Wendy Fisher is known as one of the pioneering women in the big mountains, and she changed the game, but that’s only part of her story. In part 2 with Wendy, we talk about leaving the race world, depression, eating disorders, extreme contests, filming with MSP, and much more. It’s an open and honest chat with a legend. Murray Wais asks the Inappropriate Questions
Wendy Fisher Part 2 Show Notes:
3:30: Not caring about college racing, quitting with a letter/fax machine and ghosting, going on her quitting skiing road trip, and her eating disorder
16:00: Putting on 20 pounds of muscle, collapsing, when help doesn’t help, how long does this last,
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: The Performers, taking Reichhelm up on her offer in Crested Butte, the US Extreme Comp, and skiing where the guys are skiing
33:00: Wining at Squaw, Kirkwood, going to Vegas for SIA, World Championships in Alaska, and partying
41:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: Sponsors and money, Chamonix with MSP, helicopter crash South America, was there ever burnout, and fear
66:00: Women in the movies, calling it as a pro skier, depression, and being a mom
74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Murray Wais
Wendy Fisher changed the game as one of the pioneering women in the big mountains, but that’s only part of her story. In part 1 with Wendy, we talk about growing up in Tahoe, losing her brother young, racing with McConkey, going to Burke Mountain Academy, making the US Ski Team at 15, and the problems with the US Ski Team, mental health and more. It’s an open and honest chat with a legend. Lhotse Hawk asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Wendy Fisher Show Notes:
3:30: Dean Cummings, action sports interventions, weekend warriors, and then moving to Tahoe when she was young
10:00: Having a weekend dad because of his commute, fires, hanging with her brothers’ ski race team, losing her brother skiing at a young age, and thinking a lot about death
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
23:30: Not as competitive as you would think that one time she had more confidence than ever at the start of an event, other skiers that she grew up with, and McConkey stories
33:00: Winning every race one season, work ethic, training with the Sacramento Kings, Burke Mountain Academy doesn’t think she can make it, and moving away from home young
42:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: How did she do with the structure of boarding school, making the US Ski Team, making money in ski racing, finding her confidence, being a head case, and making the Olympic Team
56:00: The strange dynamic of the US Ski Team, what sucks about it, Olympic crash, crappy A team coaching, what does the end of the US Ski Team look like
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Lhotse Hawk
Marko Shapiro is one of the most legendary action sports photographers of our time. Marko was the captain of Team Clambin, and for 50 years, Marko has called Verbier home and has shot all of the ski legends there. On the podcast, we talk about how he created a timeless style of photography through skiing powder and reading light, shooting with Dick Barrymore, Wayne Wong, Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, John Faulkner, Ace Kvale, and more. It’s a true history lesson with a guy who really owns his nickname “Grumpy”
Marko Shapiro Show Notes:
3:30: The story behind the most iconic shot, the world he lives in, growing up in Canada, and his first camera
10:00: Getting into skiing, what does he do after school, going to Verbier, learning the art of photography, and deciding to stay in Verbier
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
22:00: Hot Doggers, Dick Barrymore, Stanley Larsen, and Marko getting his intro to K2 with Assignment K2
33:00: Selling images, crashing while shooting, his skill level, Ace Kvale moves to town and the screamer
40:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:30: The trouble with hooking up with models, his work ethic and being a stickler, and the craziest story ever told on the podcast
46:00: Quitting all his side jobs and focusing on being a pro photographer, Hattrup, Plake and Schmidt
54:00: Slide show parties, money, sharing the wealth, what he thinks of print these days, and having no filter
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Stanley Larsen
Jeremy Nobis is a living legend cwho describes his life and times on skis as often misunderstood. But I believe there is no misunderstanding; Jeremy was a race prodigy, making the US Ski Team at 16 and racing on the World Cup until he was 26 years old. Then, Jeremy transitioned to the big mountains, and singlehandedly changed the way people ski them. In part 2 with Nobis, we talk about Alaska, TGR, Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, DUIs, etc. Kristen Ulmer asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Jeremy Nobis Show Notes Part 2:
3:30: Back to the ski shop, Dynastar, giving skiing another shot, and extreme contests
13:00: First time in AK, changing the game with his Pyramid line, and what is the crew’s reaction
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
22:45: The turn heard around the world, who he likes traveling with (Micah Black), and the après lifestyle and movie tours
28:00: X-Games, sponsors, money, and Pro Models
39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
41:00: Finding Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, The Crack, and his gnarliest line
48:00: First DUI, 3rd DUI, what do sponsors say, losing Billy Poole and others, and his 4th DUI
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kristen Ulmer
Jeremy Nobis is a living legend who describes his life and times on skis as often misunderstood. But I believe there is no misunderstanding; Jeremy was a race prodigy, making the US Ski Team at 16 and racing in the World Cup until he was 26 years old. Then, Jeremy transitioned to the big mountains, and singlehandedly changed the way people ski them. In part 1 with Nobis, we discuss coming up in Park City with a chip in his shoulder, ski racing, the US Ski Team, the Olympics, injury, and more. Jeremy speaks his mind without a filter, and you don’t want to miss this podcast
Jeremy Nobis Show Notes:
3:30: Alter boy in Wisconsin, his family, Park City, being competitive, and fighting
10:00: Sibling rivalry, racing gets serious, is he cocky, winning JR Worlds, and school in Park City and GMVS
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Rahlves, what he got out of GMVS, East Coast Skiing, chemicals in snow, and where does he rank among the racers at GMVS
30:00: Making the US Team as a high school junior, hazing, racer management, being an American in Europe, and what drove him in the race world
40:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:00: Accomplishing goals young, missing the 92 Olympics, never being the same mentally, injuries, training with Tomba, and athletes who know how to win
47:00: In it to win it, all things around the 1994 Olympics, and trying to monetize his career and privatize his training
55:00: The 1994 Team, not hanging out with them off the hill, the highlight of the games, why he quit ski racing, and racers who cheat
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Daron Rahlves