Marcus Caston’s ski career started in the race world. His goal was the Olympics but he didn’t get close. When he didn't make the college team, he was over it... But skiing is all he knows. He got back into it through photography, which he parlayed into his first Warren Miller trip and his career takes off. Now, he’s on the other side of the lens and he’s become one of the most photographed and published skier of modern times. It’s a good episode
Marcus Caston Show Notes:
4:00: Quarantine travels and Utah
9:00: Born into skiing, ski-bumming and Snowbird
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21:45: Soccer, size and school
26:00: Ski racing, zip lines and not making the team
33:00: Angry at skiing, finding the sport again through photography and Warren Miller
37:00: His big break at Banzai Tour
40:30: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:15: Having insider photo knowledge, getting published more than anyone and sponsors
49:00: Not having to do big stuff to get paid, return of the turn and what’s next
53:00: 4 knee injuries in a row, throwing in the towel on skiing, and business today
55:50: Inappropriate Questions with Sierra Shafer
Dan Egan is a legendary skier who doesn’t get the credit or press he deserves. Dan filmed countless movies with his brother as part of the “Egan Brothers” who stole the show at Warren Miller Moves of the late 80s and early 90’s. Before other “film” skiers were getting paid, Dan acted as athlete, agent and distributor, cashing in on all ends and really being a trailblazer for the non-traditional skier. Not many have done it like Dan Egan.
Dan Egan Show Notes:
4:00: Turmoil in business, Catholicism and the name Dan
9:00: Boston, skiing and sailing
16:00: Blue Hills, John and Babson College Soccer
20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:30: Who was he in his late teens, filming with Warren Miller and becoming The Egan Brothers
31:00: The plan for finishing school, hitchhiking in the west and proving himself in Squaw
34:00: Graduating Babson, making money at SIA, paving the way for movie-based skiers and Hot Dog The Movie
40:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Distribution rights, Rockstar lifestyle of skiing, 30 years of sobriety and the Russia accident
49:00: Following CNN all over the world to create ski content (that he owns) and going viral before the internet
53:00: 4 knee injuries in a row, throwing in the towel on skiing, and business today
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Greg Stump
Josh Dirksen has arguably the best turn in snowboarding and while that turn will define his legacy, he’s done so much more in the sport. Josh doesn’t do that many interviews and has never done a podcast before, until now. On the show, we talk about having 3 passports, coming up in Oregon, the Morrow glory days, Salomon, the Dirksen Derby, and more. It’s a good one with a living legend.
Josh Dirksen Show Notes:
4:00: Quarantine, worry, and his current job as a lifeguard in Switzerland
10:00: Swimming, skateboarding, cross-country skiing and building endurance as a kid
16:00: Snowboarding, other activities and the Eugene crew
22:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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24:00: Sponsor progression, Burton or Morrow and Jaymo
31 :00: Filming, mentors and Robot Food
38:00: June hip, progression/evolution
42:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:45: Competition, Morrow goes under and Salomon
59:00: Splitboards, Jeremy Jones and Dirksen Derby
68:00: Inappropriate Questions
Alana Nichols’ title, President of the Women’s Sports Foundation, is pretty impressive but the road she took to get to that big desk will blow your mind. From losing her dad, to growing up with her grandparents, to breaking her back, to a dark place, to gold medal position at the Paralympics, nothing has ever been easy for Alana…And that has never stopped her from doing anything. Her story is incredible, a must listen. ace, to gold medal position at the Paralympics, nothing has ever been easy for Alana…And that has never stopped her from doing anything. Her story is incredible, a must listen.
Alana Nichols Show Notes:
4:00: Pre-Olympic party, growing up in NM, and her name
11:00: Raised by grandparents, snowboarding, and sports
15:00: Paralyzed
20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:30: Challenges, finding basketball, darkness and college
30:00: Paralympic Team, winning gold, skiing and her brother being murdered
40:30: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Two sports, robbed in London and injured at hood
50:00: Back to skiing, pain pills and the Vancouver Paralympics
55:00: Surfing, Kayaking and The Women’s Sports Foundation
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
KC Deane is the professional athlete version of a jack of all trades. He raced pro moto for a bit then graduated to pro skiing and later, pro mountain biking. With skiing and biking, KC made it and has been performing at the high level for a long time…. Now, KC is taking that work ethic and talent to Hollywood. On the podcast we talk about the ups and downs of his career, what happened with The Blank Collective, living in LA and a whole lot more. It’s a good one.
