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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
19:30: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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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
19:45: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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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
52:00: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
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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