Tanner Hall is arguably the greatest all-around skier of our time. He’s a rare athlete who’s found success in the moguls, in the streets, in the parks, in the X Games, in the backcountry, in the movies, and on the Freeride World Tour. It doesn’t get more complete than that, and the crazy thing is that now, at 40, he’s skiing better than he ever has. While that’s a bold statement, when the new edit, XL drops this week, you’ll know what I’m talking about. On the podcast, we discuss his relationship, his injury list, XL, what the future holds, and much more. Wiley Miller asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Tanner Hall Show Notes:
3:00: A serious girlfriend, time online, perks of the relationship, and will there be kids?
11:00: The K2 Back 9, injury list, weed, what does it take to ski these days, who are the up-and-comers and why is it so hard to be successful?
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Who was first with personal projects, funding, monetization, film festivals and awards, and sponsors and his new project XL
36:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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38:00: The street part of his project XL, the backcountry part in XL, the quad flip, and the future
45:00: Inappropriate Questions with Wiley Miller
Nate Holland is a born and bred Idaho boy who grew up in a log cabin and spent his time hunting, fishing, skateboarding, and skiing and then he found snowboarding, and life changed. Nate was hellbent on making it in the halfpipe and big air world of professional snowboarding and racked up 20k in credit card, infuriating his co-signing family. But freestyle was never going to be the route for Nate, and when he pivoted to boardercross, he found success beyond his wildest imagination. On the podcast, we talk about the Palmer, Farmer influence, living in tents, the X-Games, the Olympics, and a lot more. Jimbo Morgan asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Nate Holland Show Notes:
3:00: Ripping sleeves off of others, Palmer and Farmer, Hippy lifestyle in Idaho, and snowboarding
11:00: Critical Condition, USASA, football, living at Hood in a tent for the summer, not wanting to snowboard year-round, finding a mountain town, and living poor.
20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
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: Pipe and Big Air, Budweiser Ariel Assault, finding out boardercross is in the Olympics, and wining X Games Gold in Ultra Cross
32:00: World Cups, making the US Team, his brother, qualifying for the Torino Olympics early, sponsors, developing boards that would never be sold, and money
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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44:00: Not cool enough to sell, dominating X Games, his intensity, bad courses, fights on the snow, no chill in him at his first Olympics
54:00: His different Olympic experiences and then being passed over for Korea, and hi retirement party
62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jimbo Morgan
While Colby Stevenson won’t be remembered for the car accident that broke his skull into over 40 pieces, it sure had an impact in steering his life from a middle-of-the-pack pro athlete to absolute dominance. In part two of Colby’s podcast, we talk Olympic Silver in the Covid year, X Games double gold as a rookie, learning lessons during injuries, sponsors, money, filming with everyone, and more. Olympian Lyman Currier asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Colby Stevenson Show Notes Part 2:
3:00: X at X at the W, Stept, making the US Rookie Team, the importance of mindset, an being put on almost an ultimatum year on the US Team and getting back to normal after the accident.
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
21:00: Skiing again, figuring out he’s back, unlocking the code to winning, 2018 Olympic year, pain-killing injections in skiing.
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear in the world comes from OR and is built in the PNW
44:00: X Games snub and then double gold, sponsors, and money, video parts, Kai Jones, and The Olympics
65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Lyman Currier0
While Colby Stevenson won’t be remembered for the car accident that broke his skull into over 40 pieces, it sure had an impact in steering his life from middle-of-the-pack pro athlete to absolute dominance. In part one of Colby’s podcast, we talk about growing up in the shadows of Wallisch and Hall, forerunning the X Games at 8, the confidence and cockiness that comes with early success, and his life-changing accident. Olympic Gold Medalist Joss Christensen asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Colby Stevenson Show Notes:
3:00: Having way too much energy, West Coast Sessions, partying, and cockiness.
