The Pain McShlonkey Classic is arguably the most important event in all of skiing. The coveted Golden Saucer is up for grabs, and this year, 60 ski bladers had KT early ups on a Saturday pow day. The weekend's goal is to raise money in the name of our time's most important skiers and personalities. While Shane McConkey didn't look like an elite level athlete, he was way more than that: the funniest guy everyone knew, the most inclusive, the most awesome, and McShlonkey weekend is a way to celebrate his life and times with his friends at his home of Palisades. I put out a yearly podcast recapping the event and digging up old McConkey stories for your entertainment. This year, while you don't know all the names, the McConkey stories do not disappoint.
PMS Classic Show Notes:
3:00: The Trip
8:00: Mike Gutt
14:00: Mike Rosen
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20:00: Sherry McConkey
23:00: Luke Jacobson
27:00: Donny Pelletier
30:00: Fritz Renner
33:00: George Hjelte
35:00: Emma Bryan
36:00:
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38:00: LP
39:00: Chris Boyle
40:00: Andy Miller
44:00: Steven Kotler
46:00: Mike Rosen
Elyse Saugstad is not only a Powder Award-winning skier known for her impressive movie segments over the years, but she’s also a woman who’s put her career on the line to better the treatment of women in big mountain ski competitions. Throughout Elyse’s career, people have said no to her, but she’s never taken no as the final answer. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in Alaska, ski racing, college in New Mexico, ski bumming turning into a pro career, and a whole lot about gender and equality. It’s a good one, and Jackie Paaso asks the Inappropriate Questions
Elyse Saugstad Show Notes:
3:00: Super Bowl, Duck Farts, “Here, Hold My Kid” movie, and competing for athlete spots.
11:00: Social media, growing up in AK, skiing in AK
20:30 Stanley:
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23:30: Ski Racing, US dev team, powder, scholarship, Tahoe, her first comp, dominating the FWT, the women’s demotion fiasco.
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:30: Risking her career for all women when risk doesn’t pay off, is anyone good at inclusion, Taylor Swift, and leaving the FWT to film
52:00: Powder Awards goal journey, achieving goals, risk, shooting with Cody, the “All In” dynamic, developing new spaces, and having a kid as a pro athlete
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jackie Paaso
Jess Kimura’s life has never been easy. Yeah, she’s a pro snowboarder who travels the world to ride, which sounds like a dream - But, hearing about the path that led Jess to snowboard superstardom, I doubt many people would trade places with her. What she has achieved is incredible. On the podcast, we talk about life lessons of the skatepark, leaving home at 16, being broke, snowboarding, mental health issues, losing snowboarding, love, losing love; oh, there is so much in this must-listen episode. Marie-France Roy asks the Inappropriate Questions
Jess Kimura Show Notes:
3:00: Alpenglow Speaker Series, Flipping her truck, early life of gymnastics and team sports, and skiing at Silverstar
12:00: Skateboarding, bad stuff at the skatepark, leaving home at 16 and getting a place with a boyfriend, alternative school, and societies stereotypes
21:00: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
24:00: Snowboard culture, inspiration, her contest mentality, traveling on Wendy’s paychecks, Nationals, her attitude and look, traveling to Switzerland for her first World Cup, and the start of mental health battles
40:00:
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43:00: Getting on powerful meds, getting put in a group home for kids with psychosis, losing snowboarding, getting off meds, and getting her life back
50:00: Picking up hitchhikers, trying to go to SuperPark with a lacerated liver, moving to Whistler, concussions, and cameramen not shooting her because she’s a girl
61:00: Sexismin the mountains, sponsorship, finding love, finding inspiration, losing love, and The Uninvited
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Marie-France Roy
Maggie Voisin’s life has been defined by skiing, family, and the highs and lows that come with both. A three-time Olympian and 7-time X Games medalist, Maggie knows what it’s like to achieve her goals and experience the highest of highs. But, between losing a brother to suicide, untimely injuries, and countless knee surgeries, she’s also experienced the lowest of lows. Throughout it all, Maggie innovated, inspired, and spent a lot of time on podiums. Inappropriate Questions asked by Ashley Battersby and Parkin Costain
Maggie Voisin Show Notes:
3:00: X-Games, Whitefish, figure skating, wanting to be a pro skier, Windell’s, and moving out as a teenager.
21:00: Stanley: Get up to 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: World traveling young (she said dank meal), WSI, Dew Tour, X Games, Sponsors, the Sochi Olympics, and her injury
40:3 0: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:30: More sponsors, more injuries, winning X Games, Olympics part 2, and losing her brother
60:00: The aftermath of loss, a final Olympic run, the Covid Games,
68 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Ashley Battersby and Parkin Costain
Kaitlyn Farrington grew up on a cattle ranch in Bellevue, Idaho. Life growing up was all about hard work, rodeoing, and, if there was fresh snow, skipping school to head to her home mountain of Sun Valley. Eventually, she switched from skiing to snowboarding, earned a scholarship for the Sun Valley Team, and things happened quickly. She went from being nobody to the World Cup to being named to the stacked US Team in a matter of years- she was always the underdog. But, in her biggest moment, she rode away with Olympic gold…and an injury took it all away. On the podcast, we talk about ranch life, making the US Team at 17, becoming a privateer, winning, a new reality, becoming an astronaut, and more.
Kaitlyn Farrrington Show Notes:
3:00: Parents were ski bums, birthing horses, isolation, the old money of Sun Valley, and snowboarding.
12:00: Joining the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Freestyle Snowboard Team late, casually competitive, getting on the US Team fast, Barrett Christy, Europe, and specializing in halfpipe.
21:00 Stanley:
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24:00: Selling cattle to get money for contests, X-Games, Gold at Euro X, leaving the US Team, sponsors, money, making the Olympic Team in dramatic fashion, and winning gold
41:00:
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43:00: Daytona, parades, The Oscars, her injury, accepting reality, misleading sponsors, and The Dear Moon Project
56:00: Inappropriate Questions
Andy Hetzel is the Rick Kane of snowboarding. Hailing from Arizona, Andy’s first love was skateboarding, then punk rock. This eventually led to Andy finding snowboarding and moving his life to Breckenridge. He competed early and often and achieved pro status, but Hetzel won’t be remembered for contests, well maybe as the reigning World Mogul Champion. But, outside of that bump title, Andy and the skate-influenced crew he rode with, you know, the Palmer and Ranquet types, helped create the derelict culture of the sport when it wasn’t considered a sport, it was a lifestyle. It’s a fun history lesson, and Utah legend Benny Pelligrino asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Andy Hetzel Show Notes
3:00: X-Games, contests, reigning World Mogul Champion, Arizona, skateboarding, punk rock, and snowboarding an AZ
20:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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23:00: Breckenridge, Worlds’s, sponsors, Jamie Salter/Kemper, Utah, MCA, Andy Brewer and Kemper Tour
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:30: Bad sponsor choices, Pro model, Palmer, no moderation, and getting kicked out of Hood
53:00: Covers, video parts, guns and Alaska, the wild west of AK, Japan, and how does his career end
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Benny Pelligrino
Greg Stump, the legendary filmmaker behind ski classics like Blizzard of Aahhh’s, The Maltese Flamingo, Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski, and Legend of Aahhh’s, is back on the podcast. Stumpy is promoting his March Residence at the Isis Theatre in Aspen this March, where he is screening the incredible films mentioned above. On the podcast, we discuss stories from each movie and talk about many players, including Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, Mike Hattrup, Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain, Laird Hamilton, Craig Kelly, Hunter S. Thompson, and more. On top of that, there’s twice the number of Inappropriate Questions.
Greg Stump Show Notes:
3:00: Greg’s health, his Aspen Residency, The Maltese Flamingo
22:00 Stanley:
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25:00: The Maltese Flamingo cont…, Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski, and Blizzard of Aahhh’s
41:00:
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43:00: Blizzard of Aahhh’s cont… and Legend of Aahhh’s
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Hattrup and Cody Townsend (from 2015)
Nick McNutt’s ski bum story is one of the best. After ten years of dirtbagging it, Nick became a big-name pro skier and one of the faces of TGR movies. When Nick moved to Whistler at 17, he quickly became the skier other skiers were talking about because of his huge switch landings…something that wasn’t too common back in the day. While he filmed with smaller production companies, TGR’s 100K Collab contest was the thing that changed his life…and he didn’t even win. On the podcast, we talk about his journey to pro skierdom, getting buried in an avalanche with a faulty beacon, the aftermath, and much more. One of Nick’s oldest, loose-cannon friends asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Nick McNutt Show Notes
3:00: His name, Quebec to BC, learning to ski, racing, and snowboarding.
10:00: Twin Tips, skiing everything switch before anyone was doing that, being small in HS, and straight to Whistler at 17
20:00 Stanley:
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23:00: Growing a foot in Whistler, the under the radar Whistler switch movement, Idea, ski tech creating his style, no poles, the Olympics, filming/TGR Collab and sponsors
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:00: Almost Ablaze, winning awards, Linecatcher, all-time trips, narrating “Far Out”, and money
53:00: Ski films can make things feel more dramatic, getting buried, the transceiver fiasco, the injuries, and the aftermath
72:00: Inappropriate Questions Tony Keller
Ross Reid is known these days as the Nerdy About Nature guy, a modern-day Bill Nye, helping educate the digital world about what's happening in nature. But Ross isn't just an internet influencer; he's an award-winning filmmaker who spent 20 years in the ski industry, working with the best athletes in the world. On the podcast, we talk about growing up at White Pass, his brand Rime Knits, his time with Poor Boyz Productions, K2, his Tamashii project, Nerdy About Nature, and much more. The Inappropriate Questions are off the record and all-time!
Ross Reid Show Notes
3:00: Getting banned by Tik-Tok, growing up in Redmond, skiing, huge family, his early passions around animals and nature and who was Ross in HS
20:00 Stanley:
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23:00: Montana State, bad at math, his first Poor Boyz Productions shoot, Rime Knits, his business acumen, and HellBents
40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:00: His prove it shoot with PBP, moving to LA, movie tours, behind the scenes of an industry, and shooting in Hawaii
53:00: Taking a job with K2, being overworked, his K2 vision, and the Tamashii project
65:00: Australia for his MBA and Nerdy About Nature
78:00: Inappropriate Questions
Logan Pehota comes from ski royalty bloodlines. His dad, Eric Pehota, is a ski mountaineering pioneer, a badass in the big mountains. Logan's journey to ski stardom took him from racing to slope-style to the Freeride World Tour to where he is today, dropping the biggest cliffs and huge tricks in the backcountry. If you've seen a Matchstick Productions film lately, you know how giant Logan goes. On the podcast, we talk about his dad, high-risk logging, contests, how money dictates his contest lines, and so much more. Colby Stevenson asks the Inappropriate Questions.
3:00: Eric Pehota, Jet Boats, ski programs, the backcountry early on, and Warren Miller at 6
23:00: Red Bull Cold Rush, is there pressure from his last name, MSP at 17 years old, and long line logging.
43:00: Money is important, this is a job, money, going huge for dollars, and getting to film with MSP again
51:00: Backflipping his sled, the 80 footer, fear, and the wow factor
Colby West is a big personality in skiing and has been for almost a decade...but didn’t start skiing until he was a teenager. When most people were getting into the sport, Colby lived an isolated life where he spent his free time mimicking different voices and spending the rest of his time in the woods…And then, he found skiing through a school program. Colby went all in on the sport, working all year to pay for High North Ski Camp. When he got there, he found a mentor in Shane Szocs, who opened so many doors for him in the pro ski world. On the podcast, we talk about dropping out of college to live in his car to make the ski dream happen, medaling at X games and other events, his vocal talents, his "Ski Musical" and so much more. Jossi Wells asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Colby West Show Notes:
3:00: Voices, growing up in NH, the only rule growing up, finding skiing through school, and the High North fiasco.
20:00: Stanley:
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23:00: Mike Atkinson, Shane Szocs opening doors for him, back to New England skiing, death metal, and all black.
29:00: Poaching the Waterville Valley Team, dropping out of school, living in his car, couch stories, going from K2 to Volkl, and getting into X Games and being on a podium with Candide
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: The emotions of X Games were the money, the non-specialized generation, his surprising contest mentality, and going from straight edge to partying with his traveling boy band.
52:00: Ski town famous, being the funny guy filming, fear in the backcountry when the tricks get too insane for him, Olympics, Kastle, money and Hollywood
71:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jossi Wells
Parkin Costain is a child prodigy, a kid born to pro level athlete parents, Parkin was in the backcountry before he could walk. He was learning to read lines, manage risk and enjoy adventure at a young age and then, at the ripe age of 7, started competing in big mountain contests…Those evolved into film contests, sponsors, and a career filming with TGR. We talk about it all and more on the podcast. Jake Hopfinger asks the Inappropriate Questions
Parkin Costain Show Notes:
3:00: His parents; his name, cars, school, competing at 7, freedom, and rules
20:30: Stanley: The brand that invented keeping things hot and cold
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23:30: Close calls, ski culture, Line, TGR Grom Comp, fireworks, the Quicksilver contest, and AK
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:30: From Scot Schmidt to Andy Mahre, Sponsors, and getting the call from TGR,
53:00: King and Queen of Corbet’s, pressure, money, and family risk
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jake Hopfinger
Gerry Lopez may be the most legendary guest I’ve ever had on the podcast, so it’s fitting that I kick off Season 8 with Gerry. This OG surf god single-handedly invented what relaxed style looks like, and it was all inspired by his other passion, yoga. Gerry is famous for so many things, but his legacy will be remembered most for pioneering Pipeline on a board shorter than ever seen before, and then leaving it all for Oregon and snowboarding. On the podcast, we talk about Hawaii, localism, counterculture, Hollywood, and a lot more.
Gerry Lopez Show Notes:
3:00: Early Hawaii, difficulty with change, localism, more surfers, the importance of yoga, and the beginning of the industry
19:00: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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22:00: Dick Brewer, counterculture, Lighting Bolt Surfboards, Pipeline Masters, G-Land Hollywood, and Arnold
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: Snowboarding, moving to Bend, Jaymo, injuries, and The Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge
58:00: Inappropriate Questions
Chris King and Graham Zimmerman are two of the power players over at Outdoor Research. Chris is OR's VP of Brand, and we discuss his career that took him from behind the lens to behind the curtain. Graham is OR's Athlete Team Captain, the Athlete Director at Protect Our Winters, and one of the most accomplished climbers of the 21st century. On the podcast, we talk about his new book "A Fine Line," his journey to the mountains, and so much more. This one's a business and athlete episode.
Chris King/Graham Zimmerman Show Notes:
3:00: When things go wrong on social media, Seattle, Golf Scholarship at Carol College in Montana, and graduating into a recession
12:00: Financial marketing, learning how to use a camera, starting his own business in action sports, entertainment, and travel, and working with dogs at Rover
19:00: Stanley:
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22:00: Bamboo, Outdoor Research, managing athletes, pairing back OR productions, OR Mountain Bike, creating new fits and cuts, and competing with retailers
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: Graham Zimmerman, his successful PR barrage, the "Why," Team Captain at OR, Athlete Director at POW, and different types of climbing
61:00: By all means, alpine climbing, kooks of the mountain, getting into climbing young, Yosemite SAR, dropping everything life for Alaska and suffering
74:00: How do people find out about his adventures, Free Solo, money, and sponsors
87:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris King
Part 2 with Ingrid Backstrom is a much heavier episode. Ingrid and others were changing the face of big mountain skiing, and when you take that kind of risk, there’s bound to be consequences. This week, Ingrid and I talk about working in a male-dominated industry, gender differences in the mountains, risk, losing people in the mountains, and a lot more. Elyse Saugstad asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Ingrid Backstrom Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: Norway Bushfield/Hoji story, male-dominated industry, differences between men and women, and sexism
10:00: Skiing with women, business based on gender, money again, getting hurt while pregnant, saying yes, and when trips don’t work out as planned.
20:30: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Being ski famous, once in a lifetime experiences, McConkey, B.A.S.E., CR, and Arne
39:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:00: Powering through emotional pain with skiing, ski mountaineering, more death, Sarah Burke, different movie companies, and being pro and having a baby/kids
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Elyse Saugstad
Ingrid Backstrom ushered in a new era of women’s big mountain skiing when her award-winning segment in Matchstick Productions’ “Yearbook” set the ski world on fire. While she was her high school valediction, Ingrid parlayed her academic scholarship into a life-changing time on the Whitman ski team. Then she graduated, dropped out of the real world, moved to Palisades, and became one of the faces of skiing in the 2000’s. It’s part 1 of an incredible story, and Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Ingrid Backstrom Show Notes:
3:00: String of bad luck for the ages, Crystal Mountain, keeping busy all the time, high school, and college scholarship and ski team
20:30:
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23:30: Challenges of college, ski culture, summer skiing, quitting the real world, contests, sponsorship, and FWT Palisades 2009
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:00: Losing her passport, US Extremes, Matchstick, McConkey, Bella Coola, pressure, fear,
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn
Todd Jones has defined what action sports looks like to the masses and, more importantly, to the core of these sports in the most authentic way. He’s been doing it for 30 years, and his baby, Teton Gravity Research, continues to reinvent itself with new product categories, a network of retail stores, the community they’ve built online since ’96, and their movies featuring the greatest athletes. In Part 2 of the podcast, we pick up where we left off and talk about the movies, the athletes, and the stories. Greg Stump asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Todd Jones Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: The Tangerine Dream, division of labor, getting sponsors at SIA Vegas, and the snowboard side of the tradeshow.
13:00: Fat skis, Seth Morrison, and were there hard lines between franchise athletes?
21:00: Stanley: Get up 60% off site wide until 12/4 over at Stanley1913.com
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
24:30: Going behind the lens full time because of deliverables, blowing the shot, showing The Continuum, distribution, and the model they have been building and evolving for talent
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: Nobis, Coombs, skits, women, Deeper, Further, Higher, Digital-ler, headcount, philosophy and money
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Greg Stump
Todd Jones and the company he helped found Teton Gravity Research, has had a huge impact on Skiing and Snowboarding. This private school-educated kid from Cape Cod became passionate about sliding on snow at Stowe, then became a certified Deadhead in high school, and college was all about leaving private college life to become a dish dog in Jackson Hole. The rest is history. Part 1 of the podcast we talk about The Dead, the early Jackson days, battles with ski patrol, pioneering Alaska with Coombs, and founding TGR. Ian Macintosh asks the Inappropriate Questions
Todd Jones Show Notes:
3:00: Kai’s injury, growing up on the Cape, Stowe, and learning to be bored
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
24:30: Drink it blue, ski racing at Kimball Union Academy, academics, Dead shows and TR and The Dead
40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:00: Jackson Hole, rich people, battles with ski patrol, and opening the gates
54:00: Being a sponsored skier, the Warren Miller debacle, pioneering AK, inspirations, and fishing boats
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh
Nick Goepper won three Olympic medals in slopestyle, then called it a career and retired. Fast forward a year, and Nick is out of retirement, and he has his goals set: rebranding himself and making the Olympic Halfpipe team. On the podcast, we talk about how hard that will be, all things Goepper, and then I do a mini-podcast with the man behind the scenes of Nick’s rebrand, controversial pro skier Steve Stepp. This one’s a little different; think two guys, one mic.
Nick Goepper Show Notes:
3:00: My Olympic predictions, best Olympic experience, celebrating, retirement, and not skiing.
13:00: Getting dropped by sponsors, incentives, his compound, World Skate Games,
21:00:
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24:30: Coming out of retirement for Halfpipe, learning all four doubles in pipe, and the Nick Goepper rebrand
30:00: Steve Stepp Mini Podcast: being a smart ass, getting suspended, ski racing, finding the park and pipe, Tom Wallisch and The University of Utah
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:30: 4bi9, sponsors, changing the fit of skiing, and the fallout with Saga
54:00: His trolling series, did his controversial antics impact his career, pissing people off, Zane goes to Snowbird, where his career is now, and his Nick Goepper rebrand
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Steve Stepp
AJ Kitt is a US Ski Team Legend and was the face of US Downhill at a time when the US Skiing’s image desperately needed a re-fresh from the Bill Johnson era. AJ’s a 4X Olympian, which is incredible, but also the most screwed-over athlete ever by FIS, which is unfortunate. On the podcast, we talk about going fast, understanding sponsorship early, Bill Johnson, the World Cup at 18, the Olympics, and so much more. US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Famer Chad Fleischer asks the Inappropriate Questions.
AJ Kitt Show Notes:
3:00: Early season racing, dirt bikes in NY, weekends at Swain, and Dianne Roffe
12:00: Frustration with race results, Mountain House Academy and the talk with his parents, and GMVS
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
24:00: Spyder, learning to be professional early, Bill Johnson, and believing in himself.
32:00: Making the US Team and going straight to the World Cup, his first Olympics, winning his first World Cup, the mental aspect, and 2nd in Kitzbuel
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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41:30: Changing the Olympic course, getting screwed by FIS for the first time, Getting screwed by FIS for the 2nd time, and going down to Nor-Am’s to get his confidence back
49:00: The Dual- Tech era of Rossignol, Ski Tech Ed Waldeberger, Rolex, and other sponsors
63:00: Success at Super G in Whistler, getting screwed by FIS for the 3rd time, retiring and getting used to being a regular civilian.
61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chad Fleischer
Cory Côté's career has included some of the most interesting jobs with the biggest players in the business. His story starts with a difficult childhood, where he used team sports to take him from Canada to Washington and then transitioned from athletics to art. From gigs with Ames Bros to record labels to designing (in-house and out) for some of the most influential brands in action sports...You've seen Cory's art and work. These days, Cory has Mystery Made, his brand and design house in West Seattle. On the podcast, we talk about the road from Canada to crushing it. Brandon Ramirez asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Cory Côté Show Notes:
3:00: Singapore, Canada, rough childhood, sports, and college soccer
11:00: Cornish, Tooth and Nail Records and Ames Bros
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24:00: Getting a job with K2, learning to snowboard at sales meetings, differentiating brands and keeping secrets.
30:00: The benefits of doing the job of 10 people, the end of US production, the China experience, becoming design manager at K2 and Shepard Fairey
39:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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41:30: Original Penguin, lawsuits, inspiration trips, and leaving K2
49:00: Starting Mystery Made, staying in snow, learning the business end, and odd hours
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brandon Ramerez
Dave Moe is the most unique, eclectic guest I’ve had on the podcast, and he and his brother may have had more of an impact on the sport of skiing than anyone else I’ve had on the show. The Moe’s started Powder Magazine, and Dave Moe was the gonzo journalist who traveled the world in the name of Powder. On the podcast, we talk about early Seattle skiing, his “Screw Loose” alter egos, founding Powder Magazine, sales, marketing, travel, and general weirdness. Jake Moe makes a couple of appearances to clear some things up on this history lesson of an episode.
Dave Moe Show Notes:
5:00: Screw Loose and Alter Egos: Abraham Lincoln, Tragic Johnson, Lambchop, and Captain Powder, and skiing in Seattle.
13:00: Skiing in Seattle, the idea for Powder Magazine, Jake on couch surfing, Sun Valley, and what did other media think of Powder?
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
22:00: The magazine plan, what it costs, the reason Powder was a success in Jake’s mind, paying for the product, the sales strategy, covers, and travel
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38:00: Hunter S Thompson influence, weird stuff, expense accounts, and selling Powder
43:00: How does Powder end for him, Spiritual Editor, Powder is coming back, and his Hall of Fame bid
47:00: Inappropriate Questions with Eric Sanford
Tanner Hall is arguably the greatest all-around skier of our time. He’s a rare athlete who’s found success in the moguls, in the streets, in the parks, in the X Games, in the backcountry, in the movies, and on the Freeride World Tour. It doesn’t get more complete than that, and the crazy thing is that now, at 40, he’s skiing better than he ever has. While that’s a bold statement, when the new edit, XL drops this week, you’ll know what I’m talking about. On the podcast, we discuss his relationship, his injury list, XL, what the future holds, and much more. Wiley Miller asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Tanner Hall Show Notes:
3:00: A serious girlfriend, time online, perks of the relationship, and will there be kids?
11:00: The K2 Back 9, injury list, weed, what does it take to ski these days, who are the up-and-comers and why is it so hard to be successful?
20:30:
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23:30: Who was first with personal projects, funding, monetization, film festivals and awards, and sponsors and his new project XL
36:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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38:00: The street part of his project XL, the backcountry part in XL, the quad flip, and the future
45:00: Inappropriate Questions with Wiley Miller
Nate Holland is a born and bred Idaho boy who grew up in a log cabin and spent his time hunting, fishing, skateboarding, and skiing and then he found snowboarding, and life changed. Nate was hellbent on making it in the halfpipe and big air world of professional snowboarding and racked up 20k in credit card, infuriating his co-signing family. But freestyle was never going to be the route for Nate, and when he pivoted to boardercross, he found success beyond his wildest imagination. On the podcast, we talk about the Palmer, Farmer influence, living in tents, the X-Games, the Olympics, and a lot more. Jimbo Morgan asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Nate Holland Show Notes:
3:00: Ripping sleeves off of others, Palmer and Farmer, Hippy lifestyle in Idaho, and snowboarding
11:00: Critical Condition, USASA, football, living at Hood in a tent for the summer, not wanting to snowboard year-round, finding a mountain town, and living poor.
20:30:
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23:30: Pipe and Big Air, Budweiser Ariel Assault, finding out boardercross is in the Olympics, and wining X Games Gold in Ultra Cross
32:00: World Cups, making the US Team, his brother, qualifying for the Torino Olympics early, sponsors, developing boards that would never be sold, and money
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: Not cool enough to sell, dominating X Games, his intensity, bad courses, fights on the snow, no chill in him at his first Olympics
54:00: His different Olympic experiences and then being passed over for Korea, and hi retirement party
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jimbo Morgan
While Colby Stevenson won’t be remembered for the car accident that broke his skull into over 40 pieces, it sure had an impact in steering his life from a middle-of-the-pack pro athlete to absolute dominance. In part two of Colby’s podcast, we talk Olympic Silver in the Covid year, X Games double gold as a rookie, learning lessons during injuries, sponsors, money, filming with everyone, and more. Olympian Lyman Currier asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Colby Stevenson Show Notes Part 2:
3:00: X at X at the W, Stept, making the US Rookie Team, the importance of mindset, an being put on almost an ultimatum year on the US Team and getting back to normal after the accident.
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
21:00: Skiing again, figuring out he’s back, unlocking the code to winning, 2018 Olympic year, pain-killing injections in skiing.
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: X Games snub and then double gold, sponsors, and money, video parts, Kai Jones, and The Olympics
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Lyman Currier0
While Colby Stevenson won’t be remembered for the car accident that broke his skull into over 40 pieces, it sure had an impact in steering his life from middle-of-the-pack pro athlete to absolute dominance. In part one of Colby’s podcast, we talk about growing up in the shadows of Wallisch and Hall, forerunning the X Games at 8, the confidence and cockiness that comes with early success, and his life-changing accident. Olympic Gold Medalist Joss Christensen asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Colby Stevenson Show Notes:
3:00: Having way too much energy, West Coast Sessions, partying, and cockiness.
15:00: The Accident
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: The Accident, his face, and side effects
32:00: Finding Park City, his parents, flipping at 6, racing in twin tips, X-Games at 8, and the pros of Utah
41:30: Stanley:
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44:30: Tanner Hall after he broke his ankles, breaking his heel and losing his confidence, and coaching/camps
50:00: Doing well in contests, how divorce impacts skiing, sponsors, and his favorite skiers
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Joss Christensen
Andrew is a corporate professional with a sick resume who’s currently manufacturing a climbing and surfing career... complete with travel budgets, retainer, and opportunity. When you look at Andrew, he’s part athlete, part explorer, part humanitarian, part activist, and an influencer. While Andrew is not a pro-level athlete, he does have an incredible story, athletic chops, and the marketing mind to package himself and his “Between Worlds Project” (that will make him the first African American to climb the seven summits and seven volcanic summits), as an ambassador to watch. The podcast talks about his incredible story that took him from Detroit, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine, Mass, and beyond.
Andrew Alexander King Show Notes:
4:00: His media barrage, his Detroit upbringing, moving to Georgia, racism, Europe, and Hawaii
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear in the world comes from OR and is built in the PNW
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Learning to swim, surf, and do all the Hawaiian things, localism, surfing Nazarre, height, getting a scholarship to the University of Maine, and drinking
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45:00: Climbing the White Mountains, travel to climb, climbing in Walmart boots, all in costs, and selling his story
60:00: Brands, how he’s climbing the mountains and ego
67:00: Inappropriate Questions
When Ashley Battersby came on the ski scene, a new era of style was unleashed upon the women’s slopestyle and big air. Growing up in Chicago gave Ash the confidence to develop one of the top rail games in the streets, and then she transferred her skate tricks to the ski world. Her move to Park City was her education in air awareness- which led to her being the first woman to land a Switch 10 in competition. On the podcast, we talk about her meteoric rise, sponsors, money, her battle at the X Games, and the injuries that ultimately ended her career. Ashley doesn’t do many interviews, and it was almost like she disappeared from the scene when she retired, so catching up with this pioneer was cool. Her brother Ty asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Ashley Battersby Show Notes:
3:00: Christmas, Skiing at the old Playboy Club, and wanting to be Peekaboo Street
13:00: Street skating, Kaya Turski
19:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
22:30: Moving to Park City in the Olympic Year, The Bulls, what made her want to do slopestyle, The Winter Sports School, Line, and Sarah Burke
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:00: Did she have a women’s crew? Jossi Wells, straight edge, manifesting, winning the US Open on her Line Pro Model, and her baggy style
52:00: Sponsors and money, Olympics, living in 4th at X Games, the Switch 10 injuries take away her Olympic dreams, and calling it a career
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ty Battersby
Roy Tuscany is back, and part 2 with Roy is different than any podcast or interview he’s done before. This episode isn’t about Roy’s story of coming back from a life-altering injury and starting the High Fives Foundation; we did that in episode 49. This week, we talk about things like what it’s like being the first person to offer an injured person hope after a transformative injury, how difficult that is, what the cost of a spinal injury is, how one pays for that, and a lot of the things able-bodied people don’t think about. High Fives Athlete Trevor Kennison asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Roy Tuscany Show Notes:
3:00: Does he wish he wasn’t injured, the pain of life, rude people, and telling his story so much.
13:00: Making this podcast different, seeing people on their worst days, and explaining what a diagnosis really means to a patient.
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Bringing hope, accepting a new reality, who your real friends are, the cost of everything, and the worst of what can happen
42:00: Stanley:
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45:00: Positive mentality, his favorite High Fives athlete story, and once-in-a-lifetime moments.
48:00: Why he has a nice truck, money, travel budget, being an influencer, and the weather
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Trevor Kennison
Ben Weis was one of the most exciting, high-risk skaters of his time, and his life outside of skating was just as death-defying…until it wasn’t. Ben recently passed away in a motorcycle accident, right when he was getting his crazy life back on track. On the podcast, I connect with Ben’s closest friends, pro skaters, and his wife. I also added some audio clips from the podcast I did with Ben years ago and we put together a final retrospective of the one they called “The Ben Weis Show”.
Ben Weis Show Notes:
4:00: Words from Ben’s brother Jordan, Eric Schrijn talks about Ben’s energy, and Derek French talks about the early contest days
8:00: One more try and John Murakami talks about his first impression of Ben, words from another Jon, and words from Ben’s right-hand man Shorty Adam K, talking about the party that the Crack House was
18:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
21:30: The Ben Weis Show (words from Ben and others), real jobs, the life of the party, Jake Eley talks Ben’s England trip, and more from Eric Schrijn
31:00: Convincing people to do things, Murakami tells a couple of wild stories and a road trip to Iowa
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41:00: Iowa part 2, fighting and facing the music
52:00: How much fun people had around Ben, words from Ben’s wife Taylir, and a final story from Derek French
Chad Fleischer is a badass American Downhiller known for his leopard print hair, his huge crash at the Hahnenkamm, and living a life being 100% in control of being 100% out of control. Born and raised in the flatlands of Nebraska, Chad moved to Vail at 12 and didn’t join Ski Club Vail until he was 14. That late start didn’t slow him down. On the podcast, we talk about Nebraska, getting on the team, AJ, Kyle, Bode, Tommy, and so much more. Chad doesn’t hold back, and it’s an awesome one. AJ Kitt asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Chad Fleischer Show Notes:
3:00: Hahnenkamm crash, CBD, Nebraska, moving to Vail and wanting to be Bill Johnson but skiing like Wayne Wong
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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23:00: Ski Club Vail, making the Olympics so fast, losing his mom, Nagano, and Bode is a god.
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43:00: Getting Salmonella re-inventing himself and having it pay off all while still having a good time
48:00: Vail 99, blood testing, 2nd in Spain, gear issues, money and what happens with his last Olympic push
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with AJ Kitt
Bobby Meeks makes life look easy, but his early life was anything but that. While he’s known for being one of the nicest guys everyone wants to be around, he was the troublemaking kid before he re-set his life by moving in with his aunt and uncle. From there, Bobby never lost his skateboarding roots as he went on to dive and snowboard professionally. On the podcast, we talk about his childhood, skate, and snow culture, his pro career, High Cascade, Nike, DC, and more. Forum Snowboard revivalist and legend Peter Line asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Bobby Meeks Show Notes:
3:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp, the pandemic, and what his troubled childhood was like
12:00: Arkansas, moving in with his aunt and uncle, being the jokester, and diving
21:00:
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24:00: Snowboarding, college, Pro Diving, odd jobs, pro career happen really fast, and Joyride
41:00:
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42:30: Utah, Blue, Subtle, Shimano, waiting tables, and taking advantage of every opportunity
56:00: Robot Food, the ultimate corporate job, Nike Snowboarding, DC Snowboarding
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Peter Line
Mike Rosen has arguably one of the most important roles in the ski and snowboard industry: he’s a sales rep. Rosen is the link between the brands and the sales floor, and he spends his time on the road, repping the products that fuel our passions. It’s not as glamorous as you think…but it sure is fun and lucrative. On the podcast, we talk about coming up in racing, starting with Spyder, product testing, what makes a good rep, how to get a job in the snow-business, and so much more. John Lyons asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Mike Rosen Show Notes:
3:00: How to get a job in snow business, growing up in NY, being Jewish, and the college saga.
10:00: Ski racing at the University of Northern Colorado, Gary Gay, Spyder, product testing,
20:30:
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23:30: Hart and Reusch, learning the business, race services for Nordica, the Nordica glitch, sample costs, the rep/brand relationship, going to K2, and counter-seasonal business.
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40:00: His influence as a rep, His brands, his territory, his employees, money, and what makes a good rep, selling air, and starting his brand
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with John Lyons
Bob Legasa is not only a former US Freestyle Team Member, he’s also the only athlete I’ve ever had on the podcast who’s survived a Grizzly Bear attack. Those two things alone can make a podcast good, throw in that Dan is known as the most legendary prankster in skiing and this one is great. On the podcast, we talk about filming for Hot Dog, jumping at the Rose Bowl, Greg Stump, and a lot more.
Bob Legasa Show Notes:
3:00: Grizzly Bear
17:00: Rollerblade
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20:00: Getting hit by a chairlift, skiing in Tahoe, moving to Idaho, and meeting Dan Herby
29:00: Freestyle Camps, The Spud Boys in Tahoe, and Ballet
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39:00: Aerials, Hot Dog, The Movie, US Freestyle Team, and the Team was too expensive for him
53:00: The Volvo Ski Show, Outrageous Air, The Rose Bowl and filming Greg Stump
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Dan Herby
Tina Basich is a recent US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame inductee. Her and her BFF Shannon Dun are the first women to get in on the snowboard side. In Part 2 of the podcast, we discuss her insane 1990 World Halfpipe Champion season, the Kemper days, her influence, Adam Yauch, Tiger Woods, sponsors, and more. Shannon Dunn Asks the Inappropriate Questions
Tina Basich Show Notes Part 2:
3:00: Hall of Fame, her 1990 season, does she ever work a regular job, and the Kemper Team moves to Utah.
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Snowboard contests, ski brands making snowboards, 100 days in AK, World Cup, and the elevator story
40:45: Stanley:
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44:30: Summer Snowboarding, her 720, riding with Adam Yauch and then living with him
52:00: Leaving sponsors, Boarding for Breast Cancer, transitioning into powder, Tiger Woods, and how does snowboarding end
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Shannon Dunn
Tina Basich is one of those living legend, pro snowboarders who helped shape the sport. Known for being one of the pioneering women in halfpipe and big air, Tina also crushed it in Alaska and influenced a whole generation of girls with her riding. In Part 1 of her podcast, we talk about gender, her Waldorf-style schooling, living in a teepee, creating the first women’s signature products, Shannon Dunn, and much more. Barrett Christy asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Tina Basich Show Notes:
3:00: Gender equality in early snowboarding, the first X Games big air, people supporting her, and creating the first women’s specific snowboard gear
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Growing up different outside of Sacramento, Waldorf education, gymnastics, Michael’s health, and communication issues, living in a teepee and going to a public high school.
42:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
44:30: Finding her tribe in the skateboarders, her mom gets her into snowboarding, when does the tech work, and riding a 2001 board until 2021
56:00: Donner Ski Ranch, seeing the pros, her first contest, 87 World Championships, racing, and is she living a double life?
69:00: Scholarship or Pro and getting boxes from sponsors
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Barrett Christy
Darian Boyle is one of the pioneering athletes who helped usher the free ski movement to the forefront of the sport, but Darian is so much more than just a champion skier. She’s a model, a lifeguard, a paddleboarder, a boat builder, a marina owner, a bartender, a surfer, a Hobie cat racer, a moto rider, and a mom. She hasn’t slowed down since she started chasing her brothers when she was little. On the podcast, we talk about her incredible ski career, modeling career, television career, her injuries, and so much more. Roy Tuscany is on point in asking the Inappropriate Questions.
Darian Boyle Show Notes:
3:00: Her nickname, Darian Jr, her parents, and her brothers
14:00: Growing up in NJ, Ford Modeling Agency with Brooke Shields, her Sugarbush ski house, lifeguarding/summering in Sea Girt, NJ, and close calls in the water
23:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
25:30: Close calls in the mountains, her pro ski plans end before they start, working in television, California to Aspen, moguls, Aspen Extreme, shin problems, and moving to Tahoe
44:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
46:00: The Performers, sponsors, money, Skier Cross, The Factory Team, CK ad rip-off, and moving on to Head
58:00: MC and the Cadillac story, breaking McConkey’s new sled, wearing a helmet, and breaking her neck
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Joe Johnson has mastered the desk jockey hustle as he's gone from dream job to dream job. While he spends a lot of time at his Salomon desk, he's not chained to it. He's an industry dark man, a behind-the-scenes ideator of some innovative marketing campaigns by some of the biggest resorts and brands out there. On the podcast, we talk about his first passion, basketball, his incredible list of jobs: tourism, resort, agency, and brand gigs, his near-death fall, and a lot more. It's the first business episode in a while, and Digi Dave Amirault asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Joe Johnson Show Notes:
3:00: Sneakerhead, Tonasket, WA, basketball, college scholarship, Internships, and Visit Spokane
14:00: Quitting Visit Spokane during the 2009 recession, being a broke, digital hired gun at Solitude, playing catch up on the mountain, leaving Solitude.
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Recruited by The Canyons, The Ultimate Mountain Gig, his life-changing accident, Outside Media, office at Alta
37:00: Stanley:
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39:00: His insane Outside Media account list, developing relationships with athletes, competing brands, and leaving Outside
46:00: Sun Valley to Salomon, travel, marketing toolboxes, big picture items, and money
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Digi Dave Amirault
Phil Sifferman is back and chock full of stories from the past that we won’t get anywhere else. On the podcast, Phil and I jump back in time, talking about the drama behind the IOC and FIS, the party powder days of skiing, the gruesome accidents he’s witnessed on a royal level, and so much more. It’s a different kind of episode, and the stories are true gems.
Phil Sifferman Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: The Accidents and the greatest save of all time
10:00: Creating the rules for FIS Freestyle over too many beers and the cocaine days of the ski industry
17:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
20:00: Warren Miller v Dick Barrymore, being the American promoter in a sea of Europeans, buying all the most prestigious European Races, money buys medals, and corruption.
37:00: Stanley:
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39:00: Freestyle skiing saves IOC global financing, what event day looks for Phil, being the person that brought the NFL to Europe, having Roger Goodell as his NFL Assistant, and how can FIS ruin the FWT
50:00: Inappropriate Questions
Azikiwee Anderson is so much more than the founder of Rize Up Bakery, San Francisco’s only Black-owned artisanal sourdough bakery. Sure, that’s what he does now, and it was born out of the social unrest that was going on in 2020, and it’s growing fast. But before Zeke was the face of the bakery, he was a pro inline skater, a company owner, an event organizer, and a judge at events like the X-Games and Gravity Games. He was the mature voice of reason in a sport that was way too young for its own good. On the podcast, we talk about growing up homeless and on welfare, his many unexpected after-school activities, finding skating, going pro, and so much more.
Azikiwee Anderson Show Notes:
3:00: Our crappy cities, not having a dad, moving to SF homeless, different perspectives, the “I get to do this” mentality, and having a chip on his shoulder.
12:00: Rize Up Bakery, moving to Chico, CA, violence/words, and his plethora of unexpected activities.
20 :00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Eagle Scout, early vegetarian and straight edge (until 35), HS Cheerleader, finding inline skates, and from rec to rails
30:00: The sponsorship process, sponsors, being the older skater, all the travel, being in Batman/Hollywood, and money
41:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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44:00: Investments, he doesn’t need as much, and the trials and tribulations of being a skateQ
Julian Carr is arguably the most interesting person in skiing. Between his gigantic airs that defy what is humanly possible, to his first of its kind in the US trail running events, The Cirque Series, to his Blake’s Bronco project, which landed him a deal with Ford, Julian has made a habit of turning his passions into his life’s work…both personally and professionally. In part 2 of the podcast, we discuss the details behind big air; the 210-footer in Engelberg, Parker Cook, asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Julian Carr Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: Things his hair predicts, general big air questions, and BASE and skydiving.
15:00: Fear, sponsor expectations, photo pricing, do you make money from photos,
22:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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24:30: Winning X Games Gold, current sponsors, the most he’s made, not being greedy and that paying off, photo incentive/travel budget, and breaking up with brands.
32:00: Icelantic, selling Discrete, and the 210 cliff in Engelberg
45:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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48:00: His haters, the pandemic impacts his Cirque Series, and Blake’s Broncos
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Parker Cook
Julian Carr is one of those people with that calm, cool, and collected demeanor, seemingly all the time. And that’s exactly how Julian wants himself to be when he’s sending the world record cliff drops that he’s made a career out of. But Julian’s story isn’t what you would expect. On the podcast, we talk about his roof jumping club as a 7-year-old, getting into skiing in 8th grade, sports, fraternities, picking the brains of skiing legends, gigantic cliffs, and so much more. It’s another do not miss episode, and Rachael Burks asks the Inappropriate Questions
Julian Carr Show Notes:
3:00: Random Julian things, Salt Lake City, gymnastics, and team sports
10:00: Skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, University of Utah, Sigma Chi, and slopestyle contests
20:0 0: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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23:00: Skiing with some absolute legends, picking their brains, shooting photos, building a website, acting, starting Discrete, his crazy busy life, and blowing up his femur
34:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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37:00: Wolverine Cirque in the summer, the story behind his first big cliff, unlocking the code in front of Jamie Pierre
49:00: Warren Miller, Knee injury, crazy rehab, Billy Poole, US Nationals at Snowbird, and Air Jordan
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Rachael Burks
Ted Ligety is one of the greatest US ski racers in history. He’s won two Olympic gold medals and is a five-time world champion who’s won 25 World Cup events. He’s a legend, and in part 2 with Ted, we talk about Gold Medals, Tom Brady, FIS rule changes, Bode Miller, his Park City Parade, and a whole lot more. It’s another do not miss episode.
Ted Ligety Show Notes Part 2:
3:00: Calculator watches, GoPro mounts, ski tech, and traveling with gear
11:00: Torino Gold Medal, the late media tour, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and Shred Optics
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
24:30: Olympic Rule 40, Vancouver 2010, the mental game, Warren Miller, and exposure
40:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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43:00: Going to Head skis, angry with the FIS rule change, total domination, and winning 3 Gold Medals at World Championships
55:00: His Park City Parade, Bode, the media-built rivalry, and Sochi 2014
63:00: Pyeong Chang 2016 and retirement
70:00: Inappropriate Questions
Ted Ligety is one of the greatest US ski racers in history. He’s won two Olympic gold medals and is a five-time world champion who’s won 25 World Cup events. He’s a legend… but it wasn’t always easy for the late-blooming Ted. In part 1 of the podcast, we talk about finding skiing, being bullied, growing into his body, Tanner Hall, The Winter School, making the US Ski Team, and much more. World Champion Felix Neureuther asks the Inappropriate Questions
Ted Ligety Show Notes:
3:00: How hard it was to watch racing and what he would do to change ski racing, and NASTAR
14:00: Coming from a non-ski family, finding racing, not making the team, figuring out carving skis, and how that shaped his technique.
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: World Cup in Park City, injected courses, confidence, the Newschool movement, being the small kid and being bullied, and how it hardened him.
29:00: The Winter School, Tanner Hall, figuring out speed, his senior year, and the 2002 Olympics
41:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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43:00: Making the US Ski D Team, his first World Cup, and partying
53:00: Is it cutthroat when you’re racing for money, moving up on the US team, bumping people off the team, and hazing
63:00: Beaver Creek dominance, making the Olympic Team, and money
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Felix Neureuther
Derek Taylor once held the most important job in ski media at a time when magazines dominated the media landscape. Derek was Editor in Chief of Powder Magazine, but before that, he was a “ski bum” in Crested Butte right about when Seth Morrison and the US Extremes came to town. In the early days, DT made ends meet by freelance writing for outfits like ESPN The Magazine, The Ski Journal, Freeskier, Outside, Bike Magazine, and more. Then he landed the dream job at Powder. On the podcast, we talk about his journey from college soccer player to dirtbag skier, the early days of Crested Butte, and the rise and fall of Powder Magazine. The Buena Vista Surf Club asks Inappropriate Questions.
Derek Taylor Show Notes:
3:00: Rugby, The Hartford Whalers, soccer, and skiing; growing up
10:00: High School, college soccer, leaving and going to Crested Butte and what the town is like
15:00: Ski v Snowboard rivalry, and all the players of Crested Butte
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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23:00: Covering the US Extremes for the school paper, ski bumming, is Vail the enemy article, and landing an internship at Bike
32:00: Moving to CA and working for free, making a difference at Bike as an intern, going back to Crested Butte, learning how to freelance through friends, X-Games, and leaving CB
41:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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43:00: Getting hired by Powder, Powder Magazine readership, where they make their money, what is lifelike writing at the mag
49:00: Pressure at the magazine, favorites, his writing, passed over and eventually landing the Editor in Chief role, and his vision with Powder
56:00: Crazy expense reports, writing the letter from the editor, managing Powder in the changing landscape of media, and money
63:00: Changes when getting bought, fighting for his team, what happened to Powder, and giving up work to become a stay-at-home dad
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with The Buena Vista Surf Club
wileymiller ‘s ski career trajectory is so different from most people on the podcast. There was no competing early and often for Wiley. He earned his spot in ski movies by showing up at a film shoot. Then, Wiley was nominated for and won big awards early on, and parlayed that into a 20-year career of ski movies. While I wish it were all roses in this one, Wiley shares about his Mom’s battle against ALS, the ups and downs of sponsorship, owning brands, and more…And these days, while Wiley is still shredding on a pro level, he’s also a commercial pilot, and we get a great Nipsey Hustle story out of him during Inappropriate Questions.
Wiley Miller Show Notes:
3:00: Elliot Bernhagen story, Billings, MT, Red Lodge, his parents are athletes, and his Mom’s battle with ALS
14:00: Stem Cell treatment in Mexico, building jumps with his brother, no park skiing in Montana, Camp of Champions, and his brother being the better skier
22:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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25:00: University of Calgary, New Zealand, paying the bills, Utah, and shooting for Photo Play
32:00: Nominated for a Powder Award, sponsorships and getting ownerships of Saga and 4FRNT, and Level 1
41:30: Stanley:
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44:30: Level 1 Realtime, Best Male Performance at IF3, X Games Real Snow, TGR, Chris Collins, and Conrad Anker
51:00: “The Connection to Gravity” Movie, not being able to say no when filming, Cold Rush, pioneering the Nosebutter 7 on skis, and close calls happen when he’s overconfident, and it happened a couple of weeks ago
61:00: The bad side of sponsorship, the Saga saga, the 4FRNT sale, his new sponsors, and Rory Bushfield
85:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Logan and an Anonymous Source
Jason Borgstede is an OG snowboarder who isn’t afraid to tell it how it is. While Burton kind of screwed him over, he has and still is making a huge impact in the sport of snowboarding. On the podcast, we talk about sponsorship, The US Open, X-Games, money, JB Deuce, his breakup with Jesse, founding Blue, and Gold AK, and the importance of building culture and community in snowboarding.
Jason Borgstede Part 2 Show Notes:
6:00: King of the Hill car chase story, gnarly snowboard OG’s, being straight edge, and peer pressure.
14:00: Vibing and Volcom, Jesse Burtner, and NSB
21:30: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The most important snowboard camp on the planet
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24:30: Mack Dawg, filming for JB Deuce, his first US Open, writing an essay to get into big air, and video parts
38:00: X Games, other contests, print coverage, money, and buying a house
45:30: Rollerblade
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48:30: Getting screwed by Burton, Brushie and being a reality tv star
60:00: The end of JB Deuce, putting it all on the line for Blue and Gold AK and threats to his business
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Arzt and Me
Jason Borgstede is an OG snowboarder who did everything in snowboarding minus having a pro model. While that’s a bummer, Jason is an X-Games Gold Medalist, he filmed with Mack Dawg, and he rode for the biggest brands in the sport…he did so much over his career that this is a two-parter. Jason wears his heart on his sleeve and in part 1, we talk about poker, living all over, finding skate and snow, sponsorship letters, getting on the Burton Factory Team, and much more. Mark Sullivan and Mike Arzt ask the Inappropriate Questions
Jason Borgstede Show Notes:
3:00: His marathon bet, Danny Way, and Poker
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
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23:30: St Louis, California, Texas, and no male role model at home
30:00: Skateboarding, moving to AK, and skating in Hawaii,
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40:30: Finding snowboarding, boards, pro in everything, and skate and snowboard becomes life
50:00: Wrestling, Boarderline, getting on the shop team, and sponsor me letters
61:00: Knee surgery, HCSC digger, getting on the in-house Burton Team, and his first product box
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Sullivan and Mike Arzt
Chris Jerard is a mastermind when it comes to building things in the world of sliding on snow. A serial entrepreneur, Chris had a unique inspiration in high school that drove him to pursue his passions instead of opting for a safe law career. On the podcast, we talk about that inspiration, the beginnings of Freeskier Magazine, his perfectly timed pivot to digital, founding start-ups, and his current role as VP of Content Marketing at Outside. It’s a peek behind the curtain of some of the most influential media properties in the business.
Chris Jerard Show Notes:
3:00: Freeskier parties, growing up in New Hampshire, entrepreneur as a kid, what HS group he was in, his biggest influences early in life.
13:00: Taking a year off in a van, University of Colorado, Rock and Ice Magazine, and stalking magazines.
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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24:00: Freeskier Magazine, what is magazine life-like, Alaska, the hot tub photo shoot, and the K2 debacle.
43:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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45:00: Chase Jarvis, the lightbulb goes off in his head, working with Travis Rice, sounding Inkwell and Roam
56:00: Selling to Outside, The Outerverse, NFT’s, Warren Miller, and the focus today
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Pat Crawford
It's Chris Rubens, everyone's favorite skier, part 2, and another deep dive into the life and times of a guy who makes his money farming snow and food. This week we talk about money, filming, the trip that changed his life, accidents in the mountains, becoming a farmer, and much more. Chris's brother-in-law and Powell Movement alumni, Greg Hill asks the Inappropriate Questions
Chris Rubens Show Notes:
3:00: Pranks, MSP trips, marketing Rubens, late payments that impact his filming career, and seasons that don't work out.
13:00: The Sherpa's "All I Can," winning awards, JP Auclair, and death in the mountains
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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23:00: Personal favorite year of filming, Blank, Guilt Trip, and starting the journey to reducing his carbon footprint.