KC Deane Show Notes:
4:00: Knee Injury, quarantine, and almost Canada
12:00: Ski family, backcountry at an early age, and home schooling
17:00: Moto, mountain biking and skiing
22:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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24:00: Park skier, Tahoe, and watching someone die
32:00: Urban KC, breaking his back and quitting contests
38:00: Filming, getting photos, being a go getter, shooting with Grant Gunderson, and breaking his neck
46:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
48:00: List of injuries, Whistler, getting into Velourz and pitching himself
53:00: Rampage, using the ski road map for bike and competing at Rampage
61:00: Was he a novelty on a bike, leaving Moment and the Blank deal
71:00: Skiers Cup, sponsors and confidence
77:00: Acting, networking in LA and already getting work
83:00: Inappropriate Questions with Darren Rayner and Stan Rey
Pat Moore has been a pro snowboarder for over a decade and while he’s done so much in his career, he’s more humble than most who are on the show. It’ s like Pat doesn’t feel like he deserves everything that has come his ways….and nothing could be further from the truth. On the podcast we talk about coming up in the pipe, getting on Forum, the end of that chapter, Volcom, X-Games, K2 and more....
Pat Moore Show Notes:
5:00: Where was he when the world stopped and how does it impact snowboarding/life
7:00: Holderness, family and Waterville embracing snowboarding
11:00: Coaching, being a grom, and his crew
18:00: Team Videos, and K2 additions and
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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23:00: Starting on Burton, Forum and moving to Tahoe
30:00: Filming with Grenade/Forum, street and Burton buys Forum
35:00: Backcountry, Olympic dreams and Video highlights
40:00: The end of Forum, Volcom and Red Bull
43:00: 686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
44:30: Coconut Water, getting sober and X Games medals
45:00: The Olympics, the state of the sport and filming
55:00: Getting on K2, and Bent Metal
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Sullivan
Kimberly Plake has been a part of the ski industry for the past 40 years and she’s never done an in depth interview. Yes, her husband Glen Plake gets all the notoriety but pretty much wherever Glen goes, Kimberly is by his side but she is not just arm candy. Yes, she is good looking, a Texas Beauty Queen and former model, but she was a skier before she met Glen and now they ski together, forever. The podcast is a cool look into Kimberly’s life and some things I’ve talked about with Glen…but from a different lens. Brad Holmes asks the “Inappropriate Questions” and it’s another good one.
Kimberly Plake Show Notes:
4:00: Corona Virus in Europe
13:00: Texas, drill team, breaking her leg skiing, modeling and meeting Glen
27:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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30:30: Glen continued, proposal, and miscarriages
28:00: Pissing off Kimberly and getting arrested in Jackson
31:00: Breaking his back, coming back to win X Games, and ACL #1
50:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
52:15: More of Glen’s arrest story, getting sober to save the marriage and Chamonix
57:00: Her skiing, risk and being the mohawk guy
63:00: K2 to Elan
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes
Vincent Gagnier is the last in the line of the Gagnier Brothers. While hos older brothers helped shape the early days of freeskiing, Vinni is doing that now. On the podcast we talk about his talented family, being a grom with access, what he thinks of judging, the future of skiing, and a whole lot more. We close it out with “Inappropriate Questions” asked by Olympic Gold Medalist, Joss Christensen.
Vincent Gagnier Show Notes:
5:00: Corona Virus, brothers and sisters, and family business
10:00: Other sports, getting into skiing and Antoine
15:00: Charles, judging, and real ski winner
12:00: High School, dropping out of college and sponsors
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
23:00: School in Utah, coaching, and his English
28:00: Sponsors, money, and contests
31:00: Breaking his back, coming back to win X Games, and ACL #1
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:45: Coming back from injury, ACL #2 and fear
45:00: The Olympics, the state of the sport and filming
49:00: Slvsh, internet comments and pro sports
82:00: Inappropriate Questions with Joss Christensen
Keir Dillon was a fixture on the snowboard scene for over a decade. You saw him in halfpipes, on podiums, on the mic and traveling the world with his “Frends” crew. There is so much to Keir’s story and on the podcast we talk about a lot of snowboard success, the letdown of not making the Olympics, starting a snowboard technology business with friends, taking that company and making it a brand that focuses on women, how the friends reacted to that, why he had to sell the business, drugs, and a lot more. It’s a good one
Keir Dillon Show Notes:
2:00: ADD, the Poconos, and family
7:00: Vert ramp in the backyard, starting snowboarding, and Nationals
12:00: High School, dropping out of college and sponsors
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
23:30: Breaking up with sponsors, Jake Burton, and pro living at home
29:00: Traveling, friends before frends, and lifestyle and drugs
34:00: Race, Religion, and not making the Olympic team
48:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
50:15: Frends Crew, creating a product, being the CEO and manufacturing headaches
64:00: Changing the company to a women’s fashion brand and what do the frends think?