15:00: The Accident
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: The Accident, his face, and side effects
32:00: Finding Park City, his parents, flipping at 6, racing in twin tips, X-Games at 8, and the pros of Utah
41:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear in the world comes from OR and is built in the PNW
44:30: Tanner Hall after he broke his ankles, breaking his heel and losing his confidence, and coaching/camps
50:00: Doing well in contests, how divorce impacts skiing, sponsors, and his favorite skiers
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Joss Christensen
Andrew is a corporate professional with a sick resume who’s currently manufacturing a climbing and surfing career... complete with travel budgets, retainer, and opportunity. When you look at Andrew, he’s part athlete, part explorer, part humanitarian, part activist, and an influencer. While Andrew is not a pro-level athlete, he does have an incredible story, athletic chops, and the marketing mind to package himself and his “Between Worlds Project” (that will make him the first African American to climb the seven summits and seven volcanic summits), as an ambassador to watch. The podcast talks about his incredible story that took him from Detroit, Georgia, Hawaii, Maine, Mass, and beyond.
Andrew Alexander King Show Notes:
4:00: His media barrage, his Detroit upbringing, moving to Georgia, racism, Europe, and Hawaii
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear in the world comes from OR and is built in the PNW
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
23:30: Learning to swim, surf, and do all the Hawaiian things, localism, surfing Nazarre, height, getting a scholarship to the University of Maine, and drinking
42:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
45:00: Climbing the White Mountains, travel to climb, climbing in Walmart boots, all in costs, and selling his story
60:00: Brands, how he’s climbing the mountains and ego
67:00: Inappropriate Questions
When Ashley Battersby came on the ski scene, a new era of style was unleashed upon the women’s slopestyle and big air. Growing up in Chicago gave Ash the confidence to develop one of the top rail games in the streets, and then she transferred her skate tricks to the ski world. Her move to Park City was her education in air awareness- which led to her being the first woman to land a Switch 10 in competition. On the podcast, we talk about her meteoric rise, sponsors, money, her battle at the X Games, and the injuries that ultimately ended her career. Ashley doesn’t do many interviews, and it was almost like she disappeared from the scene when she retired, so catching up with this pioneer was cool. Her brother Ty asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Ashley Battersby Show Notes:
3:00: Christmas, Skiing at the old Playboy Club, and wanting to be Peekaboo Street
13:00: Street skating, Kaya Turski
19:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
22:30: Moving to Park City in the Olympic Year, The Bulls, what made her want to do slopestyle, The Winter Sports School, Line, and Sarah Burke
40:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear in the world comes from OR and is built in the PNW
43:00: Did she have a women’s crew? Jossi Wells, straight edge, manifesting, winning the US Open on her Line Pro Model, and her baggy style
52:00: Sponsors and money, Olympics, living in 4th at X Games, the Switch 10 injuries take away her Olympic dreams, and calling it a career
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ty Battersby
Roy Tuscany is back, and part 2 with Roy is different than any podcast or interview he’s done before. This episode isn’t about Roy’s story of coming back from a life-altering injury and starting the High Fives Foundation; we did that in episode 49. This week, we talk about things like what it’s like being the first person to offer an injured person hope after a transformative injury, how difficult that is, what the cost of a spinal injury is, how one pays for that, and a lot of the things able-bodied people don’t think about. High Fives Athlete Trevor Kennison asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Roy Tuscany Show Notes:
3:00: Does he wish he wasn’t injured, the pain of life, rude people, and telling his story so much.
13:00: Making this podcast different, seeing people on their worst days, and explaining what a diagnosis really means to a patient.
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Bringing hope, accepting a new reality, who your real friends are, the cost of everything, and the worst of what can happen
42:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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45:00: Positive mentality, his favorite High Fives athlete story, and once-in-a-lifetime moments.
48:00: Why he has a nice truck, money, travel budget, being an influencer, and the weather
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Trevor Kennison
Ben Weis was one of the most exciting, high-risk skaters of his time, and his life outside of skating was just as death-defying…until it wasn’t. Ben recently passed away in a motorcycle accident, right when he was getting his crazy life back on track. On the podcast, I connect with Ben’s closest friends, pro skaters, and his wife. I also added some audio clips from the podcast I did with Ben years ago and we put together a final retrospective of the one they called “The Ben Weis Show”.
