Luke Winkelmann has come a long way since he was first hitting the slopes with his snowboard gear in elementary school.
The Blowing Rock native brought home the silver medal in the snowboard big air event at the 2018 FIS Junior Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships at Cardrona Alpine Resorts in New Zealand on August 26.
The big air event had to be rescheduled due to high winds on the previous day and was delayed well into Sunday with the windy conditions still hanging around. Thankfully for Winkelmann, the wind finally died down and he was able to put on a show.