34:00: Internet hate, Greg Hill and "The Curve of Time" Movie, and skiing in electric cars
41:00: Stanley:
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there JT Holmes (Episode 38:00: Who was Billy Poole, going on shoots uninvited
43:00: Accidents in the backcountry, tinkering with product, sponsor switching after 19 years
52:00: Atomic and farming
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Greg Hill
Chris Rubens is the pro skier that pro skiers want to ski with. A badass in the mountains with a pro ski career that has spanned over 20 years, Chris graduated from the world of helicopters and sleds to totally changing the curve of his carbon footprint. In part 1 of his podcast, we talk about ski racing, growing up with Hoji, finding freeride, sponsorship, the eclipse photo adventure, and his big break with Matchstick Productions. It's another good one with the nicest of Canadians. Ski Legend Mike Douglas asks the Inappropriate Questions
Chris Rubens Show Notes:
3:00: USA v. Canadian athletes, coming from a British oil family, and ski racing
12:00: Hjorleifson family, his and his Olympian sister's ski racing careers, going to a sports school, joining the Rocky Mountain Freeride program, and when did he realize he could go further in skiing
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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23:00: First free pair for skis, being productive, hating contests, is there a benefit going head to toe with a brand, and money
35:00: Everyone is replaceable, and moving to an undeveloped Revelstoke
39:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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41:30: What development does to Revelstoke, The Eclipse Adventure and photos, and getting cold feet
52:00: Learning to snowmobile, filming with Matchstick Productions early on, figuring out filming, and movie tours
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Douglas
Shane McConkey was the most influential skier or snowboarder of our time. Not only was he an incredible athlete, but he was also one of those innovators who was always tinkering with products to make the sport better and more fun. Between lobbying for mid-fats in the late 90s and pioneering rocker technology in the 2000s, there is not another athlete I can think of who has done more for progressing. On top of all that, Shane was a funny, laugh-out-loud comedian, and on the podcast this week, I take you through my trip to the McConkey PMS event and get some funny Shane stories from folks like Sherry McConkey, JT Holmes, Scott Gaffney, Mike Douglas, Chris Davenport and many more.
Shane McConkey Tribute Show Notes:
9:00: Gregory Brown
12:00: Uncle E (Episode 250-251)
14:00: Greg Lindsey
15:30: Sherry McConkey (Episode 6)
19:00 Rollerblade
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23:00: Jamie Burge
25:00: Paul Crandall aka LP (Episode 258)
27:00: Katie Benty
28:00: Scott Gaffney (Episode 86)
29:30 Chris Davenport (Episode 194-195)
32:00: Courtney Knutsen
35:00: Stanley:
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there JT Holmes (Episode 38:00: Who was Billy Poole, going on shoots uninvited
39:30: JT Holmes (Episode 26)
43:00: Wendy Fisher (Episode 279-280)
53:00: Mike Douglas (Episode 94)
55:00: HP Featherman
Rachael Burks may be the most stoked skier on the planet, and that stoke is contagious. Whether she’s sending the biggest cliffs, picking the most technical lines, or doing what she can to promote women and women’s skiing, Rachael is the person everyone wants to be around in the mountains. On the podcast, we talk about how she ended up in Texas, finding a ski career in her 20s, Billy Poole, TGR, paying to play, Going Greenland, mentoring women, and a lot more. Legendary airman Julian Carr asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Rachael Burks Show Notes:
5:00: Going Greenland, growing up in Utah, and being recruited to the church
12:00: Team sports, skiing, mountain biking early on, risk-taking, SMU, and depression
21:00:
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23:00: Dropping out of school and landing a job at Snowbird, shop-life, contests, and the Crested Butte comp
32:00: Finishing school in Oxford, competing on the European Tour with $350 in the bank, one speed in skiing, and getting a sponsor through crashing in Verbier
38:00: Who was Billy Poole, going on shoots uninvited
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45:00: Getting on the Levitation Project, not knowing how to film on an all-time trip, Powder Awards, sponsorship, and money
49:00: Julian Carr sized cliffs, losing Billy, TGR, paying to play, Angel, Red Bull Cold Rush, McConkey PMS, and mentoring women
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Julian Carr
Stanley Larsen was one of the original Hot Doggers. Known for his loose contest runs that earned him titles like Canadian National Champion, French Freestyle Champion, Swiss Aerial Champion, and European Champion, Stanley was so much more than a contest guy. Fifty years before the Nimbus Crew existed, Stanley Larsen was looked at as the first skier to look at the mountain like a blank canvas and make art with his skiing. And when his skiing was done, Stanley made art in Hollywood, directing Super Bowl commercials and more. On the podcast, we talk about his counterculture roots, Dick Barrymore, Warren Miller, The Marlboro Tour, the death of hotdog skiing, and more. These history lessons are important and not to be missed.
Stanley Larsen Show Notes:
5:00: Saving lives, unbelievable Stanley skills, growing up in Seattle in the bike business.
10 :00: Getting into skiing through a church he never went inside, racing, counterculture Stanley, and he was going to be a pro skier
19:00:
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21:00: Getting on the Allslop Tour, Sun Valley, Vail Gelande, Warren Miller, and Stanley’s patented loose style, earning respect, and creating the IFSA
39:30:
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41:30: Overnight success of freestyle, Scott Megrino’s injury changes everything, keeping the TV contract, all his titles, and the Cervinia story
49:00: Marlboro Tour, going to Iran with Dick Bass and a Rockefeller to solve Utah’s transportation problems, and being a celebrity
56:00: Assignment K2, the Clambin scene, the differences between Dick and Warren, transitioning to being behind the lens
80:00: Inappropriate Questions with Phil Sifferman
While Mike Marolt is a US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Member and a badass ski mountaineer, he never really had a pro ski career. He makes his money as a CPA. Ski-wise, Mike did so many incredible things, at high altitudes-without using oxygen, sherpa, or drugs, but he was always treated like Rodney Dangerfield. He and his crew never got the respect they deserved. On the podcast, we talk about the Marolt family roots in Aspen, his identical twin brother, college baseball, and his incredible resume full of American firsts in ski descents, and more.
Mike Marolt Show Notes:
5:00: Hunter S. Thompson’s rocket, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Jordan, and his dad, the Olympian
12:00: Aspen’s dark event, having an identical twin, Independence Pass in the summer with his dad, and the Aspen School District Outdoor Education Program and trip
22:15:
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24:15: Climbing at Kastle Peak at least 300 times, Jeeps, and being a clean-cut, church-going kid who drank beer
37:00: College baseball, studying accounting, the unwritten rules of climbing from his era, Denali, Logan, and learning how to suffer
38:00:
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40:00: First trip to Asia with Ed Viesturs, his first time above 20,000 feet, and Ed inspiring him to bring skis on future trips
49:00: Not cool enough for big-time ski or climbing sponsorships, getting enough hate online that there was a betting pool against them living through Shishapangma, and people questioning him (and his group) being the first North American to ski an 8000-meter peak
55:00: Going got Everest with a chip on their shoulder, how not getting it impacted them, climbing, Choy Oyo pure style and Everest not fully pure style, and then his thoughts on supplemental oxygen (which he doesn’t use)
67:00: Not bring his skis on the summit bid, getting stuck in lines, and then getting cold and turning around
The avalanche that recently buried Adam Ü in Japan was a life-changing event for many; lives were lost, and people will never be the same. In part 2 of my podcast with Adam Ü, we talk about marketability and marine biology. Adam then tells the heavy story of the avalanche, being buried, losing Kyle Smaine, and more. This podcast is a must-listen and a reality check for anyone who likes to play in the backcountry.
Adam Ü Show Notes:
4:00: Marketability, production, the switch to marine biology each year, risk on the water, and money in science and skiing
13:00: What to do if you want to ski every day, putting in the effort, and his favorite ski and water trip story
19:30:
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23:15: Snow safety, losing Carl Skoog, the lead-up in Japan, and Kyle Smaine
31:00: Avalanche and what happens when you’re buried
39:45:
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42:45: Probe strikes him after 20 minutes, getting out, finding out about the others, making the worst calls of his life, dealing with police, and finally, heading home
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Steve Christie
Adam Ü has received a lot of press recently, all for the wrong reasons. But getting a lot of press is what Adam does. Over the past 20 years, Adam has more covers than any skier I can think of, but his pro career has always been a struggle. It’s a good thing Adam lives a double life as a marine biologist. In part 1 of his podcast, we talk about his passions: the water, climbing, and, much later, telemark skiing. We also discuss Carl Skoog, dropping out of school, Bend, Whistler, and much more.
Adam Ü Show Notes:
5:00: His last name, Mill Valley, CA, growing up mixed race, hating skiing, fishing, and being mature for his age.
12:00: Climbing becomes a passion, legendary mentors, his nerdery, and Earthwatch
25:30:
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28:15: Colorado Rocky Mountain School for climbing, not being able to climb, and picking Telemark Racing as his sport without ever trying it
37:00: His senior project in the Bahamas, music, dropping out for bend and then Whistler to Telemark Race
46:00:
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48:45: Bellingham, Carl Skoog, K2, what was tele all about at that time, and K2 tele is absorbed by K2 alpine
63:00: Inappropriate Questions
Josh Loubek is a pioneer of the new school freeskiing movement. He had a solid pro career when the sport was developing and will forever be looked at as a true pioneer. In part 1 of the podcast, we discuss what happens when pro skiing ends, the transition to becoming a sales rep, judging, founding the AFP, the Sochi Olympics, and more. Glenn Mittendorfer asks the Inappropriate Questions
Josh Loubek Show Notes Part 2:
4:00: Speaking to the Boise State Football team, contests, and heli-skiing with Plake
11:00: The end of being pro, becoming an Oakley rep, the start-up cost, life on the road, money, and awards
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24:15: DTC, Luxottica, Armada, growing the brand and product input.
33:00: When things go wrong, sub reps, judging, legends, becoming the go-to guy in the wild west, and becoming the head judge
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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43:45: Judging range, the hard parts about being a judge, the IFSA, and the F=founding of the AFP
51:00: The FIS, the Sochi Olympics, quitting drinking, and founding Niima
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Glenn Mittendorfer
Josh Loubek is a pioneer of the new school freeskiing movement. After graduating from moguls and aerials, Josh quit that path for a new direction in the sport. While people thought he was crazy, it all worked out. In part 1 of the podcast, we talk about a team sports guy in Seattle, the switch to skiing, Freeze Magazine, PBP, MSP, Sponsorship, money, and more. The Jerk, aka Mark Epstein, asks the Inappropriate Questions
Josh Loubek Show Notes:
3:00: Shredder and The Mighty Ducks, Seattle, competitiveness, and team sports
10:00: Grunge, getting serious about skiing at 17, upright aerials, JR Nationals, Colorado Mountain College, and heading into the park with Spencer Tamblin
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23:15: The traveling circus of skiing, the different tribes, twin tips, fat skis, and quitting moguls and joining the Pro Mogul Tour
33:00: McConkey, Oakley, Pat Mac, Freeze Magazine, Johan and Marty, and sponsorship/money
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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43:45: East Coast Movie Tour, living in Whistler, High North, and Camp of Champions
51:00: Learning tricks, X-Games, The Snowcore Tour with Holmes, his Boy Band, stadium big air events, and the end of his pro career
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with The Jerk
Micah Evangelista isn’t a household name in the ski world, almost by choice. Micah is the underground, soul-skier type whose love of being in the mountains comes from growing up in the shadow of Mt Baker in Glacier, WA. Micah is such a talent; I’ve always wondered why he hasn’t blown up in the ski world. The podcast was the perfect platform to figure out why…we talk about getting into video early, Baker’s deep snowboard history, Lucas DeBari, why bringing a big-name pro isn’t the motivation for him, and a lot more.
Micah Evangelista Show Notes:
7:00: His tiny home, how the family ended up in Glacier, WA, skiing at six days old, school, and his insane work ethic in the mountains.
19:30: Challenging days in the mountains, who works harder, and Confluence
24:30: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
27:30: Baker community, Lucas DeBari, Patrick McCarthy, and Henrick Harlaut
37:00: Not having a terrain park or freeride program, getting into video, what videos and who’s editing was he was into, and sponsoring me tapes
44:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
45:00: His lack of self-promotion or care to be pro, holding onto clips, and looking for long-term stability, and he should have been a skier in the 90s
60:00: Inappropriate Questions (and more) with Sophia Rouches and Mattias Evangelista
Phil Sifferman’s life is full of stories you can’t make up. From Kenny Loggins to Jimi Hendrix, to hitchhiking to ski, to becoming a pro skier, to traveling the world skiing and making movies, Phil carved out a path for himself in a unique way that included not following the rules. On the podcast, we talk about the beginning and end of hot dog skiing, Phil’s pro career, some amazing stories, selling snowboarding to the FIS
Phil Sifferman Show Notes:
4:00: Kenny Loggins, Jimi Hendrix, big family on Capitol Hill, and learning the value of a dollar.
10:00: Getting kicked out of school, getting into Queen Anne, and hitchhiking and hustling to ski
20:30: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
23:15: The impact of “Ski the Outer Limits” and “The Mobius Flip” movies, ballet skiing, product, and bringing FIS into snowboarding instead of the ISF
35:00: The first Hot Dog events, Vietnam’s impact on film class, filming, his ski instructor scam at Crystal Mountain, and partying
42:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
45:00: The first water ramps, sponsorship/money, The Marlboro Tour, media coverage, and the end of freestyle
52:00: Air and Style, Totally Board, his ski crew, and a few incredible ski stories
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Stanley Larsen
Steven Nyman is one of the most accomplished ski racers I’ve had on the podcast. In a sport where racers can go a whole career without making a podium, Steven stood on podiums around the world 11 times and has three world cup wins to his credit. He’s had an incredible race career, and at almost 41, Steven is still going. On the podcast, we talk about not having the advantages of everyone else, talking his way out of school and onto the Park City Team, making the US Team, living in Europe, winning, money, and a lot more
Steven Nyman Show Notes:
4:00: Powder day, Sundance, getting by, finding racing through Coca Cola Cup, and the Sundance Ski Team
13:00: Chasing the BYU Ski Team, growing up Mormon, and how he was able to convince everyone to let him go to Park City
20:30: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
23:15: Other sports, going from K2 to Fischer, and the importance of better equipment
34:00: The mystery of why skis are skis fast, fame, speed, and danger
42:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
45:30: Coming back from injury, missing the Olympics because of injury, and money
52:00: Days when you aren’t feeling it, the risk of it, chemical additions to snow, edges, and the Olympics
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris McCullough
Grete Eliassen is a true legend of Freeskiing, and in part 2 of her podcast, we dive into how women were treated in skiing back when she was in her prime. Grete is a 6x X Games medalist, a 4x US Open Champion, and a World Champion with many Powder Awards to her credit. On the show, we talk sponsors, money, the Olympics, her movie “Say My Name,” being President of the Women’s Sports Foundation, and more. Keri Herman asks the Inappropriate Questions
Grete Eliassen Show Notes:
4:00: Happy to be at the 2004 X Games demo and how women are treated both then and now. The X Games is a medal event, the difference in money for men and women and skiing had never been plan A
20:30: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
23:15: Agents, a house at 19, taking advantage of sponsor opportunities with stars, and her Pro Models
34:00: Ski Porn, respect, and leaving Armada
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
43:30: Head, Say My Name, losing her best friend, skiing angry and blowing her knee
57:00: The Olympics and The Women’s Sports Foundation
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Keri Herman
Grete Eliassen is a true legend of Freeskiing. Not only did she win the first ever X Games Gold Medal for a female skier, but she’s also a six-time X Games Medalist and World Champion who started dominating halfpipe podiums before moving on to the slopestyle course. On top of that, Grete’s a two-time winner of the coveted ‘Female Performer of the Year’ at the Powder Awards. When she’s not filming or winning contests, Grete spends her time working for tech startups or serving as the President of the Women’s Sports Foundation. She’s still a pro skier, but she’s also a podcaster, mom, wife, and more these days. Marie France-Roy asks the Inappropriate Questions
Grete Eliassen Show Notes:
4:00: Girls trip to Retallack, her podcast, moving around as a kid, and skiing
13:00: Athletes in the family, team sports, learning how to fall, the cold, and ski racing,
11:00: UC Santa Cruz, a road trip ends in Crested Butte, dating Seth Morrison, state of the industry when she was at CB
22:15: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
25:15: Snowboard parks, hockey, moving to Norway for skiing, and the family business of construction and trucking
33:00: Making a name for herself in Norway, Norwegian Sports School, and did she miss out on things
33:00: The forming of the IFSA, becoming the VP, risking it all for the sport, money,
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
44:00: Race results, Groundhog Day, Lindsay Vonn and other competitions, and making out on podiums
51:00: Her introduction to the New School, going to SMS camp in Whistler, Oakley, Armada, and making it
59:00: Who is she skiing within Norway, training at Windell’s, being an unknown at the US Open, specialization, and being in awe of Tanner, and Mickael Deschenaux
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Marie France-Roy
Lhotse Merriam Hawk's huge role in organizing the sport of big mountain skiing and beyond cannot be ignored or understated. As the Vice President of the International Freeskiers Association, an organization she helped co-found with Shane McConkey, she was a 1-woman band creating the infrastructure for the future of ski contests outside of what fell under FIS control. And go figure, this year, the crown jewel of big mountain freeride competitions, FIS, purchased the Freeride World Tour. Lhotse helps break down what this means and shares some stories about Shane McConkey, Seth Morrison, Tony Hawk, and more.
Lhotse Merriam Hawk Show Notes:
5:00: Banksy Museum, the name Lhotse, backstage at Dead shows for the food, other hippy experiences, trouble, and skiing
11:00: UC Santa Cruz, a road trip ends in Crested Butte, dating Seth Morrison, state of the industry when she was at CB
21:45: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
24:45: Meeting McConkey, Extreme events, secret meetings, and reasons for creating an athlete association
33:00: The forming of the IFSA, becoming the VP, risking it all for the sport, money,
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
44:30: How many events fall under the IFSA, losing slope and pipe, and the Dinner Roll
51:00: Event challenges, leaving the IFSA, Tony Hawk, acting Peak Experience and FIS buys the FWT
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with anonymous
It’s part 2 with me, your host Mike Powell. I’m going to end the year catching you up on my life and times and a lot of industry talk with the founder of the High Fives Foundation, Roy Tuscany. Topics include Tanner Hall, Gus Kenworthy, best podcasts, worst podcasts, what’s happening in snow media, who’s doing it best, and so much more. It’s a fun holiday and birthday episode with a great friend.
Mike Powell Show Notes:
3:30: Episode 100, 200, 300, podcasts Powell listens to, and word association on other similar podcasts
12:00: Numbers, best/worst guests, differentiation, and thoughts on print media
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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24:00: The Outerverse, Powder, NFTs, and life takes a turn for the worse recently
31:00: Live events, Peloton, and X Games
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:45: More X, K2, Liquid Death, Favorites, and 2 Dudes, 1 Mike
51:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy
Adrian Ballinger is a machine for managing risk in the big mountains. Whether he’s leading adventures with his Alpenglow Expeditions, summiting Everest or K2 without supplemental oxygen, or just living his rad Tahoe life, there never seems to be a chill moment in Adrian’s life. On the podcast, we talk about the three critical mentors to his success in the mountains, performance-enhancing drugs in the mountains, what counts when you’re climbing without oxygen, and much more. Adrian’s Everest Base Camp manager, Emily Turner, asks Inappropriate Questions.
Adrian Ballinger Show Notes:
3:30: Does having a baby scare him, risk moving to the US and his first climbing/skiing mentor
12:00: Snow camping in HS, first injury in the mountains, books on climbing and performance-enhancing drugs in the mountains
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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24:00: More drugs and questioning achievements, not being good enough at skiing, who he was in HS, his parents have a plan for him to be a Dr.
29:00: Going to Georgetown, meeting his second important mentor Chris Warner, and a free trip to Ecuador
35:00: Getting sick at 19K feet, guiding trips really young, and how the mob was involved in climbing
41:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:45: Trying to buy into Chris’s business, the breakup, starting Alpenglow, and the importance of becoming a certified mountain guide
55:00: The challenge of getting local climbing permits, the hazard of being a ski guide in Colorado, moving to Tahoe, and getting a local permit
61:00: His 3rd important mentor, Russell Brice, experience on 8K meter peaks and the high-altitude gene,
70:00: The letdown of failing at Everest with no oxygen, succeeding the following year, climbing without supplemental oxygen, and being a different type of professional athlete and being an influencer to other professional athletes
80:00: Inappropriate Questions with Emily Turner
Izzy Lynch’s ski career was made by her unique childhood. She was an up-and-coming ski racer who spent her free time at the backcountry lodge her parents built. This combination of racing and time spent in the backcountry created scary experiences and a solid foundation for a skier known for always pinning it. On the podcast, we talk about the above, University, coaching, competing, gender filming for “Into the Mind,” marriage, divorce, sponsors, and much more. Leah Evan’s asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Izzy Lynch Show Notes:
3:30: Fortress Mountain dirtbags, buying into a land tenure, and building a backcountry lodge
11:00: Ignorance was bliss in the backcountry; near-death mistakes, and ski racing
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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GoPro: The only POV cam that matters
23:00: Coaching, finding freeride, opportunities in Revelstoke, and gender in the mountains
31:00: Sponsorship, her Alaska experience, and understanding of the marketing aspect
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:45: Sherpas Cinema, switching sponsors, and not making enough skiing to quit work
49:00: Getting married, having a baby, divorce, POW, and her flower shop
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Leah Evans
Peter Line is the legendary snowboarder responsible for the iconic Four Square and Forum brands. While these brands had a huge impact, they were rider owned, and having an impact and success, in the long run, isn’t the same thing. Eventually, Burton Saved the brands from going under, ran them for a decade, and then shut them down. Ten years after that, Peter Line, Jeremy Jones, and Mack Dawg are back to re-boot the brand, and Peter and I take a deep dive into all things Forum and much more. Sean Tedore asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Peter Line Show Notes:
5:30: No alcohol for 3.5 years, partying, the lifestyle, future spins, and good style
15:00: Bad style, bad posture, Peter the grom, and The Rawl backstory
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
GoPro: The only POV cam that matters
23:00: Building Forum on the World Industries model, creating a super team, and the vision
31:00: How long until Forum takes off, board numbers, what did they do wrong, and Peter’s money
35:00: Deals left on the table, what’s going on behind the scenes at Forum, the positives around the Burton years, and the beginning of the end
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:30: His feelings when Burton kills Forum, #GiveForumToPeter, and getting Forum back with Jeremy Jones and Mack Dawg
49:00: Leveraging his relationship with Blue and Capita, distribution, and what differentiates Forum from the rest of the industry
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Tedore
Pete Moran has been a lot of things: ski instructor, snowshoe mountain marketing manager, 'People Magazine's "Most Eligible Bachelor," Red Bull marketing manager, agent, and entrepreneur. But really, Pete is a people person, and his natural ability to build relationships has helped him create an incredible life. On the podcast, we talk about all of the above and some great athlete stories revolving around Shane McConkey, Kasey Keller, and Marshawn Lynch. Recording episodes with my good friends are always fun.
Pete Moran Show Notes:
5:30: Judging his Virginia accent, knowing everyone, owning radio stations, skiing, and tennis
15:00: Ski instructing at Wintergreen in HS, Davis and Elkins College, and Snowshoe Mountain
19:00: The Intrawest factor, People Magazine's Most Eligible Bachelor of the Year
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
GoPro: The only POV cam that matters
23:00: Spreading the Snowshoe Gospel, meeting McConkey, and getting hired by Red Bull
31:00: Launching the Mid-Atlantic, The Red Bull Air Force, moving to Seattle to win back the market, and the Seahawks
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:30: The NBA, money, big marketing spends, leaving to start his own marketing firm, Josh Brown, Kasey Keller, Marshawn Lynch, and his Caesars Palace Jump that I Emceed
60 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Bob Snyder
Jeremy Jones is a busy guy: between writing and illustrating his new book, “The Art of Shralpinism,” running Jones Snowboards, being the face and founder of Protect Our Winters, riding 28 days a month, and spending time with his family, it’s amazing he even has time to do things like record this podcast and the Alpenglow Speaker Series. But Jeremy makes it happen, and on the podcast, we talk about all the above with some risks and McConkey sprinkled in. Sherry McConkey asks Inappropriate Questions.
Jeremy Jones Show Notes:
3:30: Kai Jones, his kids, losing people in the mountains, and close calls
15:00: Stacking the deck in your favor in the mountains, his limited time, the Art of Shralpinsim
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
GoPro: The only POV cam that matters
23:00: Avalanche education Jones style, media requests, unread emails and texts, and Alpenglow Speaker Series
29:00: Switching the way he was doing things, Protect Our Winters, McConkey, his role with POW, and the finances
40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: Why won’t the ski industry influence politics in the name of the planet, Jones Snowboards, actual riding, and money
49:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sherry McConkey
Chris Beresford’s young life was tough; he lost his mom young, then he’s raised by an alcoholic dad, then the family loses everything, and at the age of 13, Chris is responsible for things like his own food. While things could have turned dark, Chris didn’t end up dancing on stage 3; he was on the podium at all his moto races and then found family and community through snowboarding. At 20, he landed a gig at High Cascade Snowboard Camp, and from there came sponsorship and the creation of his brand Dang Shades. This one is a rags-to-riches story of perseverance. Scott Stevens asks the Inappropriate Questions
Chris Beresford Show Notes:
5:30: What does he suck at, his family life, losing his mom, and the impact that has on his dad and childhood
12:00: Moto, more about his dad, skiing, and snowboarding
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
24:00: His crew, losing the house, making ends meet, money, and going to the resorts in Vermont
32:00: Meeting Grenier, partying, filming, and getting a life-changing job
38:00: Jesse Burtner, Think Thank, and filming his first video part
41:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: K2, making it “pro,” 32, getting dropped, and his Dang Shades dream and Empire
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Scott Stevens
Connery Lundin’s ski career should be as prolific as he’s manufactured it to be. This is a kid from Oakland who was so burnt out on ski racing that he decided at 18 that he would never ski. That all changed with the right roommates, who got Connery back into skiing on his terms…and once Connery fell back in love with the sport, he went all in on becoming a pro skier. But, to make things harder for himself, he didn’t do much to promote himself off snow…. but that didn’t matter, and it all worked out. Connery graduated to his day job of filming with Warren Miller and MSP, and we talk about it all….
Connery Lundin Show Notes:
5:30: Random acts of kindness, Oakland, skiing every weekend, JT Holmes, and ski racing
15:00: Product of Olympic Valley, moving to Tahoe with his mom and going to Sugar Bowl Academy, money, influential skiers, and being competitive
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
25:00: Bringing twin tips on trips, race results, when he realizes he’s not going to make it, quitting skiing, University of Colorado and Tony Siebert
32:00: His first Free Skiing Word Tour event, more contests here and there, and going all in on the pro skier thing
36:00: Moving to Jackson Hole, Powder days at Palisades, Powder Days in Jackson, and networking
41:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: Winning the 2015 Free Skiing World Tour, JT the mentor, filming, it’s who you know, and the momentum is building
50:00: Injury, does it set his career back, Warren Miller trips, what’s next and
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with JT Holmes
Davey Smidt is a chameleon; he’s a nice Jewish boy who’s god given gift is being an amazing communicator. Davey is just as comfortable talking to Travis Rice as he is a CEO, a professor, an intern, and a kid at the skatepark. He’s one of those people that gets along with everyone, and while nice guys finish last, that’s not the case with Davey. On the podcast, we talk about his South African roots, his Bar-Mitzvah, his college years, and the dream jobs he’s had at Monster and GoPro. This is a fun business episode, and Jaimeson Keegan asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Davey Smidt Show Notes:
3:30: Sochi, South Africa, Judaism, sports, and limited skiing and snowboarding growing up
15:00: Big Bear at 16, action sports culture, college, and Mammoth
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
23:00: His superpower, X Games with Monster, buying podiums and Hansens Energy
34:00: Guerilla marketing Red Bull Events, working with an agency, taking the marketing in-house, the athletes he inherited, and the travel
42:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:30: Selling the logo, money can’t buy experiences, why would he leave, and being given a job with GoPro
54:00: Athletes become content creators, what’s behind a viral video, advocates vs. athletes, one product launch a year, and who had he befriended over the GoPro years
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jaimeson Keegan
Bruce Edgerly or “Edge” as he’s fondly known is one of the only ski entrepreneurs I know to sell his company, get rich, and still be involved in the day-to-day of the business. I haven’t had anyone on the podcast with that type of story and Edge is also the only Ivy League guy I’ve had on the show. But Edge is just a dirtbag kayaker and skier who parlayed the contacts he made while writing for Powder Magazine and Larry Flint into a guerilla marketing machine that would drive the company he and his partner started, BCA, to the forefront of the industry. This is the ski version of the Steve Jobs story…but with a lot more personality. Steve Christie asks Inappropriate Questions, and they are awesome.
Bruce Edgerly Show Notes:
3:30: Moving to Miami, Holderness Academy, Hockey at Brown University, and then moving to Utah
8:00: Graduating from Brown, getting a real job in Basalt, getting fired from that job, and then delivering the newspaper
12:00: Miami Vice in Aspen, kayaking, Dean Cummings, the AK Heli Wars, and Powder Magazine
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
22:30: Larry Flint, forerunning extreme comps in AK, and the birthday party that changes his life
31:00: Creating the BCA market through connections, being a Peruvian hat-wearing Tele skier, road-tripping the Alpine Trekker, financing, and what production look like
35:00: The idea for the digital transceiver, who built the Tracker, the avalanche that kickstarted the Tracker
41:00: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: The Beacon Wars, making bold claims that made people angry, Steve Conger’s advice, winning over Canada and Europe, and validation in the States
54:00: First live recovery, airbags, putting his house and assets on the line in the name of BCA, and selling to K2
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Steve Christie
Gus Kenworthy is so much more than an Olympic and X Games Medalist. He’s more than an AFP or Dew Tour Overall Champion. Really, Gus is so much more than just a skier. He’s a humanitarian who risked everything to ride pipe (and slopestyle) like no-one before him. Gus is also the first professional athlete come out in the prime of his career. This is a story about bravery, feelings, and freedom. It’s a do not miss where we touch on his is amazing ski career, when he knew he had a secret, living with that over the years, the plan to come out and so much more. Michael Spencer and “Digi” Dave Amirault ask the Inappropriate Questions.
Gus Kenworthy Show Notes
3:30: Not prepping for the season, who he will keep in touch with, Telluride, other brother peer pressure, team sports, and the Fate pants era
11:00: Is he competitive, crashes, and his really awkward younger years
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
23:00: Losing his BFF at 14, Candide, CoreUPT Skis, Armada, and living with Bobby Brown,
33:00: Do his secrets impact his success (especially at X Games), not being able to focus, and the freedom of being transparent
39:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:00: Is he living a secret double life, Sochi Olympics, having his halfpipe spot taken away from him, getting the silver and does he overshadow the other medalists
52:00: Quitting Empire Gloves, the coming out plan and telling the world,
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Michael Spencer and “Digi” Dave Amirault
Brant Moles is a living legend, a World Extreme Champion who filmed with all the heavy hitters and is now back for part 2 of his podcast. The second half of his career is way more exciting than the race years; we talk about the extreme comp circuit, his role in forming the IFSA, MSP, TGR WM, IMAX, fat skis, injuries sponsorship, McConkey, and so much more. This is the first time Brant has shared any of this with a podcast, and you won’t want to miss it.
Brant Moles Show Notes:
3:30: Peruvian, coming back to the US as an unknown, his first Extreme’s and first trip to AK
14:00: Meeting the MSP crew, sponsorship progression, the SOS nightmare, and money
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
21:00: Not being a good self-promoter, battling for things, his shared vision with McConkey, and getting on fat skis for the first time
33:00: Founding the IFSA, winning three comps in 1997, does he prepare for 1997 differently, and the vibe of the contests
41:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: In the right headspace, Worlds in AK, filming with MSP, TGR, WM, and IMAX
57:00: X-Games, a string of injuries, the comeback, how the pro career ended, taking care of the legends, and what he is up to now
73:00: Inappropriate Questions with Keith Carlson
Drew Petersen’s life and times have been defined by highs and lows from the time he was a little kid. On one hand, he lived in Colorado and developed a passion for skiing young. While that passion grows, so does depression and bipolar disorder, which is not diagnosed until much later in life. Combining that with a life of winning ski contests on the weekends and then returning to school as the smart, intense kid wasn’t the best combination. But Drew pushed through, made it as a pro skier, then had terrible accidents in the mountains, with a lot of head trauma and the suicidal thoughts became way stronger than they were at 9 years old. I’ve said enough, this is a heavy podcast, Drew is not afraid to share, and everyone should listen.
Drew Petersen Show Notes:
3:30: Sunburn, The Quality Film Time Tour, and growing up in Silverthorne
12:00: Getting into skiing, tantrums, brain injuries impact memories, motional control and the injury mental illness timeline
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
23:00: Suicidal thoughts at age 9, what type of skiing he was doing, getting his own insurance, and the Telluride accident
35:00: Faction Skis, Jr big mountain contests, getting into Powder’s top skiers 18 and under, and Lance Armstrong
41:00: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
GoPro: The only action sports camera that matters
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:30: Japan at 17, who he competed against, University of Utah, big injury in college, and getting “Ski The Wild West” funded
52:00: Accident on Hood, Self-Rescue, going into a dark place, coping with booze and weed, and the series of bad events that he thought he was the root of
61:00: The relief of getting help and public speaking
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Todd Ligare
Mike Styskal, aka Styk, has lived his life as a creative force in snowboard design, but Styk is so much more than that. He's one of those people that exudes effortless cool: he always has a different unique look, and his sense of style is always on point. It's a characteristic that helped this Nebraska farm boy go from the small-town USA to the progressive city of Seattle and thrive. On the podcast, we talk about Nebraska, Burning Bush Studios, Ride, China, trouble, Draplin, and so much more. If you like business episodes, don't miss this one.
Mike Styskal Show Notes
3:30: Growing up in Grant, Nebraska, in the '70s, the art influence of automotive boxes, and skiing
8:30: Was he a weird art kid, Dazed and Confused, his only time getting his ass kicked at a bar, and Carnie State College
14:00: Fraternity life, hazing, design by hand in college, commercial art, and his sign-making business
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
24:30: The Seattle designer's dress code, becoming part of the Seattle underground scene, and Frank Zepponi,
33:00: Burning Bush Studios, The Representative in a Box, and landing the K2 skis account
41:45: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
GoPro: The only action sports camera that matters
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: The K2 Dog Poster, Ride, the Bob Hall years, the K2 acquisition, and hiring a team
60:00: Muscat, Draplin, China, lawsuits, and trouble
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fankhauser
Brant Moles is one of those legends that have zero ego. While he’s a quiet guy, he’s not afraid to share what happened with his career…and in the first part of his career, he was a Wisconsin-based ski racer who went to an east coast academy with the goal of making the US Ski Team…but with all stories like Brant’s, politics play a role. When that happens, it usually doesn’t work out. The good thing is Brant Moles’ career isn’t remembered for racing; it’s remembered for winning extreme contests, filming with the heavy hitters of his time, and helping lobby the industry to make fat skis. Brant Moles helped change the sport of skiing with product and how he used it in Alaska, and his story is one that should have been told long ago….but this is his first podcast.
Brant Moles Show Notes:
3:30: Skiers of the Midwest, Racine, Wisconsin, The Playboy Club, and skiing in Wisco
11:30: Dirt bikes and sleds young, other sports, ski racing, divorce, and rebellion
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
23:00: Green Mountain Valley School, being small, pressure, speed events, and not making the team
33:00: Post Grad years, and doing all he could to make it all over again only to have politics end his career, not caring about skiing
40:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
GoPro: The only action sports camera that matters
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: Blizzard of Ahhh’s, Snowboarders in Exile, Filming with Rob Bruce, and Spinal Snap
54:00: Getting the Golden Ticket to Hollywood and Europe, access to the mountains that no one else had, and sponsored by Nobis
60:00: Survival skiing, out of his comfort zone, and no tracks anywhere in France
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jeremy Nobis and Rob Bruce
Michelle Parker has made a name for herself in the big mountains, but her roots go all over the board when it comes to sports and skiing. An elite soccer player with a big future, Michelle was forced to choose between soccer and ski racing at a young age. She chose ski racing, became a Junior Olympic Champion, and then quit racing in favor of the park and skiing powder. While Michelle competed for a bit, injuries made her realize that contests were not her thing and her focus shifted entirely to filming. She’s arguably one of the most important skiers this century. We talk about real issues in this one, and Michelle has a great perspective. Roy Tuscany asks Inappropriate Questions.
Michelle Parker Show Notes:
3:30: Injuries, what she learns during them, healers all over, and finally, good news
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
23:00: Dad was a professional tennis player, almost quitting skiing and her thoughts on the new Palisades name
29:00: Ski town privilege and diversity, experiencing the uprising in Seattle and Portland, and how do we get other people to the mountains
36:00: Getting into skiing, skiers in Tahoe, her crew, and playing baseball
40:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: Elite Soccer, having to choose between soccer and skiing, Junior Olympic Champion, and quitting racing
51:00: Does she have girlfriends, women in skiing, her idols at Palisades, and hitting McConkey in the balls
59:00: Park skiing, getting sponsored by Line, X Games, K2, the lack of support, and getting dropped by her sponsors
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany and Trevor Kennison
Ethan Stone Fortier is a force in the world of snowboard media. He’s one of the hosts of the wildly successful Bomb Hole Podcast, he’s been a snowboard photographer for over 20 years, and he’s personally responsible for one of the more iconic brands in snowboard history, Technine. On the podcast, we talk all things Bomb Hole, coming up in Vermont, the VTSP, starting brands, working with investors, the business behind the photography, and much more. Chris Grenier asks the Inappropriate Questions
E Stone Show Notes
4:30: Naming the Misty Flip, The beginning of The Bomb Hole in the pandemic, and the initial game plan
9:00: When do you start believing the show is your future, building the empire, the multiple revenue-generating arms of the show, and the workload breakout
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
22:30: YouTube V Podcast traffic, ownership of The Bomb Hole, and money
25:00: Growing up in Vermont, life changes with divorce, rebellion, weed, and dancehall
30:00: Colchester Snowboard Club, VTSP, The Green Mountain Series, moving to Avon with a ton of pros and tinkering with products
41:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: The Technine evolution, how the industry reacted, getting swindled by his dad, and production in China
54:00: Mistakes, investors, Photography, the business of photos, and the end of Technine for him
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Grenier
Eric Schrijn is a street skater with legendary status and infinite wisdom. He was the winner of the first ever IMYTA street contest, he’s had timeless video sections, magazine covers, pro model products and X Games hardware. While he was making this happen, he was also dealing with a family suicide, a diagnosis of bi-polar and managing all of that. Throughout it all, Eric has been on the forefront of progression as an athlete and as a person, he’s one of my favorite athletes to travel, hang and podcast with. Some good stories come out of this one.
Eric Schrijn Show Notes
3:30: California fires, Escondido, blind dad, money, and California kid
14:00: Inline hockey, Chris Edwards, religion, sponsorship, and contests
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Pioneer of the home study program, X Games, TV, The GAP and money
30:00: Focusing on filming, IMYTA, give and take of skating, losing his brother and cannabis
41:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: More cannabis, Razors, bi-polar diagnosis, K2, and skate milestones
55:00: The end of pro, growing cannabis for a living, hos growing ends,
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Louie Zamora and Mike Powell
For my last Best of Inappropriate Questions episode, I’m focusing on the snowboard side of things and have some laugh-out-loud questions and answers for you. Think names like John Cardiel, Mike Ranquet, Danny Davis, Mikey LeBlanc, Eric Jackson, the Mitrani Brothers, and many more. It’s a don’t miss episode that has something for everyone.
Best of Inappropriate Questions, The Snowboard Edition:
5:00: I ask John Cardiel questions
8:00: Matt Sickels asks Mikey LeBlanc questions
12:00: Glen Plake asks Mike Ranquet Questions
16:00: Jeff Ament asks Joel Gomez questions
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
22:00: Chris Cote asks Todd Richards questions
25:30: Matt Peterson asks Chad Otterstrom questions
29:00: Shaun McKay asks Patrick McCarthy questions
32:00: Hana Beaman asks Robin Van Gyn questions
35:30: Shaun McKay asks Eric Jackson questions
39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: Jaimeson Keegan asks Dan Brisse questions
44:00: Patrick McCarthy asks Sammy Lubke questions
48:00: Jody Wachniak asks Matt Belzile questions
51:00: Mark Fawcett asks Seth Wescott questions
54:30: Luke Mitrani (and others) asks Danny Davis questions
59:00: Luke Mitrani (and others) ask Jack Mitrani questions
63:00: E Stone asks Chris Grenier questions
Inappropriate Questions has been a staple of The Powell Movement podcast over the past couple of seasons. But did you know the show pre-dates TPM? Years ago, I had a podcast with Powder Magazine called “Sponsored,” and to build my own audience off that show, I created Inappropriate Questions as a stand-alone podcast and put it out on the TPM feed. When Powder killed the Sponsored pod, I pulled old IQ episodes off the internet, knowing I would create what you are listening to today. So please enjoy this special two-part episode, Inappropriate Questions from the Vault: The Sponsored Years
IQ From the Vault Show Notes Part 2
5:00: Karl Fostvedt asks Caroline Gleich 2 questions
8:00: Caroline Gleich ask Frank Raymond a question
11:00: Frank Raymond asks David Lesh a question
16:00: David Lesh asks Aaron McGovern two questions
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
22:00: Aaron McGovern asks Lexi DuPont a question
25:30: I ask Elyse Saugstad two questions
29:00: I ask Kristi Leskinen 2 questions
31:00: I help Kristi Leskinen with 2 questions for Drew Tabke
35:30: Drew Tabke asks 2 questions to Julian Carr
39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: Julian Carr asks Pep Fujas a question
44:00: I help Pep Fujas with questions for Colston VB
48:00: Colston VB asks Kim Reichhelm 2 questions
52:00: I help Kim Reichhelm with questions for Matt Margetts
56:30: Matt Margetts asks 2 questions with Mike Hattrup
62:00: I ask Rachel Burks 2 questions
Inappropriate Questions has been a staple of The Powell Movement podcast over the past couple of seasons. But did you know the show pre-dates TPM? Years ago, I had a podcast with Powder Magazine called “Sponsored.” To build my audience off that show, I created Inappropriate Questions as a stand-alone podcast and put it out on the TPM feed. When Powder killed the Sponsored pod, I pulled old IQ episodes off the internet, knowing I would create what you are listening to today. So please enjoy this special two-part episode, Inappropriate Questions from the Vault: The Sponsored Years
IQ From the Vault Show Notes
6:00: I ask two questions to Sean Pettit
10:00: Wayne Wong asks Colby West a question
16:00: Colby West asks Chris Benchetler a question
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
21:00: Colby asks Chris a second question
26:30: Chris Benchetler asks Michelle Parker a question
30:00: Michelle Parker asks Kent Kreitler a question
34:00: Sammy Carlsen asks Glen Plake a question
39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: Glen Plake asks Cody Townsend a question
47:00: Cody Townsend asks Greg Stump two questions
48:00: Greg Stump asks Hadley Hammer 3 questions
50:00: Hadley Hammer asks Mike Douglas a question
55:00: I ask Skogen Sprang a question
58:30: Mike Douglas asks Clayton Vila a question
Robin Goomes went from an unknown name to one of the top women in freeride mountain biking, and she did this almost overnight by backflipping her way into the spotlight…But, before this Kiwi’s meteoric rise in the bike world, Robin grew up on a remote island and then entered the military. On Robin’s first podcast, we talk about the wild ride she has been on since 2021 and the road she took to being the first female to land a backflip in competition and jumpstarting her career. Harriet Burbage-Smith asks Inappropriate Questions.
Robin Goomes Show Notes:
3:30: New to media, her unique upbringing with her mom and sister, and growing up on a dirt bike
14:00: Hanging with the boys, work ethic, moto, BMX, and high school on the mainland
15:00: Sharks, joining the army, and military travel
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Taking orders, riding mountain bikes in the military and leaving the military, and moving to Rotorua to ride
30:00: Racing DH, peers that push her, Red Bull Formation, Mons Royale “Future Grounds” and being an alternate at the second Red Bull Formation
40:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:00: Does she get star struck, not getting to ride at Formation, and how she gets invited to Crankworks
48:00: The 6 backflips heard around the world, learning the trick, sponsors, and Megavalanche
55:00: Audi Nines, is it all a blur, and winning at Crankworks a month ago
50:00: Inappropriate Questions with Harriet Burbage-Smith
Louie Zamora came from nothing to become one of his most influential inline skaters. He was a street skater whose video parts still hold up, a contest skater who podiumed at X and Gravity, an entrepreneur who was responsible for important brands, and a victim of the opioid crisis that's turning his life around. This podcast was a fun and heavy way to catch up with an old friend and relive his past. Eric Schrijn asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Louie Zamora Show Notes
3:30: Revenge of the Nerds, LA life, being small, video games, and moving to San Diego
14:00: Beach culture, inline skates, it's so natural, culture, proving himself to the Esco Zoo
15:30: Product testing with Rollerblade, hammers, and injuries
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Getting flowed Rollerblade skates, Randy Spizer, getting a contract from Rollerblade, and Senate
32:00: His HS life, going to K2, and contests
40:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:00: Being too cool for things, Gravity Games, X-Games, and a tour bus ending an era at K2
51:00: Creating a skate brand on an airplane, not seeing eye to eye with Powerslide, and leaving skating for the first time
58:00: Coming back to K2, creating a program together, our falling out and Orien Live
64:00: Getting hit by a car, addiction and isolation, living on the streets, and getting life back together
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Eric Schrijn
Mike Adams’s legendary 45-year career in snow business has come to an end. I was able to catch up with the man responsible for some of the most iconic products of our time during his last week in the industry. It’s a history lesson of the business from the man responsible for bringing the shaped ski to North America. The podcast talks about all things Moog, Molnar, Elan, Salomon, and Atomic. It’s another don’t miss business episode with a true snow sports legend.
Mike Adams Show Notes:
3:30: Salomon inline skates, his childhood and skiing racing
12:30: Pranks at Holderness; how does he get his Moog and Molnar jobs, Geze, president of Elan and the Montauk sales group
18:15: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
27:15: Sidecut Extreme, bringing it to the US, the SCX takes over and pitching Salomon on the SCX
31:00: The X-Scream, the Snow-Blade, and the 1080
39:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
40:30: Salomon Snowboards, the Amer purchase, and bringing Atomic back to life
56:00: Overseeing Atomic and Salomon at the same time, new ownership, and going away from a portfolio management system the day Mike leaves
65:00: Inappropriate Questions
Nick Sargent is the SIA President who moved the business and sold its key revenue generator, the SIA Tradeshow...but he’s so much more than that. Nick came up as a race tech on the World Cup, parlayed that into a gig managing Salomon’s Olympic efforts, then it was on to Burton before taking over at the SIA. These days, Nick is navigating some challenging waters, and we talk about his key moves, the OR Show, consumer shows he’s bought, and a lot more. Industry OG Chris Licata asks the Inappropriate Questions
Nick Sargent Show Notes:
3:30: OR recap, growing up at Stowe, skiing, snowboarding, racing, and flunking out at Western State
12:30: Back to Western State, learning ski tuning, Dynastar Race Service, and landing a job at Salomon around the Olympics
25:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
27:15: Selling Burton, Jake Burton and his encouragement for the partnerships, and learning to snowboard in a couple of hours
35:00: Pottery Barn/Burton, digital product, how does the ball get rolling at the SIA, and moving the SIA
43:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
45:30: Are you the bad guy for moving the SIA, the loss of institutional knowledge, brand consolidation, and selling his revenue generator, the SIA Tradeshow, to OR
56:00: The pandemic and buying the BEWI Shows, selling his consumer Snowbound Festival before having one, and how does selling SIA to OR benefit Winter Sports?
63:00: What does the SIA do for paying members, and OR is moving back to SLC
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Licata
Louie Vito has done it all: Champion snowboarder, reality TV star on ‘Dancing with the Stars’, playing himself in the sequel to ‘Point Break’, and there is so much more to him. On part 2 with Louie, we dive into sponsors, contests, Danny Kass and the Grenade Crew, the fact that no brand ever put big marketing dollars behind him, and so much more. Louie is not the guy I thought he was going to be, he’s the hardest man working on the game. And a badass in his own right, Toby Miller, asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Louie Vito Show Notes:
3:30: Wanting to be pro at 5, quitting other sports, Sims, and the Rick Kane analogy for Stratton Mountain School
14:00: Sleeping in his Burton boots, who is he in school with, 2002 Olympics, and his first big injury
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Forum, O-Matic, Volcom, not getting sponsor support, snowboarding being too school for school, and Natural Selection
36:00: Podiums, first X Games, Danny Kass, and no pressure but trouble at Aspen X
42:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:00: Unhealthy sponsors (Energy Drinks and Fast Food), important sponsors (Toyota, G-Shock, Melin, Ethica, Wienerschnitzel), what he spends his money on and is there another Olympic run?
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Toby Miller
Louie Vito is a badass snowboarder. He’s an Olympian, a US Grand Prix Champion, a Dew Tour Champion, an X Games medalist, and he comes from a 300 vertical foot hill in Ohio. He also seems to know everyone form celebrities to pro athletes, he’s competed in Dancing With The Stars, he’s been in a Hollywood blockbuster movie and he’s pretty humble about it all. On the podcast, we talk being Italian, his crazy work ethic, this influence of his dad, and so much more. Chris Beresford asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Louie Vito Show Notes:
3:30: Competing for Italy, painful citizenship process, speaking the language, and his Olympic history
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:15: Italian roots, his dad, inspirational quotes, and being competitive
38:00: Team sports and snowboarding
42:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:00: Ohio sports and has he met Lebron, Midwest snowboarding, Woodward Gymnastics, Space Camp, and once in a lifetime experience
64:00: Monster v Red Bull, Windell’s, Tim Windell, Steven Fox, Jeremy Jones, JP Walker,
77:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Beresford
Gabe Schroder is the most passionate behind-the-scenes player I know in snow business. While he’s always been a talented marketer, he’s really made his money over the years through building relationships and spreading his stoke for the love of skiing to the masses. Between his jobs with Powder Magazine, Smith Optics, and Dakine, Gabe has made a career out of working with the best athletes in the world, but more importantly, chasing Powder with them.
Gabe Schroder Show Notes:
3:30: Super G, first performance, riding on the ski train at 6, and going to Vail in HS
12:00: Whitman College, living in Vail, people he met in town, and the US Extreme’s in 99
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Winning a Powder Mag essay contest, unpaid internship, and the Powder to the People RV Tour
31:00: Native American dream stuff, Rossignol, Smith, and the athlete program
39:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:00: Inundated with emails, signing athletes, POV pioneer, and Smith is moving
50:00: Losing athletes, managing dog shows, back to the shop floor, and Dakine
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Cody Townsend, Zach Crist, and Mike Powell
Mark Fankhauser has been a creative force in snow for over 20 years. “Fank” grew up worshipping Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, and Mike Hattrup before he found the opportunity that came with snowboarding. From there, Fank chased Peter Line down the mountains of the PNW before landing his gig at Ride Snowboards while still in college. Eventually, Fank created and led the in-house design agency at K2 Sports; he spent time inside the walls of DOE, Mystery Made, and REI. These days Fank is a part-owner and head of design over at J Skis, and his story is a fun business episode.