70:00: Shark Tank, getting sued, and losing frends
76:00: Selling the brand, going through some stuff, what he’s up to now, and snowboarding again
82:00: Inappropriate Questions
Greg Stump has done it all; he spent time on 150 podiums during his ski career, shot with iconic filmmakers Dick Barrymore and Warren Miller, and then, decided to become a filmmaker himself. This year, Greg Joins Dick and Warren in the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. I’m willing to bet that Greg is now one of the more eccentric people in the Hall and his unique personality makes for an entertaining podcast that’s strange at times
Greg Stump Show Notes:
2:00: What happened when I was at his house and growing up in Maine and being a grom
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
21:30: Radio in High School, competing, ski camp
26:45: Winning, and meeting and The Harry Leonard Ski Shows
32:00: Dick Barrymore, Warren Miller, starting his own thing and meeting Plake
45:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
47:15: Blizzard of Ahhs, Lynn breaks her back, Plake comes to Chamonix
56:00: Getting Glen back into the states, transitioning out of ski movies, and Hollywood
61:00: Getting into The US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
72:00: Inappropriate Questions
Matt Belzile is a professional snowboarder based in Whistler. These days, most know Matt as one of the Manboys, Matt’s crew in Whistler that does everything together. While Matt has found a comfortable home creating yearly video projects with the Manboys, he’s not new to the game at all, he’s been a paid professional for over 15 years and while there were the standard bumps in Matt’s snowboarding career, Matt has become one of the best pro’s at investing his money and making it work for him. We talk about it all and it’s a good one.
Matt Belzile Show Notes:
2:00: Corona Virus, Ottawa, and skiing to snowboarding
7:30: Local hero’s, quitting gymnastics, and going to college
13:00: Whistler, Westbeach, and K2
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
21:30: Being Canadian, The Standard let down, and weird stuff with brands
29:00: Money, going pro, investing, and Sean Pettit
35:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
37:15: Partying, Videograss, and Manboys
45:00: His body, what’s next and sponsors
48:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jody Wachniak
Julien Regnier is one of the founding fathers of new school skiing. Before there were twin tips there were pockets of bump skiers wanting to get in the snowboard park and land backwards. Julien was in that first group that all quit moguls to invent the sport, product, tricks and culture. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in a ski family of champions, bump skiing, finding a new way to ski, founding Armada, getting fired from Armada, going to Black Crows and more…
Julien Regnier Show Notes:
2:00: Drinking, his mom’s ski career, getting lost in the mountain
8:00: The Sports School, mogul skiing, and Olympics
15:00: Who is new school first?
19:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
22:30: More Olympics, moguls weren’t ready, and quitting moguls
30:00: Moving to Canada, Pow Air, starting Armada
38:30: Early Success, business, and changes
44:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:30: Trouble at Armada, getting fired, and money
51:30: Black Crows and ski mountaineering
56:00: Content changes, issues or escape, and getting bought and layoffs
48:00: Editor in Chief, gnarly terrain, and being a woman
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Frank Raymond
Sierra Shafer took a non-traditional road to her position as Editor in Chief of Powder Magazine, the pinnacle of ski journalism. She’s an amazing writer but these days, she doesn’t write as much as she’d like to as she spends her time being the boss. On the podcast her talk her life and times that include religion, bring struck by lightning, popularity, a big college, a small college, newspapers, Val Kilmer, skiing and a while lot more.
