Tim Petrick has had a pretty epic ski career. From ski instruction, to the PSIA Demo Team, to Powder Magazine, to Aspen, to K2, to Booth Creek, to K2, to Rossignol, to K2, to Silverton…… You get the idea, Tim has done it all and most of it, at the corporate executive level…. But Tim Petrick is not your typical exec, he's a ski bum at heart and this podcast is a testament to how much this dude loves to ski.
Tim Petrick Show Notes:
3:00: Skipping work to ski, growing up in MN and NY, and wanting to be a skier for a living as a kid
10:00: Going to college near Stowe, PSIA Demo Team, and the end of Stowe
17:00: Snowbird, Bear Valley, Aspen, and endurance sports
23:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
26:00: Powder Magazine, Olin Skis, and round 1 with K2.
27:00: Dealing with a shift in production and laying people off
42:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
44:00: The 90’s K2 Grateful Dead Collection, The K2 Four, and leaving K2 when they are on fire
54:00: Booth Creek, K2 again, Markovich, leaving for Rossignol, and the S7 days
62:00: Replacing DeRocco and heart attack in the mountains
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Anonymous
John Collinson’s upbringing was different than most of my guests. He grew up in a closet with his older sister and didn’t do many things that most kids do. However, what he did experience was unfathomable, summiting Rainier at 4 years old, summiting Everest at 17, and so much more. On the podcast, we talk about how he went from the closet to his sister's shadow, to pro skier, to social media influencer known for his incredible body. Angel Collinson asks the ‘Inappropriate Questions’ in this do not miss episode.
John Collinson Show Notes:
3:00: His body, a tale of two people, and growing up in Snowbird employee housing
10:00: Growing up hiking skiing, setting goals, summers on the road, and learning the mountains young
15:00: What he didn’t have growing up, the freedom of skiing for them as kids, and being the weird kid at school
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:30: Quit racing and found the skatepark, setting his goals of Everest and JR Freeide Tour, and finding a mentor in the mountains
27:00: Everest on the cheap, problems with other groups, and the 7 Summits
37:00: Increasing his value, winning the JR Tour and Angel winning the FWT
42:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
44:00: Sherpas, getting in with TGR, and Red Bull Cold Rush
52:00: The Faction Collective. Filming with MSP, sponsors, and money
54:00: Injuries, social media, and Ski Mountaineering
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Angel Collinson
Kent Kreitler is a living legend and TGR Hall of Famer. He’ll be remembered as the skier who helped bring tricks to the backcountry but he was so much more than that. He was part of an elite crew of skiers that pioneered big mountain skiing in Alaska….the generation that lived fast and took chances. In part two of his podcast, we talk about the Tahoe years, filming with the Standard Crew, the terrain park on 215’s, the X Games, sponsors, money, and more….
Kent Kreitler Show Notes:
6:00: Greg Harms, moving to Tahoe, Punk influence, and health in the party days
16:00: New Zealand, K2, and pushing for change in different areas of the industry
22:00: Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:30: Boards in Motion Magazine, developing ski technology, Team Venom, and money
33:30: X Games medals and big air, and two knee injuries (one major one in AK)
41:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
43:00: K2 > Rossignol > Blizzard, Coombs death, and Switzerland
50:30: Retirement, ski hero’s, risk, and McConkey death
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kristen Ulmer
Kent Kreitler is a living legend--He’ll be remembered as the skier who helped bring tricks to the backcountry, but he was so much more than that. He was part of an elite crew of skiers that pioneered big mountain skiing in Alaska….the generation that lived fast and took chances. In Part one of his podcast, we talk about moving to Idaho at 10 from Jersey, skiing in South America, winning the US Extreme’s, McConkey, Coombs, and much more…..
Kent Kreitler Show Notes:
3:00: The last podcast, Jersey to KC to having Wall Street wired to his Idaho home
10:00: Lane Parish, race team days, parents split up, and the Community School
15:00: Sun Valley history, doing photo shoots in HS, and quitting racing
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:30: Different kinds of pressure, tricks in comps, University of Colorado, and meeting Shane
27:00: First trip to South America, realizing he could be a pro skier, and pissing off Nick Nixon
32:00: Winning the US Extreme’s, Jackson with Coombs, dropping out of school and filming with MSP and TGR
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
42:30: Movie crews, focusing on 1 movie segment, and hurry up and wait
52:00: Corked 7’s on 215’s and grabbing his skis wasn’t cool and different trips
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Jaquet