Mark Fankhauser Show Notes:
3:30: Embarrassing story, growing up in Woodinville, getting into skiing, and the ski bus
9:00: Falling in love with surf culture, inline skating, ski culture, being a super grom, and skiing with a mohawk
14:00: Rave life, the Seattle music scene, seeing snowboarding, the opportunity it created, seeing Peter Line, and Art
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Picking a college, Styk speaks to your class, getting hired to do freelance for Ride, seeing his product in the field, and getting a job offer while he’s still in school
30:00: What it was like at Ride when he first got there, the cool factor of Ride, the K2 acquisition, ad how did the Ride folks take it
40:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:00: Reinventing the snowboard ad, F the Ferry, going to Department of Energy, getting recruited back to K2, and differentiating brands
58:00: Planet Earth, J Skis, Mystery Made, REI, and back to J Skis
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Styskal
Wendy Fisher is known as one of the pioneering women in the big mountains, and she changed the game, but that’s only part of her story. In part 2 with Wendy, we talk about leaving the race world, depression, eating disorders, extreme contests, filming with MSP, and much more. It’s an open and honest chat with a legend. Murray Wais asks the Inappropriate Questions
Wendy Fisher Part 2 Show Notes:
3:30: Not caring about college racing, quitting with a letter/fax machine and ghosting, going on her quitting skiing road trip, and her eating disorder
16:00: Putting on 20 pounds of muscle, collapsing, when help doesn’t help, how long does this last,
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: The Performers, taking Reichhelm up on her offer in Crested Butte, the US Extreme Comp, and skiing where the guys are skiing
33:00: Wining at Squaw, Kirkwood, going to Vegas for SIA, World Championships in Alaska, and partying
41:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: Sponsors and money, Chamonix with MSP, helicopter crash South America, was there ever burnout, and fear
66:00: Women in the movies, calling it as a pro skier, depression, and being a mom
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Murray Wais
Wendy Fisher changed the game as one of the pioneering women in the big mountains, but that’s only part of her story. In part 1 with Wendy, we talk about growing up in Tahoe, losing her brother young, racing with McConkey, going to Burke Mountain Academy, making the US Ski Team at 15, and the problems with the US Ski Team, mental health and more. It’s an open and honest chat with a legend. Lhotse Hawk asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Wendy Fisher Show Notes:
3:30: Dean Cummings, action sports interventions, weekend warriors, and then moving to Tahoe when she was young
10:00: Having a weekend dad because of his commute, fires, hanging with her brothers’ ski race team, losing her brother skiing at a young age, and thinking a lot about death
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Not as competitive as you would think that one time she had more confidence than ever at the start of an event, other skiers that she grew up with, and McConkey stories
33:00: Winning every race one season, work ethic, training with the Sacramento Kings, Burke Mountain Academy doesn’t think she can make it, and moving away from home young
42:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: How did she do with the structure of boarding school, making the US Ski Team, making money in ski racing, finding her confidence, being a head case, and making the Olympic Team
56:00: The strange dynamic of the US Ski Team, what sucks about it, Olympic crash, crappy A team coaching, what does the end of the US Ski Team look like
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Lhotse Hawk
Marko Shapiro is one of the most legendary action sports photographers of our time. Marko was the captain of Team Clambin, and for 50 years, Marko has called Verbier home and has shot all of the ski legends there. On the podcast, we talk about how he created a timeless style of photography through skiing powder and reading light, shooting with Dick Barrymore, Wayne Wong, Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, John Faulkner, Ace Kvale, and more. It’s a true history lesson with a guy who really owns his nickname “Grumpy”
Marko Shapiro Show Notes:
3:30: The story behind the most iconic shot, the world he lives in, growing up in Canada, and his first camera
10:00: Getting into skiing, what does he do after school, going to Verbier, learning the art of photography, and deciding to stay in Verbier
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
22:00: Hot Doggers, Dick Barrymore, Stanley Larsen, and Marko getting his intro to K2 with Assignment K2
33:00: Selling images, crashing while shooting, his skill level, Ace Kvale moves to town and the screamer
40:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: The trouble with hooking up with models, his work ethic and being a stickler, and the craziest story ever told on the podcast
46:00: Quitting all his side jobs and focusing on being a pro photographer, Hattrup, Plake and Schmidt
54:00: Slide show parties, money, sharing the wealth, what he thinks of print these days, and having no filter
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Stanley Larsen
Jeremy Nobis is a living legend cwho describes his life and times on skis as often misunderstood. But I believe there is no misunderstanding; Jeremy was a race prodigy, making the US Ski Team at 16 and racing on the World Cup until he was 26 years old. Then, Jeremy transitioned to the big mountains, and singlehandedly changed the way people ski them. In part 2 with Nobis, we talk about Alaska, TGR, Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, DUIs, etc. Kristen Ulmer asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Jeremy Nobis Show Notes Part 2:
3:30: Back to the ski shop, Dynastar, giving skiing another shot, and extreme contests
13:00: First time in AK, changing the game with his Pyramid line, and what is the crew’s reaction
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
22:45: The turn heard around the world, who he likes traveling with (Micah Black), and the après lifestyle and movie tours
28:00: X-Games, sponsors, money, and Pro Models
39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:00: Finding Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, The Crack, and his gnarliest line
48:00: First DUI, 3rd DUI, what do sponsors say, losing Billy Poole and others, and his 4th DUI
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kristen Ulmer
Jeremy Nobis is a living legend who describes his life and times on skis as often misunderstood. But I believe there is no misunderstanding; Jeremy was a race prodigy, making the US Ski Team at 16 and racing in the World Cup until he was 26 years old. Then, Jeremy transitioned to the big mountains, and singlehandedly changed the way people ski them. In part 1 with Nobis, we discuss coming up in Park City with a chip in his shoulder, ski racing, the US Ski Team, the Olympics, injury, and more. Jeremy speaks his mind without a filter, and you don’t want to miss this podcast
Jeremy Nobis Show Notes:
3:30: Alter boy in Wisconsin, his family, Park City, being competitive, and fighting
10:00: Sibling rivalry, racing gets serious, is he cocky, winning JR Worlds, and school in Park City and GMVS
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Rahlves, what he got out of GMVS, East Coast Skiing, chemicals in snow, and where does he rank among the racers at GMVS
30:00: Making the US Team as a high school junior, hazing, racer management, being an American in Europe, and what drove him in the race world
40:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:00: Accomplishing goals young, missing the 92 Olympics, never being the same mentally, injuries, training with Tomba, and athletes who know how to win
47:00: In it to win it, all things around the 1994 Olympics, and trying to monetize his career and privatize his training
55:00: The 1994 Team, not hanging out with them off the hill, the highlight of the games, why he quit ski racing, and racers who cheat
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Daron Rahlves
Trent Bush was born into a family of technical outerwear designers at a time when snowboarding didn’t exist. Trent grew up learning how to build outerwear and skateboarding. He was a grom before groms existed, and when Wave Rave opened its doors in Boulder, Trent hung out there daily until they hired him and his brother. From there, they grew with the sport of snowboarding, eventually creating the iconic Twist and Analog brands and running design for brands like Burton, Mountain Hardware, Fenix, Fjallraven, Saga, Black Diamond, and more. It’s a fun walk through snowboard history with an outerwear visionary
Trent Bush Show Notes:
3:30: The Boulder skate scene, early snow skating, growing up into outerwear, and skiing
10:00: Skate culture, seeing snowboarding for the first time, the product, and Wave Rave
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: The Wave Rave legacy, riding with legends, and 87 World’s and skate influence
34:00: Building a brand when he was really young, SIA, the rise of Twist
41:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: Early influencer marketing, being 2nd to Burton, and being the youngest member ever elected to the SIA board of directors.
54:00: Wanting to build product in The North Face Factories, but doing in LA, the rockstar life on the strip, his investors pulling out overnight and losing it all
61:00: Burton, Analog, other projects, and Artillect,
71:00: Inappropriate Questions
Marco de Santi has the most interesting journey of any athlete I’ve had on the podcast. Born in a less than desirable situation in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Marco did what every kid does; he played soccer until he found skateparks. Marco quit team sports and headed to the USA at age 15, with literally nothing, to make his pro skating dream happen. While Marco eventually became a world Champion, inline was dropped by X-Games, and the organizing body of his sport didn’t include Marco in future events. So the first skater to land a triple was forced out of competition and into a life of LOVE, which he performs in every night with the Cirque de Soleil. It doesn’t get more rags to riches than this one.
Marco de Santi Show Notes:
3:30: Issues around his backyard vert ramp, growing up in Sao Paolo, and family life
10:00: Soccer, finding skating, stereotypes, roller rink skateparks, how does he pay to get to the US, and how does he stay
18:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
21:00: Not speaking English, meeting me, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and problems with judging
32:00: Mountain Dew, other sponsors, never wearing pads, and spending time at Woodward
34:00: The Yasutoko Brothers, the triple, and what’s cool about X Games
39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: Nerves, Silver at X Games, losing X Games, and then getting screwed by the ASA
47:00: Winning World Championships, all things Cirque de Soleil’s LOVE (skating, money, injury, perks), building his Vegas empire, and day trading
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Hardcore Brazil,Carlos Pianowski
Paddy Graham wasn’t supposed to be a pro skier wearing a Red Bull helmet. He’s from Sheffield, and everyone knows Brits for their football, not their talent in the mountains. But Paddy changed that school of thought, and it all started on a dry slope. Yep, before Paddy was filming powder segments, he learned how to ski on carpet. And that magic carpet had taken Paddy all over the world in pursuit of deep snow and the biggest jumps ever built. We talk about his interesting journey, the Legs of Steel crew, getting the most airtime ever, and so much more on the podcast. It’s a different road map than most take to becoming a pro skier. Ahmet Dadali asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Paddy Graham Show Notes:
3:30: Riding his bike, injury, and growing up in Sheffield
12:00: Wanting to go on the school ski trip, skiing the dry slope, and Richard Taylor
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:45: Other sports, ski media, Line Skis, moving to France at 16 to film for Discovery Channel, and other video work
32:00: Meeting Tanner at 16, learning about the mountains, making ends meet, his first Colorado trip
42:30: http://www.rollerblade.com: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:30: Contests, Volkl, Red Bull, The Olympics, Legs of Steel, and the 4-second air
78:30: Inappropriate Questions with Ahmet Dadali
While Tyler Turner has lived a life of adventure, he almost had it all taken away from him a few years ago when a skydiving accident destroyed his lower limbs. Between amputations, addiction and depression, it would have been easy for Tyler to throw in the towel and feel sorry for himself. And while there may have been a little of that in the beginning, Tyler quickly realized that he wanted to live again….and living is what he’s doing these days. On the podcast, we take you through his life before and after his life-altering injury. Complete with Paralympic medals and wingsuit jumps. It’s an incredible story. Legend Mark Fawcett asks the Inappropriate Questions
Tyler Turner Show Notes:
3:30: Living on a boat, growing up in Calgary, hockey, surfing, and the mountains
9:00: Photography, Australia trip, skydiving, getting jobs operating heavy machinery, making ends meet, getting his permit to solo skydive, the other Tyler Turner skydiving accident, and Tyler’s accident
22:45: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
25:45: The accident, blacking out for 60 seconds, how close was he to dying, understanding his situation, and depression
31:00: Dating in the hospital, his injury breakdown, the first amputation, phantom pain, and drugs
45:00: http://www.rollerblade.com: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
47:00: The second amputation, the Adaptive Training Foundation, The High Fives Foundation, wheelchair versus walking, and prosthetics in public
60:00: Surfing, skiing, snowboarding, the pain of snowboarding, and his Olympic run
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fawcett
Part 2 of Jimbo Morgan’s life and times start with a trip to the Albertville Olympics in 1992. While this should have been the best day of Jimbo’s life, we talk about the good friend that died in his arms that day and how it impacted him. We then talk about the end of filming speed skiing with Plake and Stump, pioneering bungee jumping, inventing skiercross, and getting sponsored as a skier, telemark skier, and snowboarder. We also cover founding the Factory Team and how Powder Magazine set the sport of skiing back a decade by being close-minded. Brad Holmes asks the Inappropriate Questions
Jimbo Morgan - Part 2 Show Notes:
3:30: US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, sticking out in France, and sponsors
15:00: The burnt French flag story, making the US Team,
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Excitement around speed skiing, having a friend die in his arms hours before the Olympic Final and his Olympic tattoo
34:00: His Olympic experience, breaking glasses, filming for Greg Stump’s Groove Requiem, and the end of speed skiing
40:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
45:00: Managing Fungus, knowing musicians through Joel from Sessions, and bungee jumping
48:00: Testing snowboards with K2, getting sponsored for three sports by K2 while drunk at a trade show, stealing the concept of boardercross for skiers, and creating Lord of the Boards
54:00: Why is Jimbo known as X in EXP Productions, the players of Lord of the Boards, launching the Poacher with Holmes, Kreitler, and Terje in Japan, and fire extinguishers in Japan
60:00: The creation of the K2 Factory Team, did Seth shop at Hot Topic, new sponsors, who was the first person to grab their skis, and how did Powder Magazine set skiing back seven years
86:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes
Jimbo Morgan is arguably one of the most talented athletes to come out of the snow space; he’s also a total badass. From being an Olympian to pioneering bungee jumping to being a sponsored skier, telemark skier, and snowboarder, Jimbo has always been at the top of his game. He does things his way, always telling it like is...whether you like it or not. This is a do not miss podcast with a living legend
Jimbo Morgan Show Notes:
3:30: Cancer and nerve issues, XC Skiing, and Tomahawk
14:00: Growing up in Sacramento and Loomis, skiing, skateboarding, Tennis and Golf, and divorce
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Rebelling, Skateboarding, Dazed and Confused, and Dyslexia/Agoraphobic,
32:00: Skiing with badasses, snowboarding, Mike Chantry’s ramp, and Farmer and Hetzel stories
43:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
45:00: Palmer, what did skiing look like culturally, finding speed skiing, and localism
52:00: Wanting to go fast, Steve McKinney taking him under his wing, and Steve changing the direction of Jimbo’s life
61:00: Hopeful for an Olympic opportunity, training with Steve for the Olympics at Slide Mountain, unique things about speed skiing and Michael Skakel
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Dale Womack
Jenny Taylor has done everything in the ski industry. She started at the bottom in customer service and worked her way to her current role of VP of Marketing for Salomon. On the podcast, we talk about breaking the glass ceiling, managing some of the best athletes in the world, letting them go, and much more. It’s another incredible business episode.
Jenny Taylor Show Notes:
3:30: Managing athletes, earning respect, being a woman in the old boys club, women’s product, and being the “Salo-Mom.”
10:00: Growing up in PA, Summer Camp, sports, not liking HS, snowboarding, and working for Inca Snowboards
15:00: UVM, NZ, CS at Dakine, events, and Cliff Bar
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Managing people, Salomon, her teams, Jib Academy, and parents,
31:00: Losing athletes, dropping them and having a job that is and having a job that is your hobby
39:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:00: The BBR, product, the French, the Chinese, and speaking everyone’s language
49:00: Marketing Manager, Trade Marketing, Brand Manager, Brand Director, and VP of Marketing
56:30: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Rogge
Bill Marolt is not only a ski visionary, but he’s also a living legend known for his Olympic-level ski career, NCAA Championships, and US Ski and Snowboard Teams. When Bill proclaimed that the USA would be the best ski team in the world, the world thought he was crazy, but Bill achieved that goal and many more throughout his career. On the podcast, we talk about the 2022 Olympics, the other games he was a part of and an athlete, coach, and CEO, his NCAA Football Title at the University of Colorado, and much more. It’s an hour with a Hall of Fame member who has had a huge impact on the sports we love
Bill Marolt Show Notes:
3:30: The 2022 Olympics, the IOC, FIS, China and Russia, the Mikaela story, and the lack of focus on Park and Pipe
15:30: Aspen in the ’40s and ‘50’s, skiing, HS racing on the national level, and was there sponsorship back then
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Billy Kid, Jimmie Heuga, and more, College racing at Colorado “The American Way,” and the legendary US Team he was part of and who was the most famous
30:00: His Olympic experience, maintaining amateur status, and getting a job at the University of Colorado coaching the ski team at a young age
36:00: Winning eight consecutive NCAA Championships, what defines his leadership style, his 10-year philosophy, leaving Colorado to coach the US Ski Team, and Bill Johnson wins the Downhill
42:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:30: The politics of the team and how it impacts athletes, leaving the US Ski team for the Athletic Director job at the University of Colorado, and learning the business of sports
51:30: His famous contract extension for his losing football coach, the risk pays off with a national championship, and more on leadership
59:00: Leaving Colorado for the US Ski Team and its CEO position, having athletes like Daron Rahlves, Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Luke Bodensteiner
Michael Spencer is a powerhouse of an agent who represents some of the top athletes in ski and snowboard. I’m talking about Shaun White, Gus Kenworthy, Simon Dumont, Torin Yater-Wallace and more. On the podcast, we talk about deep connections to his athletes, starting brands with them, all things agent and of course, Michael’s backstory. It’s a peek into the life and times of a super-agent. Jossi Wells asks the inappropriate Questions.
Michael Spencer Show Notes:
3:30: Shaun White, his new brands, his image in the world of snowboarding and beyond
14:30: Mormon, his brother coming out, and coming up in the freestyle world
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Competition, college, quitting competition, Law School in California, his girlfriend’s gold and the injury that made his career
35:00: Grasping for anything, Nike pro models, medals stolen, money, and personal expense
28:00: Working for the Salt Lake Olympic Committee, starting his agency, the first Olympics, and cutting his teeth early on
32:00: Depression, overdose, getting help, another intense bout with depression, another overdose, and time in the psych ward, getting out and figuring out how to manage her depression
41:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: The courtship of Simon Dumont, the progression of athletes, Sarah Burke, and creating the AFP
51:30: FIS doesn’t get it, babysitting, explaining things to sponsors, and dealing with athletes when they don’t want to show up at sponsor related contracted events
60:00: Contract negotiations, creating brands with athletes, and all things Gus Kenworthy
77:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jossi Wells
Jackie Paaso has lived a life full of ups and downs. This once-promising mogul skier turned free ride athlete has battled with her mental health throughout her life as an elite athlete. We talk about depression, suicide, getting help, and death on the podcast. But don’t worry, it’s not all bad. We also talk about her incredible career, her new movie Artic 12 and having a baby any day now. Mike Wilson asks Inappropriate Questions.
Jackie Paaso Show Notes:
3:30: About to have a baby, what that means to her skiing, her movie “Artic 12” and the drama around it
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Making the movie successful numbers-wise, having an NFL dad, skiing as a family, Bethel, Maine, and mogul skiing
28:00: The cost of skiing, the end of moguls and college, and going to India for a NOLS course
32:00: Depression, overdose, getting help, another intense bout with depression, another overdose, and time in the psych ward, getting out and figuring out how to manage her depression
40:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:00: Where is her mental health today, Timy Dutton and death
48:00: Moving to Tahoe, finding a path to big mountain skiing, Big Mountain comps, and winning at Snowbird and the Sickbird Award
52:00: Mentality behind her skiing, her impressive ski resume, finding joy in her skiing, and being a super competitive person
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Wilson
While Pat Milbery isn’t a household name, if you’ve been to Denver, you’ve seen his work. Pat is one of the more accomplished artists in the country, but his story is so much more than just art. Growing up in Minnesota, Pat was a team sports guy until politics rubbed him the wrong way…and while his path took him skateboarding and inline skating, his passion was always snowboarding. We talk about the tragedy of his childhood, music, snowboarding, Think Thank, art, and so much more on the podcast. Living legend Jesse Burtner asks Inappropriate Questions.
Pat Milbery Show Notes:
3:30: Talking to kids, growing up in Minnesota, and team sports
9:00: Sports politics, skateboarding, snowboarding, and the universe aligns for rollerblading
15:00: Murder in the family, his creative outlets, being a sponsored skater, music culture, and being an outcast
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site-wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Friends that became famous musicians, bouncing back from death, and college
34:00: Visiting Colorado, graffiti, backyard snowboard parks, and art
40:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: Mt Hood, So Gnar camps, Skullcandy, and Think Thank,
49:30: Scott Stevens, Snowboard on the Rocks, and more Think Thank
56:00: Sharing a podium with Shaun White and Travis Rice, creating with brands, and Ingemar Backman
61:00: How does snowboarding end, focusing on murals, how much do they cost, his style, and working with Jimbo Phillips and Jamie Lynn
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jesse Burtner
Benjamin Alexander has only spent four months of his life on Jamaican soil, and yet he’s now representing his father’s birthplace in this week’s Winter Olympic Games. Yes, a Jamaican skier, it’s like “Cool Runnings” on snow, and Benji’s story is an amazing one. While he was a troublemaker of a working-class kid, Benji was smart and always had huge goals: finish university, move to Asia, become a DJ that traveled the world, and eventually, go to the Olympics. It’s a wild story that takes Benji from England to Hong Kong to DJing sex parties, and the happy ending will be found this week during the Beijing Olympics.
Benjamin Alexander Show Notes:
3:30: Prepping for the Olympics, sponsors, the coverage he is getting, and racism in England
9:00: Growing up in England, being a troublemaker, and earning a scholarship to private school
13:00: Becoming a DJ, focusing on university, moving to Asia, modeling, and becoming a DJ again
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Do people think his risks are crazy, The Art of War, big DJ events, and going to Mica Creek
28:00: Traveling with high rollers, not being into materialistic things, drugs, and dj’ing sex parties
32:00: Learning how to ski six years ago, the Send It event, and retiring from DJing,
36:00: Getting the idea for the Olympics in 2018, Cool Runnings inspiration, and time in Revelstoke
39:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: Skiing 1.7 vertical feet in 37 days, is he still a kook when he does that, and moving to Jackson Hole
44:00: Race training, mentors/coaches, time in Jamaica, and making friends Dudley Stokes (The real Cool Runnings Pilot)
51:00: New FIS rules, Elizabeth Swanney and Steve Nyman
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Matt Masson
Dave Amirault, aka “Digi Dave” was a visionary in the ski industry at a time the industry really needed it. Dave got into skiing around the time that websites had digital counters on them and by merging his affinity for tech and sliding on snow, Dave created a snow focused career that took him from Sunday River to Freeskier Magazine, to Aspen, to Sierra, and finally, to Snowbird. On the podcast, we stay away from a lot of the nerd stuff Dave is known for and ask the question, did “coming out” force him out of his most successful position in skiing?
Dave Amirault Show Notes:
3:30: Screwing me over, growing up in Rhode Island, and skiing
9:00: Taking apart the computer, the AOL days, HS life, and getting a gig at Sunday River and Wachusett
14:00: College social life, traveling for skiing and meeting his heroes
16:00: Contributing, digital innovators in skiing, getting a job at Freeskier, and the burnout level at a job like that
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
26:00: Building out micro sites for brand promotions, how he gets to Aspen, the Aspen life, and going to Sierra at Tahoe.
43:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
45:00: Laying people off, getting laid off, what he learned at Sierra, and taking a dream job at Snowbird
50:00: His Rideshare app and his award-winning 1-Star marketing campaign,
58:00: Coming out on the internet, what happens after he hits send, the internet assholes are out for them, ultimately, losing his job for no reason, and his advice for others in the closet in the industry
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Taylor Pratt, Mike Rogge, and his siblings
Josh Dueck is an inspiration. A working-class kid from Kimberley, BC, Josh took skiing as far as he could afford to before becoming a coach. His coaching career was cut short due to a life-altering injury that put him in a wheelchair and eventually on Paralympic Podiums. It’s a heavy story, and I ask all the questions that people want the answers to, but were afraid to ask.
Josh Dueck Show Notes:
3:30: Chef De Mission, Kimberley, BC, and getting into skiing on his own via a paper airplane contest
11:00: His crew on the freestyle team, his face piercings and look, partying, and the BC Team
14:00: The end of moguls, coaching, working with the future of skiing, and making them better
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Jumps, and how he injured himself, how it impacted Woody, and the immediate aftermath
29:00: Finding out he will never walk again, the pain, the support of his parents and Lacy, other people’s reactions to the injury, and going to the BC Championships 3 weeks after surgery
39:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:00: Everything you were afraid to ask about paralysis, his arms are his legs, retrofitting or not, and the expense of it all
50:00: Getting back into the mountains, getting into racing, crashing, and being humbled on the World Cup circuit
57:00: Paralympics in Whistler, the Paralympic hangover, X-Games and Tom Morello
67:00: The Freedom Chair movie, the backflip, going on Ellen and airing over Abma
72:00: Sochi infrastructure, winning the gold and partying with the Austrians
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Birk Irving got his first ski sponsorship at 7 years old and has never looked back. While he was the small kid throwing 540’s at 7, he’s matured and grown into one of the best halfpipe skiers in the world. On the podcast, we talk about his Academy Award winning grandfather, his upbringing in Winter Park, getting signed really young, making the US Team, the X-Games, Olympics and so much more. Torin Yater-Wallace asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Birk Irving Show Notes:
3:30: The last Olympic qualifier, Covid, and 2021 X-Games
11:00: John Irving, his parents, growing up at Winter Park, and 360’s and 540’s at 5 years old
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:30: Getting on K2 at 7, no pressure from anyone, and being the little guy
37:30: Smith, Red Bull, broken leg in 2013, focusing on becoming a pro skier over anything, winning the Junior Olympics on a broken leg, and making the US Team
40:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
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42:00: Perks of the US Team, getting invited to his first X-Games, and being the annoying grom
48:00: Making the US Team is the hardest part, the Deviate crew and filming
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Torin Yater-Wallace
Mark Abma isn’t your typical pro skier. If you break him down, he’s part elite athlete, part farm boy, part hippy, part businessman and part dreamer with a work ethic that puts most people to shame. On part 2 of his podcast, we talk about all his different parts, money, sponsors, adrenal fatigue, video parts and a whole lot more.
Mark Abma Show Notes:
3:30: Early filming with PBP, the end of competition, why he left K2, and getting on Salomon and Helly Hanson
11:00: The shift to attainable skiing, Eric Hjorleifson, money, sponsors, negotiating, what happened to Salomon, and investments
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
21:30: His Squamish property, island property with Chris Turpin, and his unique Tofino development
32:00: Being ahead of the curve with his Biodiesel vehicle, yoga, and breath work.
40:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: Being an early adopter of hydrotherapy, The Powder Awards, and achieving his goals at 24
47:00: Putting out six parts over 2 years, adrenal fatigue, finding balance, and his darkest video project The Masquerade
52:30: How his video parts come out, music selection, getting almost 100 stitches to his face, and the intimidation and experience of Alaska
63:30: Inappropriate Questions with Josh Dueck
Mark Abma isn’t your typical pro skier. If you break him down, he’s part elite athlete, part farm boy, part hippy, part businessman and part dreamer with a work ethic that puts most people to shame. On part one of his podcast, we talk about the journey from his dad’s welding shop, to the Hemlock Valley Freestyle Team, to the BC Freestyle Team, to the X -Games, to the big mountains, to the big screen and beyond. Abma is a legend, and his story will surprise you.
Mark Abma Show Notes:
3:30: Being the young guy on the Yearbook and Focused shoots, mentoring the young guys today, and other guys who teach him about the backcountry
11:00: Sid sized life, work ethic, what else did he do, skiing at 10, and inspirations
16:30: Freestyle team at Hemlock Valley, getting into the side country, and not being a great skier form the get go
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:30: Traveling for moguls, how is he doing, almost freezing to death, and getting on the BC Freestyle Team
30:00: Rex Thomas and other bodybuilding skiers, are the Olympics the dream, seeing the new school of skiing for the first time, and getting into the competitive circuit.
33:00: What sucks about moguls, declining spot on the Canadian National Team, seeing the path in the park and pipe, and doubters
35:00: Sid sized goals, struggling with odd jobs, local contests, ski cross, Fisher skis and early Japan trips with Pollard and Mike Nick
41:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
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43:30: What Anthony Borownowski did for his career: Superpark, shooting with TGR, shooting with MSP, meeting K2 and paying his rent
47:00: His joke of a Frankensled, high speed crashed on his sled, longlining his sled out of the BC, and not being comfortable with self-promotion
53:00: Smith, Sessions, the US Open, X Games, being star struck, and finally being accepted by the cool kids
58:30: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Turpin
Paul Crandell is more connected to radical people than anyone I’ve had on the podcast. LP, as he’s known, has done everything when it comes to events. He started as the banner guy, complete with all the zip ties and in just a couple years, he became the puppet master, complete with all the Red Bull budgets. After a decade of creating and executing the most important events in the world, it was onto the GoPro rocket ship, where he experienced the pain of going public, cashed out and is now all about kindness.
Paul Crandell Show Notes:
3:30: How he became LP, being tall and volleyball.
10:00: Tahoe, Shane McConkey, Bikes, and selling art
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
20:30: Making Red Bull hire him, building Red Bull in the US, and illegal in Canada
30:00: Creating Rampage with Bender and crew, NYC Events, and being final approval the US and buying a Bentley as a gift.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: Red Bull, athlete risk, why leave, Q and selling planes
59:30: GoPro, marketing strategy, going public, stock roller coaster, and Kind Humans
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Uncle E
Zach Crist may have the most complete ski career of any athlete I’ve had on the podcast--other than his older brother Reggie. Coming up in Sun Valley, Zach achieved his goal of making the US Team, but it wasn’t all the glory that it sounded like and after a second knee injury and retirement, Zach started collecting X-Games medals. From there he became a guide, went to AK to film, invested in some ski related real estate and we talk about the high’s the lows, and the tragedies and triumphs on the podcast.
Zach Crist Show Notes:
3:30: Busy life, kids, and DuPont
9:00: Moving to Sun Valley at 6, skiing every day, mountain town problems, and his ski crew
13:30: Skiing gets serious, the path to greatness, being small, making the US Ski Team, not partying, and always being late
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Breaking down the race world, his race results, the disappointment of being a racer, and getting along with his brother as a racer
28:30: His worst crash, leaving a loser every week, and chemicals on the course
33:00: Rahlves, being elite, why ski racing athletes are unique, losing Bret Samus in a ski accident and Retiring from the US Ski Team,
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43 :00: An unfair advantage in Skier Cross, X Games medals, and why the sport disappears in the US
47:00: Money, The Ski Tour, skiing with Jann Winter and Robin Williams, and buying Smiley Creek Lodge
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Daron Rahlves
While Mike Rogge is a publisher these days, he cut his teeth writing for some of the most important titles in snow and beyond. These days, life is all about changing the print model from a dying, corporate, ad driven business to a thriving, independent, boutique model that caters to what subscribers want. On the show, we talk about finding a home in skiing as a writer, Powder, The Ski Journal, his internet persona and so much more. Rogge has never been afraid to share his opinions which always makes for a great listen.
Mike Rogge Show Notes:
3:30: Twitter, reporting the truth, and summers at Great Escape and winters at West Mountain
10:30: Sports, night skiing, and the X Games at Mt Snow
16:30: Writing, opportunity through skiing, and flipping the script in family history
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
25:30: Taking advantage of college, Simon Dumont Quarter Pipe, and working for The Meatheads
35:00: The Ski Show, Powder Magazine, and getting hired over others
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45:30: Having the keys to the magazine, Tunnel Creek, the decline of Powder, and leaving
56:30: The Ski Journal, trying to buy three titles, having the deal fall apart, and telling the world about it
63:00: Mountain Gazette
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Adam Jaber
Christina Lustenberger, aka Lusti, is an all-around badass in the mountains. Before this certified ACMG guide was killing it in the TGR movies, she was a racer out of Canada and paid for it with 5 full knee re-constructions over 10 years. But even with the injuries, Christina competed in the Olympics and transitioned from race to guide school. On the show we talk racing, guiding, being a woman in a male dominated world, malfunctioning gear and what it took for Lusti to earn the pro skier dream.
Christina Lustenberger Show Notes:
3:30: Huge amounts of energy, raised at the mountain by ski bums, and no television
7:00: Ski racing with Ian Macintosh, moving up the ranks, graduating into the ski team, and having a DNF ski style
14:00: Injuries, recovery, the Olympics, retiring from racing and becomng a guide
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
21:30: Black Crows, skiing with strangers, being a more educated woman in a male dominated world, and having a voice in the mountains
29:00: Children of the Columbia, is there pressure at TGR, traveling far for bad conditions, and then getting hurt
35:00: Getting fixed fast, first descents, and avalanche
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:00: Reacting to the slide, not getting a signal, calling in the cavalry, and the aftermath of the product failure
48:00: Covid, sponsors, and Mount Nelson
56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh
In Jossi Wells part two, we pick up talking about Jossi’s recent wedding in NZ, and then it’s back to his still going, legendary career. We talk about being the youngest ever competitor at X, the change that comes with a sport entering an Olympic era, his Olympic experience, heading out into the backcountry and a round of ‘Inappropriate Questions’ with Tom Wallisch.
Jossi Wells Part 2 Show Notes:
3:30: Getting married, pressure to perform, and confidence that comes from standing on a podium
10:00: Podium at The Ski Tour, god moments, faith, and free will
17:00: A proud Christian, first X Games, medaling at his second X Games at 17
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:30: Achieving his goals at 17, enjoying the process at contests as he got older, not winning gold for a long time
30:00: The change that comes with the Olympics, new pressures, and his controversial Olympic run
41:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:30: Finally getting X Games Gold and getting hurt leading up to the PyeongChang Olympics
49:00: Retiring from competition, teaming up with Torin Yater-Wallace or “Deviate” and “Good Luck”, and Sponsors
63:30: Inappropriate Questions with Tom Wallisch
Jossi Wells became one of skiing’s rockstars in the 2000’s and he wasn’t one of those skiers born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He was born into ski patrol, and he was destined to become a skier. Along the way he and his family made all the right choices and he went from the little kid who shreds anything from Wanaka to an X Games Gold Medalist and an Olympian who became a household name in the global ski world.
Jossi Wells Show Notes:
3:30: Knee injuries, stem cells, ankle, breaking his back and total time out due to injury
13:00: Skiing as a job, tricks and breaking into the industry from New Zealand
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:00: Growing up skiing at Cardrona, homeschooling, and other talents and activities
27:00: Time on the mountain, size in skiing, racing and then going to the park
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41:15: The influence of Pettit and Kye, the Park City days, and living in Italy
45:00: Quitting racing, getting a travel budget, getting on a loose Atomic crew led by Rex Thomas, and thoughts of college?
50:00: Skiing 12 hour days in Park City, traveling with Blake Nyman and the Park City Team, and meeting his dad at the US Open
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colby West
Before Dr. Evan Raps, there was no hip hop in skiing, but back in the late 90’s early 2000’s , this New York kid took over the ski world and ushered in a new, fresh style to the sport. On the podcast we talk about his roots in moguls, the season that made him famous, the C-Crew, contests, filming, and too many knee surgeries…It’s a rare chat with a true innovator in the sport.
Evan Raps Show Notes:
3:30: Growing up in NYC, Hip Hop, skiing, driving to ski, and getting on the Killington Team.
8:00: School at Killington, moguls, World Cups as a teenager, moving to Colorado and The US Team
12:00: Influences, getting onto the terrain parks, quitting moguls, moving to The Palisades, and meeting CP
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: The 99-00 Season: The Train Jump, Red Bull Free-Ride Event, X Games SF, filming and a cover
31:30: Hip Hop style, mentality at contests in the party days, film image, C-Crew and sweeping the podium
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44:15: Sponsors, money and developing skis
48:00: Knee injury saga (11 surgeries), coming back, CR injury, Tanner injury, and retiring
55:00: College, coaching the US Team and becoming a Doctor
61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Constantine Papanicolaou
Part 2 with Chris “Uncle E” Ernst picks up where we left off, when Uncle E was on top of the world announcing every event that mattered…but things were not as perfect as they appeared. On the podcast we talk about the continued success, the partying, the travel, the double life, the corporate life, getting caught, disappearing for 5 years, and slowly but surely, rebuilding a life and career.
Uncle E Show Notes:
3:30: Red Bull Slackline Event in TN, explain Uncle E, and the difference between Chris and Uncle E
10:00: The X Games, Live TV, Lord of the Boards and getting more emcee work
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Red Bull events, challenging events, and internet comments
30:00: Highlight events, sour on the Gravity Games, and becoming a ski celebrity
37:00: Did success change him, Boost Mobile, and corporate partying
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:45: Falling off the face of the earth for 5 years, substances, and problems surfacing
48:00: Rock Bottom, how does he get better, and pinpointing when his problem started
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Paul Crandell aka LP
Chris “Uncle E” Ernst is a legend on the microphone and in the ski industry. Uncle E is known for being that wacky, zany guy on the mic who knows all the athletes, all the history, and brings the excitement of the X Games and many other events into living rooms around the world. What you don’t know about him is his private school upbringing, cutting his teeth with bungee jumping, how he helped invent a sport and so much more that we talk about on the podcast.
Uncle E Show Notes:
3:30: The Raiders, High School, Soccer, skiing, and St. Mary’s College,
13:00: Working with the family, Vertigo Bungee days, and Frank Gambali
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22:30: Bungee accidents, The Vertigo/Primal split, the ski bum local lifestyle
30:00: The Coors Light Tour, learning events from the ground up, and emceeing bird tours at Sea World
37:00: Skiing with the best and pioneering AK
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43:00: Snowboarding v Skiing, EXP Productions, Lord of the Boards, and Tele
54:00: The inventors of Skier Cross, X-Games, where did Uncle E come from,
65:00: Fast forwarding through medal, the link between depression and head injuries, and living for others
61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Jaquet
Seth Wescott has roots that go back to the 80’s in snowboarding, which means he’s old, but being that he’s won the past two Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom events, he’s now beating his peers and the ids out there…and that’s something he’s done his whole life. From his CVA roots to Western State, the US Team, to the World Cup, to the Olympics, to riding in the big mountains, Seth has dominated everything but the X- Games and we talk about his storied, double Olympic Gold Medal career, head injuries and more on the podcast.
Seth Wescott Show Notes:
3:30: The Burton US Open and Baker Banked Slalom
11:00: Growing up around college athletics, getting into snow, and snowboarding,
15:00: CVA weekend program, nationals, Western State, and how he was able to ski through school
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
27:30: Dropping out of school, a podium at his first event, halfpipe in the 98 Olympics and not making that team
34:00: Specializing in boardercross, Alaska, and Kip Garre
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
44:00: X Games Silver, getting on to the Olympic Team early, what he did for the lead up to Torino, and video review
55:00: What do you think about when you win gold, what happens when you win, and losing a friend on course and calling it on the season
65:00: Fast forwarding through medal, the link between depression and head injuries, and living for others
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fawcett
If everything is based on talent, Lucas Wachs should be a household name in skiing. But in today’s world of professional skiing, talent is expected and for better or worse, self-promotion determines how far a pro will get to some extent. Lucas Wachs is one of those guys who isn’t comfortable promoting himself, he lets his skiing do the talking and its afforded him a 12-year career. While Lucas doesn’t make noise about his skiing, he’s the guy the other skiers are talking about and snowboarders recognize his talent too, including Max Warbington who asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Lucas Wachs Show Notes:
3:00: His pro model ski, treatment by Lib Tech, and his dad skiing with Scot Schmidt, and Doug Coombs
11:00: The Warbington brothers, snowboarding, being good at everything, and contests
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:30: What he looked like, Salomon, park rat days, the expense of contests and Pete Alport
30:00: Poor Boyz Productions, Nimbus, the fork in the road, 4bi9, and getting on Lib
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43:30: Sponsors, his first big trip with Benchetler and Igucci, manual labor, agents and energy drinks
51:00: 10 Barrel, filming with huge names, breaking gear, winning a Powder Award for his part in Level 1’s “Romance”, his first trip to Europe in 2020, and MSP
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Max Warbington
Mike Arzt has been behind the scenes in the snowboard industry since he was 16 years old. He's been a shop grunt, salesman, buyer, Burton factory store employee, RED Sales and Marketing guy, athlete tech, Blue Torch Snow Director, Airwalk employee, freelancer and eventually, entrepreneur. He’s done everything and you’ve for sure seen some of his work…. Between the Red Bull Cold Rush like events, marketing and branding projects, Arzt has been humbly behind some game changing marketing.
Mike Arzt Show Notes:
3:00: Silverton takeover, a love for snow early, and curated luck
10:00: Ryan’s Ski Shop, being the snowboard guy, working with the Bruton Rep, and his first tradeshow
14:00: Going to NZ after High School, setting goals of UVM and Burton and making both happen
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: RED Helmets, corporate presentations, money, being replaced and then getting the dream Burton job
30:00: Olympics, leaving Burton for Blue Torch, and Airwalk
40:00: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%
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Elan Skis: They will make you a better skier...no bs
42:15: T-Bag, the end of Airwalk, Head Snowboards, and Helly Hansen
52:00: The Public Works, Battery 621, and the pandemic
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Steve “Stix” Nilsen
While Corey Smith is the mastermind behind the shape changing snowboard brand Spring Break Snowboards, it’s not snowboarding that defines him. Corey is an artist first and foremost and he’s responsible for creating religions, spoof snowboard brands and some of the most popular snowboard graphics of the past decade. If that’s not enough, he was a also a pro rider who played in bands and lived the rockstar life….. This all makes for a great podcast.
Corey Smith Show Notes:
3:00: The Church of Quantum Interconnectedness, no rules at home, and art
8:00: Snowboarding at 16, Summer at Hood, and aspirations of being pro
14:00: Neoproto days, his image, his riding style, and being ahead of his time
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22:30: Money, going through boards, making ends meet, Capita, and pushing the limits with graphics
28:00: Video part involvement, brands, riders he respects, and Love/Hate
34:00: College, bands Moving to LA, Ambiguous, and Commune
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40:45: The Commune Movie, moving to Tahoe to get back to snowboarding, and founding Spring Break
45:00: Getting ripped off by the big brands, partnering with Capita, and the best of both worlds for him
51:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Tedore
Trennon Paynter is a legendary Canadian mogul skier, he’s also an Olympian for Australia, and the Head Coach of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team. In part 2 of his podcast, we talk about going to the Olympics for another country, shifting to coaching park and pipe, his elite athletes, getting halfpipe into the Olympics, and a whole lot more. The godfather, Mike Douglas, asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Trennon Paynter Show Notes:
3:00: Getting radical, filming with Poor Boyz, and tagging along with the New School players
8:00: Coming back from injury, going to another country for the Olympics, and the mixed feelings around making the Australian Team
20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:45: Olympic highlights, the end of his mogul career, and the beginning of his coaching career
31:00: Park and Pipe coaching, Provincial level teams, starting his own team, and raising money to keep it going
44:00: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%
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46:00: Staying out of athlete business, Matt Hayward, politics, and halfpipe finally gets in the Olympics
52:00: Sarah Burke, the founding of a national team, rules, and working well with Canada
61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Douglas
Trennon Paynter is a legendary Canadian mogul skier, he’s also an Olympian for Australia, and the Head Coach of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team. His unbelievable ski story starts with cigarettes, partying, and good times in Banff before Trennon became a self-taught badass in the moguls of Kimberley BC. From there, Trennon competed against the New Canadian Air Force and beat them, made the National Team, Raced on the World Cup, and got into coaching...This podcast is a fun history lesson.
Trennon Paynter Show Notes:
3:00: How young are the kids he coaches, what doesn’t he understand about them, and the lack of risk-takers at the highest level the world
8:00: Being unsafe is not crazy if risk is managed correctly, the super trampoline, and born in Australia to adventure hippies
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:15: Moving back to Canada, skiing every day in Kimberley, BC, and quitting ski racing to party
28:00: Banff, seeking out danger, moguls, and living on the Easter Run under the lift
33:00: Found by the hotdoggers, winning contests, getting invited on to the Canadian Development Team, and potential (age)
38:00: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%
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40:45: Ski School 2, the influence of Shane Szocs, 97-98 he starts doing well on moguls, and getting some World Cup Starts on the Taxi Squad
49:00: Him being passed over for the World Cup Team because of age, making the team over JF Cusson, doing well, and then breaking his pelvis
54:00: The regret of not training as hard when he came back, the narrative of the New Canadian Air Force is not true, and don’t talk crap about moguls
64 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Rory Bushfield
I traveled to Prineville, Oregon for the ultimate in what a big mountain slopestyle event can be, Proving Grounds. I talk to all the players including, Carson Storch, Camila Noguiera, Kyle Strait, Reed Boggs, Jonny Salido, Travis Rice, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Jaxon Riddle, Hanna Bergman, and more...
Proving Grounds Show Notes:
2:00: Muddy courses, Katie Holden, and Carson Storch
5:30: Hannah Bergman, Todd Barber, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
16:00: Josh Bender, and Kyle Jameson, and Brad Holmes
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Brad Holmes, Brooke Andrews, Jaxon Riddle, and Jonny Salido
31:00: Todd Barber, Kyle Strait, Nikolai Rogatkin, David Lieb and Hannah Bergmann
39:00: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%
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Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
41:45: Dylan Stark and Travis Rice
49:00: Carson Storch, David Lieb, Brooke Andrews, Reed Bogs, Ryan Runke, and Carson Storch
Tom Hyser was born into the quad culture of the rinks around Atlanta and went from rink rat to skate rat. His family's move to the Midwest was life-changing when he first discovered inline skating. Tom is an original X Gamer, a product visionary whose designs have sold millions of units, an internet pioneer, and through it all he’s lived the struggle of being an inline skater. On the show, we talk about the love of skate, the hate received for it, and everything in between.
Tom Hyser Show Notes:
4:00: Covid travel, skateboarding, and Wisconsin
17:00: Jamie Thomas, skateboard hate, and incidents
18:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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21:45: The decline of inline, growing up outside of Atlanta, roller skating, and wrestling year-round
26:00: Getting sponsored, high school, qualifying for the pro tour, and college
33:00: Hoax 2, blowing his knee at the first X Games, and going in house at K2
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:
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43:45: The Fatty, crazy opportunities, no rules, going to Korea and recalls
51:00: The end of K2, Skatepile, Fiziks, and the scary future
61:00: Rollerblade and business is booming
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Kruse
Griffin Post was born into the ski industry. His dad was an executive with some big brands, ultimately running Smith, and wanting a young Griff to be anything but, a pro skier. That said, there was no special treatment for Griffin and he almost didn’t make it. A chance trip and win at the US Extremes took Griffin away from utilizing his MBA and working his way into the world of TGR. Hear Griffin’s unique path to pro skiing on the podcast.
Griffin Post Show Notes:
6:00: X-Games Gold Medalist, growing up in Austria, and settling in Sun Valley
11:00: Ski racing, the new school, powder days, kind of straight edge as a youth, and his first avalanche at 16
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22:00: Challenges at Bowdoin, transferring to Denver, skier cross, and getting his MBA
31:00: The life changing US Extremes, does his dad help, and what would the real world have looked like?
39:00: Subaru events, and meeting me while he was dirtbagging it in Chile
41:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:
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44:00: The cost of The Freeride World Tour, his role with Kastle, sponsors, and becoming financially stable in life through skiing
51:00: It’s all work ethic, not marketability, panic at the Verbier event, and being lucky to walk away from it
58:00: Moving to Jackson to hopefully film with TGR, getting some help from Smith (not his Dad though), and his first day filming with TGR
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Todd Ligare
Dan Egan is a Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Member and living legend with a ton of stories to tell. In round two of his podcast, he tells the story that almost killed him, what it took to survive and how it changed his life forever. There were 15 people that didn’t make it out and Dan tells the tale. We finish things off with my complaints about the Ski and Snowboard HOF that Dan is currently the face of.
Dan Egan Show Notes:
6:00: OR Show, Dan’s summer, and his book
9:00: What is Degree7, Patrick Vallecant, why the trip to Mount Elbrus
14:00: Arriving in Paris and realizing this is a crazy idea, a massive group, and being watched in Russia
17:00: The creepy phone call, why so many die on Elbrus, vacation mentality, Allah doesn’t like May Day, the differences between Dan and John, and forgetting gear
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27:00: Why a short acclimatization process, John and Tom aren’t going to push for the summit, losing his climbing partner, and turnaround time
31:00: Taking his pack off for the summit push, making it in a blizzard, decision making in altitude, and meeting Sasha
35:00: Joining the Russians, spending the night on the mountain, his white light moment, Sasha saves the day again, and fighting for rope, and leaving the group
45:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:
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48:00: Who was Sasha, how many people die on the mountain that day, getting out of Russia, medical issues and fights in France, and the trip that never ends
56:00: My problems with the Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and our discussion about it. (I know Terje is not from the US and should not be in the conversation)
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
While a lot of people know Skogen Sprang as the US Freeski Slopestyle Coach, before he held that title, he was one of the sport's true innovators, bringing new tricks and a snowboard style to the table. On the podcast we talk about doing every action sport as a kid, turning his pro snowboard dreams into a pro ski career, innovation, his prolific 2000 year, the injury, and what it took to come back. Don’t miss this one.
Skogen Sprang Show Notes:
3:00: Olympics, growing up in the bay, soccer, and skateboarding
11:00: Skiing, snowboarding gear, inline skating, and mountain biking
17:00: The culture of sport, switching to snowboarding, and quitting soccer
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24:45: Wanting to be a sponsored snowboarder, his parent’s reaction, and his crew
28:00: The influence of Troy, switching to skiing, instant progression, Constantine and his Chapter 3 Part
35:00: Vision of being a pro in both, Line Skis, and Poor Boyz Productions
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:
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44:00: MSP, McConkey and the crazy year that 2000 was: Covers, tricks, contests, and the injury that threatens to end it all
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Shane Anderson
Chris Engelsman, aka ETree, is one of the tallest snowboarders of his generation and a master of riding switch. He was one of those snowboarder entrepreneurs who was always starting brands and projects like Elevation Snowboards and Robot Food. On the podcast, we talk about his career, QI, Clicker, and inventing the backside Rodeo. It’s another good one.
Chris Engelsman Show Notes:
3:00: Photo shoot mishaps, Michigan, Snurfers, and ski family
8:00: Sports, snowboarding, contests, Hood, and Windell’s,
15:00: Western State, Crested Butte, evolution of big mountain riding, and his crew
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24:00: QI Snowboards, Alaska in 94, K2 Clicker, and Standard Films
31:00: Old video parts, money, dropping out of school, and switch riding
38:00: Contests, X Games, and the backside rodeo
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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44:00: Leaving K2, starting Elevation Snowboards, and Robot Food
53:00: The end of being pro, selling printer cartridges, Snowboarder Magazine, TGR, and where is he now
61:00: Inappropriate Questions
Growing up in Park City, Todd Ligare’s life was based around ski racing and making the US Ski Team. As a teenager, he started traveling the world and after a decade of racing and travel, Todd got slower and while he still earned a scholarship to ski race in college, his race dream had now turned into the Tangerine Dream, he wanted to ski for the biggest cameras of all over at TGR. This podcast is another lesson in making things happen for you through hard work and hustle.
Todd Ligare Show Notes:
3:00: Last name, having older brothers, growing up in Park City, and a family of skiers
8:00: Ski programs, other sports, when does skiing get serious, and how much did he ski
12:00: "I Ride Park City", who is his crew, race sponsorship, The Winter Sports School
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24:00: Tanner Hall, weed, his look, music, Michael Jordan, and The US Team
30:00: Subsidized by the US Team, traveling the world solo, and dirtbagging it
35:00: Partying on planes, racing hurt, frustration, and college scholarship
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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44:15: Dynastar, networking, strategies to get noticed, and first shoot with TGR
53:00: Atomic, Armada, and Amer buys Armada
56:30: Sponsorship, money, and what’s the future look like
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Griffin Post
Amie Engerbretson is a pro skier who understands the importance of marketing yourself and creating your own brand more than most. Amie started as a dancer and didn’t make it in that world, so after a 4-year break, Amie decided she wanted to become a pro skier… she had a path, she’s been a ski model with a photographer dad since she was a kid, and she got a ton of coverage. But Amie wanted more than just ski modeling, she never took no for an answer and made her dreams happen. It's a cool story.
Amie Engerbretson Show Notes:
4:00: Powder, photography, and her Dad
15:00: Born in Tahoe cookie shop and her mom
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21:15: What does her 21-year-old single dad know about parenting, quitting skiing for dance, not making the dance team 8x’s, and college
27:00: Deciding she wanted to be a pro skier, figuring out her value, and becoming her own brand
33:00: Salomon and working with me
38:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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39:00: Women’s product, sponsors, and money
48:00: Avalanche, rescue, sharing it with the public and the mental impact of all that
56:30: Warren Miller, making things happen,
62:30: Inappropriate Questions with Alyssa Seemann
Ross Powers had all the chips stacked against him…His life started in leg braces, and things weren't easy. What Ross did have, though, was a strong mom and snowboarding. He strapped in, learned to shred, started winning, and didn't stop until he was an Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the most decorated riders of our time. On this week's podcast, we talk about his journey from Vermont to just about every podium in the world.
Ross Powers Show Notes:
3:00: The Hall of Fame, growing up with a different childhood and finding snowboarding
15:00: Progression, contests, and getting hooked up by Burton
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20:15: Everything starts happening so fast, the IFS and FIS, and starting to dominate the contest scene
42:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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44:00: Winning slope and pipe at X Games, the first Olympics, Terje, and not maximizing the experience
48:00: The US Open, and Salt Lake Olympics, and winning gold
52:00: Being the alternate in 06, and finding Snowboard Cross.
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Seth Wescott
Robert Guerrero grew up during the intersection of the internet and inline skating. Meaning he made friends all over the world via AOL chat rooms and lived a double life…Loner student during the weekdays and popular street skater on the weekends. Eventually, Rob G became a legend within the sport, known for both insane rails as well as some of the most creative skating ever seen. Throughout this time, Rob lived a spiritual, nomadic lifestyle that eventually takes him to an Ayahuasca retreat in Peru. This is where he ends up getting shot in the face at point-blank range. Hear all the details in the podcast
Robert Guerrero Show Notes:
3:00: Ben Weis, the Midwest influence, growing up in San Jose, and roller hockey
10:30: HS Football, picking skating, skate culture, and the start of nomadic life
15:00: Influential bladers, AOL chatrooms, and VG Videos
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22:00: The naming of his “JSF” Crew, Rob G is everywhere, and video exposure
25:00: Living a dual life, the energy of the session, contests, street skating, and IMYTA
31:30: 2001 is a huge yeah but he’s still an AM, and money
33:00: Where is home, being nice, people-pleasing, losing all his sponsors, and health insurance
39:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
41:30: Getting on Rollerblade, retiring from sponsors for spiritual awakening, and his Ayahuasca retreat experience
50:00: Going to a retreat for himself, getting shot in the face, the GoFundMe, and getting out of Peru
59:00: Waking up in the US, karma, the progression of getting better, what he’s doing now
55:00: Woodard investing in the youth, setting a Guinness Record, and winning awards
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Tom Hyser
Kristen Ulmer is routinely called the best female big mountain skier of her time, maybe ever, and that annoys her, and she’ll let you know it. If you’ve seen Kristen ski, you know her gender doesn’t matter, she’s always been about sending it and most of the time it’s bigger than her male peers. Kristen is a living legend, a unique personality, who doesn’t’ lack confidence…. on part two of the podcast, we talk about ski mountaineering, pioneering AK, gender, and more….
