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
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Glade Optics: Get 10% off with the code TPM10
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Glade Optics: Get 10% off with the code TPM10
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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
20:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Glade Optics: Get 10% off with the code TPM10
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
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