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Deep powder day on the slopes above Whistler, BC
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Countries in which Addington has coached snowboarding
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Estimated number of times Addington has put on his snowboarding boots
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Number of students Addington has trained
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD For Leo Addington, the best place in the world is on a snowboard THE MOMENT Leo Addington tried snowboarding in the mid-’90s, he was hooked. “The first time I rode powder, I never looked back,” says Addington, a broker at Vancouver’s Synergy Mortgage. That’s fortunate for the novice boarders Addington started to coach in a quest to fund his snowboarding habit. “I was already helping because I’m a
teacher at heart,” he says. “I realized I was spending time teaching snowboarding to kids for free, so I started a snowboard club. It fit in with my entrepreneurial spirit.” Ultimately, Addington’s coaching sideline became so successful that he coached the Canadian national teams at both the Vancouver and Sochi Olympics. These
days, Addington no longer coaches, but he still loves to get out on the slopes. “Now I snowboard for me, and it’s just mine,” he says. “I can drive up to Whistler and snowboard all day. It’s part of my weekly physical routine: either running, yoga or snowboarding. And I’m always super happy the next day or two after snowboarding.”
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