Kristen Ulmer Show Notes Part 2:
3:00: Knee issues from part 1, Nepal Mountaineering with no permits or visas, and crazy solo vacations
15:00: How long was she off the snow over her career, how does she deal with downtime, the relief of injury, and being competitive against all men
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20:15: Skiing for cameras only, pioneering in AK, getting left in the mountains, and the Wild Wild West
29:30: She thinks skiing was never not cool, Snowboarders in AK, men putting her in awkward situations, and gender differences
34:00: Creating personas for marketing purposes, making more than the men, selling out, and seeing everything as a business
42:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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44:00: Becoming a film skier, making pennies in skiing today, and best skiers ever
52:00: Skiing the Grand Teton, manufacturing drama, and 50 near death experiences
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Aaron McGovern
Kristen Ulmer is routinely called the best female big mountain skier of her time, maybe ever, and that annoys her, and she’ll let you know it. If you’ve seen Kristen ski, you know her gender doesn’t matter, she’s always been about sending it and most of the time it’s bigger than her male peers. Kristen is a living legend, a unique personality and in part one of the podcast, we talk about her not really falling in love with skiing until HS, being blind as a bat, extreme skiing, injuries, the US Ski Team, and more.
Kristen Ulmer Show Notes:
3:00: Art Cars, New Hampshire, being blind, and sports
12:45: Beauty Pageants, partying at 14, semester abroad, and moving to Utah to ski
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20:15: Scott Markewitz, ski modeling, and filming for the first time
24:00: How the other girls reacted to her success, being more competitive against the guys, and being in the US Team
31:00: Squaw Valley, blowing her knee, rehab Kristen style, quitting the team, and more knee problems.
36:00: Winning the US Extreme’s with a blown knee and being mortified for not winning worlds,
38:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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40:00: Hiding injuries, her peers, and being part of the boy’s club
45:00: The Princess nickname, women’s product, not getting on fat skis, and money
55 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Kent Kreitler
While Matt Peterson is the current VP of Woodward Tahoe, Boreal and Soda Springs, he’s done it all in the world of snowboarding. During his pro riding days, he competed in the X Games, filmed with Warren Miller and others, had the sponsors, and did the travel. He then went on to help start Academy Snowboards and used his marketing genius to help make the brand an instant success. And while Matt keeps moving up to bigger and better corporate jobs--in his heart, he will always be that passionate rider, fighting to build meaningful community and he’s doing just that—with Woodward budgets.
Matt Peterson Show Notes:
3:00: Vashon, his dad’s ski industry history, 5 kids, and moving to Wisconsin
7:00: Snowboarding, his crew, Chad Otterstrom, and Rad Air
14:00: Being sponsored by brands he wanted to, Hood, and getting in trouble on the hill
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23:00: Music in MN, lone wolf, finishing HS early, and moving to Colorado
33:00: Winning contests, X Games, Salomon, and Random Snowboards
37:00: Academy Snowboards
39:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
41:00: Why Academy was successful, talent spotting, and money
48:00: What snowboarding was, going back to school, and starting an agency
55:00: Woodard investing in the youth, setting a Guinness Record, and winning awards
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with David Amirault
Rory Bushfield is known for living dangerously. He’s part reckless, part calculated, and always fun. Even on this podcast, not many people live a life close to as spontaneous and adventurous as the life of Rory Bushfield. His risks and adventures have created notoriety, respect, money, and a whole lot of loss. We talk about it all on Part 2 of Bushy’s Podcast and Trennon Paynter asks the “Inappropriate Questions” to close it out and they don’t disappoint.
Rory Bushfield Show Notes:
3:00: Stunts part 2, Level 1, and how he is portrayed in movies
12:00: MSP, McConkey, JP Auclair, and what he sucks at
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22:45: Rossignol, money, blow it if you got it, getting hurt with friends, and more injuries
33:00: The K2 Back 9, best results, and getting into flying
39:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
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41:00: The progression of flight, Sarah Burke, and dealing with loss
49:00: Nitro Circus, Reality TV on Splash, and other shows
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Trennon Paynter
Rory Bushfield is known for living dangerously. Yeah, he’s a pro skier, but the risk factor seems to come from everything else in life that he does. Rory started out as the kid who was always getting hurt, but he was also the kid who, cast or not, would crush you in the moguls. He was the JR Olympic Mogul Champion and he quit his Olympic path or the park, pipe, and video parts. In part 1 of this hilarious podcast, we talk about his stunts, money, LCP, death, pressure, and a lot more.
Rory Bushfield Show Notes:
3:00: Panama Canal, were his parents dangerous, and Balzac, Alberta
12:00: Is there family money in the Bushfield Family, getting hurt as a kid, always being a little hurt, and skiing
16:00: Soccer, skiing and having to pick one, taking trains to ski, and being tall for a skier
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22:45: Freestyle program, internet school through getting beat up by a girl, and backyard set ups
28:00: Not getting caught, Loose Cannon Playas, CKY2K influence, and stunts
32:30: Peer influence, does losing people slow you down, Trennon Payner
34:00: What does the US Team do for him, moving out of the house at 16, and filming
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
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44:00: Smoking weed and getting a spot to the X Games, and Jr Olympic Champion
52:00: The World Cup, Sponsors, and did he ever have to work?
56:00: Not making finals at X-Games and pressure
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mason Mashon
Shane Anderson was a key personality and image when skiing needed it the most, in the mid to late 90’s. While Shane had the Rockstar look, it was his tricks and the company he kept that thrust him to the forefront of the ski industry. Part early big mountain guy and part new schooler, Shane rolled with the innovators of the sport until injuries got in the way. On the podcast, we talk skiing, the Tahoe crew, Hollywood, and making documentary films.
Shane Anderson Show Notes:
3:00: Getting the Keys to the City of Olympia, growing up in Olympia and finding skiing on his own
9:00: Champion Archer, the Olympia music scene, and being the shy kid
13:00: When does the Shane look start, College in Tahoe and the Tahoe scene
17:00: Filming with CP, skiing with legends, progression, and competitiveness
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25:00: Sponsors, money, contests, and the state of the industry
30:00: Meeting Skogen Sprang and Evan Raps, CR, and the train jump
39:00: Chapter 3, Poor Boyz, first X-Games, and the party mentality of back then
43:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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44:30: His marketability, the 2000 X-Games injury, and blowing his knee over and over
52:00: Leaving K2, The Real-World Tahoe, becoming an actor
58:00: Trying to re-find his identity, getting hooked on a fishing trip, leaving LA, going to college to study fish, and making documentaries.
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kent Kreitler
Alex Hall has the world in the palm of his hands. In only a few years, Alex has gone from an up-and-coming Swiss kid to arguably the best American Slopestyle skier... What's different about Alex is his basketball player height and the hunger he brings to the table. The best part about Alex is that he is a throwback… He’s the X Games Gold winner in Real Ski, in Slopestyle, and in Big Air but he always makes sure that he’s filming for something. And he's just getting started.
Alex Hall Show Notes:
3:00: Comparing winning Real Ski to a X Games Slopestyle, who is his top 3 in Real Ski, and the Tanner controversy
10:00: Growing up European, dual passports, and his parents
16:00: Soccer, skiing and having to pick one, taking trains to ski, and being tall for a skier
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22:45: Events as a grom, who he looks up to, and the EU vs US parks
27:00: Newschoolers, moving to the US, The Winter School, and the US Ski Team
34:00: What does the US Team do for him, moving out of the house at 16, and filming
40:45: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
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42:00: Why urban, what do sponsors care about, contracts, and sponsors
52:00: Not doing well his first couple years on the world cup and X games, his first win in Switzerland, and having a healthy career.
56:00: The road to the Olympics, the Olympic experience, and 2022
61:00: Winning X Games, stadium events,
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Joss Christensen
Jason Hines has spent his entire career behind the scenes building events and he has been responsible for some of the biggest action sports events in the world and beyond, and he’s put out fires at all of them. I’m talking Red Bull, X Games, ASA Entertainment, and more. ….but he’s so much more than that. On the podcast, we talk about race throughout his life, inline skating in the ’90s in South Florida, all the events, Red Bull, and more.
Jason Hines Show Notes:
3:00: Your experience with racism, wrestling, and college for a semester
15:00: Welcome to Miami, inline skating, working at Fritz’s, and finding Franky Morales
23:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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26:00: Taking a leadership role at events, almost building ramps at X Games, and running the ASA Am Circuit
30:00: Growth within the ASA, more race, the LG days, and what he did day-to-day/event day
42:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
44:00: Why inline is out of the X Games, starting Mix Ride Media and taking over the X Games
54:00: Back to ASA, getting laid off, and finding Red Bull in 2010
58:00: Red Bull events, the old Red Bull, and the product.
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Fowler
Damian Sanders is arguably the first and last real rockstar in the world of snowboarding. He’s one of those riders who had an image that the whole sport could be marketed on. From his look to the way he rode, to how he partied, to his entourage, if you saw Damian out, you wouldn’t think he was a snowboarder. He was larger than life and defined 'go big or go home' on and off snow. On the podcast, we talk about coming up punk/new wave, Tahoe, Palmer, Farmer, Plake, cars, money, and more. It’s a fun chat with a true living legend.
Damian Sanders Show Notes:
3:00: Monster Stage, growing up in a huge family, and no rules as a BMX kid
10:00: Moving to Tahoe at 16, school with Palmer, Avalanche Snowboards, Soda Springs event, and his sense of fashion.
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23:45: Hardboots, Glen Plake, Sponsorship, and marrying a Penthouse Pet
34:00: Photo shoots, and Pet of the Year
41:45: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
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43:00: Fall Line Films, hurry up and wait, and wakeboarding
49:00: Farmer, knee injury, milking snowboarding, throwing parties, and the party that sent him to jail
73:00: Inappropriate Questions with Todd Richards and Mark Fawcett
Rory Silva was a child prodigy and one of my favorites…. He was this talented kid, who had a really unique style, and was progressive. What he didn’t have was the assertiveness, ambition, and guidance to become a household name in skiing….But he still had a huge impact on the skiers of his era. On the podcast we talk about weed, video parts gone wrong, diabetes, and more...
Rory Silva Show Notes:
3:00: Weed, growing up in Mammoth, tattoos, and his living set up during covid
15:00: Ski racing, Glen Plake, and getting skis from K2
17:00: Diabetes and weed
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26:45: Bad eating habits, travel, contests, X Games, and nerves
35:00: Who was his crew in Mammoth, his WSki-106 part, career guidance, and the K2 Team he was on
43:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan Skis: Making the best ski 75 years
45:00: 9th Ward Skis, money, and injuries
49:00: His look, Deadabetic edits, Kevin Malone question and Superpark
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Mahre
Tim Petrick has had a pretty epic ski career. From ski instruction, to the PSIA Demo Team, to Powder Magazine, to Aspen, to K2, to Booth Creek, to K2, to Rossignol, to K2, to Silverton…… You get the idea, Tim has done it all and most of it, at the corporate executive level…. But Tim Petrick is not your typical exec, he's a ski bum at heart and this podcast is a testament to how much this dude loves to ski.
Tim Petrick Show Notes:
3:00: Skipping work to ski, growing up in MN and NY, and wanting to be a skier for a living as a kid
10:00: Going to college near Stowe, PSIA Demo Team, and the end of Stowe
17:00: Snowbird, Bear Valley, Aspen, and endurance sports
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
26:00: Powder Magazine, Olin Skis, and round 1 with K2.
27:00: Dealing with a shift in production and laying people off
42:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
44:00: The 90’s K2 Grateful Dead Collection, The K2 Four, and leaving K2 when they are on fire
54:00: Booth Creek, K2 again, Markovich, leaving for Rossignol, and the S7 days
62:00: Replacing DeRocco and heart attack in the mountains
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Anonymous
John Collinson’s upbringing was different than most of my guests. He grew up in a closet with his older sister and didn’t do many things that most kids do. However, what he did experience was unfathomable, summiting Rainier at 4 years old, summiting Everest at 17, and so much more. On the podcast, we talk about how he went from the closet to his sister's shadow, to pro skier, to social media influencer known for his incredible body. Angel Collinson asks the ‘Inappropriate Questions’ in this do not miss episode.
John Collinson Show Notes:
3:00: His body, a tale of two people, and growing up in Snowbird employee housing
10:00: Growing up hiking skiing, setting goals, summers on the road, and learning the mountains young
15:00: What he didn’t have growing up, the freedom of skiing for them as kids, and being the weird kid at school
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:30: Quit racing and found the skatepark, setting his goals of Everest and JR Freeide Tour, and finding a mentor in the mountains
27:00: Everest on the cheap, problems with other groups, and the 7 Summits
37:00: Increasing his value, winning the JR Tour and Angel winning the FWT
42:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
44:00: Sherpas, getting in with TGR, and Red Bull Cold Rush
52:00: The Faction Collective. Filming with MSP, sponsors, and money
54:00: Injuries, social media, and Ski Mountaineering
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Angel Collinson
Kent Kreitler is a living legend and TGR Hall of Famer. He’ll be remembered as the skier who helped bring tricks to the backcountry but he was so much more than that. He was part of an elite crew of skiers that pioneered big mountain skiing in Alaska….the generation that lived fast and took chances. In part two of his podcast, we talk about the Tahoe years, filming with the Standard Crew, the terrain park on 215’s, the X Games, sponsors, money, and more….
Kent Kreitler Show Notes:
6:00: Greg Harms, moving to Tahoe, Punk influence, and health in the party days
16:00: New Zealand, K2, and pushing for change in different areas of the industry
22:00: Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
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10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:30: Boards in Motion Magazine, developing ski technology, Team Venom, and money
33:30: X Games medals and big air, and two knee injuries (one major one in AK)
41:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
43:00: K2 > Rossignol > Blizzard, Coombs death, and Switzerland
50:30: Retirement, ski hero’s, risk, and McConkey death
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kristen Ulmer
Kent Kreitler is a living legend--He’ll be remembered as the skier who helped bring tricks to the backcountry, but he was so much more than that. He was part of an elite crew of skiers that pioneered big mountain skiing in Alaska….the generation that lived fast and took chances. In Part one of his podcast, we talk about moving to Idaho at 10 from Jersey, skiing in South America, winning the US Extreme’s, McConkey, Coombs, and much more…..
Kent Kreitler Show Notes:
3:00: The last podcast, Jersey to KC to having Wall Street wired to his Idaho home
10:00: Lane Parish, race team days, parents split up, and the Community School
15:00: Sun Valley history, doing photo shoots in HS, and quitting racing
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22:30: Different kinds of pressure, tricks in comps, University of Colorado, and meeting Shane
27:00: First trip to South America, realizing he could be a pro skier, and pissing off Nick Nixon
32:00: Winning the US Extreme’s, Jackson with Coombs, dropping out of school and filming with MSP and TGR
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
42:30: Movie crews, focusing on 1 movie segment, and hurry up and wait
52:00: Corked 7’s on 215’s and grabbing his skis wasn’t cool and different trips
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Jaquet
Maude Raymond was born to be a champion athlete. Her dad was a former motocross pro, her uncle part of the Canadian Ski Team, and her brother, one of the innovators when it comes to rails. Maude’s first chance at athletic greatness was on the Canadian National Diving Team, which she eventually quit to move to Whistler and pursue a skiing career. Things happened fast, and Maude and I talk everything from being a woman in the industry to helicopter crashes, to over 20 knee surgeries, and so much more. Don’t miss this one, as Maude has a lot to say.
Maude Raymond Show Notes:
3:00: Dogs, Vans, and born to be a skier
8:00: Diving, skiing, lack of results, style, and moving to Whistler
17:00: Atomic and blowing both knees
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23:30: Getting dropped by Atomic, meeting me, Armada, and her personal brand and style
32:45: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
34:40: Her JF Cusson Olympic blunder
41:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan Skis: Making the best ski 75 years
42:30: Money, and injuries, Mexican jails, necrosis, helicopter crashes, and Maude rants
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Anna Segal
Jack Mitrani is truly a Jack of all trades when it comes to great gigs in snowboarding. He was a pro rider who always had a chance of making the finals, he was part of an all-time snowboard crew, he had a headphone brand, he created content for a music festival, and today, he’s the face of the X Games. On the podcast we talk about moving to Mammoth young, the Frends Crew, Shaun White, going from athlete to talent, and a lot more…It’s a good one.
Jack Mitrani Show Notes:
4:30: Hurting his knee partying, knee pain after the injury, and getting injected with nano particles livinagain.com
13:00: Growing up in Long Island, snowboarding, moving to Vermont, and moving to Mammoth
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
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23:00: Realizing Luke was better, the Frends Crew, and his best contest day
28:00: Sponsors, creating content, Shaun White
33:00: Sims, and the Greenland trip, and the most famous photo in snowboarding
39:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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40:30: Luke gets hurt, healthy, getting on the microphone
45:00: Becoming the face of the X-Games and new sponsorships.
53:00: Inappropriate Questions with Luke Mitrani,
55:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
Bo Bridges’ amazing photography career started with the “new-school” movement in skiing. Back then, Bo was just out of college, moved to Vail, and did whatever he could to break into the world of photography…. his drive, combined with his all-important hustle and business savvy created the path to being one of, if not the most, successful action sports photographer of our time. On the podcast we talk about photography, Seth Morrison, Tom Cruise, Dr. Dre, Freeze Magazine, and a whole lot more. Another do not miss episode.
Bo Bridges Show Notes:
3:00: Is he a gnarly mountain dude, shooting in the elements, and scary situations
7:00: Air Force Brat, Switzerland, and snowboarding
13:30: Finding photography, college rugby and aerial photography
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23:00: 1 month in Vail, losing the dream job at the Vail Daily and cutting his teeth processing film
34:00: Realizing how to make money in photography, athlete relationships, teaching skiers how to surf, and getting his images into mainstream media
40:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
41:30: Cary Hart Backflip at Gravity Games, moving to California, and Hard Rock Rehab shoots
49:00: Pussycat Dolls, Jimmy Iovine, the Easter of a lifetime, and Dr. Dre
54:00: Tom Cruise, and stunts
64:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Freeze Magazine. You can buy their hoodies and T’s at Freezemerch.com and proceeds go to The Shane McConkey Foundation and Alpine Initiatives.
TJ Schiller was a huge name in the world of ski slopestyle in the 2000s. He was a dominant force who brought many firsts to the table at a time when learning tricks was riskier, but the reward seemed to be a lot more. TJ’s career is basically 2 parts, healthy TJ and then injured TJ and we talk about what happened in between on the podcast…the come up, the overnight fame, the travel, the money, the pain, x-games gold, and a whole lot more. Another DO NOT MISS episode.
TJ Schiller Show Notes:
3:00: Coaching, the transition to civilian, and more coaching
13:30: Family life, moving to Vernon, skiing, and culture
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22:30: Individual sport, WSI, and getting on Armada through a god moment
29:30: Getting ski famous overnight at the US Open, going to Europe, confidence, and pressure
40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan Skis: Making the best ski 75 years
41:45: Complaining to judges, leaving Armada for Coreupt, other sponsors, and money
50:00: The ski fraternity
52:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
54:00: The X-Games, best trick Gold, his first knee injury, and Slopestyle Gold
59:00: Video parts, the never-ending knee saga that keeps him skiing, and Coreupt again
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Josh Bibby
Mark Fawcett is a legend in Canada and in snowboarding period. One of the true OG’s in the sport, Mark still finds himself in the trenches of a sport that has created his amazing lifestyle for the past 30 plus years. On the podcast, we talk about the beginning of snowboarding in his part of Canada, being the first-ever snowboard Academy kid, riding with Jeremy Jones, filming with the Jones’, his infamous photo, his Olympic tragedy in Nagano, and a whole lot more. This one is a history lesson with one of the best.
Mark Fawcett Show Notes:
3:00: Ross winning the gold
8:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
10:00: Growing up in New Brunswick, ski racing, and seeing snowboarding for the first time
15:00: Getting his first snowboard, rowing, getting into CVA
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23:30: Snowboarding camaraderie, New England Cup, specialization, and The Cross-M Team
32:00: Staying in the states, K2, being small, and changing personality over time
33:00: Sims, and the Greenland trip, and the most famous photo in snowboarding
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
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41:30: Working with Chris Prior, on fire in contests, and TGR
48:00: Press leading up to the Olympics, crushing the Olympic training, equipment malfunction, and the aftermath
60:00: The sport is changing, continuing his snowboard career outside of competition, and coaching
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Tyler Turner
Reggie Crist is the oldest member of the legendary skiing family, The Crists. Being the first child, who excelled at everything, Reggie was treated differently and had all the opportunities in the world, minus his late start to ski racing. That didn’t slow Reggie down and on the podcast, we talk about the Olympic days on race skis, X-Games gold years, and we bring it to today and the fat skis Reggie finds himself on with his Stellar Adventures. Another legendary dude, another amazing podcast
Reggie Crist Show Notes:
3:00: Grateful Dead connection, Lawyers, and growing up with privilege
10:00: Moving to Sun Valley, ski racing, and willing himself to be the best, his way
16:00: His foundation, his travel, and random thoughts
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22:30: Making the US Ski Team, South America, an average racing career, and the Olympics
30:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
31:30: World Cup, UC Santa Barbara, kayaking with the best founding Equator Productions
40:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan Skis: Making the best ski 75 years
41:45: Early AK, Skier Cross, and X Games Gold with Zach in Silver
48:00: Money, Atomic, working with me at K2, and getting serious about his avalanche education
59:00: Stellar Adventures
56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Zach Crist
Troy Michels has spent 2 decades behind the scenes in the world of action sports working with the endemic and non-endemic brands who make things happen in sport. Born and raised in the Midwest, Troy has always been a go-getter and we talk about how he quit snowboarding to ski, landed an internship with America’s ski brand, and parleyed that to jobs with Universal, Aspen, and Target before starting his own thing over at Resqwater. We talk about the players, the events, the activations, and more on the podcast.
Troy Michels Show Notes:
3:00: Snowboarding, Minnesota, and switching to skiing
11:00: High North Ski Camp, immersing himself in the ski world and phone calls from Szochs
16:00: Getting a K2 internship, Fitch, and his poster
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23:30: Universal Studios, being courted by Aspen at 21 years old, and timing of X Games
30:00: Oakley, back to Aspen, and then dating into Target
33:00: Building Target
40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Doing it for 75 years
41:30: Synergies, Shaun White Properties, and hospitality
48:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
59:00: The Don of Target, Midwestern values, and Resqwater
63:00: Inappropriate Questions
Josh Bibby is one of those standout Canadian skiers who made his way to the pro rankings via the competition circuit and spent some time on the bubble of the slopestyle scene and then left that all in the rear-view mirror to film for video parts. The thing that really sets Josh apart from the rest, aside from his style, is his amazing, funny personality and antics. On the podcast we talk about coming up in moguls, the Vernon crew, working with me, sponsors, money, firefighting, and a whole lot more.
Josh Bibby Show Notes:
3:00: A Bibby sense of humor, stag parties, and growing up in Vernon
12:00: The Bibby’s, history at Silver Star, mogul program, the people that come out of Vernon
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23:00: Twin Tips, turning down the BC Mogul Team, inverts, and WSI
30:00: The 2004 US Open, Josh Dueck, 4th at WSI Big Air and living in his car
37:30: Weedmaps Question and Ad
39:00: K2 deal, competition guy, and what happened at contests
43:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of living the outdoors
Elan Skis: Always Good Times on the Ripstix 106
45:00: Jon Olsson Invitational, sponsors, and pro models
52:00: The end of pro skiing and being a Fireman
57:30: Inappropriate Questions with TJ Schiller
Shannon Dunn-Downing was the first dominant woman in the world of snowboard halfpipe and another absolute living legend. Shannon rode everything and learned tricks at a time when there weren’t many pipes or jumps to practice on. If that wasn’t enough, Shannon was also responsible for not only building a new sport, but also blazing a path for women in this new sport…Another do not miss episode!!!
Shannon Dunn-Downing Show Notes:
3:00: Making Dave Downing’s snowboard career
5:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
9:30: More Dave, money and equality
24:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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26:00: Growing up in Chicago, rink life, gymnastics, and moving to Steamboat Springs
31:00: Skiing, finding snowboarding, and quitting skiing forever
35:00: High School prankster, contests, and getting her big break on a road trip
43:30: ISF title years, dropping out of school,
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45:00: Finding god, her faith, and what happens with Morrow
54:00: Finding Tina, Air and Style, Boarding for Breast Cancer and the Beastie Boys
63:00: Leaving Sims, her pro model saga, and Burton pro model drama
70:00: The 98 Olympics, the 2002 Olympics, and ending her snowboard career on her own terms
77:00: Tara Dakides and Inappropriate Questions with Barrett Christy
Tanner Hall is a name that needs no introduction to those who know snow. Tanner rose to fame as a little kid in the late 90’s, when he started collecting X-Games medals. Nowadays, at 38, Tanner spends his time competing on the Freeride World Tour, filming for his personal projects, and, most recently, shooting for X-Games Real Snow/tearing his achilles. We talk about it all on the podcast…It’s another DO NOT MISS episode with another living legend….
Tanner Hall Show Notes:
3:00: Early Season, Mt Baker, urban trips, and X games real snow
14:00: GED, getting hurt, quick turnaround for surgery, and insurance.
16:00: Getting into skiing, racing, Sugar Bowl Academy, and quitting race
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26:30: How hard he works, his movie Forever, and bringing CP back into the mix
33:00: CP funds the project, selling a feeling, burning bridges, and Forever story line
41:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Doing it for 75 years
43:00: The same old story, Freeride World tour, pressure, and delivering while hurt in Japan
54:15: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
59:00: Nicotine, and getting high again
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Rory Silva
The name Isaac Freeland is not one most people know in skiing, which is a shame. Isaac was named ‘Rookie of the Year’ for the Freeride World Tour in 2020. What’s more impressive than that is that he’s also the overall Freeride World Tour Champion—Holy Crap!! And, between almost not making the tour on his last attempt, his allergies, being an only child, ski racing, and more, it makes for an awesome listen.
Isaac Freeland Show Notes:
3:00: Showing up in Verbier and finding out he won
8:00: Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad
10:00: Growing up in San Diego as an only child, Parkour, allergies, and epi-pens
16:00: Getting into skiing, racing, Sugar Bowl Academy, and quitting race
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25:00: The freeride program, competing, and who does he look up to
31:00: Rare Injuries, college, and trying to be “pro”
38:00: Almost making the tour, 1 final year to qualify for the FWT, and a life changing win
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43:15: The FWT live stream, what are the changes on this level, and his mentality and panic attacks
45:00: The events, the podiums, prize money and sponsors
53:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jonnie Merrill
Before people were talking about women in skiing, Kim Reichhelm was the woman in skiing. From racing on the US Ski Team, to filming with Greg Stump, to creating the K2 women’s program, Kim has been ahead of her time and she’s done things in a way that only she can pull off. On the podcast, we talk about losing toes, making the US Ski Team, getting kicked off the ski team, and becoming the first woman of extreme skiing….It’s another DO NOT MISS Episode with a living legend.
Kim Reichhelm Show Notes:
3:00: Injury, Menopause, Covid and skiwithkim.com
13:00: Losing her big toe, dyslexia, and crushing it on the playground and horseback riding
18:00: Privilege, Skiing, and SMS
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24:30: Seeking her dad’s approval, winning races, and making the team
30:30: What sucked about the US Team, getting kicked off the team, and not making the Olympics
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Keeping it real for over 60 years
Elan Skis: 75 Years of Good Times
42:30: Bad attitude with college, turning it around for an NCAA Championship, and classes and internships that made a difference
49:00: The pro tour, behind the mic, and finding a rad crew in Tahoe and proving herself
57:00: The challenges of filming, Extreme skiing contests, Crested Butte and gender
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with HP Featherman
67:00: Weedmaps Question of the Day and Ad
Ross Rebagliati was the first-ever gold medalist in Olympic snowboarding. He was also the first Olympian to have his medal taken away and given back. Instead of being a blessing, the Olympic Medal ended up being a curse for Ross. On the podcast, we talk about how the biggest triumph of his life turned into a series of wrong turns--for a guy who should be a household name. It’s an interesting one with an athlete who was wronged, but he's also an athlete who never really helped himself.
Ross Rebagliati Show Notes:
6:00: Skiing, Palmer, and ski racing
18:00: Craig Kelly, Burton, racing, and snowboard goals
24:45: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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22:30: Partying when he moved to Whistler, The World Cup Tour, winning the Mt Baker Banked Slalom
33:30: The end of Burton, F2 Snowboards, and finding out about the Olympics
38:00: The beginning of the Olympic Curse, knee injury, and being without a team because of weed
47:30: Getting on the Olympic team, the new tour, and the Canadian Team
47:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Elan Skis: 75 Years of Good Times
49:00: In the lead at the Olympics, what goes through your mind watching the rest of the field, and what happens when you win Olympic gold
55:00: Instant Rockstar, being big in Japan, and things that happened leading up to the game and when does he realize there is trouble?
62:45: Weedmaps 'Question of the Podcast' and Ad
67:00: Being a criminal gold medalist in Japan, his treatment by the IOC, and being a global story but not one that you can cash in on
74:00: Quitting snowboard racing in 1999, living in a van down by the river for 2 years, and things falling apart in his late 20’s
80:00: Timing is lining up for him to be the Canadian weed industry, his many ventures, and what I think he should do.
84:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fawcett
Caite Zeliff grew up in a ski town but she wasn’t a skier. She was an only child to a single mom; she didn’t have the easy life of most of my guests. She found skiing through a school program, found her way into ski racing, and then worked her ass off. She earned scholarships to elite high schools, came close to the US Ski Team, raced in college briefly, got hurt, and gave up on racing forever. With that identity in the past, she’s carved out a path in Jackson Hole that has her filming with TGR and Warren Miller. It's a great story.
Caite Zeliff Show Notes:
3:30: The virus and being a pro skier, New Hampshire, and what she did before skiing
8:00: Growing up with a single mom, getting into skiing through a program, and racing
12:00: Getting attention through doing well, Proctor Academy scholarship, and not making the US Team
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24:00: Racing in college, getting hurt, and coming to grips with losing her identity
28:30: Road trip out west, moving to Jackson, partying, and Rahlves Bonsai Tour
34:00: Avalanches, traveling the world to ski, and being an instructor
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43:00: How expensive is Jackson, the ratio, how long can you do it, and the King ad Queen of Jackson Hole
55:00: Still having to work, getting into Warren Miller, and the differences between WM and TGR
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Taylor Fry
Danny Davis is back for round two and he delivers once again. We pick up from where we left off and talk about the X-Games, the Olympics, music, pro models, image, Simon Dumont, and Mason Aguirre asks Inappropriate Questions. Another Do Not Miss episode.
Danny Davis Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: School, the road back from injury, and trick progression
14:00: Risk, 2017 injury, judging, and tours
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28:00: Frends, making pro models, and music
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47:00: Pressure at contests, winning X Games, and weed
54:00: The Olympics, Simon Dumont, and the video part that has always eluded him
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mason Aguirre
Not too many household names in snowboarding come out of Detroit, and not all snowboarders live the free-spirited life that Danny Davis does. An all-around fun laid back person, Most of Danny Davis’ career has been performing under the pressure of halfpipe events on the global level. And he crushed it for a long time. On the podcast we talk about his midwestern roots, coming up, Frends, Shaun White, near-death experiences. Inappropriate Questions are all-time and asked by Luke Mitrani. Do not miss Part 1 with Danny Davis.
Danny Davis Show Notes:
3:00: Working on his house, Mountain Dew, and Michigan
16:00: Sports, being small, getting hurt, and rough places
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25:30: The Middle Earth Series, Hood, and pro-level events
34:30: Frends, madness encouraged, and Shaun White
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46:00: Olympic dreams for the Frends, Kevin injury, making the team, bad decisions, and hospitals
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Luke Mitrani
Elena Hight has spent most of her career chasing gold, Olympic Gold, X-Games Gold, and US Open Gold, all until recently. Elena is now at a crossroads in her career, she’s put contests in the rear-view mirror and is chasing bigger mountains and lines. On the podcast we talk about her movie that documents this journey, Blank Canvas, her contest career and so much more. It’s another awesome listen!
Elena Hight Show Notes:
3:00: Blank Canvas, Hana Beaman, Travis Rice, Grizzly Spine and comparing the backcountry to contests
16:00: Growing up in Hawaii. Moving to the mainland, and gymnastics
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21:00: Snowboarding, Kelly Clark, and not living a normal life
31:00: The 2006 Olympics, sponsorship, and money
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41:30: 2010 Olympics, documenting her next journey, X Games Gold, and Jeremy Jones
53 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Hana Beaman
Mike Hattrup is another living legend. He was part of “The Good Squad”, on the US Freestyle Team, and a star Blizzard of Aahhh’s, and a longtime pro skier who turned telemark and backcountry badass. On the podcast we talk about hurting himself again, all things Greg Stump, K2, stretching college out 7 years, the death of tele, and a lot of skiing. It’s another DO NOT MISS episode.
Mike Hattrup Show Notes:
3:00: Getting hurt again, Pieps, growing up in Seattle
9:00: Talented athletes, Crystal Freestyle Camp, and the extending college plan
16:00: The Goon Squad, Tahoe, haircuts, fraternities, and Steamboat
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24:00: Meeting Stump, making the US Team, and hurting his knee
30:30: Blizzard of Aahhh’s, remote rescue, and bringing on Plake
37:00: K2 product manager, and getting laid off and then signing an athlete team
42:00: COAL Headwear Use the code powell15 for 15% off
43:30: Clambin, K2 Tele, product, and pain
49:00: K2 round 2 and Fischer
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Todd Bracher
Bob Klein is one of the rare first wavers of snowboarders that I’ve had on the podcast. He is that first-generation when everything was being figured out—he was an early Burton team rider, he had a Sessions store, he worked with athletes like Palmer, Holmes, and Cass…He’s done so much. We talk about a lot of it on the podcast and it’s a snowboard history lesson with a good dude who’s not afraid to admit his mistakes. Brad Holmes asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Bob Klein Show Notes:
5:00: Palmer, Holmes, Cass and other clients
11:30: The story behind his Linkedin, growing up in Southern California and privilege
16:00: Skiing, moving to Tahoe, hanging out at his house, and 70’s inventions
24:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
26:00: The Winterstick Deal, Tahoe City halfpipe, and finding the backcountry
31:30: Competing, getting a Burton, and getting on the Burton Team.
46:45: COAL Headwear Use the code powell15 for 15% off
48:45: Growing Burton, instructing, and quitting Burton
58:00: Sessions, Jamie Salter, and Palmer Snowboards
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes
Episode 200 is a 3-part extravaganza where we revisit some controversial guests and then talk to the best skier of our time. For this one, I caught back up with John Spriggs to find out about the aftermath of his legal issues and where life is now, but John made me pull that audio. Next, it’s on to Ben Weis, where we find out if he was able to stay sober…and the icing on the cake is an hour with the most decorated skier medal wise in X Games history and more importantly one of the most stylish skiers of all time, Henrik Harlaut. Another Style master, Phil Casabon, asks the Inappropriate Questions. I chatted with Henrik in mid-October and here is the DO NOT MISS Episode 200.
Henrik Harlaut Show Notes:
3:00: John Spriggs
11:30: Ben Weis
16:00: Skiing, moving to Tahoe, hanging out at his house, and 70’s inventions
19:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: 75 Years of Good Times
21:45: Ben Weis Cont..
31:30: Competing, getting a Burton, and getting on the Burton Team.
37:00: COAL Headwear: Use the code powell15 for 15% off
38:30: Henrik Harlaut intro, his Salute Movie, and fear
49:00: Pandemic life, Champagne, brothers, and work ethic
56:00: Sports, moving to Are, Jacob Webster influence, and backflips
66:00: Propaganda, rollerblading, and Sean Pettit
74:00: The Jon Olson Invitational, Scott, and Ninthward
86:00: Olympic Pant incident, Sponsors, and money
93:00: Phil Casabon, figuring out contests, judging, and style
104:00: Inappropriate Questions with Phil Casabon
Dave Downing is a living legend in the snowboard world who is married to another living legend, Shannon Dunn Downing. But he’s so much more than just a husband. He’s a surfer shop rat who landed a job as a snowboard sales rep and somehow, was able to turn that into 15 years of pro snowboarding before becoming one of the most real ambassadors/whatever he does for Burton, that there is. It’s a history lesson this week that brings it all the way to today….
Dave Downing Show Notes:
5:00: Religion, sports, and surfing
10:30: Surf Shop days, finding snowboarding, and college to be a fireman
14:00: Working for the Burton Reps, Big Bear, and meeting Craig Kelly,
17:00 Going out to Utah, filming, and learning from legends
23:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:30: Style, transitioning from rep to rider, developing product, and contests
32:30: Sponsors, equality, and how is involved is Jake?
41:00: Splitboarding
45:00: COAL Headwear Use the code powell15 for 15% off
47:00: Giving Craig a Splitboard, going from Standard to Mack Dawg trips, and magazines
57:30: What he does with Burton and titles
64:30: Inappropriate Questions
Anthony Boronowski is an artist, an athlete, an entrepreneur, and one of the more underground and influential skiers of the “newschool” movement. On the podcast, we talk about his championship mogul days, being coached by Mike Douglas and Shane Szocs, High North, the K2 days, Armada days, JP Auclair, and so much more. Artist Ryan Schmies asks the Inappropriate Questions and I know I say it every week, but this is another do not miss episode.
Anthony Boronowski Show Notes:
5:00: Growing up in Vancouver, his lip scar, skiing, and other sports
11:30: Blackcomb Freestyle team, moguls, and work ethic
15:00: Shane Szocs, intensity, image, and college/Whistler
23:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
25:30: Quitting moguls, High North, Powder, and the loss of the glacier
35:30: Getting a sled, the artist, the Propaganda Loop and leaving K2
44:00: COAL Headwear Use the code powell15 for 15% off
46:00: Urban, video parts, and Joystick and the Olympics
58:00: What happened at Armada, losing JP, and a new family and brand
64:30: Inappropriate Questions with Ryan Schmies
Another week, another legendary athlete. Barrett Christy didn’t start snowboarding until she was 19 years old. She was a scholarship-level team sports girl who traded her scholarship for a life-changing road trip that led her to snowboarding. On the podcast we talk about winning more X Games medals than almost anyone, competing in the Olympics, equality, money, and so much more. It’s another do not miss episode.
Barrett Christy Show Notes:
6:00: Superhuman snowboard powers, growing up in PA, and not taking her college scholarship
12:00: Dead shows, heading out west and her ski background
15:00: Snowboarding, life direction, and moving to Crested Butte
23:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
25:30: Traveling for contests, girly girl, and 94 Nationals
30:30: Alaska, competing against hero’s, equality, and X Games
48:00: COAL Headwear Use the code powell15 for 15% off
50:00: Sponsors, Nike, Michael Jordan, and money
62:00: Olympics, and Banked Slalom
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Tricia Byrnes
Andy Mahre comes from legendary ski blood. His dad and his twin brother are Olympic Medalists and were part of the fabric of 80’s Americana. Andy’s skiing is a totally different direction compared to where his dad was taking skiing. While Andy did race for a bit, he left that world to become one of the more innovative skiers of his time, with his effortless switch landings, huge drops, and calm style that have inspired a generation of skiers. It’s another do not miss episode.
Andy Mahre Show Notes:
5:00: The pro bucket list, born to ski at White Pass, and Olympian Dad
14:00: First memories of skiing, racing, Harrison and other friends
20:00: Skiing is changing, ski culture and traveling to contests
27:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
29:00: Moving to Mammoth, his breakout year, and the Zero Spin
36:00: The K2 Back 9, breaking his back, and Idea/Nimbus
46:15: COAL Headwear: Use the code powell15 for 15% off
48:15: Warren Miller, getting married, K2 issues, and other sponsors
58:00: Money and different Mahre projects
65 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Pep Fujas
Chris Davenport is a legend in the ski world…I call a lot of people legends and Dav is worthy of that title. On part 2 of the podcast we pick back up in Argentina and meeting Doug Coombs, how Dav’s pro career came together, money, death, athlete projects, and more. Part 2 is even better than part 1.
Chris Davenport Show Notes:
5:00: Doug Coombs, contests, and new product
15:00: New Zealand, Salomon, 24 Hours of Aspen, and X Games
30:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
32:00: Training Red Bull style, McConkey, and other sponsors
43:30: Money, Kastle, and jokes
49:00: COAL Headwear: Use the code powell15 for 15% off
51:00: Mentoring younger athletes, Freeze Magazine, and MSP
58:00: Wake up calls, risk, and The 14ers Project
72:00: Mountaineering projects and what is going to happen in the BC this year
80:00: Inappropriate Questions with Murray Wais
Chris Davenport is a legend in the ski world…I call a lot of people legends, but Dav is worthy of that title. I mean, he’s the first US Red Bull Athlete. On part 1 of the Dav podcast, we talk about Chris’s race career, skiing Tuckerman’s at 12, McConkey and the friends he made at University of Colorado, Dean Cummings, the US Extreme's and a lot more. Don’t miss this one.
Chris Davenport Show Notes:
5:00: Everything in person, our crazy world, and not going to South America
15:00: Born into skiing, oil money, and biking
24:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
26:15: Natural ability, empty nesting it, Tuckerman’s, and NOLS courses
35:30: How good is he as a ski racer, racing against McConkey, and boarding school
46:45: COAL Headwear Save 15% off your order with the code powell15
47:45: Getting on the ski team, why he quit the team, and The Dead
53:00: Fraternity life, Greg Stump movies, and hitting cliffs
58:00: Graduating and a “real” job in Aspen (Snowmass), The US Extremes, and Cummings
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Douglas
Matty Benedetto owes everything he has today to the ski industry. This self-described Evil Genius is the master of his domain through his internet property, Unnecessary Inventions but his roots in action sports stared as a kid on the message boards of newschoolers.com. From there he started a brand that would become an underground success in the ski world, had a life changing injury, came out, became successful and then organically became a budding TikTok star. It’s a great podcast with an interesting dude….
Matty Benedetto Show Notes:
3:00: Unnecessary Inventions, Mr. Beast challenge, and David Dobrick
16:00: Growing up in NY, skiing, newschoolers.com and EC Headwear
25:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
27:30: Making things in China, St. Michaels, and building the EC Brand
33:00: Marketing spends, the injury, and coming out
43:00: COAL Headwear Use the code powell15 for 15% off
44:00: Re-branding EC to Eastern Collective, killing it with iPhone wires and Sondre Travel
50:00: Unnecessary Inventions creation, growing it, monetizing it and Trump v. TikTok
58:30: Inappropriate Questions with Evan Williams
Scott Ian is the brainchild behind the thrash metal band Anthrax and a snowboarder who was there in the early days and wants to get back. On the podcast we talk about growing up a little Jewish kid in Queens, what comes with that, guitar, Anthrax, Metallica, lead singer syndrome, a little snowboarding and a lot of metal. It’s an entertaining hour with a legend.
Scott Ian Show Notes:
6:00: New Year’s Baby, his 50’s, and snowboarding
14:00: Judaism, racism, and finding guitar on Long Island
18:00: Divorce, back to the city and freedom
22:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:45: Protecting himself, Anthrax, college, and work
31:00: Building the band, early Metallica, and firing Danny and then firing Neil
36:00: Island Records, signing a good contract, what is he worth websites and the big 4
42:45: Peter Glenn Sports
51:00: Inappropriate Questions with Stix
Steve Nilsen, better known as Stix to everyone but his family, is a legend in the world of cans. While his career started with Airwalk in the days when it competed with Nike and Reebok, Steve then went on to have incredible jobs at Red Bull and PBR. Now, he’s now championing Liquid Death and on the podcast we talk the rad road he traveled to get his dream jobs
Steve “Stix” Nilsen Show Notes:
3:00: Minnesota, Hawaii, and surf culture
9:00: Skateboarding, Punk Rock, and sports
18:00: College, Australia, and figuring out life plans
25:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
27:30: Life changing Warped Tour, SIA, and Airwalk
35:00: Airwalk, merchandising, development, and marketing,
44:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sport
45:00: The demise of Airwalk, getting his job with Red Bull
54:00: The business of Red Bull, creating Red Bull sized ideas, and athletes
62:00: Red Bull changing, getting his job with PBR and marketing beer
72:00: Liquid Death
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with James Clifford and LP Paul Crandell
Marty Carrigan is a name you may not know but he’s a guy who has so much history in the ski and snowboard world. While he’s a sales rep extraordinaire these days, he cut his teeth with some of the most important brands in snow. He started in the 80’s with Hart Skis when they were running the freestyle scene and then moved on to snowboarding and working with Morrow and Palmer. He’s a talker with a ton of insight and stories.
Marty Carrigan Show Notes:
3:00: Palmer, Douchebags and Global Sales Guys
14:00: Childhood, being old school, and not being able to finish at catholic school
19:45 : Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
21:45: Who was he, skiing, Vermont and his first sales meeting
26:00: Meeting Billy Kidd, Colorado Mountain College, and looking like Jesus
30:00: Hart Skis, building relationships, German immersion, and Rad Air Snowboards
36:00: Morrow Snowboards
39:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
40:30: Morrow cont., starting Sales Guys, and Palmer Snowboards
55:00: Boa Technologies, the lowest point in his life, and re-inventing Sales Guys with Grenade+ more
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Rosen
Greg Nelson has done everything you can do in the world of wakeboarding. He was an early pro who started the first rider owned company, he’s worked retail, and nowadays he calls the shots over at Hyperlite. Greg is a legendary dude in the world of wake and his life and times are full writing the history of the sport. Another must listen episode…..
Greg Nelson Show Notes:
3:00: Seattle sports, old Seattle, and getting on the water
6:00: Making his own wakeboard, snow, team sports and music
16:00: National Title, Fraternity, and finding himself
12:00: K2 Wakeboards, Roadkill, and High Cascade
17:00: Pro Wakeboard Tour, graduating, and HO
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:00: Double ups in Spray, the old guard, and starting Double Up
28:00: The Double Up Experience, losing Corey Kraut, and a dark place
31:00: Losing his investor, parting ways with the brand, and the end of his pro career
38:00: Peter Glenn Ski & Sports: Get up to 30% off your Labor Day Sale purchase with code inside
42:00: Getting into retail, contacting for Hyperlite, and going in-house with Hyperlite
50:00: Inappropriate Questions with Don Wallace
Daron Rahlves is the greatest American Downhiller of all time. He’s an Olympian that owns X-Games gold and is the only the second American to ever win the most important race in the world, the Hahnenkamm Downhill at Kitzbühel. Daron has done so much in his life and in part 2 of Daron’s podcast we talk about Bode Miller, the Olympics, X-Games and more….
Daron Rahlves Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: Vanilla Ice and the Hahnenkamm
11:00: The US Ski Team, Lindsay Vonn, and Mikaela Shiffrin
17:00: Alaska and race money
23:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
25:00: Sponsors, ski bumming on the world cup, and money
34:00: Ski Tech’s, skis, hardest downhill courses, and Bode Miller
41:45: Peter Glenn Sports
42:45: Bode Miller cont. and injuries
52:00: The Olympics and retiring
60:00: X-Games, treatments, and training
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Zach Christ
Daron Rahlves is the greatest American Downhiller of all time. He’s an Olympian that owns X-Games gold and is the only American to ever win the most important race in the world, the Hahnenkamm Downhill at Kitzbühel. Daron has done so much in his life and in part 1 of Daron’s podcast we talk about growing up with opportunity, how his dad was hard on him, jet skiing, skiing, boarding school, The US Ski Team, Rossignol, Atomic and more…So much good stuff in here.
Daron Rahlves Show Notes:
3:00: Thought he was sick, Pain McShlonkey and Shane
11:00: His mom and dad, his dad being a hard-ass and participation trophies
17:00: Team Sports and family money
22:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Jet Skiing, the Myers Family, and NASTAR
31:00: Family skiing, moving to Tahoe, then the East Coast and boarding school life
38:00: Skiing on ice, the crossroads and making the team
42:00: Being small, strategies, the World Cup and gaining confidence
45:00: Peter Glenn Sports
49:00: Atomic v Rossignol, better skis and evolving with Atomic
55:00: Famous in Europe, doping, and Herman Meier
63:00: Crashing at Kitzbühel and then winning the Hahnenkamm
73 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Junior from Le Chamois
Tyler McCaul is the classic story of little brother chasing big brother (Cam) and eventually breaking out of his shadow and creating a life of his own, without comparison to his bro. On the podcast we talk about turning his home pool into a water ramp, racing downhill, Chili’s, Rampage, Cam and a whole lot more. It’s Tyler’s first podcast and an entertaining listen
Tyler McCaul Show Notes:
3:00: Ankle, topics he wants to stay away from and those topics in a roundabout way
6:30: The bad year, growing up in Aptos, and getting into moto
17:00: Riding bikes, fighting with Cam and racing
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: X Games, the Post Office jumps, and backyard waterramping
31:00: Rampage at 13, compared to Cam, and getting along with him
37:00: The end of race, putting the focus on freeride and getting judged against Cam
42:00: Style, Rampage, and becoming Tyler McCaul
46:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
48:00: Training for a big 2015, getting out of slopestyle, and injuries
53:00: Social media, Chilli’s and video projects
59:00: Filming with Cam and TGR, drive In theatre and what’s next
63 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Cam McCaul
Bob Soven has been in the wakeboarding game since the sport was invented pretty much. His older brother Phil, aka Froggy, was one of the most dominant riders of the time and Bob, who was known as Robert or Tadpole, was the little brother that didn’t want to be anything like his older brother. Bob was always the more likable Soven and over his career, he won, not as much as his brother but while his brother is done with wakeboarding, Bob is still one of the more influential guys in the sport.
Bob Soven Show Notes:
3:00: Hair, inclusivity, and Orlando
6:00: Jewish, ski shows, and growing up with pro friends/his brother
11:00: Dominating contests, pressure, and wakeskating
16:00: 2006 burnout, head injury, and recovery
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:00: Becoming Bob Soven, stuck on his sailboat, and video projects
28:00: The Pro Tour, partying, and school
31:00: Wake Bros Reality Show, social media, and influencers
40:00: Money, sponsors, signature products, and money management
42:00: Peter Glenn Sports
46:00: 2013 Rider of the Year
47:00: Inappropriate Questions from Harley Clifford
Lance Hakker is a self-described “darkman” which makes him the perfect guest for a business episode. Lance makes things happen behind the scenes in the world of boardsports and you know what he has done, but you never hear his name. His resume speaks for itself though…from K2 to founding Ashbury and Videograss and then on to The Berrics and now Element, Lance has had some amazing gigs and shares the behind the scenes of it all. It’s another great listen and my second business podcast in a row with an identical twin!
Lance Hakker Show Notes:
3:00: Identical twin, childhood, and skateboarding
8:00: Snowboarding, Football and Nima
20:00: Sponsorship and Sims
24:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
22:45: Mike’s snowboarding, almost shooting with Whitey, and school
32:00: K2, his vision, and contests
44:00: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
45:00: Starting Asbury, building it, and Videograss
45:00: Skid Row, what happens with Ashbury and Videograss
64:00: The Berrics and Element
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jered Garrison
Paul Basagoitia’s life has been a rollercoaster of insanity. He powered through a dysfunctional childhood by racing his bike. When his race career came to an abrupt halt do to lack of support at home, his bike became an escape. Then he met Cam Zink, eventually got on a mountain bike, had overnight success, became a pro, and had a life altering injury. We talk about it all on this heavy podcast.
Paul Basagoitia Show Notes:
3:00: Busy life, premieres, and travel
6:30: Minden, NV, bikes, and racing
8:00: Factory Team, expenses, and home
14:00: Pressure, BMX parents, and divorce
17:00: Hotel life, the end of BMX
23:25: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
25:15: Cam Zink, where is his bike career, and Sea Otter
31:00: Crankworx, sitting in the hot seat, and winning
38:00: The rest of 2004, Derek Westerlund, and Sponsorship
42:00: Graduation, traveling the world, and filming, and Rampage
46:00: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
47:00: Rampage, his compound, and sponsors
53:00: The end of filming, the double backflip, and losing his sponsors
59:00: Re-inventing himself, new sponsors, Rampage, and the Accident
66:00: The movie, rehab, poop and pee, stem cells, and the long road back to his bike
79 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Austen Sweetin is one of the best snowboarders to come out of the Northwest in a long time. He’s one of those guys that has a ton of energy and is always doing something rad with talented people. What he doesn’t do is too many interviews or podcasts, actually, this is his first. We dive deep into his life and times and his kindhearted, humble personality shine throughout. Another do not miss episode!
