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