A 29-year-old Brazilian has won a contest to be a B.C. ski bum, promoting the province’s slopes to folks around the world.
Thiago Lucene beat out 50 people from nine countries in the I Want to Be a Ski Bum promotion by Sun Peaks Resort.
In October, the resort called on skiers and snowboarders to send in a 60-second YouTube video about why they should be chosen to woo tourists to the facility through a daily blog and updates on Twitter and Facebook. Here is Thiago’s submission:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sBdVs977K4&feature=player_embedded
Resort spokeswoman Melanie Simmons says Lucene’s energy and passion for skiing shone through in his creative video, phone interview and written assignment.
She says he’s excited about bringing an emerging snow culture to Brazil after having done much of his skiing in Chile, Argentina and California.
His three-month stint at Sun Peaks will begin in January.