Austen Sweetin Show Notes:
3:00: Nicknames, fitness, and building on his property
10:00: Picking snowboarding at 5, magazines early on, skateboarding and hood
19:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
22:45: Austin x Austen, the era of Rail Jam, and Krushing his first big opportunity
30:00: Forum, filming in the streets, Pat Moore, and shutting Forum down
35:00: LRG, who was he back then, partying
41:00: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Yes, sponsors, money, and Absinthe
56:00: Opener/Closer, his height, Travis Rice and High Octane
75:00: The end of Yes, Lib Tech, and Rooster Tail
82:00: Inappropriate Questions with Robin Van Gyn
Dana Dane is legendary storytelling rapper from Brooklyn who helped influence me in my formative years. A chance zoom call with Dane connected us and once that happened, I made it my goal to get him on the podcast. In the month leading up to recording, so much was happening with race in this country and the podcast talks about Dana’s life and times and how race seemed to play into them.
Dana Dane Show Notes:
3:00: Father’s Day, Fanacake.com, and inventions
13 :00: Systematic racism, single mom, and no male role models
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:30: Fort Greene Projects, running numbers, and sports
26:00: Art, graffiti, and dance
31:00: Music and Art High School, Slick Rick, and writing rhymes
40:00: Crack and Heroin in the neighborhood, community college, and Rick gets a tape out
45:00: Dana Dane with Fame, Yo MTV Raps, and playing shows
51:30: Getting screwed on his record deal, buying clothes and opening 4Play Boutique with Play
54:00: Why the long delay before his second album, no creative control, and his final album
58:00: Inappropriate Questions
Kathryn Smith is the Global Brand Director at Skullcandy. Her resume is one that most people would be jealous of, but like everyone with a great title, a lot of hard work was put in to get Kathryn to her position today. On the podcast we talk about growing up in North Carolina, ski bumming, getting gigs, losing them, and a whole lot more. It’s the first business episode I’ve had in a while and it’s great!
Kathryn Smith Show Notes:
3:00: Not doing podcasts or washing her hands
8:00: Blowing Rock, identical twin, and skiing
12:00: Soccer, France, and HS
16:00: College and Steamboat
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:45: Moving to DC, SIA and trade shows
31:00: Jordan Judd, Atomic, and being a distributer
36:00: Powder Week, Amer re-shuffles the deck
41:15: Amer re-shuffles the deck again and she’s out
45:00: Skullcandy, stock, and titles
57:00: Inappropriate Questions
Brad Holmes is one of the last great personalities in the sport of skiing. Attitude, ego, style sense of humor—These are some of the things that made Brad stand out. But his real talent was skiing and on the podcast we talk about “Daddy Rad” and his unique childhood, dominating the world of moguls, becoming the youngest person ever to make the US Ski Team, Plake, Freeze, K2, MSP, and so much more. Do not miss this one.
Brad Holmes Show Notes:
3:00: The Virus, skiing and Daddy Rad
7:00: Utah, freestyle, and scholarship in California
12:00: Punk rock, moguls, aerials and ballet
16:00: Bobby Burns, influences, and Palmer
20:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:00: Getting on the US Team, Tanya Harding, and Olympics
27:00: Bud Pro Mogul Tour, money, and the end of moguls
35:00: Natural Born Skier, Freeze Magazine, and Ask Brad
40:15: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:15: K2, The Outlaw, and MSP
47:00: Tours, leaving K2, and making his own movies
57:30: Inappropriate Questions with Glen Plake
Chris Grenier is part of a legendary East Coast snowboard crew that includes Scott Stevens, Austen Granger and Chris Beresford. He pretty much raised himself at Mt Snow Academy, where he met the crew as a young stoner who had a unique style. Fast forward 20 years and he’s been a pro snowboarder that’s ended video parts, had signature models and X Games Gold. He had his problems… but they never impacted his pro career and now, he’s sober and killing it. We talk about it all….
Chris Grenier Show Notes:
3:00: Sports, dysfunctional childhood and hockey
8:00: Skateboarding, snowboarding, High School
12:00: Mt Snow Academy, having his own place at 15, selling weed and meeting Scott Stevens
15:00: Style, Hood and Academy Snowboards
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:15: What happens with school, Utah SFK and eS Game of Skate
29:00: Keep Talking, Salomon, Get Real
35:00: LRG, who was he back then, partying
39:15: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
40:15: May Day, X Games and concussions
52:00: Money, creating a dream property, going sober and The Bomb Hole
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with E-Stone
This week I chat with Brian Park form Pinkbike. Pinkbike sets the benchmark for what action sports websites should be. They are a hub that creates amazing content and serves as a sounding board for mountain biking. On the podcast we talk about the site, the numbers, Brian’s life and times and a look at the Grim Donut. It’s a different type of episode and really interesting.
Pinkbike Show Notes:
3:00: Babies, comments on Pinkbike and user profiles
8:00: Numbers, sponsored content and working with brands
14:00: Site in the 90’s and the impact of the virus on the bike world
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21:30: Increase in traffic, DTC, who’s screwed, insurance and events
35:00: Who is Brian Park: Kites, bike shops and working for Rocky Mountain
42:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:35: The Grim Donut Project: Building your own bike with your own specs and your own dollars
58:00: Inappropriate Questions
James Woods is an X Games gold medalist that hails from England. Let that sit in for a second. Growing up in Sheffield, , Woodsy, as he’s known, learned how to shred on carpets that resembled tooth brushes more than they did snow…That never slowed him down as he’s proved himself on every level of the sport and has had an impressive career. This is a fun one with one of the only personalities in contest skiing today.
James “Woodsy” Woods Show Notes:
3:00: Injury, working out and being the best he can be
11:00: Sheffield, finding skiing in the newspaper, and dry slopes
15:00: Parental support and the British scene
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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23:00: Who he looked up to, British World Championships and Pat Sharples
29:00: Momentum Camp, London Freeze, Breckenridge, and being a social loner
37:00: X-Games in Tignes
40:00: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:00: X Games Aspen, Sponsors, and money and losing it to a corrupt agent
50:00: Sochi Olympics, The British Team and hurt in practice
57:00: Celebrity, X Games Gold, and triples
64:00: 4th at the Olympics and Gus Kenworthy
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Paddy Graham
I have not had too many guests on the show as laid back and chill as Dave Bachinsky...Which is crazy as Dave is known for doing some insane things skateboard-wise but the rest of his life is all about creating and giving back. But it was not always that way. On the podcast we talk about his career, inspiration, his side hustle, and a whole lot more. Another must listen episode…
Dave Bachinsky Show Notes:
3:00: Quarantine road trip, Olympics, and lifestyle changes
9:00: Side Business, Lowell, Mass and family
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22:45: Street skating, sponsors, and California
28:00: Sponsors, dirtbagging it, and Adio
33:00: El Toro and Adidas
40:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:35: His style, Think and content
49:00: Money, advice, and video part
55:00: Inappropriate Questions
Marcus Caston’s ski career started in the race world. His goal was the Olympics but he didn’t get close. When he didn't make the college team, he was over it... But skiing is all he knows. He got back into it through photography, which he parlayed into his first Warren Miller trip and his career takes off. Now, he’s on the other side of the lens and he’s become one of the most photographed and published skier of modern times. It’s a good episode
Marcus Caston Show Notes:
4:00: Quarantine travels and Utah
9:00: Born into skiing, ski-bumming and Snowbird
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21:45: Soccer, size and school
26:00: Ski racing, zip lines and not making the team
33:00: Angry at skiing, finding the sport again through photography and Warren Miller
37:00: His big break at Banzai Tour
40:30: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:15: Having insider photo knowledge, getting published more than anyone and sponsors
49:00: Not having to do big stuff to get paid, return of the turn and what’s next
53:00: 4 knee injuries in a row, throwing in the towel on skiing, and business today
55:50: Inappropriate Questions with Sierra Shafer
Dan Egan is a legendary skier who doesn’t get the credit or press he deserves. Dan filmed countless movies with his brother as part of the “Egan Brothers” who stole the show at Warren Miller Moves of the late 80s and early 90’s. Before other “film” skiers were getting paid, Dan acted as athlete, agent and distributor, cashing in on all ends and really being a trailblazer for the non-traditional skier. Not many have done it like Dan Egan.
Dan Egan Show Notes:
4:00: Turmoil in business, Catholicism and the name Dan
9:00: Boston, skiing and sailing
16:00: Blue Hills, John and Babson College Soccer
20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:30: Who was he in his late teens, filming with Warren Miller and becoming The Egan Brothers
31:00: The plan for finishing school, hitchhiking in the west and proving himself in Squaw
34:00: Graduating Babson, making money at SIA, paving the way for movie-based skiers and Hot Dog The Movie
40:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Distribution rights, Rockstar lifestyle of skiing, 30 years of sobriety and the Russia accident
49:00: Following CNN all over the world to create ski content (that he owns) and going viral before the internet
53:00: 4 knee injuries in a row, throwing in the towel on skiing, and business today
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Greg Stump
Josh Dirksen has arguably the best turn in snowboarding and while that turn will define his legacy, he’s done so much more in the sport. Josh doesn’t do that many interviews and has never done a podcast before, until now. On the show, we talk about having 3 passports, coming up in Oregon, the Morrow glory days, Salomon, the Dirksen Derby, and more. It’s a good one with a living legend.
Josh Dirksen Show Notes:
4:00: Quarantine, worry, and his current job as a lifeguard in Switzerland
10:00: Swimming, skateboarding, cross-country skiing and building endurance as a kid
16:00: Snowboarding, other activities and the Eugene crew
22:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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24:00: Sponsor progression, Burton or Morrow and Jaymo
31 :00: Filming, mentors and Robot Food
38:00: June hip, progression/evolution
42:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:45: Competition, Morrow goes under and Salomon
59:00: Splitboards, Jeremy Jones and Dirksen Derby
68:00: Inappropriate Questions
Alana Nichols’ title, President of the Women’s Sports Foundation, is pretty impressive but the road she took to get to that big desk will blow your mind. From losing her dad, to growing up with her grandparents, to breaking her back, to a dark place, to gold medal position at the Paralympics, nothing has ever been easy for Alana…And that has never stopped her from doing anything. Her story is incredible, a must listen. ace, to gold medal position at the Paralympics, nothing has ever been easy for Alana…And that has never stopped her from doing anything. Her story is incredible, a must listen.
Alana Nichols Show Notes:
4:00: Pre-Olympic party, growing up in NM, and her name
11:00: Raised by grandparents, snowboarding, and sports
15:00: Paralyzed
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22:30: Challenges, finding basketball, darkness and college
30:00: Paralympic Team, winning gold, skiing and her brother being murdered
40:30: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Two sports, robbed in London and injured at hood
50:00: Back to skiing, pain pills and the Vancouver Paralympics
55:00: Surfing, Kayaking and The Women’s Sports Foundation
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
KC Deane is the professional athlete version of a jack of all trades. He raced pro moto for a bit then graduated to pro skiing and later, pro mountain biking. With skiing and biking, KC made it and has been performing at the high level for a long time…. Now, KC is taking that work ethic and talent to Hollywood. On the podcast we talk about the ups and downs of his career, what happened with The Blank Collective, living in LA and a whole lot more. It’s a good one.
KC Deane Show Notes:
4:00: Knee Injury, quarantine, and almost Canada
12:00: Ski family, backcountry at an early age, and home schooling
17:00: Moto, mountain biking and skiing
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24:00: Park skier, Tahoe, and watching someone die
32:00: Urban KC, breaking his back and quitting contests
38:00: Filming, getting photos, being a go getter, shooting with Grant Gunderson, and breaking his neck
46:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
48:00: List of injuries, Whistler, getting into Velourz and pitching himself
53:00: Rampage, using the ski road map for bike and competing at Rampage
61:00: Was he a novelty on a bike, leaving Moment and the Blank deal
71:00: Skiers Cup, sponsors and confidence
77:00: Acting, networking in LA and already getting work
83:00: Inappropriate Questions with Darren Rayner and Stan Rey
Pat Moore has been a pro snowboarder for over a decade and while he’s done so much in his career, he’s more humble than most who are on the show. It’ s like Pat doesn’t feel like he deserves everything that has come his ways….and nothing could be further from the truth. On the podcast we talk about coming up in the pipe, getting on Forum, the end of that chapter, Volcom, X-Games, K2 and more....
Pat Moore Show Notes:
5:00: Where was he when the world stopped and how does it impact snowboarding/life
7:00: Holderness, family and Waterville embracing snowboarding
11:00: Coaching, being a grom, and his crew
18:00: Team Videos, and K2 additions and
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23:00: Starting on Burton, Forum and moving to Tahoe
30:00: Filming with Grenade/Forum, street and Burton buys Forum
35:00: Backcountry, Olympic dreams and Video highlights
40:00: The end of Forum, Volcom and Red Bull
43:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
44:30: Coconut Water, getting sober and X Games medals
45:00: The Olympics, the state of the sport and filming
55:00: Getting on K2, and Bent Metal
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Sullivan
Kimberly Plake has been a part of the ski industry for the past 40 years and she’s never done an in depth interview. Yes, her husband Glen Plake gets all the notoriety but pretty much wherever Glen goes, Kimberly is by his side but she is not just arm candy. Yes, she is good looking, a Texas Beauty Queen and former model, but she was a skier before she met Glen and now they ski together, forever. The podcast is a cool look into Kimberly’s life and some things I’ve talked about with Glen…but from a different lens. Brad Holmes asks the “Inappropriate Questions” and it’s another good one.
Kimberly Plake Show Notes:
4:00: Corona Virus in Europe
13:00: Texas, drill team, breaking her leg skiing, modeling and meeting Glen
27:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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30:30: Glen continued, proposal, and miscarriages
28:00: Pissing off Kimberly and getting arrested in Jackson
31:00: Breaking his back, coming back to win X Games, and ACL #1
50:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
52:15: More of Glen’s arrest story, getting sober to save the marriage and Chamonix
57:00: Her skiing, risk and being the mohawk guy
63:00: K2 to Elan
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes
Vincent Gagnier is the last in the line of the Gagnier Brothers. While hos older brothers helped shape the early days of freeskiing, Vinni is doing that now. On the podcast we talk about his talented family, being a grom with access, what he thinks of judging, the future of skiing, and a whole lot more. We close it out with “Inappropriate Questions” asked by Olympic Gold Medalist, Joss Christensen.
Vincent Gagnier Show Notes:
5:00: Corona Virus, brothers and sisters, and family business
10:00: Other sports, getting into skiing and Antoine
15:00: Charles, judging, and real ski winner
12:00: High School, dropping out of college and sponsors
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23:00: School in Utah, coaching, and his English
28:00: Sponsors, money, and contests
31:00: Breaking his back, coming back to win X Games, and ACL #1
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:45: Coming back from injury, ACL #2 and fear
45:00: The Olympics, the state of the sport and filming
49:00: Slvsh, internet comments and pro sports
82:00: Inappropriate Questions with Joss Christensen
Keir Dillon was a fixture on the snowboard scene for over a decade. You saw him in halfpipes, on podiums, on the mic and traveling the world with his “Frends” crew. There is so much to Keir’s story and on the podcast we talk about a lot of snowboard success, the letdown of not making the Olympics, starting a snowboard technology business with friends, taking that company and making it a brand that focuses on women, how the friends reacted to that, why he had to sell the business, drugs, and a lot more. It’s a good one
Keir Dillon Show Notes:
2:00: ADD, the Poconos, and family
7:00: Vert ramp in the backyard, starting snowboarding, and Nationals
12:00: High School, dropping out of college and sponsors
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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23:30: Breaking up with sponsors, Jake Burton, and pro living at home
29:00: Traveling, friends before frends, and lifestyle and drugs
34:00: Race, Religion, and not making the Olympic team
48:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
50:15: Frends Crew, creating a product, being the CEO and manufacturing headaches
64:00: Changing the company to a women’s fashion brand and what do the frends think?
70:00: Shark Tank, getting sued, and losing frends
76:00: Selling the brand, going through some stuff, what he’s up to now, and snowboarding again
82:00: Inappropriate Questions
Greg Stump has done it all; he spent time on 150 podiums during his ski career, shot with iconic filmmakers Dick Barrymore and Warren Miller, and then, decided to become a filmmaker himself. This year, Greg Joins Dick and Warren in the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. I’m willing to bet that Greg is now one of the more eccentric people in the Hall and his unique personality makes for an entertaining podcast that’s strange at times
Greg Stump Show Notes:
2:00: What happened when I was at his house and growing up in Maine and being a grom
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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21:30: Radio in High School, competing, ski camp
26:45: Winning, and meeting and The Harry Leonard Ski Shows
32:00: Dick Barrymore, Warren Miller, starting his own thing and meeting Plake
45:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
47:15: Blizzard of Ahhs, Lynn breaks her back, Plake comes to Chamonix
56:00: Getting Glen back into the states, transitioning out of ski movies, and Hollywood
61:00: Getting into The US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
72:00: Inappropriate Questions
Matt Belzile is a professional snowboarder based in Whistler. These days, most know Matt as one of the Manboys, Matt’s crew in Whistler that does everything together. While Matt has found a comfortable home creating yearly video projects with the Manboys, he’s not new to the game at all, he’s been a paid professional for over 15 years and while there were the standard bumps in Matt’s snowboarding career, Matt has become one of the best pro’s at investing his money and making it work for him. We talk about it all and it’s a good one.
Matt Belzile Show Notes:
2:00: Corona Virus, Ottawa, and skiing to snowboarding
7:30: Local hero’s, quitting gymnastics, and going to college
13:00: Whistler, Westbeach, and K2
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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21:30: Being Canadian, The Standard let down, and weird stuff with brands
29:00: Money, going pro, investing, and Sean Pettit
35:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
37:15: Partying, Videograss, and Manboys
45:00: His body, what’s next and sponsors
48:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jody Wachniak
Julien Regnier is one of the founding fathers of new school skiing. Before there were twin tips there were pockets of bump skiers wanting to get in the snowboard park and land backwards. Julien was in that first group that all quit moguls to invent the sport, product, tricks and culture. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in a ski family of champions, bump skiing, finding a new way to ski, founding Armada, getting fired from Armada, going to Black Crows and more…
Julien Regnier Show Notes:
2:00: Drinking, his mom’s ski career, getting lost in the mountain
8:00: The Sports School, mogul skiing, and Olympics
15:00: Who is new school first?
19:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:30: More Olympics, moguls weren’t ready, and quitting moguls
30:00: Moving to Canada, Pow Air, starting Armada
38:30: Early Success, business, and changes
44:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:30: Trouble at Armada, getting fired, and money
51:30: Black Crows and ski mountaineering
56:00: Content changes, issues or escape, and getting bought and layoffs
48:00: Editor in Chief, gnarly terrain, and being a woman
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Frank Raymond
Sierra Shafer took a non-traditional road to her position as Editor in Chief of Powder Magazine, the pinnacle of ski journalism. She’s an amazing writer but these days, she doesn’t write as much as she’d like to as she spends her time being the boss. On the podcast her talk her life and times that include religion, bring struck by lightning, popularity, a big college, a small college, newspapers, Val Kilmer, skiing and a while lot more.
Sierra Shafer Show Notes:
2:00: Valentine’s Day, Colorado, Religion,
7:00: Volunteering young, High School, and being tall
13:00: Getting struck by lightning, sports, and going to college too early
22:30 : Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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25:00: Skiing in PA, Waynesburg University, and Malaysia
34:00: Moving to LA, stars and working for free
43:00 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:30: Intro to Powder, getting a job, and digital media
56:00: Content changes, issues or escape, and getting bought and layoffs
48:00: Editor in Chief, gnarly terrain, and being a woman
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Maro leBlance
Chris Logan comes from a family of pro skiers. His younger sister Devin is an Olympic Silver Medalist and his older brother Sean was the one that motivated the Logan siblings to kill it on the mountain. While Chris came up as a contest guy, an average one at that, his brother led him and his best friend Parker White into the back country and Chris’s world changed. These days you’ll find Chris on the hunt for deep powder and cold beers and the podcast is an entertaining one.
Chris Logan Show Notes:
4:00: His girlfriend, his sister, and contests
10:00: Growing up in NY with 5 kids, JETS and the ski program
13:00: Finding the park, movies, and football
20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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22:45: Ski school, divorce, and Parker White
30:00: Mammoth, contests and getting into the backcountry
42:00 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:30: Level 1, Dahrkness, and breaking away from his brother’ s shadow
53:00: Starting The Big Picture, back to Level 1, and money
45:00: Naturally, injuries, and learning about his body
48:00: Disappointed with other movies, body maintenance
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Logan
Jake Blauvelt is a pro snowboarder who has lived a double life. He started his career focused on competitions and found himself on a lot of podiums. Most athletes, with that kind of success would hone their craft and continue to dominate, not Jake. At around 20, his career shifted fully to the backcountry and he carved out a niche as the young dude who was focused on natural features. On the podcast we talk about Jake’s life and times and it ends with some great inappropriate questions from legend, Peter Line.
Jake Blauvelt Show Notes:
4:00: Kids and watching snowboarding
7:00: Growing up in VT, family and maple syrup
10:00: XC Skiing, soccer and skateboarding
13:00: Breaking his leg skiing, learning how to fall, snowboarding and the scene
16:00: Competitions and Forum
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24:45: More Forum, Cole Barash, and moving out west at 16
28:00: Mammoth parks and then focusing on pow and filming
31:00: Is it a risk to quit contests, Devun Walsh, and partying
33:00: Growing as a rider sponsor wise and a new agent
39:00: Meeting Henrik, hip hop and back to weed
41 :15 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: His sponsor list, energy drinks, and pressure from filming
45:00: Naturally, injuries, and learning about his body
48:00: Disappointed with other movies, body maintenance
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Peter Line
Phil Casabon doesn’t do many interviews…what he’s known for is style on his skis and there aren’t too many in the world today that make skiing look as good as Phil. While he has two X Games Gold Medals in the Real Snow category and competed, that’s not what Phil is all about. He’s about edit’s that focus creativity and style. On the podcast we talk coming up, Henrik, Wu-Tang, plants, fungus, and a lot of skiing and style. It’s a must listen podcast.
Phil Casabon Show Notes:
2:00: Injury and Helmets
11:00: Growing up in Canada, ski racing and quitting
15:00: Other sports, ski movies, rollerblading, and the scene
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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21:45: Urban, being small, and style
25:00: Does he have a ski future, sponsors, JP Auclair and being star struck
33:00: Trouble with weed at 12, energy drinks, and investing
39:00: Meeting Henrik, hip hop and back to weed
44:15 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
46:00: Wu-Tang, Mushrooms, and Level 1
51:00: B & E Show, editing, and X-Games
55:00: Inspired, Team Canada, and X-Games Real Snow
65:00: Pro models, Nuance, and other projects
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Eric Iberg
Maxx von Marbod is a legendary businessman in the world of snowboarding. He single-handedly has held every cool job title that you can imagine in the span of 30 years. From sponsored rider, to tech rep, to team manager, to marketing and sales jobs, Maxx has seen and done it all. On the podcast Maxx outlines how his career went from the runways of commercial aviation to the mountains of snowboarding.
Maxx von Marbod Show Notes
2:00: Trade shows, Growing up in WA/ID, and Surfing
11:00: Seeing snowboarding for the first time, hunting, and wanting to be a pro snowboarder
15:00: Pilot training and going to Western
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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21:45: Being a tech rep, dropping out and going to Sims and dropping legends
30:00: Faction, Option Snowboards, and Transworld Snowboarding Magazine
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Money at the mags Frequency, The Snowboard Journal, and Super Big
49:00: Spacecraft, Pow Gloves, and his snowboard collection
55:00: The Nidecker Group, K2, Traeger, and Lib Tech
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kevin Walsh
Jesse Burtner has done it all in the snowboard world. He’s had a long pro career, he’s made some of the most influential movies in the industry and now, he’s the Marketing Director at Lib Tech. Over the years, he’s gone from spinning Cab 9’s to suffering a TBI, to re-inventing the way he rides his board. His influence is everywhere these days and the podcast takes us through his life and times.
Jesse Burtner Show Notes:
2:00: WA crowds, and his head injury
7:00: Growing up in AK, getting into snowboarding, and a different high school
23:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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26:00: What did his parents think about snow/skate, fishing boats, and editing video
31:00: Jason Borgstede, JB Deuce, contests, and sponsors
47:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
49:00: Money, influencers, and getting in trouble with JAG
50:00: The end of JB Deuce, Think Thank, and groundhogday
60:00: Thunk and Love/Hate, Cue the Birds, and Patchwork Patterns
70:00: Taking a job and Suzy Greenberg 270
74:00: Inappropriate Questions
Glen Plake is a living legend who is known for his skiing, his mohawk, and his amazing personality. He’s also the greatest ambassador in sports since Muhammad Ali. He lives and breathes skiing and wants to share it with the world in a way that only Plake can. Glen has been on the podcast before and we cover all new topics that will have you laughing, just not as hard as Glen laughs. We finish off the podcast with some ‘Inappropriate Questions’ asked by Brad Holmes.
Glen Plake Show Notes:
2:00: Phones, transitions, and early ski season
7:00: Warren Miller, 39th Anniversary of Blizzard, and what else does Glen do?
17:00: His first car, getting shot at, and getting his car back
23:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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26:00: Other cars and boats, mailbox baseball, and Truck Night in America
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:45: The last of his trouble, Jesus, and marriage
50:00: Glen’s frustrations
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes
Fletcher Dragge is a guitarist, a straight up punk rock star, known for almost 30 years of cranking out music with his band Pennywise. On the podcast, we talk about Fletcher’s life and times, the connection Pennywise has to action sports, drinking, fighting, partying, success, loss, and a lot more. It’s the first episode of season 4 and another do not miss podcast.
Fletcher Dragge Show Notes:
2:00: Christmas, licensing and politics
13:00: Childhood, sports, electrical work, and high school
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23:00: Early bands, paying dues, and putting together Pennywise
30:00: Fights, recording a single, and signing with a label
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41:45: Jim leaves the band, the cycle of life, playing wasted, and puking on Dr. Drew
50:00: Losing Jason and going to Myspace
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Johan Malkoski
Chris Benchetler is a pro skier, an artist, a dad, husband, and one of the hardest working athletes out there. Over the past 2 decades, Chris has built an amazing career that has a foundation built on style and flow. On the podcast we talk about skiing, loss, collaborating with the Grateful Dead, and everything in between. It’s a must listen episode.
Chris Benchetler Show Notes:
2:00: Mammoth, and feedback for me
9:00: Re-edit starts: Family, early days skiing, and Rory Silva
15:00: Healthy lifestyle, and losing his father
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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23:00: Injured at Parkasaurus, K2, Atomic, and getting sponsors to help with projects
37:00: 2019 starts here: Sponsors and the details behind how he gets money
44:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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46:30: Having a child, Nimbus, and Skye Walker
61:00: Intro to the Grateful Dead and healing his brain
70:00: Being trusted with the Dead’s image, checks and balances, and the crew
76:00: The making and challenges of making “Fire on the Mountain”
88:00: Inappropriate Questions with Tyler Hamlet
Karl Fostvedt has been the skier that other pro skiers have been talking about for a few years now. He brings a bouncy, playful style to the table that is refreshing, but he hasn’t had the opportunity for mainstream media exposure until the inaugural King and Queen of Corbet’s contest. Winning that event put Karl on the global map, then, getting onto K2 created the opportunity to film with MSP and in turn, win a Powder Award. The next few seasons are going to be huge for Karl, if he can pay for them…
Karl Fostvedt Show Notes:
2:00: Powder Awards without a tooth, crossing the border, and Ketchum
8:00: Flipping a coin to become a skier, getting into the program, and school
11:00: Idols, lost in life, Colorado, and getting into Dew Tour the unconventional way
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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23:30: Living through Detroit, and XXX
22:00: More school, Clown School, and halfpipe/contests
29:00: The Olympics, picking between filming/competing, and distance running
35:00: Poor Boyz Productions, SWAT Team called, and being expressive
38:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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40:30: 2017 The Endless Winter, King of Corbet’s, and Stray Dogs
54:00: On3P, on to K2, and needing more sponsors
64:00: MSP, asking for money, and first trip to AK and rescue
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Collin Collins
LJ Strenio has been a fixture in the ski world for a decade. He puts out multiple video parts every year, competed for a while, won an X-Games medal and is known for him destroying gnarly urban features. While skiing is everything to LJ, it’s not his only passion. Years after earning his first degree, LJ is back in school, studying computer science and currently employed by NASA. Yes, that NASA. It’s an awesome podcast
LJ Strenio Show Notes:
2:00: Rollerblading and localism
5:00: Growing up in PA and VT, X-Games, and nerdy stuff
12:15: Waterville Academy, Young Gun, Open, and his career taking off
16:00: Helmets and University of Utah
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:00: More school, Clown School, and halfpipe/contests
29:00: The Olympics, picking between filming/competing, and distance running
35:00: Poor Boyz Productions, SWAT Team called, and being expressive
40:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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43:10: Going to Level 1, breaking his kneecap in Finland, and the long, painful aftermath
51:00: The Traveling Circus, XXX work, and money
60:00: Living in cars, X-Games Real Snow, staying relevant, and working for NASA
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry
Sammy Luebke was a derelict child prodigy from Alaska who took the snowboard world by storm at a young age. At 9, he was getting his first video clips, at 15, he was featured in Snowboarder Magazine, he learned from the best filming with Brain Farm, and then he got hurt. When that happened, Sammy’s world changed. He lost his first sponsor, had his first kid, and got married in his early 20’s. With an uncertain future, Sammy hit the Freeride World Tour and proved that the first part of his career was no fluke. This 3X FWT World Champion has gone through more than most snowboarders on his way to success.
Sammy Luebke Show Notes:
2:00: Current Status, email name and growing up in AK
6:00: Snowboarding, Boarderline Camp, and JB Deuce
10:30: Growing up fast, divorce and Tahoe culture shock
14:00: Winning 5 USASA’s, Sponsors, and derelict kid
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22:00: Money, Standard, The Constant Struggle, Travis Rice
30:00: Attitude, The Storming, injury, and Masters Events
37:00: Losing sponsors, having a kid, and worry
39:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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41:15: Are his days of being a pro over, the change in focus, and injury
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Patrick McCarthy
Greg hill is known for setting records; climbing 2 million vertical feet in one year, climbing 50k vertical feet in a day and the travel involved in record breaking created a huge carbon footprint. That’s all in the past as Greg has radically changed his way of life, becoming Electric Greg, who’s all about electric and human powered adventures. The podcast is a mix of goal crushing, deadly avalanches, and more.
Greg Hill Show Notes:
2:00: Backcountry, growing up in Quebec, divorce, and losing a finger
10:00: Who is Greg in HS, College, and why he leaves school
13:00: Rudy Beglinger, becoming the Human Lung, and finding his calling in the mountains
17:00: Disaster during an avalanche class and experiencing death in the field for the first time
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22:20: The idea in 1999, tree planting, and Randonee
28:00: 50K Vert in 1 day, 1 million Vert in a year, 80 10K+ days and making a movie
31:00: Going for 2 million, the details behind it, achieving his goal, and Salomon
39:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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42:00: The Manaslu Avalanche, more death in the mountains, and family reaction
50:00: Becoming a certified guide and the Pakistan injury
56:00: The beginning of Electric Greg, making the full-on switch, and starting POW in Canada
65:00: The selfishness that goes along with being a skier and being Electric Greg
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jonathan Ellsworth and Mike Douglas
Dan Brisse is a snowboarder who’s known for insane stunts on his snowboard. This two time X-Games Real Snow Gold Medalist hails from the Midwest and is known for being one of those stereotypical hardworking Midwestern guys that works, and works and works, and then works some more. His focus has been a mix of backcountry jumps and the biggest urban features anyone has thought of sending themselves off of. While his street hammer days are behind him, he’s set himself up to have an even bigger future. Find out who Dan really is on the podcast….
Dan Brisse Show Notes:
2:00: Seattle, MN, and Rad
7:00: Snowboarding, influences, and backyard set ups
12:00: Youth Shelter Supply, property damage, and Utah
16:00: Powder, Jobs, and parks
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21:00: Aspen Open, Capita, and Absinthe
26:00: Ender of Nowhere, Real Snow and winning X Games Gold x 2
35:00: Looking like he belonged, and money
36:00: Mike Yoshida
40:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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42:30: Investments, 2 X Games Silver Medals, and disappointment
48:00: Injury, and things that happen during urban shoots, and 2014
53:00: Reality TV, back to Real Snow, and what his riding will be now
57:45: Inappropriate Questions with Jaimeson Keegan
Johan Malkoski is a legendary dude in the world of snowboard brands. He got his start as a ski bum in Colorado but there was no bum about Johan. Opportunities found him and forced him into the white-collar side of snowboarding. From cutting his teeth in-house at Wave Rave to N boots to being a founding partner in C3 worldwide, Johan has left his mark. The only thing that could stop him was cancer and it tried, but Johan kicked it’s ass. We talk a lot about business and health and it’s an awesome podcast.
Johan Malkoski Show Notes:
2:00: Getting the name Johan, being a Masshole, and bikes
9:00: College, snowboarding, and a job
15:15: Colorado, working and starting Colorado Powder Tools
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22:15: Wave Rave, getting a call from Gumby and going to Northwave aka N Boots
31:30: Drake, money, reps and the end of Northwave
37:00: Staring their own thing, buying into Capita, and starting Coal and Union
38:45: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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40:30: The recession, being a super dad, and parenting Johan
45:00: Breaking his ribs and finding out he has cancer
52:00: Treatment, recovery and how he has changed
64:00: Inappropriate Questions
Nick Martini was supposed to be the biggest thing in skiing, and when he was healthy, he was going in that direction, but injuries got the best of Nick’s ski career. Good thing he was also an award-winning filmmaker who had plenty of downtime to hone his craft. These days, Nick’s Stept Productions has evolved into Stept Studios and what was a small crew based out of Colorado is now a thriving studio, employing 40+ people and continuing to live the dream. It’s an awesome conversation.
Nick Martini Show Notes:
2:00: Wallisch Wedding and how things have changed for Stept
9:00: Growing up outside of Boston, Ski racing and finding the darkside
18:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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20:45: His skin condition, other sports, and Holderness Academy
29:00: Professional at a young age, DVD’s, and the tumor
35:00: Salomon Jib Academy, people knowing about Stept, and other athletes
40:45: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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42:30: College, career starts exploding, and being a tall skier
47:00: Stept’s group mentality, dealing with cops, and sponsors
57:00: First knee injury, focusing on the art of filmmaking, and more injuries
68:00: Is it worth it? And regrets
71:00: Inappropriate Questions with Clayton Vila
Patrick McCarthy is one of those positive people that never seems to be in a bad mood….And why would he be? His snowboard career has spanned decades and he still gets more days that most. For 12 years, he charged hard as a pro rider who put out banger parts every year chasing snow and the dream. The whole time he was calculated, buying property and setting himself up for success in later life…but he never left snowboarding. Now, he’s also the TM for his longtime sponsor 686, based out of Compton and this podcast is a fun conversation with a legendary Northwest dude.
Patrick McCarthy Show Notes:
2:00: Nicknames, Seahawks, and Marysville and Seattle
9:00: Snowboarding, Baker, and Western
10:15: Sponsors
20:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:15: Tech Nine, Option, and learning finances from legends
30:00: Three parts in one breakout year, dropping out of school, bring a pro snowboarder full time
36:00: Mike Yoshida
38:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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40:15: Neo-Proto, team cuts, and 686
48:00: The car accident and his biggest year ever
54:00: Wild Card, pressure and getting into Team Management
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Shaun McKay
Redbull Rampage is the most insane event in all of sports. The bikers are gladiators and the desert is their colosseum. I take a trip down to Utah to check out the event and get quick interviews with the riders and more. It’s a do not miss episode from a do not miss event.
Rampage Show Notes:
2:00: Lead up to Rampage
4:30: Josh Bender, Legend
7:30: Derek Westerlund, Freeride Entertainment
10:11: Dusty Wygle, Nitro Circus
12:50: Brett Rheeder’s Mom
15:00: Bienvenito, Rider
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20:00: Jonny Collinson, Pro Skier
22:00: Casey Brown, Rider
23:00: Bienvenito part 2
24:00: Ton Van Steenbergen
26:00: Cam Zink, Rider
28:45: Diggers
31:00: Andreu Lacondeguy, Rider
34:00: Tyler McCaul, Rider
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37:40: Brandon Semenuk, Rider
40:00 Andy Farrington and Michelle Parker
44:00: Colin Collins, Pro Skier
45:00: Mike “Hucker” Clark, Pro BMXER
48:00: Brett Tippie, Legend
Sean Tedore was an up and coming pro snowboarder in the early 2000’s. He had sponsors, film projects, travel and the things were looking up for Tedore until they weren’t. Multiple catastrophic knee injuries derailed his career, but he had a back up plan. He went to school and studied to be an engineer and then landed an engineering dream job building snowboards. The podcast a look at a lot of different sides of snowboarding.
Sean Tedore Show Notes:
2:00: Selling cars, San Francisco, and Iowa
6:15: Reno, Snowboarding, and College
10:15: Getting on Forum, Mack Dawg, and Mt Hood
16:00: Nitro, 411 Video Magazine, and Truckee
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22:15: Image, Neo-Proto, and Superpark injury
32:00: Promising future, another injury, and K2
39:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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41:00: China, too cool Tedore, and, Capita
48:00: Back to Ride, knee replacement, and layoffs
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jared Garrison
Simon Dumont is a legendary figure in the world of freeskiing. Known for boosting higher than almost anyone else in the halfpipe, Simon’s career was full of podiums and video parts. While he is a legend in the sport, things didn’t come easy for Simon. He was always too small and told he would never make it and he never listened. He willed and worked himself to success and it’s something he believes anyone can do, if they put in the work.
Simon Dumont Show Notes:
2:00: Meeting Simon for the first time, having a chip on his shoulder, and height
5:30: Maine, Native American, and child modeling
9:00: Sports, snow, and talents
15:00: Meeting Strokes and X-Games alternate
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19:45: Generations, films, and breaking his pelvis
27:00: Cube Pipe, Quarter Pipe, and channeling anger
36:30: Sponsors, Michael Spencer, and contest winnings
40:30 : Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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42:00: Investments, the 10% rule, and the JOI/JOSS
50:00: Slumdog Illionaire, Head, and losing motivation
55:00: The Olympics, injury, and life now
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Peter Olenick
Ben Weis has lived a rollercoaster of a life so far and he’s not even 40. Ben came up in a dysfunction family in Minnesota, didn’t have the money to play hockey and ended up finding rollerblading. In just three quick years he went pro in a sport where there was no money. So contest winnings went into backing drug deals, they went bad, and Ben found himself a heroin addict/criminal who was in and out of prison. He’s been out for a month, he’s clean, and this tale is a must listen.
Ben Weis Show Notes:
2:00: Austin, MN, no dad, and sports
7:30: Skating, college, and world championships
12:00: The Ben Weis Show style of skating, getting on K2, and pain tolerance
22:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code tpm30
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24:15: Weed, tour, and covers/video parts
29:00: The bottom falling out of the sport, Amsterdam, and traveling broke
36:00: Drugs, getting dropped, and devoting all his time to selling drugs
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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41:30: Suicide, college, and triggers
45:30: OD'ing on heroin, proposing, and homeless
51:00: Red Bull Crashed Ice, prison, and facing 20 years and having the charges dropped
55:00: What’s next
57:00: Inappropriate Questions
Tricia Byrnes is on the podcast this week…. she’s a wealth of knowledge and a fun interview. Tricia’s known for her competitive days, she was on the contest circuit for 20 years but these days, she’s organizing the contests and making sure she helps pave the way for the future of the sport. We talk about her life and times on and off the podium, the future of the sport and some great old stories.
Tricia Byrnes Show Notes:
2:00: Dick Byrnes, partying, and growing up rich
6:00: Wanting to be an Olympian, skiing, and snowboarding
12:00: All disciplines, The US Open, and high school
16:00: Sims and parents
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21:00: Winning The Open, College, and Rossi
27:00: Sponsors, Olympics, and X Games
33:00: Not making the team, making the team… losing sponsors and her brother
29:00: Plake, Afterglow and, product design
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41:30: Athlete Agent, 2002 Olympics, Octagon, and retirement
50:00: Africa, Go211, USASA, and life after snowboarding
56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Spencer Harkins
Pep Fujas is arguably one of the most influential skiers of our time, I’ve had so many guests bring him up on the show as the person they looked up to. Known for his style, Pep has always seen terrain differently, which has always shown in his skiing. On the podcast we talk about growing up in a yurt, contests, Tanner, Plake, Afterglow, K2, and his new venture WNDR Alpine. It’s a do not miss episode with a legend.
Pep Fujas Show Notes:
2:00: Growing up Pep, getting into skiing and other sports
8:00: Going to a ski academy, mogul skiing, and freeskiing
12:00: Pep’s inspirations, sponsors, and his first pro model
17:15: Nimbus, no poles and X Games
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23:45: 1242, Tanner, and health
29:00: Plake, Afterglow and, product design
39:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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41:15: No more pro models, K2 development, and getting older
48:45: Patagonia, going back to school, and working with the family business
55:00: Leaving K2 and going to WNDR Alpine and what is WNDR Alpine?
96:00: Inappropriate Questions
This week’s podcast is based around two mountain bike events in Prineville, Oregon, Black Sage and Proving Grounds. Some of the best riders in the world converge upon this mecca of jumps and features and destroy them. The podcast is a mix of 15 interviews with athletes and insiders and 10 unforgettable minutes talking to Micah Black at Greg Stump’s house.
Black Sage/Proving Grounds Show Notes:
2:30: Road trip, arrival and Andy Goggins
5:40: Carson Storch
7:30: Ryan Runke
8:45: Andy Parry
10:00: Casey Brown
12:00: Tyler Bereman
14:00: Bas van Steenbergen
16:00: Jordie Lunn
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20:13: My experience with ski film legend, Greg Stump
23:00: Micah Black
34:00: Tyler McCaul, and Dusty Wygle
36:45: Bienvenido Augado
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40:30: Casey Brown
43:00: Nicholi Rogatkin
45:20: Emil Johannsen
46:30: Reed Boggs
48:30: Juan Diego Salido aka Jonny
Jeff Galbraith is a writer stuck in a publisher’s office. He’s also a dude with more history in snowboarding media than almost anyone and he is one of the last independent publishers in the world of snow focused print. On the podcast we talk about his long career, the personalities, the magazines he’s worked for, created, and a lot more good stuff.
Jeff Galbraith Show Notes:
1:30: Nickname the Walrus and growing up in Everett
4:10: Writing, sports, and music
7:00: His intro to snowboarding, college, and interning
15:00: Getting his foot in the door at Snowboarder Magazine and working in WA then CA
21 :45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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23:30: The Olympics, travel, and what work life is like at Snowboarder
32:00: Jessi Lu, Frequency, and publishing
41:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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42:45: Being in Bellingham, money, and The Ski Journal
50:00: The Recession, The Fly Fish Journal, and which mag does best
55:00: Technology, digital, and what’s his end goal?
44:30: Inappropriate Questions with Matt Wibby
Scotty Bob Morgan is different than most athletes I’ve had on the show. His focus on Proximity Flying, one of the most high-risk activities on the planet, creates a life that is different than your traditional action sports athlete. There are no huge paydays, organized ways to get exposure, or even a good way to learn. You need a heavy dose of sky, BASE, and wingsuit experience combined with huge balls in order to live to tell these tales. With a background as a combat photographer and dude that jumps off of everything, Scotty Bob has both. He’s not a household name, but that doesn’t matter, he’s a badass who does crazy shit and is looked at as an innovator in his sport.
Scotty Bob Show Notes:
1:30: Trip report and getting married
5:00: Growing up a normal military brat, high school, and the marines
9:00: Jump School, Iraq, and coming home to skydive
15:00: 2nd tour of duty and Lauterbrunnen
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19:30: Meeting a mentor crew in Europe, ending the military, and injury
25:00: Breaking laws, wingsuit/proximity flying, and death
34:45: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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36:45: Being nervous, money through teaching, and sponsors
41:30: The haters and The Sheriff Role
44:30: Inappropriate Questions with Mort, Dave, and Matt from Squirrel Wingsuits
Chris Coté is an Action Sports Personality, a known entity in the world surf, skate, and snow. He had a short pro career, realized he was never going to be the best, and worked his way into a long career behind the scenes in the surf industry. Along the way, he’s toured with Blink 182, traveled the world, partied, broadcast some insane events, and cleaned his life up. It’s an interesting and entertaining story.
Chris Coté Show Notes:
3:00: Internet hate and childhood
7:00: Growing up, skating, surfing and team sports
14:00: Music, getting sponsored, and being a Team Manager
19:30: Drum teching for Blink 182
22:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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24:00: Going on tour with Blink 182/Green Day and the “Riding In Vans With Boys” movie
30:00: Transworld Surf for 13 years, Fuel TV and losing both
41:00 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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42:45: Partying and getting sober
53:00: Coté Media Group projects and talking on a microphone
59:30: Inappropriate Questions
Todd Barber is an events guy. He's spent his life being the man behind the scenes for more than 100 events. And, he's known for being the guy who helped concept and deliver the best action sports event of our time, Red Bull Rampage. On the podcast we talk about coming up on snow, getting into events and of course, a lot of talk about the ins and outs of Rampage. It’s a business episode and another good one.
Todd Barber Show Notes:
1:15: Whistler and his Proving Grounds event
9:00: Rampage site options, coming up in California, and music
13:00: University of Colorado, early jobs with the Dali Lama and meeting Red Bull
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20:00: Making his way in freeride, Rampage ideation, and planning for pain.
28:00: Rampage Hiatus, finding a new spot, and building featured
33:30: Prize money and H5 Events
38:15: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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40:00: The Barg Trilogy, The FMB, and money
51 :00: Inappropriate Questions
Steve Buckhantz, or as I like to call him, Uncle Steven, is a legend in the world of Washington DC sports broadcasters. He’s won Emmy Awards, was the voice of the Washington Wizards for the past 22 years, was inducted into the DC Sports Hall of Fame, the list goes on and on. His work speaks for itself, but in the world of business, that doesn’t matter. Weeks ago, the Washington Wizards parted ways with their longtime, hometown, announcer, in the worst way possible. We talk about his long career, Michael Jordan and more. It’s an interesting one.
Steve Buckhantz Show Notes:
2:00: Eagles, Redskins and Football
8:22: When did he realize he wanted to be a broadcaster, manual labor, and U of M/JMU
13:00: Getting on the radio, then TV and internships
22:00: Chattanooga and Nashville
25:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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27:30: What was life like for a young Buckhantz, Atlanta and coming to DC
31:45: Locker rooms, Dexter Manley, and Fox
40:00: Losing the NFL deal, side work, and The Bullets
47:00 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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48:15: Michael Jordan, NBA travel, and moving seats at wiz
59:30: Moving the broadcasters, losing Phil, and not picking up his contract option
66:00: Cold-hearted Wizards Ownership
78:40: Inappropriate Questions with Chick Hernandez
Parker White is one of the most creative, stylish skiers out there today. He’s known for his Level 1 Segments, his friendship with Darkness, and the style he brings to the backcountry. He’s one of the more likeable people in skiing and while he’s only 28, he grew up fast in the ski world, moving from the East Coast to Mammoth at an age when most people are thinking about getting a driver’s license. He’s also started brands, developed a line of skis and a whole lot more.
Parker White Show Notes:
2:00: Sean Decke, Stunt Man and family of athletes
8:22: Vermont, Ski racing, and getting twin tips/Wicked
12:00: Chris Logan, Mt Snow, Vice’s and contests
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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21:30: Style, being found, and Level 1
26:00: Leaving home, Hood, and Monster
30:00: After Dark, stepping up his game, and The Big Picture
38:00: Money, Sponsors, and
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41:45: Developing a line of skis, Tomahawk, and Level 1 again
53:00: Living in a CRV, and his part this year, and random Q’s
42:00: The 2005 ‘Rider of the Year’ season, Rossignol, and a desk job at Academy
59:11: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Decker
2005 Transworld Snowboarding ‘Rider of the Year’ Chad Otterstrom is on the podcast. When you win an award like that in 2005 and you’re a guest on a podcast, it’s usually a 'where are they now'. That's not the case with Chad. His pro shred career is still going and now, he’s a brand owner living that desk jockey life, all while remaining a pro rider.
Chad Otterstrom Show Notes:
2:00: How long has he been riding and crazy birthdays
5:31: Minnesota, scars, and ski family
7:25: Switching to snowboarding, high school, and ADD
10:00: Mountains of Midwest and Kingpin Snowboards
17:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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18:30: Moving to Colorado, early snow safety, and contests
23:00: High Cascade shaping his career, video parts v contests, and The Hellcats crew
26:00: The Revival and Technical Difficulties year, and money
31:00: Getting a lot of days, ADD-boarding, and the Olympics
34:30: Doping control
37:30 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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39:00: M3, Forum, and Academy
42:00: The 2005 ‘Rider of the Year’ season, Rossignol, and a desk job at Academy
49:30: Inappropriate Questions with Matt Peterson
It’s summertime and in the snow world, that means summer camp. This week I headed down to Windell’s Camp in Oregon to catch up with longtime camp veteran and TGR athlete Tim Durtschi. On the podcast, we walk through Tim’s life and times. Tim is one of those dudes that has no media training and is not afraid to answer anything which makes for an entertaining show and the “Inappropriate Questions” with Andy Parry may be the best yet.
Tim Durtschi Show Notes:
2:00: Summer Camp, Kai Jones, and big nights
5:41: Ski family, racing, and finding twin tips
13:00: moving, divorce, and competing
15:15: Filming with Rage, Pete Alport, and Poor Boyz
18:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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20:15: Sponsors, Saga, and money
28:00: Competing, Chad’s, and learning tricks
34:00: Phone hack, 2013 Powder Awards, and X Games
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39:30: Filming with everyone, what Tim wants to talk about (Fantasy Camp and
48:20: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry
Thomas Vanderham is a living legend in the world of freeride mountain biking and he’s a guy that doesn’t do many interviews. Over the past 20 years, he’s let his riding do the talking and his riding has said a lot. I was lucky to get an hour with Thomas to walk through his career, that started when he was just 15 years old. We talk about how things came into place for Thomas, sponsor changes, filming and a lot more. It’s another do not miss episode.
Thomas Vanderham Show Notes:
2:00: Return to Earth Movie (comes out this week on itunes) and change in movies and social
9:00: Growing up in Edmonton, finding biking, and team sports
12:30: Moving to Vancouver, meeting people, and getting sponsored
18:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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20:00: Starting to film, high school, and travel
26:30: Rampage, leaving Rocky Mountain, and going to Evil
36:30: Product development, and the science of building lines
38:45 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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40:30: Building for Seasons, the end of Evil, and racing
47:00: How long can he do this and what’s next.
51:00: Inappropriate Questions
Todd Richards has done everything. He’s a two-time X Games Gold Medalist in the halfpipe, he has hardware from slopestyle competition as well, and he’s pretty much the voice of board sports. The funny thing is, he never really achieved the dream of being a pro skater and he had to settle for snowboarding. The history, insight, and stories that Todd brings to the table are awesome and it’s another entertaining show.
Todd Richards Show Notes:
2:00: Todd and Chris Coté’s Podcast and Paxton, MA as an only child
6:00: Getting the nickname Toddler and being shoved in a locker
11:30: Finding punk rock, skateboarding and dropping in on the Putnam Ramp
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20:30: Finding snowboarding through Thrasher, his college scholarship, and getting metal edges
25:00: Funky snowboards, Brushie, and getting on Sims
36:00: The trip when he became a name, traveling and the US Open.
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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39:45: Losing his dad, moving to Colorado, and his crew
46:30: Leaving Sims, Morrow, and money
49:00: Contests, Terje, and riding for Todd
53:30: The industry in changing, being worth more, Olympics and X-games
59:35: More Olympics, Rossignol, and breaking his arm
65:00: Getting into the booth at X-Games, being on TV, and Gamers at X
72:00: Other business ventures
76:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Coté
Saying Fabiola da Silva is the best, and most underappreciated female athlete of our time is a bold statement…but it’s one that I fully believe. I can’t think of another case in sport where a woman was so dominant in her field, that the sport’s organizing body decided to cancel the woman’s event and have the women (Fabiola) compete against the men...And Fabiola did not disappoint, standing on the podium with her peers at some of the biggest events in the world.
