyle and sustainability and crazy stories from my travels. Welcome.”