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A podcast about skiing, life and everything in between

Xavier Mayrand


    • Dec 20, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 46 - Parker White

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 87:41


    Discussion with freeski legend and X-Games medalist, Parker Whiteparker is a freeskiing legend. He has now been a pro skier for over 15 years, cumulating legendary film segments with level 1, in X Games' real ski competition, through his web series The big picture and more recently with his trilogy of films ( nothing nothing new and something). Last season , Parker led the charge for a level 1 full movie comeback . In their movie Wasteland parker produced a banger segment split between street skiing and Alaska skiing.In this episode we talk about a bunch of stuff ranging from the production of Wasteland, getting back into the streets after a 10 year break, filming in Alaska for the first time and much much more.episode presented by Axis boardshop and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 45 - Keegan Kilbride

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 111:03


    Episode presented by K2 skis!Discussion with pro skier, X Games medalist and street skiing legend, Keegan Kilbride!In the past decade, Keegan has established himself as one of the top pro skiers in the film word with his street segments in Level 1 movies and in others projects like HG skis' ''Eat the Guts'', 2018's X Games real ski and his self-produced project ''Slim to none''. This December, Keegan dropped ''Videopart'' a 2-year street project that shows why he's considered one of the best street skier in the world.In this episode, we talked about Keegan's life in the past 2 years since our last talk (from episode 24). His move from Maine to Los Angeles and his current work at Stept studios. We discuss his ski sponsor move joining the K2 team. Even though Keegan is focused on filming, we take some time to talk about the many events he's done including X Games knuckle huck, dew tour, Level 1 rail jams & superunknown XX. We chat about Keegan joining the monster team and the story on how the team up came to life. We close off the episode going in detail into his new ''Videopart'', an incredible short film.Thanks to the sponsors, K2, Axis boutique, Dic Anns & Planks clothing

    Episode 44 - Tom Wallisch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 147:31


    Discussion with X-Games gold medalist and freeskiing legend, Tom WallischTom is the GOAT of freeskiing. He's one of the most influential freeskier of all time. He's one every competition there is and has filmed countless segments with pretty much every production company there is. Since stepping away from competitions in 2015, he's still been super active on the scene by producing films with 'Good company' while also hosting his own events and being the voice of freeskiing on television. In this episode, we discussed Tom's work as the voice of freeskiing on television covering the biggest events including the X-games and the olympics. We also talked about his film production company “Good company” and the story behind its inception in 2015. We then go in depth about his new film “crescendo” ! The challenges of producing ski movies, putting together a full segment at 35, filming with long time friends AJ Dakoulas and Tim Mcchesney, filming with skiers of the new generation like Tucker Fitzsimons and Walker Woodring, witnessing someone on top of his game like Colby Stevenson and much much more!Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic anns restaurants

    Episode 43 - Alex Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 146:40


    Discussion with pro skier, X-Games gold medalist and Olympic gold medalist, Alex HallAlex is one of the best and most well-rounded skier in the world right now. While the sport has gotten hyper specialized  in the last decade, Alex thrives in so many aspects of the sport winning X-Games big air, Olympic slopestyle while also filming some of the best street skiing and backcountry videos in between competitions. Alex is a true freeskier at heart and it's awesome to see him push all aspects of the sport.In this episode, we discussed about everything that happened since our last episode together 2 years ago. Winning X-Games gold in 2022 with a switch 2160, going on to win the 2022 Olympics in China. Switching it up this season with a different mindset for competitions. Working on the soon to be released 'Magma 3' with friends Hunter Hess and Owen Dahlberg. Filming for Faction's upcoming project 'Abstract'. His recent push on social media regarding FIS's pay of freeski events compared to other sports.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic anns restaurants

    Episode 42 - Colby stevenson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 127:27