Sierra Shafer Show Notes:
2:00: Valentine’s Day, Colorado, Religion,
7:00: Volunteering young, High School, and being tall
13:00: Getting struck by lightning, sports, and going to college too early
22:30 : Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
25:00: Skiing in PA, Waynesburg University, and Malaysia
34:00: Moving to LA, stars and working for free
43:00 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:30: Intro to Powder, getting a job, and digital media
56:00: Content changes, issues or escape, and getting bought and layoffs
48:00: Editor in Chief, gnarly terrain, and being a woman
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Maro leBlance
Chris Logan comes from a family of pro skiers. His younger sister Devin is an Olympic Silver Medalist and his older brother Sean was the one that motivated the Logan siblings to kill it on the mountain. While Chris came up as a contest guy, an average one at that, his brother led him and his best friend Parker White into the back country and Chris’s world changed. These days you’ll find Chris on the hunt for deep powder and cold beers and the podcast is an entertaining one.
Chris Logan Show Notes:
4:00: His girlfriend, his sister, and contests
10:00: Growing up in NY with 5 kids, JETS and the ski program
13:00: Finding the park, movies, and football
20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
22:45: Ski school, divorce, and Parker White
30:00: Mammoth, contests and getting into the backcountry
42:00 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:30: Level 1, Dahrkness, and breaking away from his brother’ s shadow
53:00: Starting The Big Picture, back to Level 1, and money
45:00: Naturally, injuries, and learning about his body
48:00: Disappointed with other movies, body maintenance
64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Logan
Jake Blauvelt is a pro snowboarder who has lived a double life. He started his career focused on competitions and found himself on a lot of podiums. Most athletes, with that kind of success would hone their craft and continue to dominate, not Jake. At around 20, his career shifted fully to the backcountry and he carved out a niche as the young dude who was focused on natural features. On the podcast we talk about Jake’s life and times and it ends with some great inappropriate questions from legend, Peter Line.
Jake Blauvelt Show Notes:
4:00: Kids and watching snowboarding
7:00: Growing up in VT, family and maple syrup
10:00: XC Skiing, soccer and skateboarding
13:00: Breaking his leg skiing, learning how to fall, snowboarding and the scene
16:00: Competitions and Forum
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
24:45: More Forum, Cole Barash, and moving out west at 16
28:00: Mammoth parks and then focusing on pow and filming
31:00: Is it a risk to quit contests, Devun Walsh, and partying
33:00: Growing as a rider sponsor wise and a new agent
39:00: Meeting Henrik, hip hop and back to weed
41 :15 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: His sponsor list, energy drinks, and pressure from filming
45:00: Naturally, injuries, and learning about his body
48:00: Disappointed with other movies, body maintenance
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Peter Line
Phil Casabon doesn’t do many interviews…what he’s known for is style on his skis and there aren’t too many in the world today that make skiing look as good as Phil. While he has two X Games Gold Medals in the Real Snow category and competed, that’s not what Phil is all about. He’s about edit’s that focus creativity and style. On the podcast we talk coming up, Henrik, Wu-Tang, plants, fungus, and a lot of skiing and style. It’s a must listen podcast.
Phil Casabon Show Notes:
2:00: Injury and Helmets
11:00: Growing up in Canada, ski racing and quitting
15:00: Other sports, ski movies, rollerblading, and the scene
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
21:45: Urban, being small, and style
25:00: Does he have a ski future, sponsors, JP Auclair and being star struck
33:00: Trouble with weed at 12, energy drinks, and investing
39:00: Meeting Henrik, hip hop and back to weed
44:15 Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
46:00: Wu-Tang, Mushrooms, and Level 1
51:00: B & E Show, editing, and X-Games
55:00: Inspired, Team Canada, and X-Games Real Snow
65:00: Pro models, Nuance, and other projects
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Eric Iberg
Maxx von Marbod is a legendary businessman in the world of snowboarding. He single-handedly has held every cool job title that you can imagine in the span of 30 years. From sponsored rider, to tech rep, to team manager, to marketing and sales jobs, Maxx has seen and done it all. On the podcast Maxx outlines how his career went from the runways of commercial aviation to the mountains of snowboarding.
