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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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