    Episode presented by K2 skis !Discussion with Olympic medalist, 3x X-Games gold medalist and freeski legend in the making, Colby Stevenson!Colby is a skier from Park city, Utah. He first blew up on the scene starting in 2014 with shots in Stept's 'Ten and two, followed by appearances in Good Company and Level 1 films. He also got great results in competitions, shined in events like West Coast sessions and in video content like the SLVSH games. Despite some setbacks with major injuries, Colby kept going and eventually established himself as one of the top freeskiers in the world. Its been incredible to see Colby Evolve in the past years not only as a top tier skier, but also as a person who showed great perseverance through the personal challenges he faced.In this episode, we went through all of his insane 2023 season. we discussed his recent shoulder injury that happened during last fall's Stubai world cup. We talked about the incredible season he has despite this injury. Getting a podium in Stubai, Winning gold at X-Games slopestyle and bronze at X-Games Knuckle huck, Winning Kings & Queens of Corbet, Winning Dew Tour and 2nd at Red Bull unrailistic. We also talked about Colby's time in between comps where he filmed for the upcoming Good Company, MSP and TGR movies. Big thanks to the sponsors K2 skis, Planks clothing, axis boardshop and Dic anns restaurants

    Episode 41 - Scott Reeves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 114:54


    Discussion with Axis boardshop owner and co-founder, Scott Reeves!Scott is an entrepreneur from Québec with a big passion for action sports. After many years working in a shop while completing an engineering degree, Scott teamed up with 2 friends to start Axis boardshop in 2002. What started out of a passion for action sports turned into an immediate success. Axis quickly became a staple in the Québec action sports scene with their deep involvement in the freeskiing, snowboarding and skateboarding scene. After a decade in business, Axis had a total of 9 shops open in the province of Québec before going back to only one physical location in the mid-2010s. Axis is now over 20 years old and still going strong in st-sauveur, Québec.In this episode we talked about a bunch of stuff! Scott's entrepreneurship story, opening a boardshop in the early 2000s, the challenges of handling rapid growth in a business, the importance of giving back to the community and much much moreBig thanks to the sponsors Planks clothing, axis boardshop and Dic anns restaurants

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    Episode 40 - Jonah Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 108:53


    Discussion with pro skier and 2022 'Skier of the year', Jonah Williams! Episode presented by Rossignol !Jonah is a pro skier from Utah,  he quickly blew up on the scene in 2015 winning Superunknown XII and making waves online with his flawless style and tech skills. 8 years later, Jonah is recognized as one of the best all-around skiers in the world. Through the years, We've seen Jonah kill it in the streets, parks, and backcountry with Level 1, the coterie and more recently with Strictly. Jonah had an insane year in 2022. He released Life N stuff a compilation of his best shots from years prior and also had the closing segment in strictly's last film 'Delete'. Following these 2 insane video projects, Jonah won the prestigious 'skier of the year' award at the 2022 newschoolers awards. Last season, Jonah joined Rossignol and put together a plan to team up with friend & filmmaker Gavin Rudy to produce a video project together.In this episode we talked about a bunch of stuff! His youth in Utah, Winning. superunknown XII,  recently going to SUXX in Mammoth, filming with Strictly, Signing with Rossignol and much much moreBig thanks to the sponsors Rossignol, Planks clothing, axis boardshop and Dic anns restaurants

    Episode 39 - Torin Yater-Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 149:24


    Discussion with pro skier, 8x X Games medalist, Torin Yater-WallaceIntroduced to the world when he joined the Armada team at only 14, Torin quickly became one of the best skiers in the world with his unique style, deep bag of tricks and incredible results in halfpipe competitions. For close to ten years, Torin dominated the pipe competition scene with constant podiums in the worlds biggest events. He finished his competitive career with multiple Dew tour and world cups podiums, a total of 8 x games medals including 3 gold and 2 olympics appearances (Sochi and PyeongChang). In the past four seasons, Torin fully transitioned to the film side of the sport, starting his own production company, Deviate Films. He now spends most of his seasons producing and starring in ski movies skiing everything from Street, to pow and parkshoots for our viewing pleasureIn this episode we talked about a bunch of stuff! The life of producing ski movies with Deviate, The fine details of filming street and pow, the current state and future of pipe skiing and much much more.Big thanks to the sponsors Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 38 - Quinn Wolferman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 121:01