Ben Weis Show Notes:
4:00: Words from Ben’s brother Jordan, Eric Schrijn talks about Ben’s energy, and Derek French talks about the early contest days
8:00: One more try and John Murakami talks about his first impression of Ben, words from another Jon, and words from Ben’s right-hand man Shorty Adam K, talking about the party that the Crack House was
18:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear in the world comes from OR and is built in the PNW
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
21:30: The Ben Weis Show (words from Ben and others), real jobs, the life of the party, Jake Eley talks Ben’s England trip, and more from Eric Schrijn
31:00: Convincing people to do things, Murakami tells a couple of wild stories and a road trip to Iowa
38:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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41:00: Iowa part 2, fighting and facing the music
52:00: How much fun people had around Ben, words from Ben’s wife Taylir, and a final story from Derek French
Chad Fleischer is a badass American Downhiller known for his leopard print hair, his huge crash at the Hahnenkamm, and living a life being 100% in control of being 100% out of control. Born and raised in the flatlands of Nebraska, Chad moved to Vail at 12 and didn’t join Ski Club Vail until he was 14. That late start didn’t slow him down. On the podcast, we talk about Nebraska, getting on the team, AJ, Kyle, Bode, Tommy, and so much more. Chad doesn’t hold back, and it’s an awesome one. AJ Kitt asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Chad Fleischer Show Notes:
3:00: Hahnenkamm crash, CBD, Nebraska, moving to Vail and wanting to be Bill Johnson but skiing like Wayne Wong
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Ski Club Vail, making the Olympics so fast, losing his mom, Nagano, and Bode is a god.
41:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site-wide with the code shredthegnar
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
43:00: Getting Salmonella re-inventing himself and having it pay off all while still having a good time
48:00: Vail 99, blood testing, 2nd in Spain, gear issues, money and what happens with his last Olympic push
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with AJ Kitt
Bobby Meeks makes life look easy, but his early life was anything but that. While he’s known for being one of the nicest guys everyone wants to be around, he was the troublemaking kid before he re-set his life by moving in with his aunt and uncle. From there, Bobby never lost his skateboarding roots as he went on to dive and snowboard professionally. On the podcast, we talk about his childhood, skate, and snow culture, his pro career, High Cascade, Nike, DC, and more. Forum Snowboard revivalist and legend Peter Line asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Bobby Meeks Show Notes:
3:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp, the pandemic, and what his troubled childhood was like
12:00: Arkansas, moving in with his aunt and uncle, being the jokester, and diving
21:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
24:00: Snowboarding, college, Pro Diving, odd jobs, pro career happen really fast, and Joyride
41:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site-wide with the code shredthegnar
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
42:30: Utah, Blue, Subtle, Shimano, waiting tables, and taking advantage of every opportunity
56:00: Robot Food, the ultimate corporate job, Nike Snowboarding, DC Snowboarding
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Peter Line
Mike Rosen has arguably one of the most important roles in the ski and snowboard industry: he’s a sales rep. Rosen is the link between the brands and the sales floor, and he spends his time on the road, repping the products that fuel our passions. It’s not as glamorous as you think…but it sure is fun and lucrative. On the podcast, we talk about coming up in racing, starting with Spyder, product testing, what makes a good rep, how to get a job in the snow-business, and so much more. John Lyons asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Mike Rosen Show Notes:
3:00: How to get a job in snow business, growing up in NY, being Jewish, and the college saga.
10:00: Ski racing at the University of Northern Colorado, Gary Gay, Spyder, product testing,
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Hart and Reusch, learning the business, race services for Nordica, the Nordica glitch, sample costs, the rep/brand relationship, going to K2, and counter-seasonal business.
38:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code shredthegnar
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
40:00: His influence as a rep, His brands, his territory, his employees, money, and what makes a good rep, selling air, and starting his brand
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with John Lyons
Bob Legasa is not only a former US Freestyle Team Member, he’s also the only athlete I’ve ever had on the podcast who’s survived a Grizzly Bear attack. Those two things alone can make a podcast good, throw in that Dan is known as the most legendary prankster in skiing and this one is great. On the podcast, we talk about filming for Hot Dog, jumping at the Rose Bowl, Greg Stump, and a lot more.
Bob Legasa Show Notes:
3:00: Grizzly Bear
17:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
20:00: Getting hit by a chairlift, skiing in Tahoe, moving to Idaho, and meeting Dan Herby
29:00: Freestyle Camps, The Spud Boys in Tahoe, and Ballet
37:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
39:00: Aerials, Hot Dog, The Movie, US Freestyle Team, and the Team was too expensive for him
53:00: The Volvo Ski Show, Outrageous Air, The Rose Bowl and filming Greg Stump
67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Dan Herby
Tina Basich is a recent US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame inductee. Her and her BFF Shannon Dun are the first women to get in on the snowboard side. In Part 2 of the podcast, we discuss her insane 1990 World Halfpipe Champion season, the Kemper days, her influence, Adam Yauch, Tiger Woods, sponsors, and more. Shannon Dunn Asks the Inappropriate Questions
Tina Basich Show Notes Part 2:
3:00: Hall of Fame, her 1990 season, does she ever work a regular job, and the Kemper Team moves to Utah.
20:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Snowboard contests, ski brands making snowboards, 100 days in AK, World Cup, and the elevator story
40:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
44:30: Summer Snowboarding, her 720, riding with Adam Yauch and then living with him
52:00: Leaving sponsors, Boarding for Breast Cancer, transitioning into powder, Tiger Woods, and how does snowboarding end
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Shannon Dunn
Tina Basich is one of those living legend, pro snowboarders who helped shape the sport. Known for being one of the pioneering women in halfpipe and big air, Tina also crushed it in Alaska and influenced a whole generation of girls with her riding. In Part 1 of her podcast, we talk about gender, her Waldorf-style schooling, living in a teepee, creating the first women’s signature products, Shannon Dunn, and much more. Barrett Christy asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Tina Basich Show Notes:
3:00: Gender equality in early snowboarding, the first X Games big air, people supporting her, and creating the first women’s specific snowboard gear
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Growing up different outside of Sacramento, Waldorf education, gymnastics, Michael’s health, and communication issues, living in a teepee and going to a public high school.
42:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
44:30: Finding her tribe in the skateboarders, her mom gets her into snowboarding, when does the tech work, and riding a 2001 board until 2021
56:00: Donner Ski Ranch, seeing the pros, her first contest, 87 World Championships, racing, and is she living a double life?
69:00: Scholarship or Pro and getting boxes from sponsors
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Barrett Christy
Darian Boyle is one of the pioneering athletes who helped usher the free ski movement to the forefront of the sport, but Darian is so much more than just a champion skier. She’s a model, a lifeguard, a paddleboarder, a boat builder, a marina owner, a bartender, a surfer, a Hobie cat racer, a moto rider, and a mom. She hasn’t slowed down since she started chasing her brothers when she was little. On the podcast, we talk about her incredible ski career, modeling career, television career, her injuries, and so much more. Roy Tuscany is on point in asking the Inappropriate Questions.
