The Confluence of Passions
Born in France to a Cuban mother and Chilean father, Rafael lived a transitory childhood, rotating between Florida, Texas, and Chile. When he discovered snowboarding at 17, it formed a fresh connection to Mother Nature and inspired Rafael’s environmental science degree — school that was conveniently near prime mountain snow, allowing him to further feed his love of snowboarding.
“I love going on solo trips into the mountains. I think it’s something everyone should experience at some point in their lives.”