    Discussion with pro skier and X Games gold medalist, Quinn WolfermanEpisode presented by Armada skis!Quinn is a pro skier from Montana. He made his name through the years starring in SLVSH games, Level 1's superunknown XIII and many other edits and movies. Through the years Quinn also climbed up the ranks of comp skiing, Eventually Competing in world cups and missing out on the 2018 olympics by one spot on the mighty US team. In the past couple years, While still competing at X Games and winning a gold medal in the 2022 knuckle huck competition, Quinn has put his focus into the film aspect of the sport. Following his 2021 Peep the game segment with the SLVSH crew, He joined Torin Yater-Wallace and the Deviate crew last season to put together a banger pow segment for their new movie Chameleon.In this episode we talked about it all ! his youth, competing, the SLVSH games, joining armada skis, x games, filming with deviate and much much more  Big thanks to the sponsors Armada skis, Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 37 - Mainio Ormio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 114:25


    Discussion with pro skier and member of the Forre crew, Mainio OrmioEpisode presented by SURFACE skis!Mainio is part of the infamous Forre crew who have been putting some incredible ski films in the past few years. Mainio joined the crew in 2021 for their film 'Forrmula' and made waves with his unique and impressive segment. He ended up winning the 'trick of the year' award at the 2022 Newschoolers award for his segment's closing shot. Last season, Mainio got back to work with Forre and starred in their new film 'Cast' that won the 'best short film' award at High Five festival last fall.In this episode we discussed Mainio youth, how he got into park skiing and how he eventually joined Forre. We get deep into his 'Forrmula' and 'Cast' shots. We also go in every direction regarding street skiing and what it entails.Big thanks to the sponsors SURFACE skis, Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 36 - Harald Hellström

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 98:33


    Discussion with pro skier and member of the Forre crew, Harald HellstromEpisode presented by SURFACE skis!Harald is part of the infamous Forre crew who have been putting some incredible ski films in the past few years. The creative approach to his tricks and spot selection mixed in with his eagerness to go big makes him standout as one of the best street skiers in the world right now.In this episode we discussed his youth and how he got into park skiing. How the Forre crew came to be. All of the Forre movies up until their most recent one, 'CAST'.  We also went deep into street skiing talk and some of his most iconic shots.Big thanks to the sponsors SURFACE skis, Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 35 - Max Moffatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 125:14


    Discussion with pro skier, X Games medalist, Olympian and all around style boss, Max Moffatt!Max is a Canadian skier from Ontario who has been on the world stage competitions since 2017.  He made a name for himself with his super technical rail and jump skills mixed in with a top tier style. After many years making his place as one of the top skiers in the game, Max had his big break last season by winning his first X Games medal in slopestyle in what was a super successful season with podiums in 2 world cup events and a first Olympics participation.We talked about the process going into winning his first X Games medal, his first olympics participation and everything that was involved: a stressful selection process, a false-positive test leading to a 36hour lockdown in his hotel room, being part of the first ever Olympic big air competition and the disappointment of not landing his slopestyle run perfectly. We also touched on his times competing in SLVSH games, his recent move from Liberty to Armada and his plans to put efforts into video projects in the coming season and much more.Note: this episode was recorded before Max's signing with Red Bull so the subject wasn't discussed.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 34 - Megan Oldham

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 93:09


    Discussion with pro skier, Olympian and 5x X Games medalist, Megan OldhamAt only 21, Megan has already cemented her place as one of the top freeskiers in the world. She has been on the world cup circuit for 4 seasons now. In that time, she earned 1 crystal globe, 5 X Games medals and recently went to the Olympics in Beijing for both slopestyle and big air competitions. At only 21, she already cemented her place.We discussed her freeskiing start as a teenager after many years of gymnastics and figure skating, getting into competitions and quickly going up the ranks, finding quick success and getting on the world stage pretty fast, winning the crystal globe on her first year on the world cup circuit, getting great results at X Games, going to the olympics and much much more.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 33 - Henrik Harlaut part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 69:58


    Discussion with freeskiing GOAT, 13x X Games medalist and Olympics medalist, Henrik HarlautThe man needs no introduction but lets still go ahead. He has won 13 x games medals including 8 gold medals. He won or podiumed at every major competition there is. He created and starred in one of the most influential web series of all time with the B&E show with fellow legend Phil Casabon. Since 2008, he gathered legendary movie segments with companies such as 4bi9 media, level 1productions, field productions and many more. In the recent years he also self produced movies like 2014's road to zion, 2018's the regiment and 2020's salute.Henrik is one of the GOATs of freeskiing and it was a pleasure to chat with himIn this 2nd part of our discussion we talk about more and more skiers staying relevant in the industry in their 30's, Getting his first shot at filming with a production company with 4bi9 media, starting his own clothing brand 'Harlaut apparel', producing their first team movie 'Wun' in 2021, working on a new team movie in 2022 in which he filmed some of his best shots ever and much much more.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Adrénaline urbaine

