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Locals and visitors. Mad River Valley / Waterbury / Stowe. Half skiing half not skiing.

Alex Kaufman


    • Feb 21, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 105 EPISODES

    4.9 from 273 ratings Listeners of Wintry Mix that love the show mention: ak, ski industry, gong, skiing, skiers, e e e, tourism, vt, kaufman, marquette, enjoying the new, backcountry, stoke, snow, thank you alex, vermont, east coast, new england, winter, new format.



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    Wishing Vail Good Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 10:10


    Since they are going to listen I figured I should at least provide them my 10 minutes of tough love free consulting. Here's to hoping they begin eating a more balanced diet. Stay healthy my friends. WFG

    92 - The Finale: Arapahoe Basin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 66:28


    A-Basin still has weeks (or months) left in their 20-21 ski season so we head behind the curtain with help from Bryce and Katherine.  Wintry Mix is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  @wintrymixcast

    91 - Volume IV: Listeners Lament

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 32:42


    The final VM EP for now. Cooking up something special for 92.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

    90 - Volume III: Call Me Maybe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 40:08


    Vibes from four western states, four eastern states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  And highlights from the Wintry Mix / Phish Radio collab after the beep. AK's SiriusXM program airs Tuesday, Feb 23 7pET and Saturday 10aET on channel 29.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

    89 - Volume II: Straight to Voicemail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 32:38


    Vibes from 6 states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

    88 - Plague Style: Listener Love Hate

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 23:45


    I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

    87 - Car Talk 2: Your Questions vs VT Mechanic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 55:44


    Disasters are everywhere but you still gotta go places. It's Wintry Mix Car Talk time with Paul McCarthy our Burlington based skiing mechanic.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

    86 - GO CO: Joel Gratz and Jason Maurer Live From Neptune

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 52:41


    Are you ready Colorado? Joel Gratz of OpenSnow and Jason Maurer of Colorado Mountain School live from Neptune Mountaineering's Virtual Kicking Into Winter Party.  Use code WINTRYMIX to get $10 off ski shop work at Neptune through Nov 30.   This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  Image courtesy of Colorado Ski Country by Carl Frey 

    85 - Good Timing: Colorado's Bluebird Backcountry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 62:40


    Uphill equipment is flying off shelves in our new Covid world.  My guest is Erik Lambert, co-founder of Bluebird Backcountry heading into year 2 of their hybrid ski area concept in a reshaped world no one saw coming.  The time is right for the new ski area slash backcountry education operation that caters to this booming audience in need of a fitting place to get started. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

    84 - Keepin' It Local: Powderhorn Tiny House Time Capsule

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 62:10


    Live from Powderhorn just before the Covid shutdowns. Is this a place built to weather the storm? Perhaps.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

    AK's Odds of Skiing: Early May Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 19:01


    Next ski season? In April we met Rosey, John and Chad. In May we meet John's kids and a new wildcard. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560 5003. Follow @wintrymixcast. The new Covid vs Ski Business FB group is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/skiingvscovid/ This all sucks. Stay safe. 

    AK's Odds of Skiing: Early April Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 15:21


    Exactly how f*ucked is the business of skiing and therefore the communities around skiing? AK attempts to place betting odds on three different potential scenarios as of early April 2020. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560 5003. Follow @wintrymixcast.  This all sucks. Stay safe. 

    83 - This Ain't No Party This Ain't No Disco

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 54:10


    AK is joined by Doug Stenclik of Aspen, Carbondale and Vail based Cripple Creek Backcountry, Rebecca Kaufman who runs Ullrs Tavern and Wake N Bacon in Winter Park, and Matt Gebo of Visit Mammoth.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK

    COVID QUICKPOD 6: The Great Unknown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 26:31


    AK is joined by Mountain Outfitters Doug and Cindy of Breckenridge from Quickpod 4, Dave Amirault of SLC from Quickpod 3 and Clinton Desveaux from Atlantic Canada. This is the final Quickpod for now. We all grasp we're screwed and now it's just a question of to what degree and for how long. So we start to look at some of those questions.  Recorded at 4pm Mountain Time on Wednesday, March 18. Follow the podcast @wintrymixcast on instagram or twitter. Leave a voicemail at 802 560 5003. And toss me pile of 5 star apple podcast reviews if you appreciate what I delivered for everyone over the last week of wild times. 

    COVID QUICKPOD 5: Canadian Rockies and Gulf Coast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 31:18


    AK is joined by his mom as well as Senior VP at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Matt Mosteller.  Recorded at 5pm Mountain Time on Tuesday, March 17.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods. 

    COVID QUICKPOD 4: Summit County CO is Closed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 19:33


    AK is joined by Doug Bittinger and Cindy Reese, proprietors of Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge right as Summit County, Colorado announced nearly all business will be closed and all visitors are to leave (and all recent visitors to the area should distance themselves).  Recorded at 4:30pm Monday, March 16th.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Quickpods. 

