The following article was originally printed in the October 2024 Issue of Slush. To access the full article click here.
Jadyn Chomlack is one of those young Canadian riders who deserves a little more spotlight than he’s gotten so far—but trust us, his time is coming. His dad, Chad Chomlack, an iconic photographer who’s already snagged a SLUSH cover, shared a story with us that pretty much sealed Jadyn’s fate as a snowboarding lifer. When Jadyn was just four months old, there was a massive snowstorm. Chad bundled him up, tossed him into three feet of snow, and Jadyn vanished into the powder like an avalanche victim. Naturally, Mom was freaking out, but Chad dug him out, only to find baby Jadyn grinning ear to ear, freezing face and all. From that moment, Chad knew his kid was built for this life.
Fast forward, and Jadyn’s now one of the three stars in the new short film *Sofia* alongside Arthur Longo and Cannon Cummins. Safe to say, the proof is in the powder—this kid is next.
I had a chat with your dad, and he mentioned that you were into tagging when you were younger. Now I’m curious—did you have a tag name back then? What kind of spots were you hitting up?
Yeah, honestly, I didn’t have a tag name. It was just straight "Jadyn" on everything. I’d put my name on everything, and I probably put the D backwards, the Y backwards, but that’s just how it was. I guess I just liked leaving my mark.
Have you given up the life of tagging?
No, no, that stuck with me forever. I'll always be tagging.
Well, it's funny because your dad said you used to deny it was you, so I figured there must’ve been a tag name. But now that I know it was just your name, that makes it funnier.
No, it was brutal. They'd be so mad. It was my name, Jadyn, written right there, and I’d be like, "No, wasn’t me. Not me."
Okay, another important question. I watched the Lost and Found video on YouTube, and correct me if I'm wrong, but you had a shotgun battle with Jack McDougall, and then you ran around the bases. Is this a Canadian game we don't know about in the U.S.? What’s happening here?
That would've been kickball. It was intermission during kickball, just killing time, and I think me and Jack are pretty competitive, so we had to run it out.
And you won?
I won. But I think we did another one after, and he won, so I think there’s a third one that has to go down eventually.
In your opinion, what’s the best Canadian slang word?
I like “toque.”
And do you have a least favorite Canadian slang word?
Oh my God, "Tim Hortons"—just in general.
How old were you when you first won Baker Banked?
Oh, I think I was 12. Grom category, 2014. It’s the only duct tape I have.
And now I have a really important follow-up question: What would be better for your career—a face tattoo from Arthur Longo or winning another Baker Banked Slalom?
A face tat.
Yeah, that’s the only right answer.
I think that’s the only way.
Yeah, definitely the correct answer. Speaking of Arthur, what can you tell me about Sophia? How did that come to be?
Yeah, that was a crazy one. Kind of weird. Cannon and I met Arthur and Ollie [Olivier Gittler] last spring in Salt Lake City on a Volcom trip, and we didn’t really think much of it. Then they reached out to both of us and wanted us on board to travel with them. It was fucking crazy for me. I was just pinching myself, being asked by Arthur to do anything.
I wasn’t really planning to film for anything in particular. I didn’t even know what I was going to do, so when I got asked to do that, it was a no-brainer. Follow them wherever. And it was fun.
The subheader mentions “A story of the half-day ticket” or something. Is it filmed mostly at resorts?
Yeah, mostly at resorts. We have some side-country shots, but pretty much the whole season was super laid-back and chill. I mean, with the winter we had and the bad snow, we were kind of forced to take it easy. It was nice, though. I think that’s where it comes from—more side hits and mellow days. We rode what we wanted to ride all year.
I’m curious—are you willing to put your stake on what the most slept-on Canadian resort is?
I can't answer that one actually haha
Do you have any thank-yous, shout-outs?
Yeah, for sure. All the friends, my girlfriend and family. My parents are the best, helping me. I wouldn’t be anywhere without them. Shoutout whistler valley snowboard club. David Brocklebank from dope, And my sponsors volcom. union. gnu. vans. Herschel. oakley. the source. Extra shout-out to Olli for making the season happen. He really led the whole move through Sophia with logistics and everything. Wouldn’t be a movie or anything without him thank you!