    Episode 32 - Henrik Harlaut

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 88:02


    Discussion with freeskiing GOAT, 13x X Games medalist and Olympics medalist, Henrik HarlautThe man needs no introduction but lets still go ahead. He has won 13 x games medals including 8 gold medals. He won or podiumed at every major competition there is. He created and starred in one of the most influential web series of all time with the B&E show with fellow legend Phil Casabon. Since 2008, he gathered legendary movie segments with companies such as 4bi9 media, level 1productions, field productions and many more. In the recent years he also self produced movies like 2014's road to zion, 2018's the regiment and 2020's salute.Henrik is one of the GOATs of freeskiing and it was a pleasure to chat with himWe talked about his 2022 season and everything that went into it. His approach towards an olympics year, missing x games due to covid, the current state and future of big air competitions and much much more. Our talk will be split into two parts so be ready for part 2 where we talk about his film projects and his brand Harlaut apparel.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Adrénaline urbaine

    Episode 31 - Jason Arens part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 82:40


    Discussion with skier, FIS judge and Surface skis / Joystick poles marketing director, Jason ArensJason is heavily involved in the ski industry as he's been travelling the world judging the biggest events for years now. Some of those include Dew tour, X Games, world cups and recently the Olympics in China. Aside from that, Jason is a great guy who is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about skiing. In this part 2 we continued our discussion around judging, his experience going to Beijing for the Olympics, His job over there as a trick caller, some judging controversies over the years, the current golden age of women's comp skiing and his role at Surface skis/Joystick poles.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 30 - Jason Arens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 93:39


    Discussion with skier, FIS judge and Surface skis / Joystick poles marketing director, Jason ArensJason is heavily involved in the ski industry as he's been travelling the world judging the biggest events for years now. Some of those include Dew tour, X Games, world cups and recently the Olympics in China. Aside from that, Jason is a great guy who is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about skiing. We talked about his youth and how he made his place in the ski industry. We then talked about competitions, judging, X Games, World cups, the olympics and much much more. We had so much stuff on our plate that our discussion will be split into two parts.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 29 - Brady Perron

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 94:18


    Discussion with pro skier turned filmmaker Brady PerronBrady perron made a name for himself with his unique style and numerous video parts with 4bi9 media. He eventually made the switch to being behind the lens in the ski world, starting with his involvement in 2016's 'Be inspired' starring Henrik Harlaut and Phil Casabon. Since then, Brady has worked with the biggest names (Phil Casabon, Tanner Hall, Jossi Wells, Jake Mageau) and brands in skiing (The North Face, Monster energy, Armada skis).In this episode we discussed Brady's switch to filmmaking. The making of many of his projects including 'Be Inspired', his 2 gold medals at X Games with Phil Casabon, 'En Particulier', 'Nuance', 'Ensemble', 'Freehand' and more. We talked about skiing, filmmaking, business and a bunch of other stuff.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing

    Episode 28 - Juho Kilkki

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 122:10


    Discussion with member of the legendary Real skifi crew from Finland, Juho KilkkiSince the release of their first episode in 2011, Real skifi became one of the most popular freeski crew and web series of all time with their highly creative and innovative approach to skiing. Since their start as teens, they've made dozens of videos getting millions of views. They've worked with some of the biggest brands in skiing and outside of skiing for years.With his friends, Juho has managed to create his own path as a professional skier and it was super interesting talking with him. We talked about so many things from the start of real skifi, their creative process, working with big brands outisde of skiing like fishermans friend, motorola and Mountain dew, gaining a massive following while staying true to their finnish roots and much much moreEpisode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing

    Episode 27 - Cam Riley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 103:10