    COVID QUICKPOD 3: SLC and Whistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 23:05


    AK is joined by Maddy Grainger, Mark Warner, Dave Amirault and Katie Clifford as we all come to grips with our future in and out of the mountains. Recorded Sunday, March 15 at 6pm Mountain Time.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods.   

    COVID QUICKPOD 2: The Moment It Happened

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 21:22


    Joining AK is Jay Peak's Steve Wright, SAM Magazine's Dave Meeker and Mike Rogge of Verb Cabin and Mountain Gazette. Recorded moments after Alterra and Vail Resorts (and others) announced indefinite closures.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods.   

    COVID QUICKPOD 1: Summit County CO The Day Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 13:34


    A few minutes on the horn with the News Director at Krystal 93 in Dillon, Colorado about life and times in ski country while a pandemic spreads. Recorded Friday, March 13 at about 5pm.    Episode 83 will come out once this storm passes. 

    82 - Deeper POW: Sugarbush Climate Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 90:43


    On Feb 22 Sugarbush hosted a compelling Protect Our Winters ski industry focused climate panel that deserved the Wintry Mix podcast treatment so the humans can consume it on their schedule.  Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort. Panel Moderator. Cameron Wake, PhD, University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute, Research Professor & Climate Scientist. David Perry, Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Special Projects, Founding President & COO, Alterra Mountain Company. Heather Furman, The Nature Conservancy, Vermont State Director. Aaron Rice, POW Athlete Alliance, Ski-Touring World Record Holder. If you have time/interest you can also view the 2hour plus youtube video. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK

    81 - 4X Pod Panel: Unresolved Chicken

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 47:54


    Mark Warner, Mike Powell, Adam Jaber and I had never been in the same room at the same time. When we finally gathered this shit happened. We apologize.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK

    80 - Aspen Extreme: Not The Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 40:26


    A former Aspen Skiing Company executive has recently been sentenced to 6 years in prison for stealing from the company. It's quite the story. Jason Auslander of the Aspen Times helps us understand what happened. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK

    79 - Mike Hayes: Mansfield and Cookie Dough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 45:33


    Mike Hayes (@mhayes) takes nice photos, wakes up wicked early, and ensures the planet eats enough Ben and Jerry's.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK

    78 - Interstate 70: Skiing's Most Traveled Access Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 45:10


    Interstate 70. Right!?! Margaret Bowes is the Director of the I-70 Coalition, a non-profit organization representing 28 local governments and businesses along Colorado’s I-70 mountain corridor. She's on episode 78 to explain to us some past, present and future of everyone's favorite or maybe least favorite section of interstate highway.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too.  AK

    77 - Together in Steamboat: Olympian Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 59:20


    Nelson Carmichael and Caroline Lalive are US Olympians, Steamboat residents, parents, entrepreneurs and more. They are also a married couple and on the podcast at the same time.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza. Podcasting for pizza! Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. Support the underdog that doesn't sustain on celebrity influencer interviews if you want it to survive.  Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting (and help me pay for the $800 I just dropped on audio equipment). As little as $1 per month.  AK

    76 - The Ski Doctor: Summit County Vantrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 36:11


    Listeners and @wintrymixcast gram followers tagged me up with Michael Walsh after he tuned their skis, and bam, a few weeks later The Ski Doctor was in my driveway showing us around his tuning mobile.   And three cheers to Beau Jo's for supporting the podcast. Podcasting for pizza! Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast.  Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting and support local causes (and help me pay for the $800 I just dropped on audio equipment). As little as $1 per month.  AK

    75 - Powder7: Team Pocket Pickle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 51:45


      I promised the panel episodes would improve with practice. Episode 75 with Morgan, Matty and Andrew from Powder7.com tests that theory. And three cheers to Beau Jo's for supporting the podcast. Podcasting for pizza! Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast.  Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting and support local causes (and help me pay for the $800 I just dropped on audio equipment). As little as $1 per month.  AK

    74 - Early Opening: Live From Eldora

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 43:46


    Colorado skiing is off to a fast start thanks to an historically cold October.  Eldora grabbed that cold (and snow) and ran with it achieving a Nov 1st opening day. This episode is live from the base lodge, bar and liftline on opening day. Staff, guests, unicorns, etc.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast.  Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting and support local causes (and help me pay for the $800 I just dropped on equipment). As little as $1 per month.  AK

    73 - David Ollila: Backcountry vs Backcountry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 35:42


    Battle of the backcountry? David Ollila had been manufacturing and selling Marquette Backcountry skis since 2010. In 2019 he got served by lawyers from Backcountry.com. And it sounds like he's not the only one. Where this goes nobody knows.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast.  Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting and support local causes (and help me pay for the $800 I just dropped on equipment). As little as $1 per month.  AK

