While Sage Cattabriga Alosa had set his goal on being a professional skier, his ski career was made in one shoot and he never looked back. From racing in Wyoming to chasing the Collins Brothers around in Utah, Sage honed his craft and became one of the best skiers of his time. His exploits are legendary, his movie segments many and his outlook on things is a little bit different and that’s just one of the things that makes him awesome on and off the hill.
Sage Cattabriga Alosa Show Notes:
1:54: Sage’s compound and having twins two months early
5:50: Born in his grandmother’s house
9:00: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15)
10:18: Moving to Alta, Wyoming growing up and how he got into skiing
15:06: Traveling to Oregon, living in a teepee
19:20: Ski racing and skiing at Targhee and what movies is he into in high school?
24:15: RESQWATER and Sierra At Tahoe
25:41: Winning a pair of skis from Plake, moving to Bend, going to college, winning Salomon 1080’s and meeting the Chris Collins
32:00: Meeting Kris Ostness, Pete O’Brien and Jordan Judd and then moving to Utah, working at the Peruvian and skiing.
36:26: Plake encounters that have had an impact
38:53: What is it like living in employee housing at the Peruvian
41:00: Getting married young
44:08: What’s his appearance at this point and sticking out on the mountain
47:46: Pyramid Gap and the making of Sage’s career
57:00: TGR helps land Rossignol, Smith and The North Face as sponsors and movies
61:00: Partying with the Jones’
64:21: When and how does he get on Atomic?
71:00: Human powered trips, yoga and health
73:30: Projects he wished he could have been a part of and art
79:00: The changing ski media
82:00: How long can he do it and looking to his peers