Connery Lundin’s ski career should be as prolific as he’s manufactured it to be. This is a kid from Oakland who was so burnt out on ski racing that he decided at 18 that he would never ski. That all changed with the right roommates, who got Connery back into skiing on his terms…and once Connery fell back in love with the sport, he went all in on becoming a pro skier. But, to make things harder for himself, he didn’t do much to promote himself off snow…. but that didn’t matter, and it all worked out. Connery graduated to his day job of filming with Warren Miller and MSP, and we talk about it all….
Connery Lundin Show Notes:
5:30: Random acts of kindness, Oakland, skiing every weekend, JT Holmes, and ski racing
15:00: Product of Olympic Valley, moving to Tahoe with his mom and going to Sugar Bowl Academy, money, influential skiers, and being competitive
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
25:00: Bringing twin tips on trips, race results, when he realizes he’s not going to make it, quitting skiing, University of Colorado and Tony Siebert
32:00: His first Free Skiing Word Tour event, more contests here and there, and going all in on the pro skier thing
36:00: Moving to Jackson Hole, Powder days at Palisades, Powder Days in Jackson, and networking
41:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: Winning the 2015 Free Skiing World Tour, JT the mentor, filming, it’s who you know, and the momentum is building
50:00: Injury, does it set his career back, Warren Miller trips, what’s next and
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with JT Holmes