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