Buried deep in the jungle in Thailand, there is a place called Khao Sok. It’s a landscape straight out of Jurassic Park: huge limestone mountains shrouded in mist, deep ancient jungles with prehistoric plants, waterfalls, and a pristine lake right smack in the middle.

Millions of years ago, southern Thailand was part of a gigantic coral reef deep under the sea. Eventually, two tectonic plates decided to have a little scuffle, and it resulted in the stunning mountains that we appreciate every day during our time in Khao Sok.

In 1980, Khao Sok was named Thailand’s 22nd national park, and it is now just as beautiful and appreciated as it was all those years ago. There's Ravi, he just can't believe where he is.

The crown jewel of Khao Sok national park is a 165 square kilometre lake that was created  to supply southern Thailand with electricity. This lake is a prime destination to chill out in our floating raft bungalows with stellar panoramic views of limestone cliffs and untouched rainforest.

These are only a few of the reasons why we are so in love with Khao Sok, but the only way to truly appreciate this place is to get out here and experience it yourselves. Catch you in the jungle!

~Carter Buan, Beach Travellers Thailand adventure travel guide

Congratulations to 8-mile crew, a wild pack of riders from Vancouver, and winners of the first ever Snowboard Canada Crew Challenge - a video challenge in which snowboard crews posted videos and battled for most online votes - with the grand prize being a private Beach Travellers Costa Rica surf camp for the entire crew. No big deal.

Here's the video that won them the trip:

Flights are booked and the trip starts in 3 weeks, so hit the tanning beds and do your stretches dudes, cause it's gonna be a surf-and-mayhem-soaked 13 days in Costa Rica. Just a warning: cruising around Central America for 2 weeks may make you forget that snow exists.

Read the full article on the Snowboard Canada blog here

Earlier this week, BT founders Graeme & TJ were invited to Vancouver's Urban Rush TV show to tell the BT story..  So they accepted, threw on some proper-looking clothes, trimmed the beards and headed to the studio to talk travel. Check out their interview, and let us know what you think!

For more info on the upcoming winter trips mentioned in the show, click HERE for Thailand or HERE for Costa Rica