Fabiola da Silva Show Notes:
1:30: Life at Cedar Point Amusement Park and Cross Fit
8:00: Sao Paolo, kickboxing, and meeting Chris Edwards and Arlo
14:00: Coming to America at 16, the other girls and X-Games
18:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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20:15: Winning X and travel
25:00: Getting second at X, sponsors, and financial advisers
28:00: Gender, the Fabiola rule, and a bad year in 2003
36:00: Winning Silver at Latin X Games (against the men) and the end of X
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39:45: X continued, landing the double, and Rollerblade
42:30: Surviving and then finding CrossFit
56:40: Inappropriate Questions with Cesar Mora
Casey Brown has one hell of a story. This bad ass mountain biker’s life has been filled with twists and turns that I will not spoil in this intro. I will say that Casey had an upbringing different than anyone’s that I have met in my life. Based on all that Casey shares, you would think that she would have a totally different, maybe even strange personality. I found none of that, what I did find was an amazing athlete who knows all about highs and lows. It’s another incredible story.
Casey Brown Show Notes:
1:30: Traveling and growing up in Barn Bay, NZ
13:00: Moving inland, learning to bike, divorce, and losing everything in a fire
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22:45: Leaving her mom, Revelstoke, and her first real bike
28:00: The myth of her brother, skiing, and biking
32:40: Crankworx at 16
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39:45: Losing her brother, focusing on going pro, sending it in the wrong headspace
42:30: 2012 is the year it all happens, being a woman in the bike world, and competition
50:00: Changing things up in 2016, TGR, and other film projects
56:00: Rampage
60:00: Inappropriate Questions
Once labeled a ski model, Caroline Gleich’s path to becoming a respected ski mountaineer has been quite the climb. From the billboards of Utah to the monsters of the Himalaya, there is no fear in this 5’1” ball of energy. The podcast gives a little of Caroline’s backstory and then a lot about Everest. It was a heavy year on the mountain and Caroline shares what she experienced. It’s a real look into a world that most of us only read about and it’s a great listen.
Caroline Gleich Show Notes:
1:30: Knee surgery (last week) recovery
5:00: Her backstory (2017): MN, Skiing, Utah, Kristin Ulmer, loss, photos, 2013, and challenges
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21:30: Her insane 2018 (72 peaks), peaks she is proud of and proposing
28:00: Deciding to go to Everest, the reason, the cost
38:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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39:30: Cost continued, knee injury, and living in a high-altitude tent
46:30: The travel, base-camp, and what’s it like
54:00: ABC at 21K Feet, sickness, and food
59:00: The progression of camps, waiting an extra night at camp 2, and the bad day
53:00: Summit day, the climbing, and seeing death
70:00: The Summit, the way down, and, getting home
73:00: Inappropriate Questions
Rusty Malinoski, aka The Bone Crusher, is a World Champion Wakeboarder living the Canadian/American dream. He’s got the house, the truck, the family, the CrossFit business and life is in a good place. But it hasn’t always been that way. On the podcast, we talk about being forced to enter the working world earlier than expected, moving to Florida with nothing more than talent, work ethic and a belief that he would make it, his long pro career, and a crazy road rage incident.
Rusty Malinoski Show Notes:
1:30: Being intimidating and road rage
10:00: Humboldt Canada, wakeboarding, and snow
18:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: Seattle, Portland, Denver, Whistler, and the interwebs
20:00: Getting kicked out of HS, working, and confidence
23:30: Going to Florida to make the dream happen
27:00: Getting paid, the best in the sport and Spence Bangaway:15: The younger wilder days,
22:30: The bikes in the 80’s, and Craig Kelly
34:00: Getting on the Burton Team, filming with Christian Begin, and Pulp Traction
38:45: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
44:15: Accessibility of the sport, X-Games, and changing his health in 2012
51:30: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Ennen
Brett Tippie is a living legend. He’s one of the influential pioneers of freeride mountain biking, he was the first to absolutely send it on a bike, ride insane lines, and became the face of a sport. On the podcast we talk about being a pro snowboarder on Burton’s pro team, some amazing Craig Kelly stories, bikes, partying too hard, and coming back from that to sponsors and emcee gigs. This is a funny history lesson that you do not want to miss.
Brett Tippie Show Notes:
1:30: Traveling family man, meeting at Rampage
5:00: Growing up moving, settling in Kamloops, and First Nation
11:00: Football, School, and snowboarding
17:00: Warren Miller and biking
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:30: The bikes in the 80’s, and Craig Kelly
34:00: Getting on the Burton Team, filming with Christian Begin, and Pulp Traction
45:00 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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46:30: Kranked, money, travel, and change
50:00: Sending it, what is happening with snowboarding, and bike progression
63:00: Partying, problems, digging himself out though love
65:00: Tippie is back as an athlete and a personality
68:00: Inappropriate Questions
Cesar Mora was born to become a professional soccer player and he was on track to make that happen. He moved from Australia to Spain and began training with Rayo Vallencano before visa issues forced him out of Spain. When he returned to Australia, he worked at a skateboard shop, found rollerblading, and within two years, was on top of the sport. He dominated vert from 95 to 99 and then he broke his arm. While Cesar continued to compete, he was never the same. It’s an interesting story with one of the best.
Cesar Mora Show Notes:
1:30: Meeting each other and growing up in Australia
5:00: Finding soccer, soccer gets serious, and training with Roye Vaccanno in Spain
12:00: Moving back to Australia, school, and working at a skate shop
16:00: Skating and being strong
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21:30: The Extreme Games, the first US Trip, and sponsors
32:30: Being professional, The Offspring ordeal at the MTV Festival, and the first 1080
41:15: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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42:45: The K2 days, random injuries, and his arm
53:00: Budget cuts, my observations, and the how things end with sponsors/skating
63:00: Does his money hold out, what is he up to now?
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Blake Dennis
Joel Gomez opened the first snowboard shop in the US when Sessions opened it's doors in Sunnyvale, CA in 1983. The shop spawned an outerwear line, a record label, and the careers of some of the most influential athletes in the action sports space. On the podcast he takes us through the history of Sessions, the legendary talent that happens to be his friends and what he is up to now. The show closes out with some 'Inappropriate Questions' with Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament.
Joel Gomez Show Notes:
1:30: Putting on his first show with Willie Nelson
3:30: Moving a lot and younger life, becoming a product of Santa Cruz, and sports
6:00: Image, skateboarding, and college
9:30: Music, Caballero shows him snowboarding, and Tom Simms
17 :00: Starting Sessions Snowboard Shop, raising money for the shop, and
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23:00: Working at Sears, growing the shop, and mail order
28:00: Maximizing dollars, Sessions Clothing happens, and athletes
35:00: Getting heat for putting skiers on Sessions,
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39:45: Sessions records, Sessions firsts, and athlete loyalty
46:00: The financial crisis force forces with Samsung, getting out of that deal, and selling Sessions
53:00 : Inappropriate Questions with Jeff Ament
Graham Agassiz is way more laid back than you would expect for a mountain biker who looks forward to putting his life on the line at Rampage each year. He’s one of the best, who rides with a signature, loose style that really shines in a big mountain setting. On the podcast, we talk about leaving Kona, the influence of moto and snowboarding, getting bullied, rampage, and injuries. Aggy is one of those dudes that lives to have fun and that always makes for a great podcast.
Graham Agassiz Show Notes:
1:15: From Kona to Evil
11:00: Growing up in Kamloops, RAD, and getting bullied
17:20: Sun Peaks, quitting basketball, and moto influence
21:15: Stanley: Get 30% (limited time only) off site wide with the code Stanley30
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23:30: BMX, being judged, and getting his first mountain bike
28:00: Mountain biking, winning a comp at Sun Peaks and quitting racing
36:00: Snowboarding influence, New World Disorder, and riding out of his comfort zone
41:30: Sponsorship, money and comparing him to other athletes
34 :00: Taking a year off after high school, and 2008 the year that defines his career
43:15: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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44:40: Comparing him to skiers and snowboarders and signature products
49:00: Breaking his neck, Ashes to Agassiz, and demons
58:00: 2015 Rampage, 2016 Rampage crash and scary aftermath
65:00: Pulling out early and Rampage being the Pinnacle
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Derek Westerlund
Superpark is the signature event of Snowboarder Magazine. For the past 22 years, Snowboarder has created an event that showcases the talents of some of the best snowboarders on the planet sessioning insane park features, built by world class terrain park crews. It’s the end of the season celebration that is about having a good time in the name of progression. The risk factor is through the roof and the action is non-stop. This week I take you behind the scenes at Superpark 22.
Superpark 22 Show Notes:
1:40: Superpark at Crystal Mountain, and Crystal’s history with snowboarding
7:07: Russell Winfield on Crystal
8:00: Maxx Von Marbaud on Crystal
9:00 : Brianna Stoutenberg, Crystal Mountain Marketing
12:00: History of Superpark
15:30: Stanley: Get 20% off site wide with the code Stanley20
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17:15: Getting to Crystal and talking to the terrain park crews (Carinthia, Seven Springs, and Diamond Peak)
27:00: Morgan the super-local and Sam Klein
30:00: Day 3: Mike Yoshida, Valentino, Valentino’s Dad, and Hana Beaman
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41:00: Justin from snowboarder on the 4am shoot, injuries, and Windham Miller
46:00: Women at the event, Josh Rosen, and Peter Line
50:00: Pat Bridges
By the time Jim Rippey made it to high school, his goals were clear, he was going to punt in the NFL. When football didn’t work for Jim, he found snowboarding. Within a couple years on a board, Jim was a sponsored rider with Burton, eventually had 7 pro models, and was the first to back flip a snowmobile. The interesting wrinkle is, one day in Alaska, Jim found god and everything changed for him. Fast forward 15 years and Jim is a man of god, a correctional officer living a completely different life.
Jim Rippey Show Notes:
2:00: April Fool’s and growing up with in Quincey, CA with his dad
8:00: Football, then moving to Tahoe to be a liftie
12:00: The sponsorship process
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21:45: His pro models, the details he thought of and royalties/money
29:00: Being the stereotypical looking snowboarder, being addicted to weed and eventually quitting everything
38:00: Finding god
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44:15: Jim selling me on a Jesus story and how do people react to his new found faith?
50:00: Being the first one to land backflip on a snowmobile, the end of sponsorship and more god stuff?
56:00: BASE, can you make money as a pastor and why he isn’t the head of a Megachurch on tv?
58:00: Becoming a Correctional Officer
64:00: Inappropriate Questions
Colleen Quigley’s life has been a series of dream jobs…. but nothing never really seemed easy for her. Coming up on the East Coast, Colleen was a shop rat who made a B-List pro snowboarding career happen. Her time as a pro shred was nothing flashy but it set her up to shine behind the scenes in the world of snow. On the podcast, we talk about her pro days, her desk jockey days, and being a woman on the office side of snowboarding. It’s the first business episode in a while and it’s a good one.
Colleen Quigley Show Notes:
1:30: Dakine ownership changes
10:00: Growing up, snowboarding, and red hair
14:00: Eastern Boarder, Waterville, and college
18:00: Mammoth
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21:45: Things happening in snowboarding fast, getting paid and what is expected
28:00: Money, High Cascade, board tests
42:20: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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43:45: The transition to desk life, Salomon, and leaving for Dakine
50:00: Director of Digital Marketing, jumping into snow marketing, and letting go of details
55:00: Being a woman in the world of snow and helping other women
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Leanne Pelosi
Cody Townsend has been at the top of the ski food chain for over a decade but he wasn't supposed to be a skier, he was born into a football family with surfing and skiing habit. Well, Cody bucked the family tradition and chose skiing over team sports. He became one of the best of his time, married another one of the best skiers of our time, has created brands, projects and so much more. Another do not miss episode.
Cody Townsend Show Notes:
2:00: Have you ever had technology failures
4:00: Santa Cruz, Tahoe, and the Mighty Mights
7:00: Football, High School, and leaving racing
18:00: Salomon sale, far east travel and sponsors
21:00: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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22:15: Who pays Cody, building his digital presence, and creating his own distribution
35:30: Fame, traditional media, and money
42:00: Time off as a pro skier and starting Arcade Belts
45:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
46:15: The growth of Arcade and being copied
51:00: Filming with MSP, not making the movie, and The Freeride World Tour
57:00: Getting another chance with MSP, The Crack and the controversy
65:00: Conquering the Useless, Risk, and loss
68:00: Ruin and Rose, It’s Called Backcountry Skiing, and comedy
74:00: The Fifty Project
82:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Anne-Flore Marxer is a lightning rod for change and the first Euro I’ve had on the show, and she’s super Euro.. She spends her life fighting for equality…being the squeaky wheel is something that she’s really good at and I’m sure every event organizer and Team Manager has heard her polite wrath. On the podcast we talk about her new movie “A Land Shaped by Women, her long snowboard career and her fight for gender equality.
Anne-Flore Marxer Show Notes:
2:00: Movie Tour in Istanbul
7:00: Differences between here and EU and an AFM rant
13:00: Growing up in the Alps, snowboarding, school, and her first contest fiasco
20:30: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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22:00: Her career is taking off in EU, heading to the US, and Rookie of the Year
31:00: Sponsorship in Europe and why she left Burton
36:30: Freeride World Tour
42:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is 'Out of Office' Pilsner
43:30: French Reality Show Accident and death
48:00: Reactions to her fight and “A Land Shaped by Women” movie
65:00: Inappropriate Questions
Shane McConkey was the most influential skier of all time, but he was so much more than that. Husband, father, funniest guy in the room, product visionary, goofball….there are so many words but none of them can truly describe who McConkey was. On the podcast, I head to Squaw Valley for his signature snowlerblade event, take you through what that looks like, and talk to a variety of people to get some funny McConkey stories. If you haven’t seen the movie “McConkey”, go watch it and then listen to the podcast.
Shane McConkey Show Notes:
2:00: Day 1: Travel, Andy Wirth’s House for the High Fives Foundation’s “Military To The Mountains” Dinner.
6:00: My new friend Nau
8:00: Mike Rosen Story
10:00: Cody Townsend Story
13:00: Event Day
14:00: Mike Gutt Story
17:00: Scott Gaffney and Bryce Bennett story
20:00: JT Holmes Story and Update
21:30: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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23:00: George Hjelte Story
25:00: Erol Kerr Story
29:00: The Gala
32:00: Flip McCrick Story
35:00: Mike Hattrup Story
37:00: Murray Wais Story
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39:30: Nate Abbot Story
50:30: Andy Farrington Story
52:00: Kim Reichelm Story
54:00: Aaron McGovern Story
Dale Rehberg is a living legend in the snowboard world. In the early 90’s he, and a few other legendary names, brought a style to snowboarding that was visibly influenced by skateboarding. While not accepted at first, it quickly became the norm and Dale’s fingerprints will forever be tied to the evolution of the sport. But Dale’s snow story doesn’t stop with being an athlete and we talk about his time on the board, in the boardroom and everything in between.
Dale Rehberg Show Notes:
2:00: That Rep Life
10:00: That Wisconsin Life
13:00: Sports, Roan Rodgers, and finding snowboarding
16:00: Transworld, getting on Burton with a sponsor me letter and Basketball
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22:30: Burton to Joyride (1.5 years) to Colorado to Ride
27:00: His influence on the style and fashion of snowboarding, The XLG, and partying
31:30: Southern California
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The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is 'Out of Office' Pilsner
42:30: Cappel, Sponsors, and how does snowboarding end?
48:00: Entering the desk part of the industry, Flow, and don’t burn bridges
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Russell Winfield
Jen Hudak spent the better part of the past decade standing on podiums, hoping to make it to the Olympics and fighting for equality in skiing. And while her life has transitioned to life coaching and desk work, Jen is still involved in the skiing as an ESPN analyst who als represents one of the few female voices found in the meetings and on the air at the X-Games. We talk about the lack of women’s tv coverage, how her fight can continue and her successful, injury plagued career.
Jen Hudak Show Notes:
2:00: Baldface Lodge, the X Games and Women
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19:00: Growing up in CT, sports, and Vail
31:00: Skiing moguls, switching to halfpipe and a fast start to a career
36:00: Going pro, Elana Chase, body image and X-Games
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42:45: Destroying her knee, having the year of her life, and sponsors
47:00: Skiing for her sick Dad, losing her mojo, and losing Sarah Burke
50:00: They Olympic push, relief or sadness, and school
55:40: Coaching or getting a desk job, and Reality TV
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kristi Leskinen
Will Wesson is a 32 year old X- Games Gold Medalist that doesn’t do contests. He also happens to be the most popular pro skier that you’ve never heard of (if you're over the age of 35). Hailing from the East Coast, Will is the quiet athlete in the pioneering webisode series, The Traveling Circus, a show documenting the style and travels of Will and his longtime bff, Andy Parry. Will made it to the pro ranks the hard way and we talk about his route to internet fame and a long, pro ski career. He doesn’t do interviews and I believe this is the most he’s talked in his life.
Will Wesson Show Notes:
2:00: How his trip has been and being quiet
6:00: Growing up in NY, XC Ski, and getting into alpine
17:20: Sports, backyard set ups, school, and crews/edits
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25:30: College, contests and the end of I hate NY
31:00: Meatheads, Level 1, and Refresh/Warren Miller
36:00: Line Traveling Circus, making something out of nothing, and sponsorship
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45:00: Helmets, times are changing, and vanlife
50:00: X-Games and is it fun
58:30: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry
David Lesh is a hustler that’s living every ski bros dream. He’ an athlete, a bachelor, a successful entrepreneur...who really knows how to live. Along the way, he’s pissed a lot of people off, traveled the world, bought a lot of toys, has been to court too many times and has also hung out with Obama. While people assume he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, that's not the case. Love him or hate him, he's got an interesting story and it’s a good listen.
David Lesh Show Notes:
2:00: What he is up to now, and how I met him
5:00: India, Wisconsin and Sports
8:00: Trouble and bad stuff
21:00: Skiing Career
23:00: Ads
25:00: Being Judged and creating brands
36:00: Meeting Obama, Bilzarian and almost dying
38:30: Ads
40:00 This Friday, Last Friday, Next Friday, The Apology Video, and more…
48:40: Who is his market, how long can this go, and role model?
Inappropriate Questions with Nick and Nate Hammersly 55:48
While Trevor Kennison may never become a household name, he caught the attention of the snow world last week during the Kings and Queens of Corbet’s event. Travis Rice and Caite Zeliff may have won the money but “Riders Choice” winner, Trevor Kennison, started a new life. Five years ago Trevor had a life-altering injury that put a hard stop to life as he knew it. While Trevor doesn’t know what his future will hold, what he did on his sit-ski in Jackson Hole last week...has the opportunities rolling in. It will be fun to see what he does with them.
Trevor Kennison Show Notes:
2:00: His big week and monoskiing
10:00: Keane, NH, sports, and snowboarding
17:20: Plumbing
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21:40: Moving to Colorado and riding
25:00: The accident, the aftermath, and the process of living
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40:20: Getting on snow with Craig Hospital, The High Fives Foundation, and becoming an athlete
45:30: Adaptive Training Foundation, falling in a hole, and did the injury change him
56:30: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Marie-France Roy is a French-Canadian Snowboarder/Activist. She is very polite, nice, smart, and passionate about making a difference. Her path to success went from the backwoods of rural Quebec to the booming metropolis of Whistler. Along the way she has competed, traveled the world, and now, is focused on her true passion, the environment.
Marie-France Roy Show Notes:
2:00: Nicknames, growing up in Canada, and family
11:00: Working, getting into snowboarding and ramps
15:00: Tomboy and being found
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22:00: Free stuff and money
26:00: The Rome days, contests, school, and living in her car
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40:30: Snow Safety, insurance, and Absinthe
45:30: Breaking her neck, coming back, and The Little Things
60:00: Inappropriate Questions around Activism
Gnarly Charley Ager is one of the biggest mysteries in skiing. He came up from no-where to set the ski world on fire with his loose, sometimes scary style and switch landings that were way ahead of his time. As fast as Charley’s career evolved, it disappeared in the same speed. Charley walked away from skiing and into some personal issues and injury that we discuss on the podcast. The good news is, this story has a happy ending and Charley Ager is alive.
Charley Ager Show Notes:
2:00: Charley is a mystery coming from White Rock with a hint of Vegas and gold mining
6:00: Getting into skiing, school, and taking a year off
11:00: Whistler, couch surfing, and snowboarding
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18:45: Back to Whistler for season 2 in his truck, life hacks in whistler, and focusing on skiing
28:00: Rex Thomas, Atomic and Jeff Thomas
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39:30: K2 and Poor Boys
45:30: Charley falls off the radar, Alcohol, Cocaine and Gambling
52:00: The Accident
57:00: Inappropriate Questions
Chris Booth’s career started as a competitive skier from Australia who was ready to take North America by storm. But doing that is next to impossible while you are focused on your studies and don’t spend a ton of time training. Eventually, Chris graduated from contests to the backcountry, became a lawyer, and realized that the law life was not for him. He went on to become one of the most important behind the scenes players in skiing, helping build the Black Crows brand into a global force. And now, he’s taken off in a new direction that could change the travel aspect of skiing and more over at Awayco. It’s a great episode that provides a lot of insight into the ski world.
Chris Booth Show Notes:
2:00: Awayco and Black Crows
12:00: Growing up in Australia in a ski family who own a ski shop
16:00: Bump skiing, ski videos,
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21:45: High North Ski Camp, trampoline, trampolines and taking tricks to snow
24:30: Freeze Magazine, getting on K2 and X Games
34:00: MSP, skiing for an American company,
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46:30: Finding Black Crows and the Rip Raw Series
52:00: Becoming a lawyer and then quitting
60:00: Getting hired by Black Crows and Chamonix
65:00: Building the brand in a unique way
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Christian Sirainni
Russell Winfield is back for round two of the podcast. While a lot of Russell’s snowboarding career was travel and good times, we talk about some of the times that weren’t so fun; the business ventures he was a part of, some of his crazy stories, and his pro model with Offshore Snow Shapes. It’s another fun one with a legend forefather of snowboarding. Do not miss this one.
Russell Winfield Show Notes:
2:00: What has he been up to the past month, The Dirksen Derby, Jamie Lynn, and music
7:00: Things I didn’t get answers for in podcast 1: Rivalry, US Open, Pat Bridges, Palmer, Matt Mitchell
14:50: Out of control trips
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21:15: Where we left off on the last podcast: pro model graphics and his nickname Borg
26:00: Dub, Alphanumeric A#, and Mos Def and Eminem
30:20: Sponsors, Jägermeister, ramping up the party, and trouble
36:00: Starting a golf brand and making it to the NW
39:00: How does Ride end?
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41:30: Hyperlite, Scotland, and a Gondola rollback
46:30: The end of the pro days, no-one getting paid, and Faction
49:00: Offshore Snow Shapes
51:00: Inappropriate Questions
Aaron Blunk has been competing since he was 8 years old. When he was 10, he left the junior division, went to the open class, beat everyone and watched his much older competition leave the competition scene. He never understood that it was because he was so young and good. His career progressed to moving away from home to focus on the dream of being a pro skier and he’s made that dream come true. His story, along with some great Inappropriate Questions from fellow Olympian, Lyman Currier, make this a fun listen.
Aaron Blunk Show Notes:
2:00: He’s on fire this year, Peter Olenick, and Crested Butte
10:00: Getting into skiing, competing and his dad
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21:30: How did he end up a halfpipe skier, recruited to Ski Club Vail and Junior Olympics
32:00: Armada, Head and other sponsors
40:00: First X-Games, Willie Borm, and training
47:00: The US Ski Team and what they do
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53:40: The Sochi season
63:00: 2017 is the year of his life, being tough and the Korea Olympics
64:30: Inappropriate Questions with Lyman Currier
Josh Malczyk is one of the most influential behind the scenes players in the world of skiing. His brands, Line and Full Tilt, have achieved cult status and are arguably reached the mainstream these days. Josh’s path to his desk job involved a lot of skiing and a lot of working for free. Nothing in life is handed to you and Josh’s story is a great example of how to make things happen in a world you are passionate about.
Josh Malczyk Show Notes:
2:00: His name, travel and CT
6:00: Okemo, skiing, and traveling to NE
13:00: Crashing a car and learning a lesson and picking a college
16:00: UVM, East Coast contests,
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19:20: Rightside Productions, video parts, and sponsorship
25:50: Jason Levinthal, Reactor binding, and Line
33:00: The Meatheads, retail, and graphic design
36:00: Getting hired by Line, the K2 reaction, and not taking time off after college
40:10: Putting in hours,
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44:00: Not being a huge fan of Pollard, like-minded people
45:30: How much control does Josh have and Full Tilt Boots
52:00: Planet Earth Clothing
56:00: Jason is leaving, Josh is Global Brand Director
57:00: Made in China and what it’s really like
59:00: Tom Wallisch and skiers are dorks
63:00: Line for life?
64:30: Inappropriate Questions with Jason Levinthal
Kye Petersen was born to be a skier. His father, Trevor Petersen, was the ski mountaineer that all the skiers were talking about and whistler was home. What looked to be a ski fairy tale of a life for Kye, all of a sudden wasn’t…Trevor was killed in an avalanche in France. Kye was six years old. The podcast is the story of a kid, who once had a lot of attitude, finding his way, for the most part on his own. Do not miss this one.
Kye Peterson Show Notes:
2:00: Pemberton compound, injury, 4FRNT Skis, and a new sponsor
9:00: Growing up in Whistler without his Dad
15:00: The new school ski movement
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21:15: Moving to Hawaii, The Pettit’s, and sponsorship
28:00: Weed and High School
37:00: Contests and more
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42:00: 2005, The Edge of Never, Chamonix and filming
55:00: Money
61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Pettit
Mike Powell is me. Strange for me to have myself as a guest on the podcast…..But you’ve been asking and I’m going to deliver. High Fives Foundation Founder and good friend, Roy Tuscany takes my role as host as we walk you through my life from a 30,000-foot view. Roy did his homework and some good stories come out and more of my story will come out in future episodes.
Mike Powell Show Notes:
2:00: My uncle, growing up, and family
5:00: My Ball-Mitzvah, Radford University, and Vail
13:00: Knee injury
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18:40: How I got a job at K2, K2 Skates, and hard to want
26:40: Ben Weis, getting a job in-house, Seattle Hockey
30:00: Being Jewish saved my job, moving over to the ski side, and inclusive, unique, marketing
37:50: Sean Decker , McConkey, and weed
41:00: Meeting Ang
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44:30: More on Ang, Kamp K2/Orage Masters, Shotgun wedding
52:00: My bad wardrobe, 50 years of K2, and it’s time to leave K2
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ang Powell
Eric Jackson spent half his life chasing his older brother around, the other half, he's spent chasing powder. There have been highs and a lot of lows, mostly related to injury and sponsors, in Erik’s snowboard career. But like his snowboard style, he powered through everything. The podcast is a refreshing chat with a dude who seems like he has figured out a lot about his life and who he is.
Eric Jackson Show Notes:
2:00: “Alignment” movie, brother John, and the “Brothers on the Run” series
10:30: Crawley Lake, CA, family snowboarding, home schooling, and trouble.
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19:45: Getting sponsored at 11, competing, and heading out into the backcountry with legends
25:00: His gangster days with Standard, working with sponsors, and High School
30:00: The end of competitions, Money, and Nike.
35:00: The streak of injuries, doubt, and leaving Standard
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40:30: Getting out of a dark place, filming with People, winning “Video Part of the Year”
45:00: The Fourth Phase, Travis Rice, and beards
52:00: Inappropriate Questions with Shaun McKay
Tanner Hall is arguably the best skier of all time. From contests wins to video parts, Tanner has continued to re-invent his game for over 20 years. This 100th episode is a look into Tanner’s life, career and all the things that make Tanner Hall, Tanner Hall. It’s not always pretty and his emotions get the best of him sometimes, but Tanner Hall is one of the G.O.A.T.’s and his story is one that everyone should hear.
Tanner Hall Show Notes:
2:00: Oakley
6:00: Montana, family skiing, and ski racing
10:00: Being cocky, Mom being a super fan, and his brother
16:00: School
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19:30: Living with coaches, moving out, host families
23:00: Partying, getting kicked out of school, winning everything
30:00: Mammoth, sponsorship, and Armada
37:00: C Crew, Boznutz, and skydiving
41:00: Contests, emotions, and arrested in Vail
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47:30: Does being popular change him, big injury #1 and the comeback
52:30: CR’s injury, special wins, and Simon Dumont
56:00: Toys, big injury #2, and opiates
60:00: CR passes away, how does he deal with that, and who he hasn’t filmed with
64:00: Sober skiing, posting on the internet in capital letters, and the Freeride World Tour
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Eric Iberg
Anna Segal came to America with a dream of ski greatness. This determined Aussie had some raw talent, but was never the best skier on the mountain, but she outworked everyone. The combination of the talent she had and the work she put in to develop that talent even further, took her to the top. And while there were a lot of tears and breaks along the way, Anna made her dreams come true. Now Anna is at a different phase of her career and we talk about it all.
Anna Segal Show Notes:
2:00: Where she is in her ski career, work, and being paid to ski
5:00: Warren Miller, being pegged a park skier, and proving things
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15:00: Australia, Jewish and birthday parties
16:50: Skiing, getting into park, and work ethic
21:00: Getting on K2 for nothing, other sponsors, and Kamp K2
30:00: X-Games, injuries, and accidents
38:00: FIS and Money
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43:00: The Olympic run, Switzerland injury and Dew Tour Injury
48:00: Filming, Tameshi and Finding the Line
55:00: Inappropriate Questions
Russell Winfield is a legendary snowboarder. He came up on the East Coast and lived a pretty charmed life. From his comfortable upbringing in Connecticut, he went to private school in the city and lived a double life as a snowboarder. And snowboarding took over and took Russell all over the place…just like he is on the podcast. We talk race, snowboarding, choices, and life. There will be a part 2.
Russell Winfield Show Notes:
2:00: Race, economics and wealth
9:00: Being a snowboarder in the beginning, school in NYC, and Jewish people
18:00: Stratton and sponsorship
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22:30: Colorado, Burton, Russell rant
28:00: Ride, video parts and partying
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40:00: The of Ride, Pro models
45:00: Selling cars
Callum Pettit’s early life was spent in the shadows of his little brother’s pro ski career. While the brothers were a package deal for sponsors, Sean Pettit was the draw. Eventually, Cal and Sean’s sponsorship paths went separate ways, which left Cal figuring out what was next.....Which was new sponsors and a blue collar career compared to Sean’s white collar lifestyle. Throughout it all, there was never any drama between Cal and Sean and it’s cool to hear the story from both sides. This podcast is Cal’s version.
Callum Pettit Show Notes:
2:00: New Zealand and Sean
7:30: Quebec, moving to Whistler, and his parent dynamic, time with dad
14:00: The Pettit sponsor package
16:00: Evo
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18:00: Cutting Cal from K2, The North Face and Orage
26:00: TGR, heading out in the backcountry, mentors
32:00: Callum’s Hole in One, wet dreams and The Great Siberian Traverse
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44:16: Into the Mind, no more Sherpas, and Superproof
49:00: Numinous and Kye Peterson
51:00: Inappropriate Questions
Robin Van Gyn has been a pro snowboarder for over a decade. She didn’t get on a snowboard until she was 16 and it was full speed ahead from there. From riding the Olympic Park in college to graduating to Backcountry riding, Robin is one of those people that bring an attitude that’s always fun. She’s one of those rare people that raises the stoke level every time. On the podcast we talk a lot about gender, inclusion, and what it took to make it. Hana Beaman takes care of the Inappropriate Questions
Robin Van Gyn Show Notes:
2:00: Gender in snowboarding
22:00: Evo
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24:00: Growing up in Canada, dentists, and competitive dance
28:00: Finding snowboarding, moving to Whistler and staying there for 2 years before college
32:00: College, the Olympic Park, and Superpark
27:00: Moving to Golden, BC, heading out to the BC, meeting Leanne
38:00: The pivotal point in her career, Tara Dakides, the Chile trip
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45:00: Snow Safety in the early days, weak links, and getting ditched in the Backcountry
52:00: The Standard Films opportunity, Full Moon, Depth Perception and TGR
96:00: Inappropriate Questions with Hana Beaman
Tom Wallisch is first return guest to The Powell Movement and there’s a reason for that…..He’s Tom Wallisch…..He sits on the board of directors for the US Ski and Snowboard Team, he’s all about giving back to the sport, he’s a living legend, and even as he’s gotten older, he’s kept his finger on the pulse of all ski media while continuing to create his own. Wallisch always makes for an entertaining podcast.
Tom Wallisch Show Notes:
2:00: His knee injury and the road to recovery
14:00: Getting back on snow and his mentality after injury
18:30: Evo
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20:30: Joss, the Olympic dilemma, and popularity
26:00: The 2018 Olympics, the ads, and honesty with brands
30:30: Being on the Board of Directors of the US Ski and Snowboard Team
35:00: Resigning with Line for 3 more years and social media in contracts
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41:15: Internet skiers, video projects, creating Good Company, and company plans for next year
55:00: Delta’s special treatment of Tom and wedding planning
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Line Skis Josh Malczyk
Mike Douglas is a living legend in the ski industry. He’s known in the ski world as “The Godfather”, he was one of the behind the scenes leaders of the New Canadian Air Force, a group that takes credit for the development of the first modern twin tip. Nowadays, he’s still a paid, pro skier but his focus is on filmmaking and his production company, Switchback Entertainment, has been killing it for over a decade. We talk about it all on the podcast.
Mike Douglas Show Notes:
2:00: Canada, getting into skiing, and taking photos
5:30: Dropping out of college, Whistler and bumps
12:45: The New Canadian Air Force, mogul demos, and 1080 proposal
20:00: Mingo, the first 1080, and other skis he’s made
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31:00: Climate Change, POW Summit, and still being a pro skier
39:30: Davenport, Seth and The Back 9
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50:15: Switchback Entertainment, Salomon Freeski TV, and growth
59:00: Being in his own productions, features and winning awards
67:00 Death: Shane, Sarah, JP, and Andreas
72:00: Inappropriate Questions
No event compares to Red Bull Rampage. If I tried to describe how insane it was, I wouldn’t be able to do it justice. What I was able to do was talk to 12 riders, and some legends to get the inside scoop on the venue, the athletes and the history of an event everyone must see in person at least once.
Rampage Show Notes:
5:05: Cam McCall
9:33: Derek Westerlund
16:32: Josh Bender
18:10: Kurt Sorge
19:09: Graham Agassiz
22:24: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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24:20: Brett Rheeder
26:26: Christian Pondella
28:39: Fairclough’s Digger
30:22: Michelle Parker
31:43: Ryan Runke
32:48: Darren Berreclaugh
34:15: Brett Rheeder
35:16: Carson Storch
36:40: Aggy
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40:20: Jordie Lunn
41:41: Adolf Silva and Reed Boggs
42:59: Kyle Strait
44:38: Cam Zink
46:25: Brett Tippy
48:14: Kurt Sorge
49:07: Brandon Semenuk
49:55: TVS
50:52: Sal Masekala
Ryan Runke has an insane resume but his path to becoming a successful sports agent is as far from traditional as it gets. Runke looks different, acts different, and has done things his way for a long time and it seems to be working. On the podcast we talk his team sports days, transitioning to a dirtbag team manager and who morphed into a professional agent to the actin sports stars. They don’t make many like Runke...
Ryan Runke Show Notes:
2:00 Growing up in Kansas as a jock and then getting into skateboarding
7:30: What do his parents think when he moves to Colorado and making the untraditional way
10:00: Colorado, shop life, and getting a gig with a travel guide
14:15: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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16:25: Hood, Shop life in Colorado and having a kid
21:00: Moving to California and getting a gig with Velvet and Version
24:30: Getting bought by K2, getting hired by K2, and the K2 Days
33:15: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20.
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34:30: Moving to VT, Rome, and real snowboard companies
40:00: Red Bull, The Art Of Flight, and money
46:00: Agent life, what it’s like to win a gold medal
50:00: Inappropriate Questions
Ben Ferguson is not your typical half pipe rider. In a world where riders used to ride every type of terrain, the athletes today seem more specialized, especially the competition athletes. But Ben only competes because he can, He's a snowboarder first, who has the talent in the pipe that generates exposure, sponsorship dollars and everything else that goes along with being an Olympic level rider. The cool thing about Ben is he doesn’t care about any of that, he’s all about the riding, man.
Ben Ferguson Show Notes:
2:00: His two projects that are out this year, 10 Barrel perks and Bend
6:45: Team sports, snowboarding, and getting put into a program
11:45: Contests as a kid, nationals, and Burton
15:17: Us Open, parental support and competitiveness
19:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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22:00: What is High School like for him, concussions, and energy
25:30: Olympic lead up, contests, and Dew Tour
30:00: Did he think he had a chance to make the Olympics, and the X-Games
36:00: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20.
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36:30: Filming with Travis Rice, getting out there, and pipe riders having movie parts
44:00: Money, Olympics 2.0. and Shaun White
54:00: 4th Place at the Olympics and the next Olympics
56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Yoshida
Pro Skier Sean Pettit’s career started with a move from Quebec to Whistler. From there, he became a child prodigy, the freeride kid who could do anything on his skis. We pick up our conversation from 2016 (I include 10 minutes of our old conversation for background) and talk about his focus from skiing to snowboarding, injury, his lifestyle clothing brand and more.
Sean Pettit Show Notes
2:00: How quickly he became pro and how that happened
5:00: Struggling in Whistler, getting sponsored and being smaller
13:00: Superproof and Red Bull
16:45: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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19:00: Sean’s house today, cliffhangers, and hurting his knee snowboarding
27:38: Skipping a movie part for Instagram and what his sponsors thought of it
33:00: Superproof, his ‘Keep your Tips Up’ reality show, and working the carnival circuit
40:00: Contracts and snowboarding
45:00: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20.”
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46:30: Powder’s article about Pettit and sponsors thoughts on snowboarding
52:30: Michael Jordan comparison and what’s next
57:00: Inappropriate Questions
Angel Collinson was born into the ski world. She grew up in Snowbird employee housing, where she honed her race skills enough to barely not make the US Ski Team. With racing over, college and big mountain skiing competitions took over. Skiing won. Over the years there have been a lot of women who have pushed the envelope on snow but Angel transcends gender….she’s just a bad ass skier who charges harder than anyone these past few years…guy or girl. Her story is not what you expect…..
Angel Collinson Show Notes:
2:00: What is she up to in AK, Social media and tinder
8:00: Growing up in Snowbird Employee Housing, missing out on stuff, and raising her kids
14:00: Ski racing
16:40: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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18:00: Home schooling, not making the US Ski Team, College, and partying
31:40: Freeskiing
35:40: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20.
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37:00: The difference between racing and freeskiing, sponsorship, and dropping out of school
44:00: Ryan Hawks, Tanner Hall, and graduating to film
49:00: TGR, the difference between guys and girls in the mountains and her role in skiing
57:00: Singing and burning man
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Hadley Hammer
Mike Yoshida’s photography career started as a skateboard dirtbag in Alaska and then he made his way down to the Lower 48. He’s spent seasons riding Baker and getting to know the NW, the snowboard scene and the people involved in it. His summers at Mt Hood turned into a photo gig at K2 he parlayed that into gigs with Snowboarder and Transworld. Today, he is the Photo Editor of Snowboarder Magazine, a dream job for anyone who likes to slide sideways. On the podcast, we talk about the road to his desk.
Mike Yoshida Show Notes:
2:00: Life growing up in Alaska, Skate/Snow, High School trouble
9:00: Moving to Washington for college, dropping out, and skateboarding
13:00: Getting hurt and photography
15:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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17:20: Snowboarding Baker on the cheap, going to Hood, and season two of both Baker and Hood
26:00: Season 3 at Baker, shooting and firefighting
32:00: Working for K2, corporate photography and travel
38:00: His competitive photography career
43:20: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20.”
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45:00: Being a mountain man, injuries in the BC, and documenting them
49:00: TEN, magazines, and restructuring.
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Shaun McKay
Mike Ranquet is part of a rare breed of athlete (for lack of better term) who’s a legend in his sport but never became a household name. His lack of filter when it came to sharing his opinions kept him out of the mainstream media, you only saw him in paid ads and video parts. His style and attitude helped shape a sport and his story is a rollercoaster of awesome. Do not miss this one.
Mike Ranquet Show Notes:
2:00: Car accidents and Hawaii
8:32: Growing up in Renton, WA, having an old Dad, and losing his sister as a kid
12:30: Enter Craig Kelly, skiing, and skateboarding
19:25: Mount Baker Hard Core and the NW
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24:45: His style was different for a reason, the Breck Worlds in 86, and high school
35:00: Getting on Sims, Skiing jumping into snowboarding, and skiing without snowboarding
42:00: The Olympics, getting kicked out of Japan, and filming
49:00: Riding for Lamar, boards, and skate influence
56:17: Roadkill, burning bridges, and Jake v Pat
60:00: Not seeing him in print ever, voicing his opinion and West Seattle
64:00: The Nature Ramp and new friends
69:00: The end of snowboarding, Electric, and underground influence
76:00: What he does for money today, D-Day,
78:00: Inappropriate Questions with Glen Plake
Scott Gaffney is a Sherpa in the world of elite athletes. He carries a 40 pound backpack through some of the more remote places in the world all in the name of “getting the shot”. Like many before him, the ski dream was only achieved through hardships that a lot of us don’t know. Sleeping in cars, taking showers in local sprinkler systems and doing whatever it takes to make it. And for Scott, “making it” became a sort of groundhog day of filming, editing and producing rad ski movies. Hear the whole story on the podcast.
Scott Gaffney Show Notes:
2:00: South America and Tahoe
8:00: Growing up in NY
14:00: Seeing movies and they change his life, his brother Robb and moving to Colorado
17:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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20:00: Summit County and meeting Shane
25:00: Moving to Tahoe, how is he making ends meet and Walls of Freedom
32:00: Meeting the MSP guys and the struggle coming up
36:00: The MSP days and living with McConkey
43:00: Losing his best friend and the McConkey Movie
49:00: What does he actually do?
53:00: The past 4 years of MSP movies
57:30: Inappropriate Questions
Giray Dadali spent his whole life in the shadow if his older brother, pro skier Ahmet Dadali. While working to create a name for himself in the ski world, Giray realized he already had a name that everyone knew, Ahmet’s Brother. Fast forward to today and Giray has had 3 signature Ahmet’s Brother Pro Model Skis and has finally stepped out from his brother’s shadow, kind of. On top of all that, Giray is a schooled engineer who created and is currently selling the often sold out Daymaker Touring System. His story is awesome and his experience, totally different than his brothers.
Giray Dadali Show Notes:
2:00: What has he been up to this summer?
4:40: Growing up Turkish, a big family and his relationship with them
12:00: I hate NY Crew, summer set ups, and competing.
23:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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25:40: The I hate NY crew moves, Giray gets a scholarship, takes a year off and loses it having the best year of his life.
36:00: War of Rails injury
43:00: The challenge of being a pro skier with an established brother, help from Tanner Hall, and then meeting/skiing with him
48:00: Working with J Skis and becoming Ahmet’s Brother
53:00: Daymaker Touring Binding
59:00: Inappropriate Questions
Ahmet Dadali knows -better than most- that to make it as a pro skier, coming from the East Coast, you have to have that one-track mind, the drive to push though the bs and make it happen for yourself. Ahmet and his 'I hate NY Crew', not only came form the East but helped shape the game in the world of street skiing. Ahmet is opinionated and has no problem saying what he's thinking.
Ahmet Dadali Show Notes:
2:00: Traveling to Indonesia
5:00: Growing up in a shit town in NY
13:00: What kind of kid is he
17:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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19:25: Skiing in NY, backyard set ups, and being a grom
28:00: Moving to Utah, sponsorship, and 2010
35:35: The Olympics, X-Games, and Judging
42:45: Injuries and insurance
52:30: RV’s and police
57:25: LaFamChannel.com
61:00: Double Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry and Giray Dadali
Eric Iberg grew up in Edina, MN, but there was no cake-eating in his life. It was all about skiing and baseball...and baseball didn't work out. This legendary filmmaker is also a true ski historian. He’s a creative who’s also a people person that used film-making as his launch into the ski world. Over the years, there were a lot of companies, movies and experiences…everything but a big payday for Eric and we talk about it all on the podcast.
Eric Iberg Show Notes:
1:30: What has Iberg been up to?
3:00: Growing up in MN
11:13: Getting into skiing, high school and rap
18:30: Quitting college for ski movies, cameras and the Schrabs
25:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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27:35: Royalty, athletes, and WSKI106
44:00: Armada
52:46: Greatest skiers ever
57:42: Inspired Media and The Inspired Movement
67:30: Inappropriate Questions
Luke Aikins is a skydiver that is known to the masses as the guy who jumped out of a plane at 25,000 feet without a parachute and lived to tell the story. That is only part of his story. From personal tragedy to finding the dream sponsor that enabled him to have a career, Luke has always defied the “adrenaline junky” stereotype thrust upon skydivers of his caliber. On the podcast, we talk about some incredible projects that he’s been a part of and the one he’s currently planning, which will be one of the most insane stunts of all time.
Luke Aikins Show Notes:
2:00: His property in Shelton, Pearl Jam
5:00: Military brat, growing up Washington, and family skydive operation
10:00: What is he into growing up and the family practice of starting skydiving
15:00: What does he do after high school, thoughts on being a skydive bum, and college
20:00: Close calls in the beginning, Point Break,
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24:00: What parts of skydiving is he into in the 90’s, branching out, and niches
29:00: The accident
34:30: Red Bull changes his life path
37:00 The Felix Jump from space
44:00: Hollywood, movies and traveling
46:00: Shane McConkey
50:00: Heaven Sent: When Luke jumped out of a plane without a parachute
59:00: His next stunt
62:00: Inappropriate Questions asked by guest Andy Farrrington
Bobby Whittaker was born into climbing royalty, his dad, Jim, was the first American to climb Everest and was the CEO of REI for many years. Bobby didn’t follow in his footsteps, he blazed his own trail through the emerging music scene in Seattle. While having no musical background, Bobby had drive and a personality like no other. He was able to parlay that charisma into a 30-year music career that went from Mudhoney to REM to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Now he’s back in West Seattle, working on his conservation projects and promoting his award-winning documentary, “Return to Mount Kennedy”....... Hear his story on the podcast.
Bobby Whittaker Show Notes:
2:00: "Return to Mount Kennedy" Doc that he is part of
5:00: Growing up Whittaker
9:00: Skateboarding in the NW, Hawaii,divorce, and moving out
12:30: What is the scene like before it blows up, his musical background, and random questions about growing up
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20:30: How do you get involved in the Seattle music scene, Sub Pop
23:00: Mudhoney
34:15: Leaving SubPop and Mudhoney
40:00: Working with REM
50:00: Inappropriate Questions
Darren Berrecloth’s career started racing BMX and dirt jumping and he did both at a world class level. He was established, making money and eventually, he left that segment of the bike world. He took his bag of tricks to the world of mountain biking and helped change the sport. The podcast is a little look into the life of a living legend.
Darren Berrecloth Show Notes
2:00: What is he up to lately?
7:25: Growing up in Canada
9:40: Finding BMX and Mountain Biking
12:00: Finding sponsors, college and making it happen
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21:45: Rampage, winter sports, and risk
27:41: His event and building his brand
29:30: Sponsors and money
34:00: Recent projects, how they come together and his production company
35:00: His carbon footprint, raising awareness for things he’s seen, and passing the torch
39:00: Injuries, CTE, helmets and his back
47:30: Inappropriate Questions with Derek Westerlund
Jon Julio has done so much throughout his career, maybe more than anyone else. Over the years he has built companies (Valo Skates, Dyna Wheels, Synergy Bearings, Runners Project, England Clothing), created and produced events (IMYTA, Blading Cup), and helped develop a video game. On top of all that, he had to deal with the bumps and bruises of his successful 20-year rollerblading career. Now, he’s controlling his own destiny, investing everything he and his family has into his new venture, Them Skates and the sport he loves.
Jon Julio Show Notes
2:15: Life is crazy right now for Jon
5:00: Growing up in the San Jose area, sports, dancing and finding skating
8:00: The Evolution of shops, skates, media, sponsors, community college, contests, and money
14:00: Product development, learning the tools, USD
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25:00: Starting Valo with Roces, the details and finding out that business is not personal
35:00: Starting ‘Them Goods’ Distribution and the idea to start a skate company
42:00: Them Skates
48: Inappropriate Questions with Erik Garcia
Aaron Feinberg won the X-Games on his 16th birthday and never looked back. He was a skater with a park image who wasn’t all about the park and felt the need to prove it. The evolution of his skating, combined with some calculated sponsor choices, created the path for Aaron to become one of the most respected street skaters in the game. These days the world is a different place for Aaron and we look back on his career and talk about he’s up to today.
Aaron Feinberg Show Notes:
2:00: Jewish athletes
5:40: Growing up in Miami, Tai Kwon Do champion
12:00: Moving to Portland, OR, getting sponsored and life changing
18:09: Dropping out of High School
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21:20: The Salomon Days and money
26:50: Winning the X Games at 16, skating with hero’s, and image
34:00: Weed, cigarettes and the end of the Salomon
39:00: USD, the internet, and injuries
46:00: How does he replace skating, pool and poker
50:00: Sean Cullen and Jeremy Townsend
50:45: Inappropriate Questions
Derek Westerlund founded Freeride Entertainment and is known as an award-winning filmmaker who came up in the trailer parks of Kamloops, BC. His tough childhood that taught Derek the hustle that he still has in him and a passion for skiing and biking. He parlayed that passion into brief “pro” mountain bike career and then graduated to becoming the filmmaker who changed the look and feel of the mountain bike industry.
Derek Westerlund Show Notes:
2:00: What did the landscape of biking when he starts Freeride Entertainment
4:00: Growing up poor in Kamloops BC, trailer parks, post high school scams, and sports
16:00: Vancouver, Nelson, College, Magazines and being a sponsored rider for Specialized and Gary Fisher and then moving on to movies
22:00: Greg Stump, “Nothing’s For Free”
27:45: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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30:00: Starting Freeride Entertainment, New World Disorder/MSP, and Crested Butte, and DVD Sales in Nelson
40:00: The Sherpas story and loss in the FE Family
53:00: Guns n Roses gets back together and Derek parties so hard he almost dies
61:00: Inappropriate Questions
Aaron Grace’s career in wakeboarding had an auspicious start, working as the janitor for Rusty. One day after cleaning toilets, he was invited on the Rusty boat, they saw him ride and the rest is history. Aaron ended up a sponsored rider and had a 24-month pro career before it was time to manage the athletes and eventually the marketing at Liquid Force. I should also mention that he doesn’t hold back with his opinions on the podcast and the “Inappropriate Questions” are some of the best.
Aaron Grace Show Notes:
2:00: Working from home and growing up in Idaho
8:00: Wakeboarding, getting into the industry and college
12:00: Moving to San Diego, being a janitor and parlaying that sponsorship
18:00: Sponsorship/ employment with Liquid Force and pro riding highlights
22:00: Transitioning from an athlete to an office guy
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27:00: The “Trip Across America” and the state of wakeboarding
32:00: Tony Finn, photo shoots and contracts
40:00: Getting older and working with athletes and getting an Assistant TM
43:00: Managing three teams at once. Spy, Liquid Force, and Monster Energy
48:00: The Olympics and some general TM questions
54:00: Inappropriate Questions with special guest, Don Wallace, General Manager, Liquid Force
Daniel Grant is a prodigy on a wakeboard. He’s a 5 time ‘Cable Park Rider of the Year’ and he’s only 20 years old. He moved to Thailand at a young age and was an 8-year-old kid at the skatepark when he found out about the local cable park. One day on a kneeboard hooked him and he has become the one of the greatest cable park riders of our time. He's been traveling the world on his own since he was 11 and tells the tales on the podcast.
Daniel Grant Show Notes
2:00: Daniels crazy travel schedule and who plans his life?
4:00: The differences between the USA and Thailand
8:00: Growing up in Thai, sports, school and getting into skateboarding and getting into wakeboarding
12:00: Wakeboarding without a boat and action sports in Thailand
17:50: Going pro at 13
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21:30: Dropping out of school and focusing on riding, wakeskating and what’s the most fun?
27:00: How does sponsorship progress for him, traveling the world solo and who sponsors him today? (Shark Energy, Liquid Force, Rip Curl, Sesitech, Thai Wake Shop, Hilleks )
34:00: Having an allowance, not knowing what he makes, what happened with Monster/Spy, and juggling X-Games, LFnAwesome and the Tao video projects
41:00: How much time does he have to spend in the States and being known for being in parks
43:00: Daniels fun facts and living like a sailor
44:30: Inappropriate Questions
John Cardiel is a rare breed of skater who is known for a fast, loose, and powerful style that will never get old. He was Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year at 19, had a long skate career, was paralyzed, amazed Dr's by moving again and now bikes like a madman. If you don't know about him, you should. This is a story about a guy who puts everything he has into everything he does. He goes one speed in life and it’s really f##king fast. All Hail Cardiel!!!
