Shane Anderson was a key personality and image when skiing needed it the most, in the mid to late 90’s. While Shane had the Rockstar look, it was his tricks and the company he kept that thrust him to the forefront of the ski industry. Part early big mountain guy and part new schooler, Shane rolled with the innovators of the sport until injuries got in the way. On the podcast, we talk skiing, the Tahoe crew, Hollywood, and making documentary films.
Shane Anderson Show Notes:
3:00: Getting the Keys to the City of Olympia, growing up in Olympia and finding skiing on his own
9:00: Champion Archer, the Olympia music scene, and being the shy kid
13:00: When does the Shane look start, College in Tahoe and the Tahoe scene
17:00: Filming with CP, skiing with legends, progression, and competitiveness
22:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
25:00: Sponsors, money, contests, and the state of the industry
30:00: Meeting Skogen Sprang and Evan Raps, CR, and the train jump
39:00: Chapter 3, Poor Boyz, first X-Games, and the party mentality of back then
43:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
44:30: His marketability, the 2000 X-Games injury, and blowing his knee over and over
52:00: Leaving K2, The Real-World Tahoe, becoming an actor
58:00: Trying to re-find his identity, getting hooked on a fishing trip, leaving LA, going to college to study fish, and making documentaries.
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kent Kreitler
Alex Hall has the world in the palm of his hands. In only a few years, Alex has gone from an up-and-coming Swiss kid to arguably the best American Slopestyle skier... What's different about Alex is his basketball player height and the hunger he brings to the table. The best part about Alex is that he is a throwback… He’s the X Games Gold winner in Real Ski, in Slopestyle, and in Big Air but he always makes sure that he’s filming for something. And he's just getting started.
Alex Hall Show Notes:
3:00: Comparing winning Real Ski to a X Games Slopestyle, who is his top 3 in Real Ski, and the Tanner controversy
10:00: Growing up European, dual passports, and his parents
16:00: Soccer, skiing and having to pick one, taking trains to ski, and being tall for a skier
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
22:45: Events as a grom, who he looks up to, and the EU vs US parks
27:00: Newschoolers, moving to the US, The Winter School, and the US Ski Team
34:00: What does the US Team do for him, moving out of the house at 16, and filming
40:45: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
42:00: Why urban, what do sponsors care about, contracts, and sponsors
52:00: Not doing well his first couple years on the world cup and X games, his first win in Switzerland, and having a healthy career.
56:00: The road to the Olympics, the Olympic experience, and 2022
61:00: Winning X Games, stadium events,
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Joss Christensen
Jason Hines has spent his entire career behind the scenes building events and he has been responsible for some of the biggest action sports events in the world and beyond, and he’s put out fires at all of them. I’m talking Red Bull, X Games, ASA Entertainment, and more. ….but he’s so much more than that. On the podcast, we talk about race throughout his life, inline skating in the ’90s in South Florida, all the events, Red Bull, and more.
Jason Hines Show Notes:
3:00: Your experience with racism, wrestling, and college for a semester
15:00: Welcome to Miami, inline skating, working at Fritz’s, and finding Franky Morales
23:30: 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
26:00: Taking a leadership role at events, almost building ramps at X Games, and running the ASA Am Circuit
30:00: Growth within the ASA, more race, the LG days, and what he did day-to-day/event day
42:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan skis: Making the best ski 75 years
44:00: Why inline is out of the X Games, starting Mix Ride Media and taking over the X Games
54:00: Back to ASA, getting laid off, and finding Red Bull in 2010
58:00: Red Bull events, the old Red Bull, and the product.
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Fowler
Damian Sanders is arguably the first and last real rockstar in the world of snowboarding. He’s one of those riders who had an image that the whole sport could be marketed on. From his look to the way he rode, to how he partied, to his entourage, if you saw Damian out, you wouldn’t think he was a snowboarder. He was larger than life and defined 'go big or go home' on and off snow. On the podcast, we talk about coming up punk/new wave, Tahoe, Palmer, Farmer, Plake, cars, money, and more. It’s a fun chat with a true living legend.
Damian Sanders Show Notes:
3:00: Monster Stage, growing up in a huge family, and no rules as a BMX kid
10:00: Moving to Tahoe at 16, school with Palmer, Avalanche Snowboards, Soda Springs event, and his sense of fashion.
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
23:45: Hardboots, Glen Plake, Sponsorship, and marrying a Penthouse Pet
34:00: Photo shoots, and Pet of the Year
41:45: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Getting you outside for over 70 years
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
43:00: Fall Line Films, hurry up and wait, and wakeboarding
49:00: Farmer, knee injury, milking snowboarding, throwing parties, and the party that sent him to jail
73:00: Inappropriate Questions with Todd Richards and Mark Fawcett
Rory Silva was a child prodigy and one of my favorites…. He was this talented kid, who had a really unique style, and was progressive. What he didn’t have was the assertiveness, ambition, and guidance to become a household name in skiing….But he still had a huge impact on the skiers of his era. On the podcast we talk about weed, video parts gone wrong, diabetes, and more...
Rory Silva Show Notes:
3:00: Weed, growing up in Mammoth, tattoos, and his living set up during covid
15:00: Ski racing, Glen Plake, and getting skis from K2
17:00: Diabetes and weed
24:30: 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
26:45: Bad eating habits, travel, contests, X Games, and nerves
35:00: Who was his crew in Mammoth, his WSki-106 part, career guidance, and the K2 Team he was on
43:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports
Elan Skis: Making the best ski 75 years
45:00: 9th Ward Skis, money, and injuries
49:00: His look, Deadabetic edits, Kevin Malone question and Superpark
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Mahre