    Discussion with Freeski legend and street skiing GOAT, Cam RileyCam is one of the most prolific film skier of his generation. He starred in movies every year from 2005 to 2020, Filming with Stept productions, poor boyz productions and TGR. His streak of segments from 2010 to 2015 were some of the best street skiing segments of all time. Cam is also unique being not only a skier, but also a filmer and director who helped shape Stept into what is it today.With such a big career, we touched on many different subjects and moments ranging from his first breakthrough segment in Stept's network, Filming for the documentary 'For lack of Better', getting an invite for X Games Real ski, filming with TGR and much much more.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing

    Episode 26 - Kaya Turski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 112:13


    Discussion with legendary freeskier and 8x X Games gold medalist, Kaya TurskiKaya is one of freeskiing's GOAT. She pushed women's freeskiing during her whole career, by dominating the sport for years earning a total of 10 X Games medal.We talked about the end of her career and the impact head injuries had on it. The sochi olympics and the huge challenge of getting back from a knee injury in record time. Filming street with Level 1 productions. Dominating X Games from 2009 to 2014 and much much more.Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 25 - Phil Casabon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 90:20


    Discussion with freeski legend, 2x X Games gold medalist and recent inductee to the Newschoolers' Hall of Fame, Phil CasabonWe talked about his 2020-2021 season coming back from a knee injury. His mindset being hungry but also having to deal with continuing covid restrictions. Producing the web series ‘‘prospecteurs'' chasing powder in Québec with friends. Producing ‘‘the spirit of the thing'' a video from his summer trip at Oregon's Mt Hood. Producing ‘‘Superview'' a funky gopro video starring Hornbeck, Downey, Bergeron and himself. Working on ‘‘Snow Seed'' a short video highlighting Phil's best of 2021 and also an update on Phil's passion project ‘‘the lost cyrstals''Episode presented By  AXIS BOUTIQUE ,  PLANKS clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

    Episode 24 - Keegan Kilbride & Cam Willis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 65:50


    Discussion with pro skier Keegan Kilbride & pro filmmaker Cam WillisCam Willis has been working in skiing for years making ski films, including winning an X Games medal with Émile Bergeron in 2020 for the real ski contest. Keegan is a pro skier known for his epic segments in Level 1 movies , producing some of the best segments out there since his superunknown win in 2016. Keegan also won an X Games medal in 2018's real ski contest.For this episode, we focused on the duo's team-up movie ''Slim to none''. A movie directed by Cam, starring Keegan and friend skiing backcountry, park and urban all across the USA. We talked about everything that went into producing this film from financing it, to going on their first backcountry trip, dealing with their own work schedule, doing last-minute parkshoots, filming street in Maine and much much more!BIG THANKS to this episode's sponsors : Axis Boardshop and Planks clothing SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVOURITE PODCAST PLATFORMSUPPORT THE PODCAST VIA PATREON

    Episode 23 - Sam Zahner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 85:07


    Discussion with pro skier and street skiing king , Sam ZahnerPresented by J skisSam Zahner is a skier from NJ who made a name for himself with his top-tier rail skills and his banger urban segments. After many years putting out quality content with his online edits, self-produced movies, X Games real ski video and Strictly movies, Sam is now widely considered as one of the best street skier of his generation.It was a great chat with Sam, we touched on his youth getting into skiing on the east coast and his rollerblading background. We talked about his many head injuries, how they affected him and how they have changed his outlook when filming street and the future of his ski career. We also talked about his new movie 'Most Gutter' with his crew 'strictly' amongst many other subjects.Big thanks to this episode's sponsors : Axis Boutique, Planks clothing & J skisSUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVOURITE PODCAST PLATFORMSUPPORT THE PODCAST VIA PATREON

    Episode 22 - Tom Wallisch part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 63:26


    Discussion with freeski legend, X Games gold medalist and pretzel man, Tom WallischThe man needs no introduction but let's still do it. Tom Wallisch is one of Freeskiing's GOAT. Multiple times X Games medalist, style icon and tech god, Tom has starred and pretty much every major production ski film company like Level 1 productions, 4bi9 media, Field productions, Sherpas Cinema, Matchstick productions, Good Company and more. Now in his 30's Tom is still producing top-notch movies while also announcing events, judging competitions and putting together events.In the second part of our discussion we talked about the new Good Company movie ''Fresh squeezed'' , X Games' real ski competition and its evolution through the years, putting on his own rail jam in 2020 , the current of state of competitions in freeskiing and much much more.Big thanks to this episode's sponsors : Axis Boutique, Planks clothing and Daymaker touringSUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVOURITE PODCAST PLATFORMSUPPORT THE PODCAST VIA PATREON

