Daron Rahlves is the greatest American Downhiller of all time. He’s an Olympian that owns X-Games gold and is the only American to ever win the most important race in the world, the Hahnenkamm Downhill at Kitzbühel. Daron has done so much in his life and in part 1 of Daron’s podcast we talk about growing up with opportunity, how his dad was hard on him, jet skiing, skiing, boarding school, The US Ski Team, Rossignol, Atomic and more…So much good stuff in here.
Daron Rahlves Show Notes:
3:00: Thought he was sick, Pain McShlonkey and Shane
11:00: His mom and dad, his dad being a hard-ass and participation trophies
17:00: Team Sports and family money
22:45: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:00: Jet Skiing, the Myers Family, and NASTAR
31:00: Family skiing, moving to Tahoe, then the East Coast and boarding school life
38:00: Skiing on ice, the crossroads and making the team
42:00: Being small, strategies, the World Cup and gaining confidence
45:00: Peter Glenn Sports
49:00: Atomic v Rossignol, better skis and evolving with Atomic
55:00: Famous in Europe, doping, and Herman Meier
63:00: Crashing at Kitzbühel and then winning the Hahnenkamm
73 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Junior from Le Chamois