Maxx von Marbod Show Notes
2:00: Trade shows, Growing up in WA/ID, and Surfing
11:00: Seeing snowboarding for the first time, hunting, and wanting to be a pro snowboarder
15:00: Pilot training and going to Western
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
686 Technical Apparel: The best outerwear in the world
21:45: Being a tech rep, dropping out and going to Sims and dropping legends
30:00: Faction, Option Snowboards, and Transworld Snowboarding Magazine
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: Money at the mags Frequency, The Snowboard Journal, and Super Big
49:00: Spacecraft, Pow Gloves, and his snowboard collection
55:00: The Nidecker Group, K2, Traeger, and Lib Tech
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kevin Walsh
Jesse Burtner has done it all in the snowboard world. He’s had a long pro career, he’s made some of the most influential movies in the industry and now, he’s the Marketing Director at Lib Tech. Over the years, he’s gone from spinning Cab 9’s to suffering a TBI, to re-inventing the way he rides his board. His influence is everywhere these days and the podcast takes us through his life and times.
Jesse Burtner Show Notes:
2:00: WA crowds, and his head injury
7:00: Growing up in AK, getting into snowboarding, and a different high school
23:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
26:00: What did his parents think about snow/skate, fishing boats, and editing video
31:00: Jason Borgstede, JB Deuce, contests, and sponsors
47:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
49:00: Money, influencers, and getting in trouble with JAG
50:00: The end of JB Deuce, Think Thank, and groundhogday
60:00: Thunk and Love/Hate, Cue the Birds, and Patchwork Patterns
70:00: Taking a job and Suzy Greenberg 270
74:00: Inappropriate Questions
Glen Plake is a living legend who is known for his skiing, his mohawk, and his amazing personality. He’s also the greatest ambassador in sports since Muhammad Ali. He lives and breathes skiing and wants to share it with the world in a way that only Plake can. Glen has been on the podcast before and we cover all new topics that will have you laughing, just not as hard as Glen laughs. We finish off the podcast with some ‘Inappropriate Questions’ asked by Brad Holmes.
Glen Plake Show Notes:
2:00: Phones, transitions, and early ski season
7:00: Warren Miller, 39th Anniversary of Blizzard, and what else does Glen do?
17:00: His first car, getting shot at, and getting his car back
23:15: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
26:00: Other cars and boats, mailbox baseball, and Truck Night in America
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:45: The last of his trouble, Jesus, and marriage
50:00: Glen’s frustrations
57:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes
Fletcher Dragge is a guitarist, a straight up punk rock star, known for almost 30 years of cranking out music with his band Pennywise. On the podcast, we talk about Fletcher’s life and times, the connection Pennywise has to action sports, drinking, fighting, partying, success, loss, and a lot more. It’s the first episode of season 4 and another do not miss podcast.
Fletcher Dragge Show Notes:
2:00: Christmas, licensing and politics
13:00: Childhood, sports, electrical work, and high school
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
23:00: Early bands, paying dues, and putting together Pennywise
30:00: Fights, recording a single, and signing with a label
40:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:45: Jim leaves the band, the cycle of life, playing wasted, and puking on Dr. Drew
50:00: Losing Jason and going to Myspace
58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Johan Malkoski
Chris Benchetler is a pro skier, an artist, a dad, husband, and one of the hardest working athletes out there. Over the past 2 decades, Chris has built an amazing career that has a foundation built on style and flow. On the podcast we talk about skiing, loss, collaborating with the Grateful Dead, and everything in between. It’s a must listen episode.
