Ross Reid is known these days as the Nerdy About Nature guy, a modern-day Bill Nye, helping educate the digital world about what's happening in nature. But Ross isn't just an internet influencer; he's an award-winning filmmaker who spent 20 years in the ski industry, working with the best athletes in the world. On the podcast, we talk about growing up at White Pass, his brand Rime Knits, his time with Poor Boyz Productions, K2, his Tamashii project, Nerdy About Nature, and much more. The Inappropriate Questions are off the record and all-time!
Ross Reid Show Notes
3:00: Getting banned by Tik-Tok, growing up in Redmond, skiing, huge family, his early passions around animals and nature and who was Ross in HS
20:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Montana State, bad at math, his first Poor Boyz Productions shoot, Rime Knits, his business acumen, and HellBents
40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:00: His prove it shoot with PBP, moving to LA, movie tours, behind the scenes of an industry, and shooting in Hawaii
53:00: Taking a job with K2, being overworked, his K2 vision, and the Tamashii project
65:00: Australia for his MBA and Nerdy About Nature
78:00: Inappropriate Questions
Logan Pehota comes from ski royalty bloodlines. His dad, Eric Pehota, is a ski mountaineering pioneer, a badass in the big mountains. Logan's journey to ski stardom took him from racing to slope-style to the Freeride World Tour to where he is today, dropping the biggest cliffs and huge tricks in the backcountry. If you've seen a Matchstick Productions film lately, you know how giant Logan goes. On the podcast, we talk about his dad, high-risk logging, contests, how money dictates his contest lines, and so much more. Colby Stevenson asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Logan Pehota Show Notes:
3:00: Eric Pehota, Jet Boats, ski programs, the backcountry early on, and Warren Miller at 6
11:00: Ski racing, being a gearhead, park skiing, not watching ski movies growing up, the Olympic track, and big mountain contests.
21:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Red Bull Cold Rush, is there pressure from his last name, MSP at 17 years old, and long line logging.
32:00: Monster Enemy Lines, Swatch Skier Cup, Summer Camps at Whistler, Freeride World Tour, Chamonix and Alaska
41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:00: Money is important, this is a job, money, going huge for dollars, and getting to film with MSP again
51:00: Backflipping his sled, the 80 footer, fear, and the wow factor
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colby Stevenson
Colby West is a big personality in skiing and has been for almost a decade...but didn’t start skiing until he was a teenager. When most people were getting into the sport, Colby lived an isolated life where he spent his free time mimicking different voices and spending the rest of his time in the woods…And then, he found skiing through a school program. Colby went all in on the sport, working all year to pay for High North Ski Camp. When he got there, he found a mentor in Shane Szocs, who opened so many doors for him in the pro ski world. On the podcast, we talk about dropping out of college to live in his car to make the ski dream happen, medaling at X games and other events, his vocal talents, his "Ski Musical" and so much more. Jossi Wells asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Colby West Show Notes:
3:00: Voices, growing up in NH, the only rule growing up, finding skiing through school, and the High North fiasco.
20:00: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:00: Mike Atkinson, Shane Szocs opening doors for him, back to New England skiing, death metal, and all black.
29:00: Poaching the Waterville Valley Team, dropping out of school, living in his car, couch stories, going from K2 to Volkl, and getting into X Games and being on a podium with Candide
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: The emotions of X Games were the money, the non-specialized generation, his surprising contest mentality, and going from straight edge to partying with his traveling boy band.
52:00: Ski town famous, being the funny guy filming, fear in the backcountry when the tricks get too insane for him, Olympics, Kastle, money and Hollywood
71:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jossi Wells
Parkin Costain is a child prodigy, a kid born to pro level athlete parents, Parkin was in the backcountry before he could walk. He was learning to read lines, manage risk and enjoy adventure at a young age and then, at the ripe age of 7, started competing in big mountain contests…Those evolved into film contests, sponsors, and a career filming with TGR. We talk about it all and more on the podcast. Jake Hopfinger asks the Inappropriate Questions
Parkin Costain Show Notes:
3:00: His parents; his name, cars, school, competing at 7, freedom, and rules
20:30: Stanley: The brand that invented keeping things hot and cold
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Close calls, ski culture, Line, TGR Grom Comp, fireworks, the Quicksilver contest, and AK
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:30: From Scot Schmidt to Andy Mahre, Sponsors, and getting the call from TGR,
53:00: King and Queen of Corbet’s, pressure, money, and family risk
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jake Hopfinger
Gerry Lopez may be the most legendary guest I’ve ever had on the podcast, so it’s fitting that I kick off Season 8 with Gerry. This OG surf god single-handedly invented what relaxed style looks like, and it was all inspired by his other passion, yoga. Gerry is famous for so many things, but his legacy will be remembered most for pioneering Pipeline on a board shorter than ever seen before, and then leaving it all for Oregon and snowboarding. On the podcast, we talk about Hawaii, localism, counterculture, Hollywood, and a lot more.
Gerry Lopez Show Notes:
3:00: Early Hawaii, difficulty with change, localism, more surfers, the importance of yoga, and the beginning of the industry
19:00: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
22:00: Dick Brewer, counterculture, Lighting Bolt Surfboards, Pipeline Masters, G-Land Hollywood, and Arnold
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: Snowboarding, moving to Bend, Jaymo, injuries, and The Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge
58:00: Inappropriate Questions