Darian Boyle Show Notes:
3:00: Her nickname, Darian Jr, her parents, and her brothers
14:00: Growing up in NJ, Ford Modeling Agency with Brooke Shields, her Sugarbush ski house, lifeguarding/summering in Sea Girt, NJ, and close calls in the water
23:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
25:30: Close calls in the mountains, her pro ski plans end before they start, working in television, California to Aspen, moguls, Aspen Extreme, shin problems, and moving to Tahoe
44:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
46:00: The Performers, sponsors, money, Skier Cross, The Factory Team, CK ad rip-off, and moving on to Head
58:00: MC and the Cadillac story, breaking McConkey’s new sled, wearing a helmet, and breaking her neck
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Joe Johnson has mastered the desk jockey hustle as he's gone from dream job to dream job. While he spends a lot of time at his Salomon desk, he's not chained to it. He's an industry dark man, a behind-the-scenes ideator of some innovative marketing campaigns by some of the biggest resorts and brands out there. On the podcast, we talk about his first passion, basketball, his incredible list of jobs: tourism, resort, agency, and brand gigs, his near-death fall, and a lot more. It's the first business episode in a while, and Digi Dave Amirault asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Joe Johnson Show Notes:
3:00: Sneakerhead, Tonasket, WA, basketball, college scholarship, Internships, and Visit Spokane
14:00: Quitting Visit Spokane during the 2009 recession, being a broke, digital hired gun at Solitude, playing catch up on the mountain, leaving Solitude.
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Recruited by The Canyons, The Ultimate Mountain Gig, his life-changing accident, Outside Media, office at Alta
37:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
39:00: His insane Outside Media account list, developing relationships with athletes, competing brands, and leaving Outside
46:00: Sun Valley to Salomon, travel, marketing toolboxes, big picture items, and money
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Digi Dave Amirault
Phil Sifferman is back and chock full of stories from the past that we won’t get anywhere else. On the podcast, Phil and I jump back in time, talking about the drama behind the IOC and FIS, the party powder days of skiing, the gruesome accidents he’s witnessed on a royal level, and so much more. It’s a different kind of episode, and the stories are true gems.
Phil Sifferman Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: The Accidents and the greatest save of all time
10:00: Creating the rules for FIS Freestyle over too many beers and the cocaine days of the ski industry
17:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
20:00: Warren Miller v Dick Barrymore, being the American promoter in a sea of Europeans, buying all the most prestigious European Races, money buys medals, and corruption.
37:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
39:00: Freestyle skiing saves IOC global financing, what event day looks for Phil, being the person that brought the NFL to Europe, having Roger Goodell as his NFL Assistant, and how can FIS ruin the FWT
50:00: Inappropriate Questions
Azikiwee Anderson is so much more than the founder of Rize Up Bakery, San Francisco’s only Black-owned artisanal sourdough bakery. Sure, that’s what he does now, and it was born out of the social unrest that was going on in 2020, and it’s growing fast. But before Zeke was the face of the bakery, he was a pro inline skater, a company owner, an event organizer, and a judge at events like the X-Games and Gravity Games. He was the mature voice of reason in a sport that was way too young for its own good. On the podcast, we talk about growing up homeless and on welfare, his many unexpected after-school activities, finding skating, going pro, and so much more.
Azikiwee Anderson Show Notes:
3:00: Our crappy cities, not having a dad, moving to SF homeless, different perspectives, the “I get to do this” mentality, and having a chip on his shoulder.
12:00: Rize Up Bakery, moving to Chico, CA, violence/words, and his plethora of unexpected activities.
20 :00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Eagle Scout, early vegetarian and straight edge (until 35), HS Cheerleader, finding inline skates, and from rec to rails
30:00: The sponsorship process, sponsors, being the older skater, all the travel, being in Batman/Hollywood, and money
41:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
44:00: Investments, he doesn’t need as much, and the trials and tribulations of being a skateQ
Julian Carr is arguably the most interesting person in skiing. Between his gigantic airs that defy what is humanly possible, to his first of its kind in the US trail running events, The Cirque Series, to his Blake’s Bronco project, which landed him a deal with Ford, Julian has made a habit of turning his passions into his life’s work…both personally and professionally. In part 2 of the podcast, we discuss the details behind big air; the 210-footer in Engelberg, Parker Cook, asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Julian Carr Part 2 Show Notes:
3:00: Things his hair predicts, general big air questions, and BASE and skydiving.