    72 - Joel Gratz: Snowinar Live From Neptune

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 58:40


    The VT to CO podcast transition continues. It's hard, but not as hard as forecasting snow. Episode 72 is a lightly edited version of Joel Gratz, founder of OpenSnow, doing a winter forecasting pep talk to the hometown crowd at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder on Oct 24. He's doing more of these throughout the fall so get to one if you can.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast.  Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting and support local causes (and help me pay for the $800 I just dropped on equipment). As little as $1 per month.  AK  

    71 - Team Guinea Pig: Colorado Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 50:07


    Pod's back. New format. New Colorado home base. Same questionable taste.  Episode 71 panel guests include Donny O'Neill of Freeskier Magazine, Liz Millikin who solves problems at Slack in Denver when not skiing with her dog, and Dave Belin or Boulder's RRC Associates. This episode recorded from the studios of KGNU in Boulder. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting and support local causes (and help me pay for studio time) every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    70 - Spring Break: Winter Park After Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 37:36


    Most of episode 70 is a family reunion of sorts with my cousins that live and work in Winter Park, Colorado. Maybe you'd like to run a bar in a ski town. They have some tips.  Wintry Mix is usually Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center, for now.  Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  On hiatus for a while after this one. TBD.  AK

    69 - Idaho vs PBJ: The Schweitzer Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 48:52


    Way up in the Panhandle of Idaho is a town called Sandpoint and a ski mountain known as Schweitzer. Episode 69 takes us there and back. Buckle up.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. It's the best way to make sure I don't quit. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 68 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    68 - John Stafford: Mansfield After Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 44:52


    John Stafford grooms on first shift at Stowe Mountain Resort. There's more to that story.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 67 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    67 - Alixandra Barron Klein: Waterbury's Upcycle Jeweler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 47:10


    This mountain minded Harwood grad went out west after college for work and skiing then returned to Waterbury years later and now runs an upcycled jewelry business. Husband Hans helps us out along the way.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 66 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    66 - Bruce Hennessey: Maple Wind Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 56:31


    Bruce Hennessey has logged a great many days in the backcountry all over the planet. He also tends to Maple Wind Farm in Huntington and Richmond, VT. I was more interested in the farm.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 65 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    65 - Will Romeo: Powe. Snowboards. Insurance.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 37:34


    Will Romeo of Powe. Snowboards thought it would be fun to be a guest on the local podcast he'd been listening to. It was fun, but it was also other things. Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 64 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    64 - Kristine Keeney: Ski Town Affordable Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 40:36


    Kristine Keeney gets in 100+. She's also invested serious brian power into the issues surrounding affordable housing in ski towns, specifically in the Mad River Valley.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 63 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    63 - Mike DeBonis: Green Mountain Club and The Long Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 37:37


    Green Mountain Club Executive Director Mike DeBonis is our guest for episode 63. If you've ever hiked in Vermont there's a good chance you've enjoyed this non-profit's handiwork.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 62 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on instagram @wintrymixcast.  AK

    62 - Caleb Magoon: Power Play and Waterbury Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 46:48


    Caleb Magoon has the goods. The sporting goods. Episode 62 is a sit down with the owner of Power Play Sports in Morrisville and one of the owners of Waterbury Sports for a chat about life, skiing and business along Route 100. Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on social @wintrymixcast.  AK

    61 - Nate Gardner: Stowe's Instructor of Instructors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 36:23


    Nate Gardner is Stowe Mountain Resort's Ski and Snowboard School Training Manager. In episode 61 he walks us through the business of ski instruction and the PSIA.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Wintry Mix is also now partnering with Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine (watch for Zander Basedepth's return). Sign up for free digital subscription to Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine at vtskiandride.com and look for print copies at your local outdoor retailer, bars, coffee shops and more. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on social @wintrymixcast.  AK

    60 - Doug Mosle: MRV Real Estate, Sugarbush and Firefighting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 50:54


    If you're thinking about buying a condo in the MRV Doug's your guy. He also fights fires and formerly ran the lift operations department at Sugarbush. We dig into some history, local real estate trends, fighting fires in cold temps, and being the lifty at Castlerock watching a young John Egan lap the place.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Want to be on the pod? Or sponsor it (hint Stowe/Waterbury restaurants)? Or say anything at all? Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on social @wintrymixcast.  AK

    59 - Car Talk: Audience Questions vs Burlington Mechanic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 45:18


    Paul McCarthy is a mechanic at Girlington Garage in Burlington. He's also a backcountry skier, budding ski patrol candidate and longtime Wintry Mix listener. Result? It was obviously time to conduct a car talk episode.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55, 56, 57 and 58 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Want to be on the pod? Or sponsor it? Or say anything at all? Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on social @wintrymixcast.  AK

