And the winner of Sun Peaks' Snow Bum Contest is... Thiago Lucena, a 29 year old from Brazil...

Thiago was selected from over 50 entrants across the globe, including France, Australia, Canada, and the United States, all whom submitted videos online at http://www.snowbumcanada.com/, to win an all-inclusive, three month stay at the world class resort in the BC Interior.

A freelance videographer from São Paulo, Brazil, Thiago proved his passion for skiing and desire to bring the snow culture to Brazil with a video entry, written assignment and an interview.

The judges all said it was an extremely difficult decision to narrow the finalists down to one winner.

“In the end, Thiago embodies everything we were looking for in the first Sun Peaks Snow Bum. From the originality of his video and his excitement following the contest, to his passion for skiing and desire to tell stories about Sun Peaks to the world, Thiago stood out to the judges,” says Christina Antoniak, Destination Marketing Manager with Tourism Sun Peaks. “There’s no doubt Thiago will share entertaining and unique stories from Sun Peaks with the world and we look forward to following his adventures on the Snow Bum Blog.”

Check out http://www.snowbumcanada.com/ for Thiago’s video submission and stay tuned as he blogs about his adventures at Sun Peaks this winter