15:00: Fear, sponsor expectations, photo pricing, do you make money from photos,
22:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
24:30: Winning X Games Gold, current sponsors, the most he’s made, not being greedy and that paying off, photo incentive/travel budget, and breaking up with brands.
32:00: Icelantic, selling Discrete, and the 210 cliff in Engelberg
45:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
48:00: His haters, the pandemic impacts his Cirque Series, and Blake’s Broncos
60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Parker Cook
Julian Carr is one of those people with that calm, cool, and collected demeanor, seemingly all the time. And that’s exactly how Julian wants himself to be when he’s sending the world record cliff drops that he’s made a career out of. But Julian’s story isn’t what you would expect. On the podcast, we talk about his roof jumping club as a 7-year-old, getting into skiing in 8th grade, sports, fraternities, picking the brains of skiing legends, gigantic cliffs, and so much more. It’s another do not miss episode, and Rachael Burks asks the Inappropriate Questions
Julian Carr Show Notes:
3:00: Random Julian things, Salt Lake City, gymnastics, and team sports
10:00: Skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, University of Utah, Sigma Chi, and slopestyle contests
20:0 0: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Skiing with some absolute legends, picking their brains, shooting photos, building a website, acting, starting Discrete, his crazy busy life, and blowing up his femur
34:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
37:00: Wolverine Cirque in the summer, the story behind his first big cliff, unlocking the code in front of Jamie Pierre
49:00: Warren Miller, Knee injury, crazy rehab, Billy Poole, US Nationals at Snowbird, and Air Jordan
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Rachael Burks
Ted Ligety is one of the greatest US ski racers in history. He’s won two Olympic gold medals and is a five-time world champion who’s won 25 World Cup events. He’s a legend, and in part 2 with Ted, we talk about Gold Medals, Tom Brady, FIS rule changes, Bode Miller, his Park City Parade, and a whole lot more. It’s another do not miss episode.
Ted Ligety Show Notes Part 2:
3:00: Calculator watches, GoPro mounts, ski tech, and traveling with gear
11:00: Torino Gold Medal, the late media tour, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and Shred Optics
21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
24:30: Olympic Rule 40, Vancouver 2010, the mental game, Warren Miller, and exposure
40:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
43:00: Going to Head skis, angry with the FIS rule change, total domination, and winning 3 Gold Medals at World Championships
55:00: His Park City Parade, Bode, the media-built rivalry, and Sochi 2014
63:00: Pyeong Chang 2016 and retirement
70:00: Inappropriate Questions
Ted Ligety is one of the greatest US ski racers in history. He’s won two Olympic gold medals and is a five-time world champion who’s won 25 World Cup events. He’s a legend… but it wasn’t always easy for the late-blooming Ted. In part 1 of the podcast, we talk about finding skiing, being bullied, growing into his body, Tanner Hall, The Winter School, making the US Ski Team, and much more. World Champion Felix Neureuther asks the Inappropriate Questions
Ted Ligety Show Notes:
3:00: How hard it was to watch racing and what he would do to change ski racing, and NASTAR
14:00: Coming from a non-ski family, finding racing, not making the team, figuring out carving skis, and how that shaped his technique.
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: World Cup in Park City, injected courses, confidence, the Newschool movement, being the small kid and being bullied, and how it hardened him.
29:00: The Winter School, Tanner Hall, figuring out speed, his senior year, and the 2002 Olympics
41:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
43:00: Making the US Ski D Team, his first World Cup, and partying
53:00: Is it cutthroat when you’re racing for money, moving up on the US team, bumping people off the team, and hazing
63:00: Beaver Creek dominance, making the Olympic Team, and money
69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Felix Neureuther
Derek Taylor once held the most important job in ski media at a time when magazines dominated the media landscape. Derek was Editor in Chief of Powder Magazine, but before that, he was a “ski bum” in Crested Butte right about when Seth Morrison and the US Extremes came to town. In the early days, DT made ends meet by freelance writing for outfits like ESPN The Magazine, The Ski Journal, Freeskier, Outside, Bike Magazine, and more. Then he landed the dream job at Powder. On the podcast, we talk about his journey from college soccer player to dirtbag skier, the early days of Crested Butte, and the rise and fall of Powder Magazine. The Buena Vista Surf Club asks Inappropriate Questions.