John Cardiel Show Notes:
2:00: Working with Chrome Industries , growing up in California, and team sports
7:30: When does he really get into skateboarding, BMX , moving up to Grass Valley, High School, and weed
11:00: His snowboarding career and the first documented Rodeo
19:15: Getting on Dogtown Skateboards, things fall apart, moving to Black Label and working with John Lucero
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26:00: Winning Thrasher Magazine’s ‘Skater of the Year’ and being branded skater of the year and money
33:00: How does Anti Hero come together, Bob Burnquist, and sketchy situations
38:30: John’s Transworld Skateboarding ‘Sight Unseen’ part, Mark Gonzales and injury
42:00: The drive of John Cardiel
46:00: A prognosis of never walking again and proving the doctors wrong
54:00: Talking to Danny Way, meeting his doctor, and biking
57:50: Skating in 2012 and knowing his limits
60:00: Inappropriate Questions
Mimi Knoop’s skateboard career started in Cuba and her career path is a lot different than your traditional skateboarder. She was a collegiate soccer player, did a few post grad years in the wine business, and then migrated west to California where she found skateboarding again. In a few short years, Mimi was a "sponsored " woman in a world of men and became an advocate for change.. We talk about it all on the podcast.
Mimi Knoop Show Notes
2:00: X-Games Norway
4:00: Growing up a military brat, skateboarding and high school
10:30: Radford University, college soccer and post grad years
15:30: 9/11 ruins her plans for wine career in London and she moves to California
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23:00: Working nights, getting into the skate scene in CA, and going to Australia with her parents support
27:35: Turning pro, girls contests and how they are treated at them, starting the WSA, and boycotting the X-Games
36:00: Getting invited to the X-Games, how she handles competition, and medals
39:00: Money in women’s skateboarding
43:00: Hoopla Skateboards
47:30: The Dew Tour
49:00: Inappropriate Questions
Dave Paine’s life started as a team sports kid from Philly who got into skateboarding through his brothers. When he got into rollerblading, he sent the equivalent of a “sponsor me” edit to a video magazine, his footage was used and Dave somehow ended up running the video company. He did that until the bottom dropped out and moved to Fuel TV where he launched a network.
Dave Paine Show Notes:
2:00: The Eagles and the Philly sports fan state of mind
7:11: Cookie cutter American family growing up, high school, skateboarding, BMX and music
12:00: College, rollerblading and taking over VG for Groove productions
18:00: Skateboarding v. Rollerblading and bullying
20:00: The Vans Warped Tour and the right place at the right time
23:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
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25:15: What was work life like with VG? The details behind making and distributing a movie
31:00: The toughest athlete he’s ever had to manage, tour experiences, and VG Roots
37:00: The rise and fall Fuel TV
47:00: Campsite Media House
49:35: Inappropriate Questions with special guest Matt Mickey
Based on his appearance, you may not guess that Chris Ortiz is the fixture that he is in the skateboard world. It all started with high school photography class projects that he based around his passion, skateboarding. Having a badass crew to skate and shoot with created opportunities for Chris to work in print when print mattered. As his career grew, he helped revolutionize the media world with 411 video magazine and eventually made his way to the contest scene running things at the Dew Tour. We talk about it all on the podcast.
Chris Ortiz Show Notes
2:50: What does he do on the Dew Tour
5:00: Growing up in Methville USA, the Inland Empire
7:20: The Animal Chin reshoot and getting his first gig with Thrasher
14:40: How involved is he in a photo and connecting with skaters of today
16:30: Photographers getting screwed and when magazines were cool
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24:00: The Thrasher days and starting 411 Video Magazine
33:00: Making money in skateboard photography
36:00: Transworld and getting hooked up with Dew Tour and the ups and downs of working with Dew
46:30: Inappropriate Questions
If you are into the outdoors, you’ve most likely heard of Poler. Their unique take on camping and adventure made the brand instantly successful. All of it was started by Kharma Vella and his former best friend Benji. Kharma is my guest this week and we talk coming up in the world of snowboarding, starting a brand, building it and watching the same brand destroy both his personal and professional life. The podcast is Kharma’s side of a real-life tale that outlines what can happen when you do business with friends.
Kharma Vella Show Notes:
2:00: Portland is weird, growing up in the NW
8:41: Snowboarding in the early 90’s, sponsors and Dinner Clothing
16:09: Working at shops and then getting a modeling gig that turns into more at Bonfire
19:30: Founding Poler, bankrolling it, and naming it
26:15: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
28:45: Poler at SIA, other brands jumping in and social media
33:33: The knapsack backstory and his day to day role
37:00: Taking advantage of Chinese labor and pricing
40:10: Collaborations and Nike
44:00: What the hell happened with you and Polar. It’s a crazy story
54:30: His new project Muul that is on Kickstarter May 15
56:30: Inappropriate Questions with Sales rep extraordinaire and former Rep of the Year, Dan Sorcinelli
Chris Edwards lived more by the age of 20 than most people do in a lifetime. He was a pro athlete at age 14, dropped out of high school a year later and became the face of the fastest growing sport on the planet. Chris was in the movies, on TV, was the first to go big on ramps, first to grind a rail, and, as far as I know, the first to have 6 biological children and 4 wives. Chris and I talk the rise and fall on the podcast
Chris Edwards Show Notes:
2:00: Where is Chris now, evangelists, problems at home
8:00: Getting his first pair of blades, riding ramps and getting on Team Rollerblade
14:00: The Micky Mouse Club, dropping out, and Prayer of The Rollerboys
23:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
25:00: Money, the segments of Chris’s skating experience and the launch from Airborne
28:00: Getting married at 18, youth pastor, and a rumor that I heard
34:00: Trying to build a sport (with companies) on his back and bankrupting himself
37: 04: Video parts he liked, pressure, life after the divorce and getting married again, divorced again
43:00: Breaking both his arms, seeing skating progress and injuries
47:00: Things end with Rollerblade, his thoughts on the future of blading
53:00: Inappropriate Questions with Arlo Eisenberg
At first look, there is nothing that stands out about Carson Storch. He looks like an All-American kid fresh out of college figuring out what he is going to do with his life. But that’s not the case, in reality, Carson has been on the same career path since he was looked at as a dreamer when he was 16. He’s a pro Mountain Biker who finds himself at home on big mountains or riding slopestyle. He’s known for having a unique style that can be seen whenever he rides his bike. Hear all about Carson, the Redbull Rampage and more on the podcast.
Carson Storch Show Notes:
2:00: BlackSage event, the support of 10 Barrel, Redbull and comprehensive blood tests
10:00: Growing up in Bend and how it’s changed over the years
12:00: His parents splitting up, using sports to channel his anger, snowboarding
17:00: Picking biking as his future a6 years old
20:00: Being the small kid in high school, having no self-confidence and stiches
24:20: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
26:30: Growing up on 5 acres with all kinds of toys, his compound today and learning tricks
34:00: Diamond Back leaving for Rocky Mountain Cycles and other sponsors
44:40: Rampage, getting there and signing with Redbull
51:00: How he deals with pressure of contests, filming
54:00: Jaymo and his worst injury happens due to manufacturer defect
59:00: The superstition of tapping his D*ck before every trick
61:00: Matt and his worst scooter crash
102:00: The difference in money in scootering compared to biking and Carson’s take on scootering
1:14:00 Inappropriate Questions with former Diamondback Teammate, Billy Lewis
Like a lot of kids in California, Taylor Knox wanted to be a pro surfer at an early age. Unlike a lot of kids, Taylor had a back condition that would require 7 hours of surgery and 6 months in a full body cast...at age 15. While he lost time, he was still hell bent on becoming a pro surfer and his classmates thought he was crazy. Fast forward to today, Taylor has had a legendary career that spans decades. We talk about life, surfing, the momentum generation and a lot more on the podcast.
Taylor Knox Show Notes:
2:00: Going to Australia for Mick’s last event
5:44: Growing up, car accident, being reclusive and sports
10:20: Moving to Carlsbad, surfing, and skateboarding
13:00: Back surgery, full body cast and the dream of being a pro surfer
16:50:
Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
The 10 Barrel Brewery They support everything snow
21:00: Getting into the gym, supplements and coming back to surfing
27:00: Being the top American at Worlds and getting his first contract with OP
30:00: The influence of the momentum generation and making the tour
36:00: Comparing the world of snow to the world of surf, The K2 Big Wave Challenge and the fame that came with it
44:00: The differences between surf and snow: danger, downtime, sharks
51:00: Dating Tara Dakides, snowboarding, and being a kook on the mountain
55:00: Surfing in nasty water and a huge 2001 that ends with 9/11
61:00: Experimenting with different kinds of boards , what he’s riding now and fitness DVD’s
67:00: His last year on tour, Saint Archer, Villager Goods
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Adam Rode of Product Of The North
Scot Chrisman grew up with the dream of a pro skier and it never happened. He was close as a racer, then competed for a few years and nothing really materialized. Along the way there was drugs, alcohol, legal issues but things worked themselves out and today, Scot is an aspiring entrepreneur with his hands in just about everything. He’s of interest to me for one reason in particular, he has a podcast that went from zero to number 1 on itunes and I wanted to find out who he is and how he did it.
Scot Chrisman Show Notes
2:00: His recent injury
5:00: Growing up, getting kicked out of school and ski racing
12:45: Experiencing death for the first two times at 13
23:50 Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
26:15: Realizing he wasn’t going to make the US Team, was he a punk kid, realizing what kind of skiing he was all about though watching ski movies and peeing on public transportation
36:00: Drugs and Après
48:23: Anger, arrest, and a bad year
55:31: Scot and his business ventures and his podcast The Athletic Stance
66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Alex Kaufman, The Wintery Mix Podcast
Mike Wilson is an athlete with elite ability and you can say he "made it" in the world of action sports. You can also say that Mike didn’t achieve his full potential. Mike has always marched to the beat of his own drummer and while some athletes choose to be team players, Mike was more of a lone wolf. People thought he was a loose cannon and maybe he is. On the podcast Mike tells his story and he has no filter.
Mike Wilson Show Notes
2:00: What has Mike been up to lately
6:30: Growing up in Vermont and School
13:00: Sponsorship at 11 years old
17:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
18:30: Trampoline’s and Mike Nick
24:00: Superpark, getting 13 sponsors at 13 and who he was as a teen pro skier
33:24: The Switch 10 and inventing the double 10, The Wilson Flip and why he stopped competing
44:00: 10 Barrel Brewery
45:00: Rory Bushfield, Riley Poor and Kris Ostness
52:00: Having a lot of different sponsors and why he didn’t get bigger
60:00: Creating viral videos
64:00: BASE jumping after 1 tandem skydive and getting kicked off Squaw
69:00: Three close calls in BASE
82:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Decker
Josh Brown’s life has been an open book to the public from the time he moved to Foyil, OK (Pop 236) when he was a tween. The publicity used to be a good thing that brought women, fortune and fame to a small-town kid who achieved a dream that alludes 99.5 percent of all kids, playing in an NFL Game. Eventually, the publicity turned bad, domestic violence, divorce, and a virtual blackball by NFL teams. Hear what Josh has to say about his meteoric rise, crash and burn and putting the pieces back together
Josh Brown Show Notes:
2:00: The NFL Kicking Combine
9:00: Growing up in Tulsa
13:00: Getting into sports and then moving to Foyil, OK ( pop 234)
17:50: 8-Man football and Dexter Manley
21:00: What is the recruiting process like? Anything crazy?
24:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
25:50: Nebraska Football
33:12: The most memorable game of his college career and preparing for the pros
38:51: The trouble he got into in college
44:00: Getting drafted, the Seattle Seahawks, investments, loaning money, special treatment.
52:00: 10 Barrel Brewery
53:30: The Super Bowl Year and the end of his time in Seattle
61:00: Contracts in the NFL and meeting Molly and getting married
66:00: Moving to St Louis and trouble with his marriage
71:00: Being molested as a child
74:00: Time in St Louis, getting cut, trying out for the Jets, more trouble at home and getting the call from the Bengals
85:00: How does he get into the zone to kick and life as a giant
91:00: More relationship issues
105:00: The aftermath of domestic violence
110:00: Inappropriate Questions with former Seahawk David Vobora
Matt Gerdes is not your typical adrenaline junkie. This BASE Jumper founded Squirrel Wingsuits, an innovative and disruptive brand in the world of human flight and has jumped all over the world. Like most professionals I speak with, Matt cut corners on his way to BASE Jumping and has not paid the price. Hear the whole story on the podcast.
Matt Gerdes Show Notes
2:00: Living in France and Squirrel Wingsuits
11:00: Growing up in LA, sports, school and skiing
13:00: Getting into skydiving and BASE jumping
19:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
23:00: The difference between ski and BASE and Wingsuits
31:00: Starting a company
36:00: Close calls
40:00: 10Barrel Brewery
41:00: Competition
44:00: Squirrel buys Asylum and product development
50: Inappropriate Questions - Matthias Giraud
Matthias Giraud aka Super Frenchie, is one of those passionate people who has way too much energy. He’s also pro skier/BASE jumper who travels the world creating insane videos for a living. We talk getting into BASE jumping without proper experience, a lifetime of gnarly things, how his perspective on risk has changed over time and how he’s still alive after hitting a cliff at 70 MPH. Hear the whole, crazy story on the podcast.
SHOW NOTES
2:00: Skiing this year
4:00: Growing up in France, liking Americans and boarding school.
6:00: Losing his sister, a moment of clarity and skiing
18:00 Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
20:00: Who is he in his teen years, euro ski heroes , drinking at 16, and too much energy
27:00: College, moving to America to continue education and sponsorship: These are his sponsors
31:00 Starting skydiving and getting into BASE jumping after 30 skydives, the viral Mount Hood jump and McConkey
41:00: 10Barrel Brewery
42:00: Our meeting and knowing he was going to make a career out of this. Money and sponsors: Thule, Roxa, Superdry, Gopro, Humm, Leki, Bern, Black Crows, Dynafit
45:00: Ski BASE off the Eiger and the Matterhorn
56:00: Viral videos, social media and the influence it has and wingsuits Avalanche Video
60:00: Getting pregnant and then having his Ski BASE accident and recovery
70:00: Getting back into BASE Jumping and skiing
74:00: Death
77:00: Inappropriate Questions
Mikey LeBlanc is a legend in snowboarding . He’s known for teeth breaking ollies, high consequence rails and riding just about everything during his 25+ year snowboard career. His story starts in Maine and takes him on a tour of mountain towns as he navigates his way through the snowboard industry coming to find himself at the helm of one of the most stylish outerwear brands in the game. Mikey’s story is one of heart, he worked his ass off to create some lucky breaks and then took full advantage of the opportunities he was provided. He’s a cool dude and it’s a great story!
Mikey LeBlanc Show Notes
1:30: What Mikey is up to now and is it Mike or Mikey
3:00: Holden selling direct
9:35: Growing up in Maine, skateboarding, snowboarding, sports, punk rock, metal and friends.
22:36: The ski and snowboard rivalry
24:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
26:30: Moving to Colorado for CSU and snowboarding, community service and then leaving and moving to Breckenridge to live out of his car.
34:19: The solid snowboard days, the best times of his life, getting sponsored by Ride, Whitey, Mack Dawg and the formative things that happened for him
40:00: Moving to Utah with Whitey, getting JP Walker on Forum and bringing back handrails
43:43: Riding everything and specialization and contests in snowboarding
48:54: 10Barrel Brewery
50:00: Money in snowboarding
54:00: Breaking his neck and injuries
58:00: Holden, Love/Hate, KidsKnow , Chris Miller, Jarden
70:00: VideoGrass and the Ollie/celebration
77:00: Inappropriate Questions
Murray Wais was a punk rock kid who left Seattle for a community college that put him in the mountains. He fell in love with that life, became an instructor and then graduated to studying journalism at the University of Oregon. Fast forward to being laid off by Microsoft, he decided to work for free and follow his ski bum dreams. He ended captured gold with a lot of hard work, some amazing skiers co-founder Steve Winter and what was to become Matchstick Productions. Listen to Murray tell it how it is on the podcast.
Murray Wais Show Notes:
2:00: Tradeshows combined and his history with the tradeshow
4:00: Growing up in Seattle, Microsoft, Steve Winter, punk rock, sports
8:00: The Ski Bus, snowboarding taking off and Warren Miller and ski movies
14:30: Community College in Wenatchee with Steve and Breckenridge, and University of Oregon
18:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
19:30: Getting laid off by Bill Gates, getting an internship at Powder Magazine and finding Steve Winter again
26:00: Getting into making movies as Steve’s right hand man and how things have changed
32:22: The helicopter crash
36:00: Taking over in the field when Steve couldn’t go out, Gaffney, and rebranding as Matchstick Productions
40:00: The personalities of the early movies
47:17: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
49:10: Athletes making money off the movies, distribution and getting into bikes (New World Disorder)
54:00: Making Money
57:40: MSP changing last year and the fan reaction
Olympic Judge Steele Spence has a storied history in the ski industry. He was part of the second wave of new school skiers and one who had a knack for greasing the burliest of rails. His urban game was top notch before most people knew that urban skiing was a thing. When pro skiing wasn’t an option anymore, Steele moved in-house and designed skis and products for 4FRNT. The life of a desk jockey was not for Steele and he quickly found himself in a new role, as a judge. Countless events later, Steele is an Olympic judge and with judging comes criticism. Listen to the podcast to hear Steel address everything around the scoring at the Olympic Games.
STEELE SPENCE SHOW NOTES
2:00: Just getting back from South Korea
4:00: Growing up in Aspen
8:30: Switching to pipe and slope and new school skiing
14:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
16:00: The Rip Curl event, partying and how things were back in the day
20:00: Working with brands, money, and the X Games
25:00: Filming, going to work for 4FRNT, and getting into judging
32:00: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
33:30: All about judging and Olympic Judging: Women’s slope, Elisabeth Swaney, general judging, ski slope and pipe judging.
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Devin Logan is the youngest of 5 kids and was treated like a little brother by her two closest siblings, Sean and Chris. Chasing her brothers around in between runs at contests and their general influence on her has given her the relaxed confidence that she uses to reach the podium at places like the Olympics….which she is about to do so tune in to watch Devin go for Gold in Slopestyle and Halfpipe in South Korea.
Devin Logan Show Notes:
2:14: Coming up to Windell’s Camp and the perks of being an Olympic Silver Medalist
4:00: Growing up in Long Island, family, travel and getting into contests
7:00: Moving to VT, going to Mt Snow Academy, and brothers
11:15: Being the best at sports and seeing her brother move to Mammoth
15:00: Comps
18:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
19:30: Getting into partying and the influence of her bothers and breaking the law
25:00: Contest mentality, getting hurt in France and Maddie Bowman
29:00: Sponsors: TNF, US Freeskiing, Monster Energy,
33:00: Hurting her knee, skiing at 10 months to get ready for the Olympics
36:00: Backcountry is in her future and tats gone wrong
38:30: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
40:15: 2012 and on to Sochi and finding her boyfriend
47:00: Getting dropped by Armada and other post-Olympic happenings
54:00: The 2018 Winter Olympic lead up
62:00: Inappropriate Questions
David Wise is the most decorated halfpipe skier of all-time. Going into the Olympic Games, he is on fire and is everyone’s favorite to win back to back gold medals. He’s a likable 27 year old going on 40. He has a wife, 2 kids, and likes to spend a lot of time alone in the woods bowhunting. In a world of rock stars, he’s a man of faith with nothing to prove to anyone other than himself. We talk life, getting dropped from 4FRNT and more on the podcast
David Wise Show Notes
2:20: What is David up to one month before the Olympic Games and addictions (bow hunting and skiing)
10:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 12:00: What is Reno all about
14:58: Getting into skiing
16:21: The story behind his sisters and the 10% rule www.oneleguponlife.org
20:00: Wanting to try snowboarding once he mastered skiing, joining the freestyle team while on the race team and then quitting racing…..and other sports
26:00: Who was he in high school, travel and competing early on
30:00: Meeting Matt Sterbenz and working with 4FRNT and then getting dropped
36:00: Money and who pays him Visa, Monster, First Light, Zipline Poles, LuluLemon
38:00: There is nothing harder than competition skiing
41:00: Injury and the dark era of David’s life...
43:00: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
44:45: Coming back from injury and starting to win
49:00: What’s more important, X-Games or Olympics? His thoughts on the FIS, contests, and sales
59:45: Having faith and if that helps or hurts him
64:00: Sochi Olympics, winning the gold and the aftermath
72 :00: Setting the world record on a hip
71:00: Behind the post Olympic struggle
79:30: What else does he have to prove?
Brita Sigourney has spent most of her ski career in two places: Standing on the podium and laying in a hospital bed. She’s going into the Olympics with a clean bill of health and the some of the best results she’s ever had as a professional skier. On the podcast Brita and I talk about her whole life and focus on the multitude of injuries she has experienced over the past 8 years, coming back to podiums each time and more. It’s another good one!
Brita Sigourney Show Notes:
2:54: Big year for Brita
4:00: Growing up in Carmel California, sports, school and getting into skiing
12:00: Competing in every discipline as a skier
14:40: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
16:15: When does she decide to specialize in pipe and what is the up and coming contest scene like?
19:30: Should she go to college? How do her parents feel about that? Hell Week for college water polo
22:09: Injuries, injuries, and partying
30:57: Focusing on pipe at Junior Worlds and X-Games
34:50: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
36:20: Getting on K2 and other sponsors : Holden, Coal, Pow, Monster and Giro.
42:36: A bunch of wins and Injuries and injuries and more injuries and a lot of comebacks
49:30: Test event in Sochi and an injury, telling her sponsors about injuries and money
57:19: Getting ready to qualify for the Sochi Olympics, getting hurt before the games and the Olympic experience
63:00: Being injury free, having a lot of success and competing with Maddie Bowman
65:00: What is next for Brita?
67:00: Inappropriate Questions
Torin Yater-Wallace had to overcome more challenges than anyone I’ve talked to. From growing up with a dad in prison, to moving countess times as a kid, to injuries, to a sickness that became so bad that he was medically paralyzed for 10 days. Through all of this, Torin had skiing and all his dreams revolved around becoming a professional. With all the cards stacked against him, Torin never quit or felt sorry for himself and made his dreams happen. The funny thing is, listening to the podcast, it doesn’t even sound like he likes halfpipe skiing.
Torin Yater-Wallace Show Notes:
2:34: Qualifying for the 2018 Olympics
7:50: What is going on with his foot and does he think about the future
12:00: Video parts and halfpipe skiers
16:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
17:30: Born and raised in Basalt Colorado and talking about his dad going away to prison.
22:57: Growing up in the Aspen Valley and chasing the dream of becoming a pro skier with his mom.
28:00: Gatorade Free Flow Tour and making a name for himself
30:00: Armada fake recruiting trip
34:04: Getting connected with Target, his first X-Games and his sponsors Red Bull, Armada, Giro, Toyota , DaKine, Look Bindings, Aspen Snowmass , Comcast/Xfinity and Smuckers
38:50: How much can he make as a skier in his best year?
41:45: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
43:00: He’s a normal kid, did his life feel like a rollercoaster and the whole dry needle collapsed lung saga
50:00: Back To Life Movie A must see documentary (produced by Clayton Vila) about Torin, and his mom’s cancer diagnosis
55:43: His Olympic experience and partying
59:00: The worst case of strep throat in the history of Olympic Pipe skiers
Tim Pogue is a visionary in the world of action sports, specifically the world of snow. When this 10 year non-alum of University of Minnesota, he also happened to be a sponsored windsurfer, moved west is his VW bus, the last place anyone would expect him to land was taking classes at Harvard or on Wall Street. Tim’s life has been the one of dreams for the action sports marketer turned executive and he maps out his long strange trip on the podcast.
Tim Pogue Show Notes:
2:00: Pre-trade show chaos and the combination of the trade show
3:30: Mizu and what he does as CEO
7:00: Growing up in Minnesota, getting into skiing
10:00: Getting kicked out of high school and 10 years of college
16:00: Windsurfing, snowboarding, heading out west and following The Dead.
19:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
20:30: Getting a job with Kemper Snowboards
25:00: Burton Snowboards
32:22: The rise and fall of Ride Snowboards
40:00: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
41:30: Taking classes at Harvard and more Ride
49:00: Nixon and starting Faction
54:03: House of Marley and Tapout
There was a time when Axl Rose left his small town in Indiana as there was nothing left for him there. To make it, he needed to move west where he would surround himself with other, likeminded people. While Nick Goepper is no Axl Rose, his story is the same. He started honing his craft in the Hoosier state, moved west to Windells Academy and found more success than he ever dreamed of. Like Axl, Nick learned that with success comes problems. While Nick didn’t alienate his fans and get fat, he did uncover some real issues that we talk about in the podcast.
Nick Goepper Show Notes:
1:44: The Olympic facility and what it offers
4:09: Christmas at the Goeppers and life starting in Indiana
8:11: Being the oldest in the family and sports
13:25: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
15:00: Rollerblading, skateboarding and trampolines
18:00: Getting into skiing at Perfect North
21:07: The recession and having to work for himself to keep the ski dream alive
26:42: Backyard set ups
28:00: Who is he in High School and competing against Chris Laker
32:00: Keeping the dream alive with a full scholarship to Windell’ s Academy
40:30: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
42:25: Does he ski powder, tricks that were career changing, and first X-Games
47:00: His ski lifestyle. Does he care if other people like him?
52:15: Crushing it at contests and heading into the Olympics with a broken hand, skiing without poles, and hearing about it on the internet.
58:40: Is he pissed about 3rd place in the Olympics
61:00: What does it take to qualify for South Korea
63:00: Throwing rocks at cars and Nick’s downward summertime spiral into alcohol and depression
74:00: What will he do after skiing and what can he make in a good year?
Alex Schlopy set a goal for himself going into the 2014 Olympic Games: In his words it was “make the Olympics or I’d rather be dead.” Unfortunately, Alex missed making the US Olympic Team by the slimmest of margins and decided to seek out crack and heroin to dull his pain and follow through on the ‘or I’d rather part’. A few suicide attempts and an arrest later, Alex went to treatment and is currently getting back into the sport he loves. He’s young and still has a chance to regain all that he thought he threw away. Hear his whole story on the podcast
Alex Schlopy Show Notes
1:30: Skiing for the first time in a long time
2:45: Coming from a famous family and family growing up
7:00: Getting into skiing and other sports in his life
10:10: Taking gymnastics to snow and working with Mike Hanley
12:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
13:45: Full of energy and toilet papering and did he get in trouble?
16:32: Winning the VT Open, getting sponsors and money
20:00: Filming with TGR and getting a RED camera
23:00: Getting into a bad car crash and the concussion
27:30: Drinking and the perception of him
30:00: Why does he hate himself?
33:00: When does he move out of the house and what is 2011 like for him?
34:59: First X-Games, getting into big air, winning and the JOI event
37:00: Getting real money in 2011, almost getting arrested and other incidents
45:00: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)
46:30: How does he spend his money and partying/skiing
49:30: The goal that was the worst idea of his life
51:05: Olympic qualifying and Joss
56:15: Sponsors at this point and Ruroc Helmets
59:52: The end of skiing and the start of drugs
1:08:16: Suicide attempts
1:13:00: He gets arrested and what does his family think about him at this time?
1:15:00: How does recovery happen?
1:19:00: Concussions and the impact they’ve had on him
1:23:00: What’s next?
Joss Christensen was on the bubble to make the US Olympic Team in 2014 when he lost his dad. When he was selected to the US Team with the discretionary spot, skiers all over the internet were outraged and Joss was put down, harassed, bullied, and even asked to give up his Olympic spot for someone else. While this hurt Joss’s pride, it also gave him something to prove…And he did by becoming the first ever Ski Slopestyle Olympic Gold Medalist. Fast forward 4 years and Joss is on the bubble to make the team again. He’s coming off a horrific knee injury and has only been on snow for a month. Will he qualify? That and a deep dive into his while career on the podcast.
Joss Christensen Show Notes:
2:00: The knee injury, the complications, and the rehab
14:22: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
15:50: Born into a family of ski bums and growing up skiing in Park City
20:20: Being a skier grom and stalking Tanner Hall and The Winter School
24:00: The enigma of Kerry Miller and young skiers today
30:00: Making a name for himself in 2011
32:15: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie
34:29: Getting product from Line, trying to work his way into 4bi9 and being a tall skier
38:44: Olympics vs X-Games. What is the discretionary spot?
42:11: Making the team and being hated on online
45:12: The experience of Sochi, that time Joss thought he was kicked off the team and learning triples
54:00: Winning the Gold Medal
59:11: Losing his dad before the Olympics
100:04: The media tour and becoming a boy band.
107:40: Getting rabies in Bosnia
1:12:15: Losing his ski sponsor after winning a Gold Medal
1:16:10: String of injuries, signs with K2 and what will it take to get to the Olympics?
Jeff Ament is known for being the bassist for Pearl Jam but his story goes much deeper than that. He doesn’t do many interviews, and none go this deep. From working on a farm in small town Montana, to turning down football scholarships as an all-state quarterback, to music, to charity, the dude has done a lot in his life and he’s remained as humble as they get. Hear it all on the podcast.
Jeff Ament Show Notes
1:35: What has Jeff been up to lately?
3:25: Born and raised in small town Montana in a family of 5 and developing a strong work ethic by working on the farm and how that could have rubbed people the wrong way at times
9:25: Big Sandy High School, skateboarding, team sports and turning down football scholarships.
14:17: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
15:45: What did he see growing up near Indian Reservations that impacts him today, his dad wanting him to become a priest and understanding the poor kid
22:30: Art, getting into guitar, music in the 70’s and then Jeff going on a tangent that includes Seattle, Mark Arm, and opening for big bands for the first time.
29:18: Punk rock music during college in Missoula, putting school on the backburner and what his parents thought of moving to Seattle with Sergio.
32:45: 10Barrel Brewery and Sierra At Tahoe
34:46: What are the shitty jobs that he had when he moved to Seattle? Washing dishes and working his way up in the restaurant game
37:30: Playing a distorted bass, jumping really high and what he looked like at the time.
40:46: Green River, being an unofficial investor of Sub Pop, and being a part of the Seattle “scene”
43:04: The end of Green River, how long is he out of a band and the start of being in bands that weren’t his best friends….Mother Love Bone and getting a demo deal in a month.
47:52: Is he still poor when Mother Love Bone is signed?
50:00: Andrew Wood dies and Jeff needs a backup plan now that he thinks his shot could be over.
53:00: Music becoming fun again and playing with Stone Gossard again
54:00: Pearl Jam comes together quickly with the best musicians and Dave Kruzen
56:40: Singles movie
60:00: He has everything and nothing. Dealing with being famous
63:00: Money and things he’s splurged on
67:00: Fan clubs and building an audience
70:00: Ames Bros
73:00: When things go wrong at shows you do not cancel
1:14: Vitalogy foundation, Montana Pool Service and kids/schools
80:00: Getting into skiing and snowboarding with Doug Coombs
Roy Tuscany was that cocky, aspiring pro skier that I’m sure everyone knew at one point. He had his life together, graduated from college and moved out west to pursue his ski dreams. When Roy overshot a jump and suffered a life altering injury, everything changed. He realized that there was more to life than himself and that it was time to give others the support he received when he had his accident. Through the High Fives Foundation, that punk kid has become a selfless adult who strives to make the world a more fun place, especially for people going through what he did.
Roy Tuscany Show Notes:
2:00: What has Roy been up? Buying a house and engaged
5:02: Born and raised in Vermont and being an only child
6:40: Sports growing up and getting into skiing
8:25 Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
10:10: Is into the ski scene back in the day, who influences him and summer camps?
12:00: What kind of kid was Roy in HS and being known for an unfortunate incident involving vomit and a police officer.
16:00: Going to UNH and UVM and the Budweiser Aerial Assault Tour and what is his personality like at this point.
23:00: Moving out west after college to pursue the ski dream in Tahoe.
26:00: RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) Click here: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
27:30: The defining moment of his life: The injury
34:00: The hospital and surgery
39:00: The weeks after the injury
41:00: Physical therapy and walking out of the hospital and what’s next
45:40: Moving back East, getting botox and finding out that was a very bad decision and dark time in his life
50:00: Moving back to Tahoe and working with Ladd Williams and how long did it take him to get back on snow and what was that process
53:00: The first event and starting The High Fives Foundation
57:38: Drinking and divorce
60:00: Getting healthy
62:00: Amazing experiences
Spencer O’Brien is one of the top slopestyle competitors in the world, which is an amazing feat considering that she suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis. On the podcast, we talk about her decorated snowboarding career, what the Olympics mean to her and how she is still able to compete while suffering from a debilitating disease. Don’t’ miss it!
Spencer O'Brien Show Notes
1:15: What is Spencer up to now?
3:49: Vancouver sports and growing up in Alert Bay and getting into skiing
6:00: Three girls and how they were raised and working on fishing boats
9:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
10:15: Getting into snowboarding at 11 and riding everything at contests
15:00: Riding pipe, Olympic dreams and then getting into slopestyle
19:00: Air awareness and gymnastics backgrounds and where does snowboarding go
23:00: Who was she in high school and what was she like?
24:13: Sponsored sister living in Whistler and how does Spencer make it up there?
26:30: Getting an agent, getting sponsored, and affording Whistler
29:30: The strangest things she’s done for money
31:00: What are the big events that made people notice her?
33:00: The Olympics Vs. the X Games
34:30: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
35:55: Contests wins, droughts, and nerves while competing
39:00: Representing Nike as a snowboarder
43:30: Who pays her? And what happened to APO?
46:07: Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis before the Sochi Olympics, taking drugs for it and testing.
51:45: The negatives around the Olympics and what she things of them
58:34: Getting hurt at the X Games
101:00: Qualifying for the Olympics in North Korea
103:00: What’s next after this last Olympic experience
Jaimeson Keegan’s professional life has been one that every high school kid, who’s not the best at what they do sports-wise, dreams of. He went from college to the music industry in Seattle when it was on fire and left that world for a company, RedBull, that no-one had really heard of yet. That career choice created countless opportunities, the latest of which is his decade old sports agency, Superheroes Management. For a desk jockey, he has a great story.
Jaimeson Keegan Show Notes
2:29: What does an average week look like for Jaimeson
5:00: Growing up in Rhode Island, sports, skateboarding, punk rock and family
12:43: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
14:00: Indiana University, fraternities and more
19:25: Moving to Seattle, bussing tables and getting into the music business
29:15: RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack. Click here: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
31:40: Getting into Redbull and Lords of the Floor
35:20: Moving to Puerto Rico and becoming a sports marketing manager
42:04: Moving to Canada as the Head of Sports and Culture at RedBull and the athletes he worked with there.
50:14: How did he become an agent and starting Superheroes Management?
58:30: How much time do athletes get?
100:30: Breaking up with athletes
Bobby Brown didn’t start skiing until he was 11 years old and just 7 years later found himself standing on top of the X-Games podium, which he considers more important than the Olympics. Bobby and I talk about coming up, his career, his final shot at Olympic Gold and everything in between.
Bobby Brown Show Notes:
1:17: What is Bobby up to now and what was his summer like
2:25: Watching the Broncos lose the Super Bowl when he was in Sochi
3:50: Getting into skiing at 11 years old, the X-Games and what other sports he was into.
6:41: Is he one of those natural athletes that is good at everything and High School
10:00: Being inspired by Jonny Moseley and skiing everyday 11:30:
13:30: Was there any academy training in his life?
14:00: Skiing for 7 years and then winning X-Games gold and how the progression of tricks worked for Bobby
15:40: Bobby’s Sponsors: Smith, Red Bull, GoPro, Lifeproof and Salomon
16:04: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
17:40: Winning his first contest and having Saga as his first sponsor and making sponsor me resume’s and getting real sponsors 16
20:00: Being part of the Salomon super team and being involved with his sponsors?
23:05: Not taking advantage of a RedBull opportunity with his first reality show and the RedBull performance side
26:09: His first X-Games experience and getting his first spot from Tanner Hall and then winning medals
28:30: Wrapping his head around the rotations that he’s doing
31:05: What skiers was he tight with?
32:17: Deciding to be a real athlete health-wise for the Olympics
33:15: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
36:16: What happened in Sochi? The drama of making the team
38:40: Moving to the Backcountry in Be Water and Roots Lead to Water
40:35: Gearing up for South Korea and the Olympics
42:23: The exposure of big events and the X Games is more important than the Olympics to Bobby
43:45: Slvsh and the excitement around it
44:40: What is the dumbest thing that anyone’s ever asked him to do for money?
Kimmy Fasani has never let the lows of life drag her down and she’s been through some painful experiences on her way to and at the peak of her snowboarding career. She also hasn’t let the highs of being a top level professional snowboarder get to her head. How long will that career last now that, coming of her best season ever on paper, Kimmy is pregnant with Chris Benchetler’s baby and her contracts are set to expire? Hear what Kimmy has to say on the podcast.
Kimmy Fasani Show Notes:
1:11: Chasing Adventure and the ski and snowboard rivalry
5:39: Born and raised in Truckee and having a single mom and a 1-legged dad.
9:00: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
11:29: Skiing at 2 years old and getting her first snowboard at 9 and being an only child
15:32: Her USSA days and competition and gymnastics
17:50: Losing her dad at 14 and how that affects her
22:00 RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
23:30: Getting a call from Shannon Dunn, getting product sponsors, and working at Totally Board
25:18: Moving to Mammoth and going to CC and University of Phoenix
27:31: Getting dropped by Burton and giving it one more year
28:39: Getting sponsored as a woman in snowboarding and expectations?
33:54: DC and getting into filming with Leanne Pelosi and going to AK and filming with Standard
38:30: Getting back on Burton, other sponsors (Zeal, Cliff Bar, Lulu Lemon, SkullCandy) and a huge year for her.
42:58: What’s going to happen now that she pregnant and all her contracts are up?
47:50: Giving back to snowboarding with Amusement Mountain
51:03: The firsts for women that she’s achieved and what’s wrong with the people behind the scenes of media
53:16: Losing her mom to cancer
59:00: More about the baby and choices
Kris “Jaymo” Jamieson is one of the nicest and unintentionally cool people you will ever meet. He doesn’t try to be the man, he just is and his passion is contagious. He’s done everything you can do in action sports at the highest level, from being an athlete, media personality, desk jockey and now, to start up partner. He’s never done anything soley for money, it’s always been about passion and the money has followed.
Kris 'Jaymo' Jamieson Show Notes
2:00: What is Evo Gimbals and traveling to China
6:03: Growing up in Hawaii, getting his first surf board from Gerry Lopez. Skateboarding is the catalyst for everything that he’s ever done
10:40: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
12:00: Moving back to OR and getting in to skiing and then snowboarding
14:50: Going to OSU and what kind of dude was he, dropping out and working at Hoodoo Ski bowl
16:45: Meeting Mike Olson and Pete Saari and getting on Gnu
17:50: Riding for Gnu and the riders at the time
22:00: What happened to Gnu and riding race boards
25:15: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
26:33 Joyride and Lib Tech snowboards and the Lib Salomon parody
30:00: Running the first summer camp at Hood and the beginning of High Cascade
33:40: Ski vs. Snowboard and making money
37:33: Jeff Brushie and creative ability
40:40: Being a Journalist, announcing, Sal Masakela
47:11: Radio show and music
53:44: # 30 at Go Pro and the layoffs
While Sage Cattabriga Alosa had set his goal on being a professional skier, his ski career was made in one shoot and he never looked back. From racing in Wyoming to chasing the Collins Brothers around in Utah, Sage honed his craft and became one of the best skiers of his time. His exploits are legendary, his movie segments many and his outlook on things is a little bit different and that’s just one of the things that makes him awesome on and off the hill.
Sage Cattabriga Alosa Show Notes:
1:54: Sage’s compound and having twins two months early
5:50: Born in his grandmother’s house
9:00: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
10:18: Moving to Alta, Wyoming growing up and how he got into skiing
15:06: Traveling to Oregon, living in a teepee
19:20: Ski racing and skiing at Targhee and what movies is he into in high school?
24:15: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
25:41: Winning a pair of skis from Plake, moving to Bend, going to college, winning Salomon 1080’s and meeting the Chris Collins
32:00: Meeting Kris Ostness, Pete O’Brien and Jordan Judd and then moving to Utah, working at the Peruvian and skiing.
36:26: Plake encounters that have had an impact
38:53: What is it like living in employee housing at the Peruvian
41:00: Getting married young
44:08: What’s his appearance at this point and sticking out on the mountain
47:46: Pyramid Gap and the making of Sage’s career
57:00: TGR helps land Rossignol, Smith and The North Face as sponsors and movies
61:00: Partying with the Jones’
64:21: When and how does he get on Atomic?
71:00: Human powered trips, yoga and health
73:30: Projects he wished he could have been a part of and art
79:00: The changing ski media
82:00: How long can he do it and looking to his peers
When Matt Sterbenz finished at the U of M, he left the Midwest in search of bigger mountains that would help him achieve his goal of becoming a pro skier. When Matt turned his dream into a reality, he could finally peak behind the curtains of the ski industry. When he realized he didn’t like what he saw, he decided take matters in own hands. He starts 4FRNT Skis as a vehicle to help evolve the sport he loves and after 15 years of no profit, is forced to sell. On the podcast Matt shares all the details and how the future looks for the Jason Levinthal owned, 4FRNT.
Matt Sterbenz Show Notes
1:15: Matt is at the old office and 4FRNT is moving headquarters. What is the new space for?
3:45: Tinkering and Eric Hjorleifson.
5:45: Growing up and skiing in Chicago.
8:43: Going to three high schools
10:11: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
11:30: Sports and skiing moguls
17:56: Summer camps and being inspired by Whistler and the people
22:44: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
24:10: What happened to Camp of Champions in Matt’s opinion
26:40: Getting sponsored by Fischer Skisi and making his skis twin tips
30:41: Graduating from U of M and driving straight to Squaw Valley and working in the parking lot. What do his parents think?
33:31: The state of skiing 17 years ago when he was in Squaw
36:36: Validating skiing in the Midwest and what that scene was like
38:24: How does he make his first pair of 4FRNT Skis?
42:00 Signing an exclusive with a factory in LA and starting the 4FRNT. Working with other factories and brands and making skis in Africa.
45:25: Naming his first ski after himself
47:00: How did the industry react to him launching the brand?
49:20: Building the business, making money, athlete owners and the struggle
54:45: The details around the final days of Sterbenz owned 4FRNT Skis, what’s happening to their dealers and the future with Jason Levinthal
Howard Katkov is doing something that’s never been done in the ski industry with his “Fight the Man, Own the Mountain Campaign.” He started as a surfer then became a student, lawyer, developer, manufacturer, corporate executive and for over a decade, he’s been the owner of RED Mountain. Now, he’s creating the opportunity for everyone to own a piece of what he and many others think is the best skiing in North America. Find out his story and all about owning RED.
Howard Katkov Show Notes:
2:15: Growing up and surfing
5:15: High School without his parents and skiing
6:35: College, Law School
10:00: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
11:34: Starting a Law Firm right out of Law School and then starting a development firm and doing huge deals and then the 1990’s hit
14:09: The Makeup business, selling to Estee Lauder and going to work for them
17:40: Skiing and life at that point
19:24: How did he hear about RED Mountain, going there and buying property
20:51: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
22:00: Rossland and the community and the mountain
25:26: What made him buy RED Mountain? How did the locals react?
31:04: What projects has he completed at RED since he bought it?
33:20: The consolidation of the ski industry and how they make their money
Nate Bozung was once the young buck on Forum Snowboards who oozed style. He fully embraced the rockstar lifestyle and rode with it. Nate created brands, owned companies, traveled the world, blew money, and lived the drinking life to the fullest. Now, Nate is back in Utah, living a life of moderation (for Nate) and figuring out what to do next.
Nate Bozung Show Notes:
1:30: What is Nate up to now, going to a wedding and snowboarding
4:00: Growing up in CA and being Mormon
7:21: Team sports, skiing, and skateboarding
9:38: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
11:31: Moving to Utah and meeting with Jordan Mendenhall
13:02: Getting into snowboarding getting noticed and getting on Forum
15:00: What were the Forum days like?
16:43: How teams and snowboarding has changed
19:00: Super model types that he’s into and Hollywood
22:28: How do things end with Forum?
24:34: RESQWATER is Proactive Recovery.
25:00: Nate doing it on his terms
27:53: Nate at contests and video parts: True Life
30:26: TechNine and DC and how much is he making as a pro snowboarder
33:17: Quitting DC and being stuck in Canada
35:27: When does he become Boznutz and Matty Ryan
38:15: Getting robbed in Russia
39:54: Tattoos and Drugs
44:18: The reality tv show that never made it to tv
46:50: Greece, Barcelona, NYC and Alcohol
49:35: What are people’s reaction to Nate
51:09: Mental hospitals and losing his house
55:00: His social media persona and how friends and family react?
57:38: Rehab and being judged
61 :23: What is next for Nate?
Scott Stevens is one of the most creative snowboarders out there and his skills on a trampoline are second to none. He’s not a household name but he should be. Instead, he’s a blue-collar snowboarder who is comfortable in front of the camera, not crowds. I caught up with Scott at High Cascade Snowboard Camp to talk about his life and career.
Scott Stevens Show Notes
2:27: Scott’s history at High Cascade Snowboard Camp and who influenced him
4:00: Who rides like him in snowboarding
6:25: Defenders of Awesome and innovating every year
8:07: Who is he inspired by today: Cole Navin
9:06: Sponsors for Scott today: Capita, Smith, 32, Coal, Union, Magical Gogo, Theory Skateshop
10:10: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
11:44: Growing up in Massachusetts and family
12:36: Played baseball year-round through high school
14:00: His dad takes him for lessons at Mt Tom
15:00: The Capita team
16:00: Did he ever ski? And how did snowboarding take over
17:52: Skateboarding and eating habits and working out
18:50: OCD, hockey tempers and using cameras
21:11: RESQWATER is Proactive Recovery.
21:54: Who is Scott in High School? Does he know he wants to be a pro and how often is he riding?
25:54: Mini Shredding and it wasn’t looked at as that cool
26:27: When did sponsors happen for him and the growth of social media and being an early adopter to internet videos
29:42: Moving to Utah and now in Portland
32:33: Injuring his shoulder again and beating up your body
34:40: His trampoline skills and self-motivation. Here is an edit
37:25: Money, partying, and the industry
41:01: The nickname Sleepy
42:11: What’s to expect this season
Scot Schmidt is a legend in mountain towns across the globe. He blazed a trail that inspired generations of skiers and created a way for ski athletes to monetize their talents outside of competition. From learning to ski in Montana to moving to Squaw Valley with the goal of making the US Ski Team…. Skiing was “It” for him. When money became a barrier to making the team, found himself shooting with local photographers and, eventually, traveling the world in the pursuit of good snow.
1:25: What is Scot Schmidt up to in the offseason
3:00: Growing up in Montana and how he got into skiing and skateboarding
5:45: Joining the Bridger Bowl Ski Team, competitiveness, and HS
9:45: What his parents think of him choosing to ski over everything else
11:18: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
12:51: Moving to Squaw Valley with nothing
14:40: Has he always been the quiet guy? Did that impact his ski career?
15:45: Racing in Squaw Valley and being the janitor for the race team
18:00: Quitting racing and transitioning into magazine and Warren Miller films
20:20: Products of the past and how it impacted style in skiing
23:56: RESQWATER
24:40: Getting a letter from Warren Miller that changes his life
26:26: Being broke when he wasn’t traveling
29:14: The North Face partnership, Stockli K2 (and how the relationship fell apart) Salomon
34:04: Meeting Greg Stump at events and not really feeling his movies and then agreeing to do Blizzard
35:44: Glen Plake being a liability and his relationship with Plake
39:13: Getting on Good Morning America and being recognized in and out of ski towns
41:16: Is he making good money skiing?
42:50: How did skiing impact his family life?
44:00: Life at the Yellowstone Club, the passion of Justin Timberlake and skiing every day
47:58: Skiers that he keeps up with today and his impact on skiing
John Spriggs is known for many things: Being a professional skier for over a decade, taking his basketball height and making it work in the terrain park and backcountry and, most recently, a high-profile arrest for assault and other charges. Fresh out rehab, John now has 6 months of sobriety under his belt and he’s trying to figure out who he really is and learning strategies of how to deal with that person. Between the alcohol and the anger issues, it’s not going to be an easy road. And….he hasn’t given up on his pro ski career, the question is, have sponsors and fans given up on him?
John Spriggs Show Notes
2:36: What I have known about Spriggs over the years: a little overview of his career
5:02: Born and raised Denver and then moving to Vail and how Vail has changed
7:23: Ski Club Vail and mogul contests and then the transition to Pipe and Slope
9:20: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)10:25: How long does it take to get good?
11:28: Going full time in the world of twin tips: X-Games and starting drinking at 14
15:30: Filming with Poor Boys Productions and a party story that John doesn’t remember and more drinking and blackout talk
20:14: RESQWATER
20:40: Transitioning to TGR
21:10: The Denver Big Air win: Booze, money, family and police
23:40: A ballpark on how many nights he’s blacked out and how many fights has he been in in his life?
25:15: Hunter Schleper per goes on the record about his differences with Spriggs
30:30: Injuries and other drugs
32:29: Being a professional in the ski industry and having more sponsors than anyone along with a lot of passion for skiing
37:48: Disagreeing on how stars are made in ski movies and his sour view on the ski industry
45:54: Losing friends in skiing and going into a dark place and living in his truck for 3 years
49:38: Drugs and coping and skiing at the highest level
53:40: What happened on March 13? Two days before the arrest
54:48: THE CHARGES and John’s recollection of what happened that night
1:02: What happens after Jail? Rehab, treatment, community service and 6 months clean
Glen Plake is the most famous skier ever, in my opinion. While his skiing has always been top level, no matter what type of skiing he was doing at the time, he’ll always be remembered as the guy with the Mohhawk. The guy who, along with Scot Schmidt, Mike Hattrup, and Greg Stump, created the overused word Extreme. From arrests to celebrities to his thoughts on the state of skiing, here is the best of Glen Plake
2:00 Plakeisms: Glen’s thoughts on global warming, the hotel (ski industry), going out into the back country, traditional skiing, and technique. He keeps it real
9:10: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
10:43” Plakeisms: Glen’s thoughts on global warming, the hotel (ski industry), going out into the back country, traditional skiing, and technique. He keeps it real
32:57: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER
34:15: Getting arrested with 40 pounds of Mushrooms and how Blizzard of AAhhh’s saved him
38:00: Being an innovator in Snowboarding in the early days with Shaun Palmer
41:00: Hanging with Coolio, Carl Lewis, Shaun Palmer for a week
47:00: Evander Holyfield
49:00: Meeting Seal and realizing the connection between his music and Stumps films
55:00: The Patrick Duffy Baja 500 story.
Photo Credit: The Glen Plake FB Page
Tim Eddy is one of the more positive people you'll ever meet and he happens to be a pro snowboarder with an interesting story. He started slaying rails and rocking a persona known as T-Money when he was an up-an-comer on Burton and then he really found his true, wacky, self when he left the brand. We talk about being an am, what it means to go pro, the financial crisis, tiny homes and more...
Tim Eddy Show Notes
2:18: What is the Rat Race all about?
5:00: From Mass to Sacramento to Truckee, getting into skateboarding,
6:00: Finding snowboarding and being inspired and not taking snowboarding serious
9:19: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
10:55: Getting sponsored as a kid by Ground Zero and Burton, who was T-Money?
14:35: Going to a Charter School, being a responsible young kid with a little money
15:41: Leaving Burton on his own accord, getting on Airblaster and struggling for a couple of years to build them, eventually getting on K2
20:31: The difference between being an Am and Pro in snowboarding and having a pizza sponsor
23:06: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER
24:50: The financial crisis and many more things change life and make Tim into who he is today
31:28: What happens when he finally goes pro?
33:30: Energy drinks and being positive all the time and donating to charity
35:51: Building the Childerness (his tiny home with concrete skatepark) and then losing it 6 years later.
Hana Beaman has been a professional snowboarder for half of her life. She has been on the podium at the X Games, shredded powder in Alaska and done everything in between…but her real focus in life is finding fun. On the podcast, we talk about her career, test tube babies, gender inequality in snowboarding, and a lot more…
Hana Beaman Show Notes
2:39: How long has she been coming to High Cascade Snowboard Camp and Windells Camp ?
3:31: Growing up Big Bear Lake, her test tube sister, pirate ships, and ski tote catalogs.
6:50: How did she get into skiing and getting her first snowboard from Tom Simms at age 6.
9:49: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
14:00: Seeing her first snowboard movie, Decade, and seeing Snow Summit as a park.
14:56: Was she a regular high school kid and sports in high school.
16:38: Sierra Nevada College and snowboarding and meeting the right people
17:50: Seeing the path and dropping out of school
19:06: Vans and the Warped Tour , Ride and team managers with crazy hands, Von Zipper, the best team she was ever on, and energy drinks.
25:05: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER
26:40: How soon does success happen for her?
28:57: The US Open in Vermont and other contests
30:31: Who did Hana look up to early on in her career?
32:54: Being a woman in snowboarding and difference in treatment and pay
37:50: How was she at contests mentally and meeting celebrities
40:52: Getting frustrated with the scene and going to ride powder with Travis Rice.