    Episode 21 - Tom Wallisch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 79:39


    Discussion with freeski legend, X Games gold medalist and pretzel man, Tom WallischThe man needs no introduction but let's still do it. Tom Wallisch is one of Freeskiing's GOAT. Multiple times X Games medalist, style icon and tech god, Tom has starred and pretty much every major production ski film company like Level 1 productions, 4bi9 media, Field productions, Sherpas Cinema, Matchstick productions, Good Company and more. Now in his 30's Tom is still producing top-notch movies while also announcing events, judging competitions and putting together events.We talked about so many interesting subjects ranging from producing Fresh Squeezed with Good Company, looking back on his superunknown and filming with level1, getting the world-record for the longest rail slide at 424ft, Announcing at events like X Games and much much more. Tom was a super guest to have on, a must listen to discussion with a legend of the sport who is still more relevant than ever going into 2022.Big thanks to this episode's sponsors : Axis Boutique, Planks clothing and Daymaker touringSUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVOURITE PODCAST PLATFORMSUPPORT THE PODCAST VIA PATREON

    Episode 20 - Alex Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 90:31


    Discussion with pro skier, X Games gold medalist and Olympian, Alex HallAlex is one of the best and most well-rounded skier in the world right now. He made a name for himself with his unique skiing that blends technicality with style and creativity and is now one of the biggest name in skiing. For most, winning X Games gold is a career goal and at 22 he has already won gold in 4 different X Games events (Slopestyle, Big air, Real ski and Knuckle huck).It was a really great talk with Alex discussing many different subjects. We talked about his 2021 season, skiing in mammoth and riding some halfpipe, going to the Olympics in 2018, filming for his self-produced video projects ''Magma'' and ''Magma 2'', the current state of slopestyle skiing, the mindset and strategy going into events like X Games and filming street for his incredible 2021 real ski video.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing , J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 19 - Jeff Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 88:50


    Discussion with legendary filmmaker Jeff ThomasWe talked about his upbringing in Vancouver playing a lot of baseball while being a weekend warrior.  Getting into skiing in his teens and being hooked on freeskiing when he first when to High North summer camp in Whistler. Going to film school while starting his own company, Theory 3 media, with which he produced 6 movies. Joining Poor boyz productions to work on their classic ''Everyday is a saturday'' and ''revolver''. Then, working for multiple years with Mike Douglas on Salomon freeski TV and more recently working a lot with the Blank collective crew.  It was a really great chat with Jeff talking about skiing, filmmaking and a bunch of other stuff.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing , J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 18 - Alex Bellemare part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 76:28


    Part 2 of a discussion with X Games medalist & olympian pro skier Alex BellemareIn this second part, we discussed Alex's progression leading him to be one of the top slopestyle skier on the planet. Having a knee injury right before the Sochi olympics and having to miss out. Achieving a childhood dream of winning an X Games medal in 2015. Trying to stay at the top of an ever progressing sport where tricks get gnarlier every year. Winning the Olympic world cup test event in 2016 and eventually qualifying for the Canadian team and going to the 2018 PeyongChang olympics.Great talk once again with Alex who had great stories and insight into the ups and downs of being a pro athleteEpisode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 17 - Alex Bellemare part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 67:06


    Discussion with pro skier, X Games medalist and Olympian Alex Bellemare.We talked about Alex growing up in a small town in Québec. Being influenced by JP Auclair and Phil Casabon. Skiing as much as he could, which led him to eventually make a name for himself by dominating the Québec scene for a couple of years. Traveling to whistler, Mt hood and Colorado to take his skiing to the next level. Eventually making a name for himself starting in 2011 by filming his classic Afterdark segment with Level 1 productions. Having his dream come true of becoming a pro skier in the following year with back to back results at Dew tour and X Games.Alex was a great guest who had great behind the scenes stories and insights, this one is a must listen to!Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 16 - Félix Rioux

