Thank U Snowboarding Podcast - S1 EP11 - Tom Willmott

If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you love snowboarding. We do too, so much so that we decided to make a podcast waxing poetic about it. Thank U Snowboarding is a celebration of the UK snowboard scene, a deep dive into its journey from ‘Ban This Killer Craze’ to the mainstream and a nostalgia-fuelled look back at the glory years. Each week we’ll sit down with an influential figure, exploring the past, present and future of the sport and remind ourselves why we leapt headfirst down the snowboarding rabbit hole in the first place.

For Episode 11, host Chris Cracknell gets into it with Tom Willmott. Tom started his journey in snowboarding at the indomitable Telford Dryslope, he’s since gone on to achieve international recognition as the Head Coach of the New Zealand Freeski and Snowboard Team. When he’s not moulding the future of our sport, you might find him guiding off-the-beaten-track adventures in Alaska, a far cry from thumb-breaking dendex in Shropshire. Tune in to hear Tom’s story below…