45:53: Being a pioneer on content early in her career
48:34: The Full Moon Film
51:26: Snowboarding today and the tricks
52:26: Real estate and where she lives
54:20: What’s next for Hana and what people said about her
In 1987, the (West) Seattle music scene and Easy Street Records were both in their infancy. Both the scene and the store showed a DIY ethos that is still apparent today. The global culture that was created by the scene was cultivated locally by the store. There were a lot of players in Seattle, Matt Vaughan was and still is a very important one…He would never say that but he says a lot on the podcast.
Matt Vaughan Show Notes
2:43: Major developments in the world of Easy Street,
4:30: New Orleans and the Pearl Jam in-store that was the inspiration for Record Store Day
12:27: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
14:08: Growing up in Seattle with the Hattrup Family.
16:00: Matt’s grandmother invents the surf short with Hang Ten
18:05: Matt’s family growing up
22:12: Matt’s mom creates Queensryche and Matt tours the world with them at 16
26:59: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER
28:38: Matt was the Senior Class President when he wasn’t being suspended
31:45: Working in record stores, college and how he started Easy Street.
36:18: Surviving the first few years, dropping out of Seattle U and going all in in
38:53: Death and music
42:37: West Seattle in the late 80’s and the long hours of owning your own business
44:54: What is Matt thinking now about the business, going on the road with Alice in Chains for two tours and managing bands
47:30: Moving Easy Street to the best corner in West Seattle and a lot of music history
53:35: Giving exposure to bands that made it and the ones that had exposure handed to them
58:10: Cowboy Coffee
1:00: Eddie Vedder works at Easy Street to sell Ticketmaster tickets
1:04: Winning the 2016 EV Games
1:05: The Beastie Boys replace their stolen records at Easy Street
1:10: The Easy Street Café opens in ‘99
1:12: The Queen Anne days and closing the store
1:19: How has the internet impact business?
1:22: The Café experience
1:25: What is next in the record store business? How does he keep Easy Street alive?
1:27: Brands in the airport
1:28: Who’s the most talented person he’s ever met?
1:30 Who’s the biggest asshole he’s ever tried to help out /
1:31: What’s the nicest thing anyone’s done for Matt in his work life?
Andy Parry is one of the more unique skiers on the planet. He’s an innovator, a pioneer of content creation, and the one skier who knows what the kids want….and he delivers it to them via the web on a weekly basis (for 10 seasons) with the wildly successful Line Traveling Circus web series. Find out how Andy relied on creativity more than to talent to make his pro ski dreams come true.
Andy Parry Show Notes:
2:00: Home renovations with Andy and the relevant things that have happened with Andy lately. None are good
5:05: The Line Traveling Circus
7:55: Growing up in Victor, NY with a lot of change
10:00: How was school for Andy as he was a weird kid?
11:25: Evo (listen for special offer) and Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off
12:57: How does Andy get into skiing? The I hate NY Crew and backyard skiing
16:20: Andy’s persona on Newschoolers.com and problems with different crews
18:01: Describing the skiing that Andy does
19:50: Comparison to Rodney Mullen
20:15: Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15) and RESQWATER
22:11: Emo Bogart Section outlines who Andy was in High School and what he wishes he realized in High School
24:00: Going to Green Mountain College and meeting the Meatheads, Line and meeting Mike Nick
26:30: Pitching the Traveling Circus to Jason Levinthal, signing with Line and Season 1
30:00: Lots of views little money. Does he need an agent?
33:12: Traveling the world and doing with not as much talent as the rest
35:16: Moving to Colorado and working at Ruby Tuesdays and Pizza Hut
36:02: Working with Shane McFalls
37:05: Blowing his knee jumping a fence and rehab
38:18: Strange fan encounters with The Traveling Circus and getting noticed
39:25: Having a lot more fun than other people
40:28: Getting a Sprinter Van, how gross the van gets and breaking down
42:19: Channeling his inner Plake with the Tell a Friend Tour
45:07: The lifestyle not seen on The Traveling Circus and what he doesn’t like about who he travels with .
48:13: Wanting to be remembered as a legend
Brian Aragon’s life sounded like a dream until he realized it wasn’t. He was a world champion pro skater and his video parts were as legendary as his park skills. He’s traveled the world many times over, had 6 Pro Model skates, and a skatepark named after him all before the age of 30…. And then he rolled away from it all to become the Inside Account Manager over at Arrow Electronics. Find out why on the podcast
Brian Aragon Show Notes:
2:03: What is a typical Monday for Brian and what does he do?
3:56: Retiring in his prime
5:39: Growing up in Brighton Colorado
7:50: Skateboarding and Rollerblading in 1998ish
9:00: Skating takes over in Colorado and progression
11:30: The impact of the ASA and the pros he’s looking up to at the time
14:12: Evo (listen for special offer) and Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off
15:30: Getting sponsored by the Skatebarn, traveling to contests
18:12: Trying to get Brian on K2
20:14: Qualifying for the ASA Pro Tour and focusing on skating All-The-Time
23:00: Rookie of the Year and living on ASA checks
24:45: Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15) and RESQWATER
26:00: When does he start getting paid to skate? The Hoedown
29:49: The biggest contests he skated and his contest mentality and pressure
34:20: Park skating and street skating at the highest level
35:00: Video Parts, travel, and the video part he’s most proud of: Game Theory
36:55: Skating for Razors Skates
39:40: Fan moments on the road
40:52: Brian and the conversation around his style and judging
44:20: Looking back on being a young kid traveling with delinquents
45:20: Moving to California, pro skates and school
49:01: His thoughts on Razors getting into scooters
52:42: Thoughts on the future of skaters still in the game
53:43: Anything blading related in Brian’s future?
55:18: Brian Aragon Skatepark
56:45: Walking away on top and starting at the bottom
59:51: When was the last time he skated?
Bryce Phillips is as modest as they come for a guy that built an empire that helped change the landscape of retail in action sports. From his humble beginnings as a first grade entrepreneur in Oregon to his professional ski career, to the ups and downs of EVO, Bryce has earned everything he’s built.
2:15: What is going on in Bryce’s life this week?
2:48: Recently breaking his back
3:45: Growing up in Roseburg, OR and what childhood was like
6:00: Tough lessons learned as a kid that impact who he his today
8:00: Sports as kid and how Bryce got into skiing in 5th grade
9:47: Buying and selling stuff as a kid
12:18 Evo (special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
13:23: Bryce getting in trouble when he was a kid and what made him change
14:21: College at SPU and bringing the hustle north and setting up school to ski
16:00: Showrooms in the dorms, internship at K2, and splitting time in Whistler
18:00: Buying and selling in Whistler and finding Ebay
19:10: Heavy Hitting Films, comps and managing school
21:09: Buying houses in a crazy market
22:10: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER
23:25: Sponsorships that fit who Bryce is and what he wants to accomplish during his “B” ski career. .
25:28: The risk, highlights, and lowlights in his ski career
28:31: Evo as a bunch of pop up stores on the side of the road
30:12: Building the empire and the Great 8
33:04: Opening a storefront and building community
34:36: The challenges of retail and getting into real estate
35:34: The financial crisis, its impact on Bryce, and raising funds to stay alive
38:58: Creating The Pass Life and Evolution Projects
41:02: The web is much more difficult than what people once thought and why retailers die
43:00: How many hours is Bryce putting in these days and how much is he traveling?
44:40: Who is Bryce inspired by?
Blake Paul came to High Cascade Snowboard Camp with his “Lick the Cat” crew this summer and Blake was the first casualty. A dislocated collarbone forced Blake off the hill and onto the podcast. We talk about the injury, growing up in Jackson Hole, Aaron Robinson, and getting to be a sponsored snowboarder.
Blake Paul Show Notes
2:00: What happened to Blake’s shoulder?
3:23: How long has Blake been coming to Windells and HCSC?
4:27: Who did he look up to when he was a camper?
6:15: Scaring children at camp
8:00: Moving from the sticks of Vermont to Jackson Hole
9:17: How was Jackson when he arrived there in terms of being able to live compared to today?
12:05: How his riding evolved in Jackson
12:57: Who are Blake’s sponsors? The North Face, Dragon, GNU, Vans, Drink Water, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Bluebird Wax
13:26: Evo (listen for special offer) and Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off
14:24: Gelande Quaffing
15:45: How did “The Backcountry Prince” get his nickname?
17:03: Becoming friends with Aaron Robinson and what happens when Aaron dies in Chile.
23:00: Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15) and RESQWATER
24:13: Who introduced Blake to snowboarding and how did he come up in snowboarding?
25:22: Who was the first person to notice Blake? Mark Carter and Bryan Iguchi
29:31: When did he get his first cover?
30:30: Was there any thought of college?
33:30: Filing things that aren’t just backcountry
35:30: His art, writing and products
37:28: Giving up his freedom and what he has seen on the road
39:59: What’s next for Blake?
Not too many professional snowboarders, or race car drivers, come from the streets of Great Falls, VA. Tristan Herbert is the only person I know to have owned both those titles along with a few others. A naturally gifted athlete who always seems to land on his feet, Tristan has used up more than a few of his nine lives on his way to running the US Race Programs for Lamborghini and Audi. It’s a story full of injuries that changed Tristan’s career path time after time.
Tristan Herbert Show Notes
2:00: What is Tristan up to at Audi? Travel, responsibilities, and everything else.
4:00: Why Tristan is the ideal candidate to wear the suit for Audi but still understand everything that the race team has been through. He is also the logo police based on his prior career as a graphic designer.
6:00: Born in Leesburg and growing up with a charmed life in Great Falls, VA and realizing it was a total bubble to grow up into
8:00: Taking a year off after high school, riding Mt. Snow, getting on the Budweiser Ariel Assault Tour and enrolling at Keene State and how that was a strange college experience.
10:35: Evo (listen for special offer) and Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off
12:25: The pressure and risk of snowboarding today and what happened when you got injured on the Budweiser Tour.
15:00: The day Tristan decided to jump out of the back of pick-up truck going 100 MPH and treating everyday like it is his last after going through that.
20:25: Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15) and RESQWATER
21:25: The first career changing injury for Tristan happens on his motorcycle and ends any hope of a pro snowboarding career. Three years later he tries to ride and does his tib/fib. He’s back on his board now.
24:55: Moving to DC after college and starting to race motorcycles and then how does he transition to race cars?
25:00: Getting sponsors, winning Am Championships and then winning a pro race that he was “lucky” to be invited to.
26:40: How is he able to pull off racing while working full time at a design firm?
29:00: Turning his passion into a career based on his athlete skills, driver skills and marketing background. A crazy interview opportunity turns into a gig as the Lamborghini Motor Sports Manager. His whole life changes here.
31:10: Moving on to Audi in 2014 to manage their US R8 program.
32:00: Is he still able to race now that he is a suit at Audi?
32:40: Link to Tristan’s brake failure video
33:25: Link to Tristan driving through carnage like Cole Trickle and T-Boning someone at 100 MPH.
35:00: What is next with Audi? Launches, races…….
Cole Seely’s road to Supercross stardom is a lot different than most. It starts in an apartment in California, where his parents put everything they have into Cole’s career….and then Cole quits racing at 16. When he returns months later, the pressure is lifted and it all comes together for Cole. He consistently places in the top 5 in 250 class and then moves up to 450’s. Right now, Cole is at the top of his game and at 27, the next few years should define his career.
Cole Seely Show Notes
1:40: What is Cole doing in West VA and how are the injuries healing up?
4:33: Where he’s lived and moving to Florida for intense training.
7:44: Riding a bike for the first time without training wheels at 3 years old and BMX
9:00: How did he get into moto and was it a struggle for the family to make moto happen for Cole?
10:48: Why did Cole quit moto and what was High School like for him?
14:00: What did sponsors and family think when he quit?
15:01: Coming back with nothing to lose and trying to land a spot on a team
16:00: Cole’s Sponsors: Honda, Alpinestars, Spy, Adidas, Troy Lee Designs, Stance and many more
16:39: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
17:40: How does he turn pro in 2009?
18:52: Racing at altitude and wrecking himself in SLC in 2012
21:44: How much is he traveling during an average year?
23:30: Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off and RESQWATER
25:11: Getting second in 2014 and how he dealt with that
26:05: Being part of a factory team and not having that luxury
27:09: 2015 racing 450’s, winning his first race, and adjusting
28:25: Does Cole party at all in a world where people like to get loose?
30:40: Conflict on the track. Rubbin is Racin
For most of JT Holmes’ 20+ years as a professional athlete, he’s been looked at as a pro skier and he still has that title. These days JT moonlights as a wingsuit pilot, off-road racer, and stuntman, all at a professional level. He’s worked to achieve some great things in the mountains, air, and on the big screen over the years while experiencing more loss (people doing what they love) than anyone I know. JT lives in a world of risk and he gets ‘real’ talking about death, his avalanche, and his career in general.
JT Holmes Show Notes
2:58: JT’s racing career is coming together and he’s winning. He even has sponsors (for cars and his other pursuits) and wins money. Red Bull, Squaw Valley, Polaris, Urban Armor Gear, BF Goodrich Head Skis,
7:04: Born in Boston but a 100% Californian at heart. Palo Alto is home for JT’s formative years
9:00: Growing up the son of a doctor who was into rad shit
9:50: What is the scar on JT’s lip?
10:50: What sports did JT play growing up?
12:04: Moving to Squaw Valley Academy and that life
13:12: Evo (listen for special offer) and Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off
14:00: Being on a team was a means to an end for JT, Jonny Moseley and realizing he wasn’t that good at moguls
17:10: An encounter with Shane McConkey and Jeff McKittrick that put JT on a path that he is still on today
21:40: JT is wise beyond his years at 14 years old and evaluates the options of how he can become a professional skier
24:23: JT decides freeskiing is his path to professionalism and contests are the way to get noticed and Kirkwood in 1998 is what puts JT on the map
24:30: Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS) and RESQWATER
28:17: Going back to public school and graduating in 3 years at 16 years old
28:53: Getting his first sponsorship outside of his freestyle program while skiing in a tie and sweater
31:00: Being on K2 and moving on to Volkl and then reaching out to brands and people to make sponsorships (Sessions) and shoots happen. Getting his first checks
38:00: How did his and Shane’s relationship evolve though nerding out on gear and Shane fueling JT’s increasing interest in parachutes.
40:33: JT’s first BASE jump (Chris Davenport, Aaron McCgovern, Jeff McKittrick, Othar Lawrence and Shane) in 2002 with absolutely zero experience with skydiving or BASE minus one illegal tandem jump when his was 16 in NZ
43:49: Learning to BASE jump (50 jumps) with Jimmy Freeman
46:10: How important are his gut feelings to what he does for a living and big airs with Julian Carr
48:57: Shane taking things too far and the funniest McConkey story I’ve never heard
53:00: Looking back on Shane’s accident, what would he do differently now that he’s had time to evaluate everything
56:11: JT is a professional in airborne sports and he does not endorse them
58:30: Has JT been to therapy for the losses he’s witnessed and experienced?
59:23: Living through an avalanche. JT is buried for almost 7 minutes in 2016
In a world of big personalities, adrenalin fueled exploits and high risk, Andy Farrington is the calm voice of reason. The youngest member of The Red Bull Air Force, Andy is looked at as the quiet, badass who can pilot a wingsuit like no-other. From cancer at age 2 to 25,000 skydives at age 33, to wingsuits and Hollywood, nothing can stop Andy Farrington
Andy Farrington Show Notes
1:51: His last big trip to Jordan with Miles Daisher
3:20: His family history of skydiving starting with a downed plane in the war
6:54: Checking skydiving off their bucket list
7:44: Jumping in the womb and growing up with skydiving in the blood
9:36: Cancer at two years old
11:48: Making money in skydiving in the 90’s
12:07: What sports did he play growing up? Traveling the world for Paraskiing with his parents
13:40: How many kids in the Farrington family and what’s the craziest thing that happens when the family gets together?
15:19: Who sponsors Andy these days. Red Bull, Squirrel Wingsuits, Smith and K2
16:20: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
17:56: How are they traveling all over the world on a skydiver’s salary?
19:09: Getting his first tandem jump in Austria at age 12 and then waiting for four years to really jump while dreaming of being a skysurfer
22:46: Jumping 16 times on his 16th birthday
24:20: Spending his life in the air and close calls
27:00: How many people close to him has he lost and what does he think of the risk?
29:40: How has technology changed everything that he’s doing? How has it changed in wingsuits? The flying up video
32:19: How has proximity flying upped the game?
33:18: Being in the movies: Transformers, Godzilla, Iron Man
37:00: Speed riding and when he started doing it and the Red Bull Unrideables
39:17: Red Bull Aces and how competitions change the game
42:58: What’s next? How do you push it?
Cam McCaul has done more in 31 years than most people do in a lifetime. It all started with his bike and he’s never looked back. From the beginnings of mountain biking to the slopestyle contests of today, Cam has lived through it all. Unofficially retired from competition, Cam is still at most events, only now he’s commentating on the action. And if you miss the comps, you can always see him hosting ‘Locals” on Outside TV.
Cam McCaul Show Notes
1:40: How are things in France and experiences traveling internationally.
4:14: Where was he born and what did his parents do
6:07: His dad was into racing motorcycles and raced before he had kids
7:22: How did Cam get into biking and what other sports did he play?
9:07: What was his relationship with his brother Tyler like?
10:36: How did the movie Evolution change his outlook on what can be done on a bike . The inspiration of Kirt Voreis
12:37: Getting a sponsor through a RaceFace UFC video contest, other sponsors and learning the sponsorship game.
16:44: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
18:20: What does he think of the evolution and slopestyle? What do they mean to the sport and progression?
21:50: When is the progression to much? When is someone going to die in one of these competitions?
26:38: Injuries, concussions, and competing when you are a dad.
28:50: Video parts that he’s most proud of? Check out Sweet Morning Light edit
30:27: Time on the Nitro Circus and the relationships he created
32:01: Transitioning to becoming an on-camera personality. Cam is currently the host of ‘Locals” on Outside TV.
36:46: What will the next innovation in bikes be for both the Pros and the weekend warriors. What is Cam’s quiver of one?
Jill Kintner is a badass on a bike and has been for more than half of her life. Regardless of the discipline, she had a drive to be the best on her bike and that drive was first instilled by her dad. Her story is a rollercoaster of emotions dominated by a lot of wins and one huge loss, it’s worthy of its own afterschool special. Jill tells her story, from the NW, to the Olympics, and beyond.
Jill Kintner Show Notes:
1:30: Winning the US Open and dealing with the conditions
5:00: Born in Seattle and chasing around her brother
7:00: Riding transitions and other sports and what she sucks at
9:26: Were there any girls to look up to when she was a kid?
11:07: Leading into my sponsors, Jill talks about hers and what they do for her. Red Bull, Norco Bikes, Shimano Maxxis Tires, Sombrio Clothing, Smith Optics, Fabric Saddles
12:38: Being a privateer and how her life is different than teammate Rachel Atherton.
15:38: Why is she not racing on the World Cup anymore?
18:08: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
20:10: Becoming pro at 14 and traveling on her mom buddy passes and the support of her parents.
24:00: Keeping her success quiet because she was shy and how she did in school
26:00: Having a social life in high school.
28:21: Hitting a wall with BMX and going to design school at RIT and then school in SF
30:44: BMX is going to be part of the Olympics and then losing her dad
34:50: Hurting her knee twice. Once right before the games and the drama of almost not making the team
38:16: The pressure on the top dawgs at the Olympics and her Olympic run
39:42: The emotions of winning a medal for her Dad and with her family and then the media tour
41:20: Win a medal get dropped from your sponsor and how the medal separates her from the rest of the bikers out there
42:52: Re-defining herself after the Olympics and focusing on downhill.
43:58: Her life in Bellingham and the pump track that she lobbied to have built.
Arlo Eisenberg was once dubbed the face and voice of his generation and his story sounds like the best 90’s movie that was never made. Arlo, the punk rock kid from Texas drops out of the University of Texas and moves to California to become a star in a sport that isn’t really a sport yet. He arrives on Venice Beach, gets “found” and blows up to be a global sensation who lives a life that is every 13 year old’s fantasy. Along the way he stirs up a national controversy, hosts the X-Games and rides off into a world of graphic design.
Arlo Eisenberg Show Notes
1:49: Arlo the CrossFit and the similarities between CrossFit and Rollerblading
6:20: The early days for Arlo and the history of his family
9:43: Arlo talks about the dynamics of Texas
14:25: Testing into public art school in Texas and being bussed to school
18:00: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
19:46: How did Arlo first see Rollerblades and Ice Skating in Texas
22:14: Skateboarding in Texas
23:55: Was Arlo good at any other sports?
25:35: University of Texas and the 90’s movie that Arlo lived
31:00: Breaking his ankle and moving to California to create his new life
35:00: What is the look and style of Arlo at this point
36:27: Jumping barrels on Venice, getting a place and meeting Brook Howard-Smith
39:50: Making it shortly after getting to Venice, turning down a contract from Rollerblade and then turning it down based on principle
43:50: Going on his first Europe trip and quitting his job in LA
46:28: Starting Senate to cater to their product needs and ground zero for Aggressive Inline.
52:00: did they realize how the market would develop? What was the money like at this point.
54:28: Spohn Ranch as a hub for skating and culture
57:00: Not being a jock but had the talent and ability to where he expected to win contests and the pressure to win contents.
59:00: The Frontside and Arlo’s groin issues and how that impacted him at the first X-Games.
61:00: What did X-Games gold mean to Arlo?
63:00: His graphic design and marketing work at Senate and the Destroy All Girls and the exposure it generated.
109:00: How much did he make with Senate? What did he spend his money on? Did he invest? How did the park come about?
114:54: From USD to the commentating for ESPN and how was it working with ESPN?
117:46: The ESPN meeting gone wrong for Arlo
128:18: Is he aware of what people think of him?
129:36: His MTV Sports story
133:00: Arlo’s Art and how unique and shocking it can be Skeptic Tattoo Blog
135:00: Being a skeptic in life
136:07: Joining the family business Eisenberg And Associates
Alex Broskow’s life is full of juxtapositions. From dropping out of high school and moving into the dorms of the University of Kansas to being an athlete who is looked at as one of the best to ever participate in his sport…but couldn’t afford groceries. This rare interview dives deep into the world of skating, travel and all that comes with being a pro athlete (minus money).
Alex Broskow Show Notes
:57: how did Alex end up back in Kansas
2:30: Alex works full time at a warehouse. Crazy for one of the best skaters in the world
3:52: Born and raised in Kansas City and growing up playing hockey and getting into inline
8:17: Realizing he was good at inline and being on the Gatorbladers.
9:15: Midwest skating and being taken under the wing of the older crew, not getting caught up in the wrong thing and going on road trips to Eisenbergs
11:29: Alex’s influences in skating
12:40: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
14:19: Moving to Florida and what that was like for him
17:40: Moving back to Kansas (to Brenton Wheeler’s house) and eventually the dorms at the University of Kansas with Adam Johnson and did he finish high school.
21:00: Shooting for the KFC videos
24:00: How does he do in contests and how much is he making?
26:43: Setting trends and is that something that is crazy to him?
28:25: How does he deal with the shit talking that happens to rollerbladers?
31:00: Starting Vibralux and Dead Wheels
33:10: When did he realize skating wouldn’t pay the bills and who had a career that was cut short by alcohol or drugs. And thoughts Aaron Feinberg
36:45: KCMO and what Kelso said on The Mushroom Blading podcast
40:00: Can he still do the hammers that he used to and the Champagne movie in DVD format
42:51: Top skaters of all time
44:20: Does he regret not playing hockey longer?
45:23: Gap to rail with Ben Weis back in the day.
The road to wakeboard industry that Don Wallace took was different than most. From humble beginnings in Grass Valley, CA where life revolved around street rods, skiing, and hanging out with his brother/crew. From there it was on to college in the big city of Eugene where his Surfing Magazine subscription parlayed itself into and internship and eventually a career that is highlighted by the sinking of an $80,000 boat amongst other things.
Don Wallace Show Notes:
1:14: working with engineers in the Liquid Force world
2:31: The Road from Nevada City to Southern California
3:49: Life and work balance at Liquid Force
5:30: University of Oregon and Ski racing
7:51 How a subscription to Surfing Magazine changes his life
12:07: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
14:07: The job of a lifetime out of school, being Liquid Force’s TM
16:20: Cutting athletes
21: 00: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
22:00: Vice President of Sales and Marketing
24:00: Aaron Grace’s role
25:25: What is he most proud of in his career?
27:05: What is his biggest career regret aside from sinking an $80,000 boat?
28:30: What’s next and needed in wakeboarding?
31:00: How to get into the wakeboard industry
Shane Bonifay has been a professional wakeboarder for 21 of his 33 years. From bringing closed toe set ups to the masses, to wake-pants, to acting as the driving force behind the ‘Pointless Crew’ Shane has done a lot over his 21 years of being a pro and shares the best and worst on the podcast
Shane Bonifay Show Notes
:10: The hit and run saga
8:05: Photo shoot for Liquid Force
9:39: Growing up in Lake Alfred, FL , his parents, waterskiing babies and Cypress Gardens
12:28: Competing in three event and then getting a boat and wakeboard in 1994
13:34: Picked up a sponsor a year and a half later (Liquid Force) and being on them for 20+ years
14:30: Going under the knife
15:25: Wakeboarding is a sport for the privileged, how was his lifestyle growing up?
16:30: Waterski school at his house and the perks that came along with that.
17:41: Other sports, rollerblading and ramps in the backyard
19:21: What is high school like for him? Was he on the standard program?
20:43: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
22:30: School continued
23:28: Growing up with an older brother who is crushing it on a global level and who are his influences
25:05: The Pointless Crew and video shooting and editing today.
28:49: Controversy on the internet and how did it impact his career?
32:14: What does he think of contests in general?
34:36: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
35:47: Was there any jealousy of Parks’ success? What was it like coming up in Parks’ world and who wins at fights?
37:35: What are his hobbies outside of riding?
38:30: Jetpilot Wakeboard pants and JNCO’s
39:47: 2008 and being looked at as one of the second wave of rail guys….Any features that stick out?
42:29: How much can a pro wakeboarder make in a year?
44:19: The party aspect and lifestyle of his career compared to pros coming up today
45:11: The closed toe innovation in wakeboarding and Shane’s influence
47:35: The worst trick names in the world come from wakeboarding
48:18: What’s next for Shane?
On paper, Joe Ciaglia's life sounds like a mob movie where the mobster, Joe, is bagging groceries at a store conveniently located across from the track. He meets a couple older gentlemen who introduce him to the inside world of the track. While learning the underbelly of the horse game, Joey starts winning city contracts for skate parks. It’s an interesting rag to riches story that includes professional skateboarders (Rob Dyrdek), race horses, accusations of collusion and no mob ties that I know of.
Joe Ciaglia Show Notes
1:45: What does Joe do?
3:00: How the attitudes of perception around skateboarding have changed.
4:00: Does Joe skate
5:45: Grew in California and then he jumps ahead in the story and I reel him back to childhood, gymnastics and graduating at 16
9:17: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
10:33: What does he do after high school? Working at Ralphs and the Santa Anita racetrack
12:33: Getting into the horse game and Enumclaw Washington
13:37: Getting into the carpet cleaning hustle and then selling the company and how he gets into landscaping
15:00: Getting into skateboarding through putting in a bid in for a skatepark and then that business exploded for him
17:46: Was he skating at that point or did he start skateboarding once he started building parks
19:10: The companies that Joe has under his umbrella and developing the Mega for Danny Way and the Great Wall
20:43: Maloof Money cup and the building of a concrete park in 5 days. They showcased their skills and that’s where he met Rob Dyrdek
22:28: Fantasy Factory that he built in a week, Street League
23:01: World’s Largest Skateboard
24:00: Collusion accusations and legal issues
25:30: Horse Racing and his history in the sport
26:55: Rob racing a horse and Rob’s involvement in horses
28:40: How many horses is he in on? How much money has he made off horses?
31:39: What are the Jockeys like?
32:20: The Olympics and skateboarding. Joe’s thoughts
Tom Schaar is your average 17-year-old...sometimes. He goes to high school, likes to hang out with his brother and friends and gets in trouble with his parents for not doing his homework. In his other life, he’s traveling the world, winning X Games gold and even finding time to buy himself an Audi. While Tom can be the average kid on the personal level, there’s nothing average about what he brings to the table on the professional level.
Tom Schaar Show Notes:
3:00: How did he get into skateboarding
4:00: Being at contest as a kid seeing the pros and getting support from his parents
5:00: Getting sponsored by Half-Pint Skateboards at 10
6:40: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
8:18: What are his favorite things to skate and does he ever skate street
9:00: Traveling and are his parents going with him?
10:30: Three places in the world he would buy a house and his jet setting life
12:00: Skating with his idols and who has the best backyard set up of the pros and Bucky Lasek helping as a kid coming up
12:55: Skating Mega Ramp and how long does it take to get comfortable on the ramp
15:13: Landing the first 1080 and the response that he felt from it.
17:44: Famous encounters
18:12: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
19:40: What do kids think of him at school and what does he get in trouble for?
20:30: What is the coolest thing he’s bought with his money?
21:40: Has he had any major injuries and what does he do when he’s not skating?
22:41: Sponsors these days: Monster Energy, Vans, Element
23:32: Did he go to prom?
24:30: Any interest in the business side of the skate industry
At first glance, there’s nothing that screams “rad” about Mike Jaquet, but at points in his career he has been one of the most influential and visionary people in the world of action sports. From founding FREEZE Magazine to directing sales and marketing at Transworld to VP of College Sports TV (and being bought by CBS) and his last paid employment, a 5 year run as CMO of The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association that ended 4/1, Mike has left positive legacies everywhere he's been. His career has developed and intersected with influential personalities and moments in sports and we chat about them…
Mike Jaquet Show Notes:
2:34: Leaving his most current role as CMO of The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
3:18: The early years growing up in Sun Valley (Ketchum)
7:07: Mike as a champion cross country ski racer
9:54: Going to the University of Colorado, getting in-state tuition and spending time with Kent Kreitler
11:30: The house in college where he lived with Shane McConkey, Kent and DJ Hodge and the story behind the Boulder Riots
15:43: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
17:20: Ski Movie, A movie that comes out in 1992 that Mike Jaquet edited and shot parts of (you can see the edits in McConkey) for a journalism project in college. How to see the lost footage of the McConkey
21:35: Huge cliffs with Shane in the 90’s, the Lake Powell trip and the insane footage they captured and what he was doing on snow
23:10: Was he there when Shane was banned in Vail? Jasper Gray, Futuristic Films
24:00 Was there any chance or interest in being sponsored?
25:20: Did he understand the importance of McConkey while he in college?
27:19: His football show in college, big time players and earning the nickname “The Convincer”
31:14: Going to Hollywood with his VHS Reel and getting his break with his ski movie getting on RSN
32:27: Working with Anna Nicole Smith on a topless show “Edenquest” and moving from PA to Director in 24 hours
35:28: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
37:18: A reality show TV treatment that turns into FREEZE Magazine and the early days of FREEZE and Transworld gives him 200K to start the mag with issue 1 and it made money because the pitch was easy
43:11: Signing teenagers to contracts and sending them around the world to party
45:29: Shane and other new school skiers and what made Shane different and the credit he deserves in terms of marketing and development.
47:16: There is something in the water in Tahoe
48:13: The US Open in Vail and why the breakout year was kept off ESPN and was a huge missed opportunity but they cashed in on the Lifestyles condoms deal
52:31: Why Transworld killed FREEZE and what has happened to them by only listening to spreadsheets and not the market or advertisers
57:14: Working for startups and his next startup venture, CSTV. Who he met, what he learned and getting bought by CBS and making a little bit of money and then working at CBS
1:01:00: Taking a role at the USSA as CMO and working for Bill. What happened to his Anti FIS attitude? What did he accomplish at the USSA. Would he still be there if Bill was still at the USSA?
When it comes to Ian McIntosh, there's no flair, tricks, or showmanship... what you see is what you get. He started skiing at age two, was digging pits in the back country at age 8 and sitting in guide meetings at 10. Ian was born into the mountain lifestyle and this self-described “redneck” is a powerful skier who is the epitome of what Tight Loose is all about.
Ian McIntosh Show Notes
2:35: Thoughts on the Armada deal
3:56 It’s been a great season for soul shredding
5:28: What he’s realized that he’s 36 years old in the ski industry related to content
9:00: Who Ian is in the ski industry and in life…
11:32: Ian’s race background, his tight loose mentality, born in the backcountry
15:50: Quitting racing and being rich on life
17:10: Fernie to Kicking Horse to selling everything to live the eternal winter in NZ
18:08: Moving to Whistler
18:53: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
21:00: Dirtbagging it in Whistler
23:39: The World Tour and the secret to success on the tour and filming
25:47: Coming out of the closet and living with James Heim and Dana Flahr but still skiing poor
27:09: Did the change in judging pull him off the tour? His thoughts on the tour now
28:51: He gets a tryout with TGR and gets a seat
29:55: In heli’s with Jeremy Jones and Sage
30:50: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
32:00: Divorce and drama in 2011
34:49: The crash that changed his skiing
36:57: Injuries stacking up and sponsors sticking with him The North Face, Marker, Volkl, Smith
39:45: When does human powered adventure start? It’s all about slowing it down
42:00: Thoughts on Julian Carr
43:39: Being Leonardo Dicaprio’s stunt double and chilling with Tom Hardy
45:29: Getting into speed flying
Kevin English went from a dream job managing athletes to a dream job managing campers/counselors, and it hasn’t been easy. He’s lived through corporate layoffs, corporate selloffs and eventually, the drama that comes along with purchasing a passion-based project with friends. We talk about K2, Travis Parker, buying summer camp, merging with the competition and a lot more
Kevin English Show Notes:
2:42: What has Kevin been up to? Work grinding, life grinding family grinding
5:00: HCSC snowboard competition and how many campers do they need each summer to succeed?
8:20: HCSC and Windells Sells fun….but there’s a lot more to that.
9:27: Kevin and my camp experiences as kids and East Cost camp legacy’s
12:20: Riding for Simms and his first summer at HCSC
13:40: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
15:25: Growing up in Donner Summit and how he got into snowboarding and other sports growing up
18:07: What does he do after High School?
21:08: Sugar Bowl, a lot more exciting than it read on Linked in.
22:20: Counselor and then coach, then Head Coach at HCSC
23:09: His K2 days: Vashon, layoffs,
25:00: K2 Snowboarding Rollerblading Ad and the back story
28:55: Travis Parker
33:57: Who’s career did he have to end (Brian Savard ) as a TM at K2?
36:00: Who’s career did you help (Gretchen Bleiler) at K2?
37:20: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
38:55: How did he get back into summer camp? Running the business for Vans
40:21: Vans is dumping camp because it doesn’t fit in the portfolio and Kevin puts a buying group together and buying camp
42:36: Kevin leaves camp to develop real estate
40:12: Megan and Preston leave, big changes at camp
46:50: Getting his MBA and why he felt he had to do so
48:40: Merging with Windells, how does that happen and the vision for the future
Peter Line is the visionary snowboarding icon who helped start the “Rider Owned” movement in snowboarding. When Peter wasn’t busy creating the best team of snowboarders in the history of the sport-The Forum 8- He was creating tricks, the Backside Rodeo, that would completely change the sport. Still a player in the sport today, Peter now spends his time out of the spotlight, designing clothing for Dakine, board graphics and pursuing his other artistic passions.
Peter Line Show Notes
3:10: Born in Media PA and not remembering it and the PA Bikinni team
4:10: What’s the morning of Peter Line look like? Designing for Dakine and what that looks like being a remote employee
6:00: Everything is self-taught. It started at Four Square in 1996
7:19: Growing up in Kirkland, skateboarding and what snowboarding was like in the beginning
9:15: What group did he hang with in High School?
10:40: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
12:00: How did he get gear and things growing up. He didn’t watch TV for an entire year.
13:20: The crew he snowboarded with and was there any skiing in his background?
14:15: When did he realize he was good and he was going to focus his life on snowboarding? Division 23 Shoot
15:40: Kurt Heine, video parts and his career taking off
17:19: Did he start Forum and Foursquare himself?
19:25: The Forum 8 and making money
21:25: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
23:00: From Blockbuster Video to making money, Mack Dawk, The X-Games and his parents pride.
25:40: The effects of alcohol and partying on his life?
26:40: Injuries throughout his career: Knee, Shoulder, Arm, Foot, Back…. The injury that made him think about if the risk was worth it.
29:00: Standout moments of his career
30:30: When he did come to terms with not being a pro rider anymore?
31:00: Killing Forum and Foursquare and the end of an era
33:30: The Limo business
35:00: What’s next? Things he can’t talk about
35:35: Rapping with MCA (Beastie Boys) and kissing Uma Thurman
Doug Bishop, the GM of Newschoolers.com is more than just a visionary in action sports. He’s a passionate skier who is focused on building community while wearing his heart on his sleeve. These days he finds himself behind a desk, selling the dream that is skiing in the digital world and creating a second home for skiers all over the world. While he didn’t have a solid plan out of high school, Doug’s career blossomed into owning a piece and selling said piece of Newschoolers.com, rising to the position of GM of the site and when traveling, being one of the scariest people at the bar (in a good way…I think)
Doug Bishop Show Notes
2:33 His title and what he does at Newschoolers
4:34: Born into skiing and being a ski racer and why every skier should wear spandex at least once
6:54: Doing Orienteering? A sport that kids like Doug did in Canada
8:19: Attempting to go to Carleton University with the idea of being a writer, seeing Freeze Magazine, deciding to drop out to become a pro skier and what his family thought about that.
12:00: High North Ski Camp
15:30: Getting certified, coaching park skiing and helping create the Level 1 for Canada and then getting a job at Blue Mountain on the park staff and competing when not working.
17:17: His pro career, using Newschoolers for the first time and who is Matt Harvery.
20:50: Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS) and Evo (listen for special offer)
22:30: How did the first meeting with Harvey go, what happens when he takes a job with Freeskier?
24:52: realizing running the park was not going to happen at Blue Mountain, coming to the realization that he was losing every contest and his girlfriend leaves him and making a huge shift in life: moving to Montreal and selling for NS.
27:00: When did he start turning NS around with advertising dollars and then selling Newschoolers and getting paid.
29:31: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
31:00: The big changes that they experienced once Newschoolers was owned, The good and bad.
33:13: The latest acquisition has Doug working in print as well as digital. What he learns from print and what they take from him.
34:26: What marketers need to know
36:04: When Doug feels print is more important than digital
37:48: His antiestablishment attitude and how does he shake it up as he gets older? And why is the youth not angry anymore?
41:25: Reporting the news, good and bad. What kind of hoodie was John Spriggs looking for and the reaction to this on the site and comparing that to the Nick Goepper news a couple of years ago.
Jonny Moseley was the competitor that brought “New School” skiing to the masses. While the changing of the guard was happening in skiing on an underground level via the New Canadian Airforce, Jonny took it mainstream, winning Olympic Gold. Outside of competitions, Jonny was a fixture in early ski movies and has remained an ambassador for the sport he loves. He dives deep into the details of what made Jonny Moseley successful.
Jonny Moseley Show Notes:
2:10 The charmed life of Jonny Moseley and what’s up at K2
4:06: Glen Plake stories
7:03: Born in Puerto Rico
10:45: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
12:02: Growing up in CA and getting into skiing
13:58: Inspired by Dan “Squirrel“ Herby and Brad Holmes
16:26: When skiing gets more serious and winning Junior Nationals
21:00: Getting on the US Ski Team
22:53: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
23:57: The sport is changing, are you a part of it?
27:09: The scene and wanting to be a part of it.
29:28: Winning, earning the 360 Mute Grab and becoming an Olympic Gold Medalist
33:37: Fun partying and growing up after the Olympics
36:36: Skiing’s New School has fully arrived
38:37: The K2 Days and the real story of why he left
43:58: Getting on Head and winning the US Open
46:44: Mad Trix
49:16: The road to 2002 Olympic Games, getting FIS approval on the Dinner Roll, and 4th place
56:43: Top moments and regrets
1:00:59: My perception of Moseley shattered over dinner conversation
Anthony De Rocco has done all there is to do in the Snow Sports Industry. From engineering, to sales and marketing to CEO. The “work hard, play hard” philosophy has led Anthony to the peaks of many mountains, the heart of China and now, the forefront of American Ski, Snowboard, Surf and Skate manufacturing.
Anthony De Rocco Show Notes
2:50: I ask what life was like as a youth for Anthony. Anthony gives an overview of his career.
4:51: Getting into snow sports and skiing at Ski Acres (Summit Central)
5:43: Playing soccer for University of Washington and Gonzaga
6:30: Getting older and living younger. Anthony lives by the phrase “work hard, play hard”
8:06: Scholarships, Spokane and skiing
9:45: Anthony’s best college story involves a party reptile and meeting his future wife.
11:00: What happens after graduating from Gonzaga?
12:00: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
13:31: Being recruited by Notre Dame and University of Washington
14:55: Working for Boeing, The Robbins Company and finally Olin in 1990
16:30: The Olin, the early K2 days and the travel that goes along with it.
19:10: What was his role in the snowboard side of things in the early days?
20:18: What synergies are you finding between ski and snowboard design in the early days? How did you learn from each other?
22:30: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
23:52: What was the problem with skiing in the mid 90’s?
25:49: Executive Vice President of K2, the production shift and being the messenger
29:44: The travel and how much does it impact the family?
33:00: 2011-2014 CEO of K2. Did he have CEO aspirations?
34:15: How did he end up moving from CEO of K2 to running K2 China?
35:00: How did he get the job as CEO of Mervyn Manufacturing and what’s it like?
36:58: Green manufacturing, solvents, why Mervyn is the best he has ever seen (Anthony has seen almost every snow sports factory in the world) and American Made.
40:08: State of the art new offices in Seattle
41:45: The differences between K2 and Mervyn and getting better every year
43:00: What’s on the horizon: Bent Metal, Skis
44:48: Surf: Mike Olson driven process that creates counter-seasonal business.
Leanne Pelosi is known for putting her blood sweat and tears into any project she is a part of aside from working at Earl’s (A long time ago). She’s been named Rookie of the Year, Rider of the Year and this year won the first-ever Influencer Award. Leanne’s career and film project can be looked at as a vehicle for the progression of snowboarding and raising awareness for women, both past and present, who shred.
Leanne Pelosi Show Notes:
:20: What has Leanne been up to this fall?
5:12 From oil to snowboarding
7:44: Getting carded in Canada
8:32: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
10:43: Moving to Whistler against her parents’ wishes and sponsorship the Bieber way
13:30: Contest mentality
15:35: Focusing on filming
16:45: Working at Earls
19:40: Full Moon movie
20:17: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
25:30: Loyalty to her snowboard sponsors
27:35: Gender inequity in snowboarding
30:40: Best trip ever
33:15: What does snowboarding need?
Sponsors:
K2 Snowboards www.k2snowboarding.com
Airblaster Outerwear www.myairblaster.com
Dakine Backpacks www.dakine.com/snowboard
Dragon Goggles www.dragonalliance.com
Lifetime Clothing www.lifetimecollective.com
Whistler Blackcomb www.whistlerblackcomb.com
There are few people more passionate about having 8 wheels under their feet than Mo Sanders. From his professional inline skate days to when he was a featured character on TNN’s RollerJam series, Mo has made a career, in turbulent worlds, that only happen when you have the athletic ability that Mo has. These days, Mo, also known as Quadzilla, is an entrepreneur and World Champion who globetrots the world getting skaters into shape.
Mo Sanders Show Notes
:30: Growing up in Tacoma
2:30: Getting into Roller Skating
5:45: Becoming Lanny’s Kid
8:41: Who was Mo in High School
10:30: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
12:00: The inline boom
20:00: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
21:16: The death of inline for Mo
24:00 : Roller Jam
27:09: Roller Derby is back
30:30: The need for better derby products
33:30: Quadzilla can teach and you better come prepared to work
38:30: The Olympics and Derby
Brands:
Chris Haffey is part athlete, part stuntman, part survivor. He’s a professional rollerblader who started getting recognition for his skating when the industry was at its peak and became one of the top skaters in the world as the bottom was dropping out. While his peers were leaving the sport to find other ways to support themselves, Chris landed on the Nitro Circus, touring arenas across the globe with a motley crew of bad-asses.
Chris Haffey Show Notes:
1:45: In Japan on tour with the Nitro Circus
4:45: Growing up all over the country and getting into skating
7:45: Daily Bread Magazine days
9:19: Getting published and shooting as much as he could
10:05: Evo ad and discount code
10:45: Diecutstickers.com
11:30: Was skating something that consumed everything he did? Was he on be-mag
12:09: Meeting Chris Farmer in a chatroom
13:45: Who did he skate with when he was coming up, Brian Bell and Esco Zoo
14:50: What was High School like for him?
17:30: What did his parents think about him getting his GED?
19:30: Did he party when he was traveling to contests?
22:02: Spy Optics ad and discount code
22:42: Sierra At Tahoe ad
23:24: Being a street skater and then transitioning to contests and the differences
26:44: www.remz.com and making money in skating
28:40: Dealing with people flipping you shit when you skate
31:16: Park Etiquette
32:16: Finding inspiration in skiing and which skiers influence him and Is he familiar with Slvsh
34:37: What does he think of people looking to him to “save” rollerblading?
37:10: Fun on the road with the Nitro family
39:07: How is his body at this point?
41:04: Will we see another street section from Chris Haffey?
Sherry McConkey is the most positive, toughest woman I know. She grew up in politically charged South Africa, traveled the world, and landed in Squaw Valley, CA. Her story is one of adventure, love, loss and making a difference in her community and the world all while being an amazing role model for daughter Ayla, and the rest of the Tahoe community.
Sherry McConkey Show Notes
2:00: What is going on right now in Squaw Valley
3:30: What was it like growing up in South Africa
9:39: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
12:08: Stories of leaving the real world to travel the whole world and find her birth father
18:17: From Whistler to Squaw Valley, snowboarding and staying in the US
20:40: First time meeting Shane and the beginning of the future
20:33: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
23:57: What was the first trip like with Shane?
26:54: Preggo with Ayla
29:15: Outside TV FREE WEEK
30:22: What did she think of what Shane did and did she ever BASE Jump?
34:04: What was Shane’s life like in terms of travel and how was he as a dad?
36:12: Managing life with two kids in the house; Ayla and Shane
38:36: Life after Shane
41:06: The Shane McConkey Foundation
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Miles Daisher
Show Notes
1:54: Air Force Brat, High School, College
6:30 Being a College Mascot and Fraternities
9:30: Evo and Diecutstickers spot and redemption code
10:46: Post Grad year in Squaw and meeting Jimbo Fritsch, Jay Mueller, Shane McConkey, Frank Gambali. Kreitler and MC, Primal Instinct Bungee House
15:25 Mentor in B.A.S.E.
18:06 Living in a tent
21:35 Ski B.A.S.E
24:22 Spy and Sierra at Tahoe spots and redemption codes
25:37 Year in Chicago
29:18 Back to Squaw
31:30 Crazy Schedule
32:30: try.outsidetv.com spot
41:16 Instructing
45:42 RedBull Airforce
48:38: Dealing with people thinking he’s selfish/crazy
50:27: Jumping out of planes without parachutes
53:08 Recent video of wingsuit guy crashing into trees and living
Jason Levinthal has been a visionary in the ski industry for over 20 years. He's know for brand building genius, blue-collar work ethic and keeping his finger on the pulse of tomorrow. He started the revolutionary ski company, Line Skis, out of his parent’s garage and eventually was forced to sell his baby (while still managing it and other brands) to The Jarden Corporation. Jason’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion for timely innovation led him to leave the comfort of his corporate check and start again from scratch with J Skis.
Jason Levinthal, Owner, J Skis
Jason Levinthal Show Notes
:31: What is Jason up to these days?
1:19: Typical work week for Jason
3:30: What group did Jason fit into in High School?
5:26: Jason talks college
7:17: The foundation of Line Skis
8:39: Why the name Line?
11:10: Did anyone believe in Jason Levinthal in the early days?
12:29: At Ski Magazine tests Jason is asked why is he there and told to “throw his skis down the stairs.”
13:55: Sacrificing life for the brand
16:06: Did Jason ever think about enforcing the twin tip patent and working with other brands
21:48: The Reactor Binding and bindings in general
26:40: K2 buys Line
28:50: The future of Levinthal is J Skis
31:10: Josh Malczyk and his Line and Levinthal history
33:00: The game-changing development process of J Skis
35:29: Biggest career regrets
37:42: What is Jason most proud of in his career?
Tom Wallisch is one of the best skiers of his time and is still as humble as they come. From the streets, to the internet, to the X-Games and the big screen, Tom is known for being technical as much as he is known for style. Pretty impressive for a kid who grew up skiing in MD and PA.
Sponsors:
Monster Energy GoPro Line Skis The North Face Skullcandy Full Tilt ShredOptics
Slytech Protection Bose Seven Springs Resort Marker Bindings
Show Notes
1:00: Breaking his neck mountain biking
3:06: East Coast Skiing and being a grom
9:07: High North Camp
10:30: Move to Utah for college
12:16: Evo and Diecutstickers.com spots and codes.
13:30: Winning the Superunknown contest
17:04: Rail skiing
22:40: Sketchy urban situations
24:05: Spy Optic and Sierra at Tahoe spots
26:00: Sponsors
29:24: Scholarships
34:45: Contests and the future of Tom’s skiing
36:50: Setting trends
39:00: The world record rail
41:00: What to expect this season from Tom
43:30: What others think of Tom Wallisch
Snowboarding and hard work have done everything for Pat Bridges. A writer by trade, Pat is also a talented snowboarder who proves the old saying “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” Pat and I talk about developing his writing craft through snowboarding, the theme of his life and the road to Snowboarder Magazine.
Pat Bridges Show Notes
1:21: What has Pat been up to?
2:19: What’s a typical week look like to Pat?
3:48: Who was Pat in High School, how did he get into snowboarding and what else did he do?
5:14: What happens after High School?
7:48: Who are Pat’s Snowboard sponsors and what is that life like? Rossignol Uvex Airwalk Scott
8:12: www.evo.com supports “The Powell Movement” and created a special offer for YOU!
8:55: “The Powell Movement” Sponsor www.diecutstickers.com lets you know how to get a free set up as a thank you for listening.
10:56: What jobs and people helped shape Pat’s career in Snowboarding and what was his secret to writing success? East Infection Zine
15:12: What other jobs has he had at Snowboarder and what are his responsibilities as Creative Director?
21:09: www.spyoptic.com is all about the Happy Lens. If you haven’t tried them out yet, Spy has created a special offer for listeners that makes it an easy decision to pick up a pair of Spy’s.
21:51: www.sierraattahoe.com is the place to avoid crowds in the Tahoe area. Don’t spend a fortune on lift tickets to stand in line wishing you were at Sierra at Tahoe, go there instead.
22:51: Pat talks about the dream job.
24:49: Biggest career regret
26:11: What is Pat most proud of? Jake Burton Interview
28:27: Did he wear the half beard in the Playboy Mansion Grotto? Pat Bridges Half-Beard
Jeremy Jones is an American badass who has inspired countless people to head to the mountains. He dabbles in business and politics, but is known for snowboarding.
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Jeremy Jones Show notes:
1:51: I couldn’t help myself and jumped right into Protect Our Winters and Politics
3:24: How Protect Our Winters is taking the election, what’s the new strategy and how will they make a difference moving forward? www.protectourwinters.org
9:58: Did Jeremy ever think he would be so involved in politics?
11:17: www.evo.com supports “The Powell Movement” and created a special offer for YOU!
12:02: “The Powell Movement” Sponsor www.diecutstickers.com lets you know how to get a free set up as a thank you for listening.
12:50: How did Jeremy get into snowboarding? Where did he grow up? What was that like?
15:31: Other sports growing up and what was Jeremy like in https://www.gocva.com/ High School?
20:22: Snowboard racing days and searching for powder on the days off
24:08: www.spyoptic.com is all about the Happy Lens. If you haven’t tried them out yet, Spy has created a special offer for listeners that makes it an easy decision to pick up a pair of Spy’s.
24:50: www.sierraattahoe.com is the place to avoid crowds in the Tahoe area. Don’t spend a fortune on lift tickets to stand in line wishing you were at Sierra at Tahoe, go there instead.
25:28: Was there big money in snowboarding for Jeremy in the 90’s?
26:18: What is the transition from being a racer on www.rossignol.com to riding big mountains?
27:23: Visiting his brothers www.tetongravity.com in Jackson Hole
29:26: Riding with Johan. http://snowboarding.transworld.net/videos/time-machine-johan-olofsson-in-tb5/#IqqAkKS6PHVhw5g3.97
31:17: What is the level of snow safety in the early days?
34:34: Getting the gear he wanted with Rossignol.
36:22: The fear of creating your own brand. The launch of www.jonessnowboards.com
40.46: The future of Squaw Valley. http://unofficialalpine.com/?p=11041