Chris Benchetler Show Notes:
2:00: Mammoth, and feedback for me
9:00: Re-edit starts: Family, early days skiing, and Rory Silva
15:00: Healthy lifestyle, and losing his father
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
23:00: Injured at Parkasaurus, K2, Atomic, and getting sponsors to help with projects
37:00: 2019 starts here: Sponsors and the details behind how he gets money
44:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
46:30: Having a child, Nimbus, and Skye Walker
61:00: Intro to the Grateful Dead and healing his brain
70:00: Being trusted with the Dead’s image, checks and balances, and the crew
76:00: The making and challenges of making “Fire on the Mountain”
88:00: Inappropriate Questions with Tyler Hamlet
Karl Fostvedt has been the skier that other pro skiers have been talking about for a few years now. He brings a bouncy, playful style to the table that is refreshing, but he hasn’t had the opportunity for mainstream media exposure until the inaugural King and Queen of Corbet’s contest. Winning that event put Karl on the global map, then, getting onto K2 created the opportunity to film with MSP and in turn, win a Powder Award. The next few seasons are going to be huge for Karl, if he can pay for them…
Karl Fostvedt Show Notes:
2:00: Powder Awards without a tooth, crossing the border, and Ketchum
8:00: Flipping a coin to become a skier, getting into the program, and school
11:00: Idols, lost in life, Colorado, and getting into Dew Tour the unconventional way
21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
23:30: Living through Detroit, and XXX
22:00: More school, Clown School, and halfpipe/contests
29:00: The Olympics, picking between filming/competing, and distance running
35:00: Poor Boyz Productions, SWAT Team called, and being expressive
38:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
40:30: 2017 The Endless Winter, King of Corbet’s, and Stray Dogs
54:00: On3P, on to K2, and needing more sponsors
64:00: MSP, asking for money, and first trip to AK and rescue
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Collin Collins
LJ Strenio has been a fixture in the ski world for a decade. He puts out multiple video parts every year, competed for a while, won an X-Games medal and is known for him destroying gnarly urban features. While skiing is everything to LJ, it’s not his only passion. Years after earning his first degree, LJ is back in school, studying computer science and currently employed by NASA. Yes, that NASA. It’s an awesome podcast
LJ Strenio Show Notes:
2:00: Rollerblading and localism
5:00: Growing up in PA and VT, X-Games, and nerdy stuff
12:15: Waterville Academy, Young Gun, Open, and his career taking off
16:00: Helmets and University of Utah
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:00: More school, Clown School, and halfpipe/contests
29:00: The Olympics, picking between filming/competing, and distance running
35:00: Poor Boyz Productions, SWAT Team called, and being expressive
40:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
43:10: Going to Level 1, breaking his kneecap in Finland, and the long, painful aftermath
51:00: The Traveling Circus, XXX work, and money
60:00: Living in cars, X-Games Real Snow, staying relevant, and working for NASA
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry
Sammy Luebke was a derelict child prodigy from Alaska who took the snowboard world by storm at a young age. At 9, he was getting his first video clips, at 15, he was featured in Snowboarder Magazine, he learned from the best filming with Brain Farm, and then he got hurt. When that happened, Sammy’s world changed. He lost his first sponsor, had his first kid, and got married in his early 20’s. With an uncertain future, Sammy hit the Freeride World Tour and proved that the first part of his career was no fluke. This 3X FWT World Champion has gone through more than most snowboarders on his way to success.
Sammy Luebke Show Notes:
2:00: Current Status, email name and growing up in AK
6:00: Snowboarding, Boarderline Camp, and JB Deuce
10:30: Growing up fast, divorce and Tahoe culture shock
14:00: Winning 5 USASA’s, Sponsors, and derelict kid
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:00: Money, Standard, The Constant Struggle, Travis Rice
30:00: Attitude, The Storming, injury, and Masters Events
37:00: Losing sponsors, having a kid, and worry
39:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:15: Are his days of being a pro over, the change in focus, and injury
59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Patrick McCarthy
Greg hill is known for setting records; climbing 2 million vertical feet in one year, climbing 50k vertical feet in a day and the travel involved in record breaking created a huge carbon footprint. That’s all in the past as Greg has radically changed his way of life, becoming Electric Greg, who’s all about electric and human powered adventures. The podcast is a mix of goal crushing, deadly avalanches, and more.
Greg Hill Show Notes:
2:00: Backcountry, growing up in Quebec, divorce, and losing a finger
10:00: Who is Greg in HS, College, and why he leaves school
13:00: Rudy Beglinger, becoming the Human Lung, and finding his calling in the mountains
17:00: Disaster during an avalanche class and experiencing death in the field for the first time
20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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22:20: The idea in 1999, tree planting, and Randonee
28:00: 50K Vert in 1 day, 1 million Vert in a year, 80 10K+ days and making a movie
31:00: Going for 2 million, the details behind it, achieving his goal, and Salomon
39:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
42:00: The Manaslu Avalanche, more death in the mountains, and family reaction
50:00: Becoming a certified guide and the Pakistan injury
56:00: The beginning of Electric Greg, making the full-on switch, and starting POW in Canada
65:00: The selfishness that goes along with being a skier and being Electric Greg
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jonathan Ellsworth and Mike Douglas