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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
20:15: Sponsors, Saga, and money
28:00: Competing, Chad’s, and learning tricks
34:00: Phone hack, 2013 Powder Awards, and X Games
38:00 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
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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
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
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
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
39:45: X continued, landing the double, and Rollerblade
42:30: Surviving and then finding CrossFit
56:40: Inappropriate Questions with Cesar Mora