    58 - Alek Jadkowski: Bolton Backcountry Guide and Heli Pilot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2018 39:59


    After eight years in the army and two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Alek Jadkowski is flying helicopters for a living back in the states. He calls Bolton Valley home and is putting together a special backcountry course just for veterans.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55, 56 and 57 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Want to be on the pod? Or sponsor it? Or say anything at all? Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Right now that voicemail is for leaving your car related questions for the upcoming Wintry Mix Car Talk episode. But you can always leave a rant.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on social @wintrymixcast.  AK

    57 - Ryan Dunfee: Boondocking, Hospital Air and Pageviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 51:10


    Another new episode? Damn right.  Ryan Dunfee of Portland, Maine visited our neighborhood in September to do some mountain biking and boondocking. Even if you don't know him you've likely clicked on something that was his fault during his Teton Gravity Research days. True to form we talk skiing and not skiing.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55 and 56 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Want to be on the pod? Or sponsor it? Or say anything at all? Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Right now that voicemail is for leaving your car related questions for the upcoming Wintry Mix Car Talk episode.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow on social @wintrymixcast.  AK

    56 - Aaron Rice: World Record Holder Lands in Waterbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 45:22


    The pod is back! Episode 55 also just dropped so get both of them.  Aaron Rice decided to ski the most human powered vertical feet in a year. Then he did it. How and why he did it is pretty damn interesting. As is what life is like after accomplishing such a life altering goal. Lucky for us he's doing it in Waterbury so he's on Wintry Mix.  The future of Wintry Mix will be all locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch that one too. Want to be on the pod? Or sponsor it? Or say anything at all? Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Follow on social @wintrymixcast. Links on the right ya'll.  AK  

    55 - Spooked? Stowe Snowboarder and Ghost Hunting Mom Karen Keene

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 40:11


    Happy Halloween. No joke. People get spooked. When they do they call a paranormal investigator to help them get answers. Stowe's Karen Keene is the Assistant Director and Case Manager for Paranormal Investigators of New England.  In the first episode of the locals and visitors format of Wintry Mix I sit down with Karen to learn about her other local pursuits, which are many, as well as what it means to be a ghost hunter. If you want to take one of Karen's (or my wife's) indoor cycling classes check out Ride in Stowe.  The future of Wintry Mix will be all locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Another episode is dropping right on top of this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. Want to be on the pod? Or sponsor it? Or say anything at all? Email me alex@wintrymixcast.com or leave a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Follow on social @wintrymixcast. Links on the right ya'll.  AK

    54 - August: Voicemails Okemo Whitefish SAM Alexa Abuse Frog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 35:43


    The hiatus is over. August pod. Listen if you can. The deadline for submissions for the September episode will be Aug 31. Send your audio to alex@wintrymixcast.com to get in the Mix or call (802) 560-5003 to leave a voicemail. Click the "audio tips" page on wintrymixcast.com for inspiration.  Suggest rant topics and get ideas for submissions on the facebook page. Get newsy updates and jokes on the twitter feed. Watch me parent questionably on the instagram.  Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes if you want this to survive. I'll owe you a beer.  Comment below because it's easy.

    Hiatus Update, Off Season Project (PodSAM), Archive NWS Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 24:57


    AK's off season partnership podcast is live. Go subscribe to PodSAM if you want to hear some serious inside baseball from some of the ski industry's most accomplished resort leaders. The teaser is live and a 6 episode run will begin in April.  Wintry Mix will be back in late summer or early fall, hopefully.  Listen. I explain. 

    53 - March: Pressing Pause and Play at the Same Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 13:08


    Episode 53 supported by The Alpine Shop. Get 10% off your order and free shipping with code MIX. Or mention the pod in store for your 10% hook up.  More information about the Summit Series podcast release will be forthcoming in April via both Wintry Mix and SAM channels.  Stay in touch with the show or AK's other audio projects at the facebook page. Get newsy updates and jokes on the twitter feed. Watch me parent questionably on the instagram.  Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes if you want this to come back to life in 2018. Comment below because it's easy.

    52 - February: ACL Cows Mikaela Smaine Beer HR Salt n Pepa Double Rant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 26:29


    February pod. Listen if you can. Episode 52 supported by The Alpine Shop. Get 10% off your order and free shipping with code MIX. Or mention the pod in store for your 10% hook up.  I don't do show notes for cheaters. Listen or don't and live with your decision.  The deadline for submissions for the March episode will be March 9. Send your audio to alex@wintrymixcast.com to get in the Mix. Listen to this episode and/or 46 before you submit audio so you know how this works. The rules are limited/non-existent. Click the "audio tips" page for inspiration.  Suggest rant topics and get ideas for submissions on the facebook page. Get newsy updates and jokes on the twitter feed. Watch me parent questionably on the instagram.  Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes if you want this to survive.  Comment below because it's easy.

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