A celebration of life for pro snowboarder Jeff Keenan is set for May 17 at the Fairmont in Whistler.
Keenan and two others were tragically killed in an avalanche near Nelson on March 24.
The celebration of life kicks off at 3 p.m. in the MacDonald ballroom, with an afterparty planned at Merlin's afterwards.
"Everyone’s welcome. Please come," wrote Keenan's partner Leanne Pelosi in an Instagram post. "Beyond taken back by the Seymour ride day. It was incredibly hard and incredibly powerful. Thank you friends and family for showing up with your hearts wide open."
Keenan, 44, a co-founder of gear brand Dinosaurs Will Die, was riding in a group of four when tragedy struck.
Police said in a March 25 release the avalanche occurred in the alpine area on the east side of Kootenay Lake just before 1 p.m. on March 24.
Jason Remple, 53, from Kaslo, and Alex Pashley, 45, from Idaho, also died in the incident. A fourth skier, Clay Mitchell, 40, from nearby Nelson, is in critical condition.
"Jeff wasn’t just known for his incredible decades-long influence in snowboarding, for co-founding Dinosaurs Will Die, or for his talented work behind the lens. He was known for his heart, his smile, humour and generosity. His deep love for Leanne, his joy in fatherhood, his passion and curiosity for exploring the world, and the warmth brought to every space he entered. He was kind. He was present. And he was so deeply loved by so many," reads a GoFundMe page description.
The GoFundMe had raised $407,038 in support of Keenan's partner Leanne Pelosi and son Khyber.
