Duncan MacKenzie was one of those guys who probably touched more people in his 30 short years on earth than most folks do in a lifetime. He worked as a ski patroler and trail builder at Whistler and he often schooled people on the mountain’s trails in both summer and winter. But beyond being an extraordinarily gifted athlete, he was a friend to everyone, with an infectious smile and the warm attitude of a golden retriever; if you met him even once, you remembered that warmth. Sadly for the Whistler community and well beyond, MacKenzie was killed by an avalanche outside Pemberton this past week. What he leaves behind are so many lives he touched — and if you’ve ridden any part of Whistler, you’ve probably ridden a trail pioneered, repaired, or built by MacKenzie’s hard working hands.

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