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 80:08


    Discussion with ski industry legend Félix RiouxWe talked about Félix's upbringing in Montréal and how he got to work in the ski industry. The early days of freeskiing with the snowblade and inline skating influences. Traveling the world with the best skiers as a professional photographer. Co-founding D-structure shop and IF3 festival. Working as a marketing director for various companies and much much more. Félix has been around the block since the inception of freeskiing and it was really interesting to get to chat with him.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 15 - LJ Strenio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 114:01


    Discussion with pro skier, freeski legend and X Games medalist LJ StrenioThis was an in-depth discussion about street skiing. First discussing the 2021 edition of the X Games real ski contest where LJ was a judge. Then discussing his 2017 real ski video that got him a bronze medal. In between these two main subjects, we got to talk about everything street skiing, the progression, injuries, working with a filmer, evaluating and dealing with risks, knowing when to push yourself and when to stop.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing , J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 14 - Giray Dadali

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 102:07


    Discussion with pro skier, engineer and entrepreneur Giray DadaliSuper interesting discussion with Giray Dadali where we talked about a 1000 subjects including growing up in western New York, skiing at a small hill, being influenced by legends like David Crichton, The east coast scene in the 2000's, filming with Meathead Films, moving to Utah at 18, Competing in all types of events, dealing with gnarly injuries, getting an engineering degree while pursuing skiing, working on the behind the scenes with J skis and 4FRNT and starting his own business, Daymaker touring.Giray is not only a great skier, he is a super nice and smart guy who not only loves skiing, but also knows A LOT about it. Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing, J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 13 - Paul Bergeron part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 69:55


    Discussion with Canadian ex pro skier, now filmmaker Paul Bergeron aka ''B-Paul''.Paul is an ex pro skier who made a lot of waves in the ski industry with his unique style and world-class skills. He quickly made a name for himself filming with Quebec crews NSF productions and ESK media. Later on, he cemented his position as an influential skier competing on the world stage and filming with crews like Stept and Inspired media. With a series of injuries, Paul transitioned towards filmmaking. He since worked on projects such as JF Houle's HOULIGAN movie & 2016 Real ski silver medal video and Émile Bergeron's 2020 real ski silver medal video.We discussed his whole career. His youth growing up in Lac-Beauport, Québec. His influences in skiing and what led him to get his first sponsors. The rise from a local guy to a skier known as one of the best in the world. The struggle of living the pro skier lifestyle in an era where the Olympics changed a lot of things. Dealing with multiple injuries and finally transitioning into filmmaking.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 12 - Paul Bergeron part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 62:35


    Discussion with Canadian ex pro skier, now filmmaker Paul Bergeron aka ''B-Paul''.Paul is an ex pro skier who made a lot of waves in the ski industry with his unique style and world-class skills. He quickly made a name for himself filming with Quebec crews NSF productions and ESK media. Later on, he cemented his position as an influential skier competing on the world stage and filming with crews like Stept and Inspired media. With a series of injuries, Paul transitioned towards filmmaking. He since worked on projects such as JF Houle's HOULIGAN movie & 2016 Real ski silver medal video and Émile Bergeron's 2020 real ski silver medal video.We discussed his whole career. His youth growing up in Lac-Beauport, Québec. His influences in skiing and what led him to get his first sponsors. The rise from a local guy to a skier known as one of the best in the world. The struggle of living the pro skier lifestyle in an era where the Olympics changed a lot of things. Dealing with multiple injuries and finally transitioning into filmmaking.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 11 - Pär ''Peyben'' Hägglund

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 88:50


    Discussion with swedish pro skier and filmmaker Pär Hägglund aka Peyben.Peyben is a 3 times X games medalist, one as a skier and the other two as a filmmaker. He is super creative on both sides of the lens and has shown it through videos with Level 1 productions, The Bunch and more recently through the X Games realski competition.We talked about his 3 realski videos, filming with a crew like The Bunch, the dedication it takes to film street projects and a whole lot more.Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing, J skis and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 10 - Nick Martini

