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
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
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
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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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