Saskatchewan

Prairie province of Canada, where snowboarder Mark McMorris grows up far from mountains in Help Scout’s essay on constraints.

At a glance

SourceAuthorRoleIn one line
The Hidden Beauty of ConstraintsHelp ScoutbackdropRaised on rural farmland with no mountains, McMorris learns through wakeboarding, skating and trampolines.

The Hidden Beauty of Constraints — Help Scout (2015)

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McMorris was born and raised in rural farmland in the province of Saskatchewan.

  • Role: backdrop
  • In the article: Mark McMorris grows up on farmland in Saskatchewan, far from any mountain. With little access to snow, he and his brother build their skills through wakeboarding, skateboarding, surfing and trampoline jumping.
  • Why it matters: The flat province is the constraint in the story; elsewhere his path would have been ordinary.