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 83:15


    Discussion with ex-pro skier and filmmaker Nick MartiniWe talked about his whole story, starting with how he got into skiing, becoming a pro skier. His days as a competitive skier and filming with the biggest production companies in the business like Poor Boyz productions and TGR while also running his own production company, Stept. Talking about Stept, we also discussed how it started by filming his friends when he was 12 years old, became one of the most influential production company in skiing and is now based in LA working with some big time brands like Nike, Oakley, Ford and the NFL.Episode presented by Axis boutique, Planks clothings, J skis, Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 9 - Phil Langevin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 60:33


    Discussion with pro skier and 2022 olympic hopeful for the Canadian ski slopestyle team, Phil LangevinWe discussed how phil became a pro skier, the current state of slopestyle skiing and its progression, his first experience at X Games making finals at 17, dealing with a series of injuries and getting back to skiing this season aiming to be at X Games and the Olympics next seasonEpisode presented by Dic Anns, Planks clothing, Treefort lifestyles, J skis and Axis boutique

    Episode 8 - Alex Beaulieu-Marchand

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 58:19


    Discussion with pro skier, 5x X Games medalist, Olympic medalist and street skiing legend Alex Beaulieu-Marchand aka ABMWe talked right after the 2021 Aspen X Games about the event and his experience with the whole the covid restrictions, dealing with back pain and finishing 4th in both slopestyle and big air. We also discussed skiing more backcountry and his 2019 realski part.Episode presented by Dic Anns, Axis boutique, Treefort lifestyles and J skis

    Episode 7 - JF Houle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 80:34


    Discussion with pro skier, X Games gold medalist and freeski legend JF Houle.We talked about JF's new step in his life, coaching the Québec slopestyle team and how he uses his passion and experiences to teach the new generation of freeskier. We also talked about the X games realski competition, how it is being a competitor and also a judge as JF won the silver medal in the 2016 edition and has been a judge for the competition for 2 years now.Episode presented by Dic Anns, J skis, Treefort lifestyles and Axis boutique

    Episode 6 - Jason Levinthal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 83:20


    Discussion with Freeski pioneer and ski industry legend Jason LevinthalWe discussed skiing in the east coast, entrepreneurship in skiing, the evolution and trends in skiing and much more.Episode presented by Axis boutique, Treefort lifestyles and J skis

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    Episode 5 - Phil Casabon part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 125:47


    Discussion with freeski legend Phil CasabonFollowing our discussion about his 2020 season, Phil Casabon and I discussed his entire career. From his youth all the way up until now. We talked up all his major projects including bdog gone wild,  X games, the Olympics, Refresh, Eye trip, the B&E show, The education of style, The Inspired demo tour, Let it flow, Keynote skier, BE inspired and Tempo. With so many things on our plate we left out the X Games real ski to dedicate an entire episode to it in the future.Episode presented by Axis Boardshop and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 4 - Mikael Kinsgbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 108:28


    Discussion with Pro skier and olympic gold medalist Mikael KingsburyWe talked about his upbringing and how he got to be as dominant as he is, the current state of mogul skiing, his experience at the 2018 olympics and his plans for the future.Episode presented by Axis boardshop and Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 3 - Vincent Gagnier

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 80:36


    Discussion with pro skier, X Games gold medalist and style master Vincent GagnierSubjects include his current 2-year movie project with the SLVSH crew, dealing with back-to-back knee injury in 2017 and 2018, breaking his back in 2014, the current state of competitive skiing and much more.Episode presented by Axis Boardshop & Treefort lifestyles

    Episode 2 - Alexi Godbout

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 66:14


    Discussion with pro skier Alexi GodboutPresented by Axis Boardshop & Treefort Lifestyles ranging from his early days getting picked up by Salomon, to his competition days traveling the world competing in the world's biggets events , and his focus to backcountry and big mountain skiing since 2015  

    Episode 1 - Phil Casabon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 78:12


    Discussion with 2x X Games Gold medalist and freeski legend Phil Casabon.Presented by Axis Boardshop ( www.axisboutique.com ) & Treefort Lifestyles ( www.treefortlifestyles.com )we talked about his two X Games real ski gold medals2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94SC2fRxJ2Q2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJPoHTPKy4his 2020 short movie ''Ensemble'': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlrSDk84MOoand his upcoming animated project ''The lost crystals''

    Episode 0 - Xavier Mayrand

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 6:28


    This episode serves as an introduction to the podcast and its host Xavier Mayrand

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