You might have seen Lara Parnell’s dad, John, on the slopes of Whistler with his “Living Fossil” button, always with a big smile.
“A few times a week he gets up early, drives in from Pemberton, parks in the first row in Lot 8 and skis until he gets tired, sometimes with friends or family but often on his own,” Lara writes. “Did I mention that he’s 81 years old?”
John’s enthusiasm for skiing is contagious, Lara says, and most of the laps they ski together end in jubilation and gratitude for the place they call home.
“It’s so great to be motivated by someone who is truly living the dream; who isn’t negatively influenced by anything in the news or social media and is honestly just stoked to be able to ski,” Lara says.
“He once commented to me after I took him on a pow lap through Bagel Bowl that ‘if I died tomorrow, I’d die a happy man.’ That was at least 10 years ago and he’s still going strong.”
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