Derek Taylor Show Notes:
3:00: Rugby, The Hartford Whalers, soccer, and skiing; growing up
10:00: High School, college soccer, leaving and going to Crested Butte and what the town is like
15:00: Ski v Snowboard rivalry, and all the players of Crested Butte
20:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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: Covering the US Extremes for the school paper, ski bumming, is Vail the enemy article, and landing an internship at Bike
32:00: Moving to CA and working for free, making a difference at Bike as an intern, going back to Crested Butte, learning how to freelance through friends, X-Games, and leaving CB
41:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
43:00: Getting hired by Powder, Powder Magazine readership, where they make their money, what is lifelike writing at the mag
49:00: Pressure at the magazine, favorites, his writing, passed over and eventually landing the Editor in Chief role, and his vision with Powder
56:00: Crazy expense reports, writing the letter from the editor, managing Powder in the changing landscape of media, and money
63:00: Changes when getting bought, fighting for his team, what happened to Powder, and giving up work to become a stay-at-home dad
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with The Buena Vista Surf Club
wileymiller ‘s ski career trajectory is so different from most people on the podcast. There was no competing early and often for Wiley. He earned his spot in ski movies by showing up at a film shoot. Then, Wiley was nominated for and won big awards early on, and parlayed that into a 20-year career of ski movies. While I wish it were all roses in this one, Wiley shares about his Mom’s battle against ALS, the ups and downs of sponsorship, owning brands, and more…And these days, while Wiley is still shredding on a pro level, he’s also a commercial pilot, and we get a great Nipsey Hustle story out of him during Inappropriate Questions.
Wiley Miller Show Notes:
3:00: Elliot Bernhagen story, Billings, MT, Red Lodge, his parents are athletes, and his Mom’s battle with ALS
14:00: Stem Cell treatment in Mexico, building jumps with his brother, no park skiing in Montana, Camp of Champions, and his brother being the better skier
22:00: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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.
25:00: University of Calgary, New Zealand, paying the bills, Utah, and shooting for Photo Play
32:00: Nominated for a Powder Award, sponsorships and getting ownerships of Saga and 4FRNT, and Level 1
41:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
44:30: Level 1 Realtime, Best Male Performance at IF3, X Games Real Snow, TGR, Chris Collins, and Conrad Anker
51:00: “The Connection to Gravity” Movie, not being able to say no when filming, Cold Rush, pioneering the Nosebutter 7 on skis, and close calls happen when he’s overconfident, and it happened a couple of weeks ago
61:00: The bad side of sponsorship, the Saga saga, the 4FRNT sale, his new sponsors, and Rory Bushfield
85:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Logan and an Anonymous Source
Jason Borgstede is an OG snowboarder who isn’t afraid to tell it how it is. While Burton kind of screwed him over, he has and still is making a huge impact in the sport of snowboarding. On the podcast, we talk about sponsorship, The US Open, X-Games, money, JB Deuce, his breakup with Jesse, founding Blue, and Gold AK, and the importance of building culture and community in snowboarding.
Jason Borgstede Part 2 Show Notes:
6:00: King of the Hill car chase story, gnarly snowboard OG’s, being straight edge, and peer pressure.
14:00: Vibing and Volcom, Jesse Burtner, and NSB
21:30: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The most important snowboard camp on the planet
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.
24:30: Mack Dawg, filming for JB Deuce, his first US Open, writing an essay to get into big air, and video parts
38:00: X Games, other contests, print coverage, money, and buying a house
45:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
48:30: Getting screwed by Burton, Brushie and being a reality tv star
60:00: The end of JB Deuce, putting it all on the line for Blue and Gold AK and threats to his business
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Arzt and Me