KC Deane
Inspiration Oct 15, 2015
I had the pleasure of meeting KC a few years back & although we’ve hardly hung out since, I’ve been an avid follower of his insane Instagram adventures. If there were ever a guy living life on the edge of every adventure it’s KC Deane. From snow to surf to every mountain path in between, KC is practically impossible to nail down but endlessly inspirational & driven for all those fellow adventurers at heart.
Name
KC Deane
Location
Currently, Livigno, Italy. Residing in Whistler, BC
Occupation
Professional skier/mountain biker
When did you first discover your love for skiing & mountain biking?
I think it came early on. My first memories were on the ski hill, and racing my brother around on bikes as a kid. Then for me I really wanted to travel and see all these places I saw in ski films. So the only way I saw to do it, was become a professional to travel and ski all these crazy locations so that was the main drive for me to become pro.
What have been some highlights in your career/ proudest moments?
I think winning Swatch Skiers Cup multiple years, putting together a segment for Poor Boyz last movie”Twenty”. For biking doing Nine Knights and my trip to film in China this spring for Fast Fokus’s show MTB Heroes 
You’re quite the adventure sports enthusiast. What keeps your drive alive?
Traveling, seeing new places, and pushing myself in each sport I do.
Your Instagram reads like a how to live life to the fullest manual. What are some of your favorite places to adventure?
That is hard to say, but Japan is one that is the top of the list, Europe, and also British Columbia. 
What does the future hold for KC Deane?
Ha, good question. Lot’s of traveling, surfing this fall, more mountain biking and skiing.
What is your biggest dream?
Hm, live life as a professional athlete and travel the world… 
Who are your idols?
Taya! :-). I have quite a few. My dad for putting up with me for so long ha. JP Auclair.
How do you cope with failure?
I think it depends on what I fail in. I typically just take it in stride and look at it as a learning experience, and try and use the failure as a way to make myself better, so that the next time I’m presented with the situation I succeed. 
Words to live by
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
You can follow KC’s adventures on Instagram Twitter or Facebook. And also in the latest Passing Time video by NatGeo HERE.
