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Ken Achenbach is an innovator and inventor who has changed the course of action sports and influenced countless legendary figures we all know today. He opened the world's first snowboard shop, and for 28 years ran the Camp of Champions in Whistler. CoC spawned countless, Olympic and XGames, ski and snowboards medalists as well as a generation of mountain bikers who went on to heavily influence their sports!
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Pro Files : Ken Achenbach Ken may be Canada's first snowboarder - if you don't believe me find someone who went riding before him. While that may be in dispute, The Snowboard Shop is not - it was the world's first snowboard specific retailer - inspiring a generation of Canadian riders. He also built the world's first twin tip snowboard - the Barfoot Twin Tip, created an early snowboard specific clothing line and started The Camp of Campions - a snowboard camp that trained aspiring riders for 25 years. To say Ken is a legend is an understatement - to say that he is still, 40 plus years on, a dedicated snowboarder, is simply a statement of fact. This is a long one - but a good one. This week's interview is brought to you by Melvin Brewing, Cardiff Snowcraft, Never Summer Industries Tow Pro Lifts and United Shapes. We ask that you support the brands that support disruptive snowboard media. Find out more at their websites. http://melvinbrewing.com http://cardiffsnow.com http://neversummer.com http://towpro-lifts.com http://unitedshapes.us Please consider supporting us at http://www.patreon.com/thesnowboardproject You can follow us on Instagram @thesnowboardproject Tip Line: (208) 471-8007 THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Hosted by Mark Sullivan Produced by Mark Sullivan Art by Aaron Draplin and Sarat
In this episode we cover day one of the Natural Selection Tour in Jackson Hole. In this episode we talk with Canadian legend Ken Achenbach, Mt. Baker Hardcore Bas, street rider TJ Homan, Jackson Hole OG Rob Kingwill, course builder Sam Phillips and ops guy Tim Carlson for a wrap up of the instantly legendary Natural Selection event. This episode is sponsored by: Cardiff Snowcraft @cardiffsnow www.cardiffsnow.com Coupon Code: “THESNOWBOARDPROJECT15” {15% off at their website) Never Summer www.neversummer.com Melvin Brewing www.melvinbrewing.com Tow Pro Lifts @towprolifts www.towpro-lifts.com United Shapes @unitedshapes www.unitedshapes.us Check them out!
Episode 33 Dark Starts backcountry splitboarding podcast presents Powder Mountain Guide Don Schwartz. Don fell in love with snowboarding in the early days, bought his first one from Ken Achenbach’s home shop in Calgary, AB He got involved in the competitive circuit and lived the life as a pro in the famed snowboard house of Whistler, BC Took a job as a guide while working for Transworld Magazine, which evolved into a 30 year career, eventually co-owning Powder Mountain Resort We were blown away by Don! His stories of the early days of snowboarding, living the life as a pro, getting roped into guiding and honing his snow knowledge over 30 years makes this episode one that you don’t want to miss! We never found out what’s in his pack, but we now know what surface hoar tastes like. We hope you enjoy his great tips as much as we did! Show links: In The Blink of an Eye Film Deep Survival Book Snowman Film Powder Mountain Resort Special thanks to: Tahoe Lab Boards Use promo code DS15 to get 15% off all boards Groundswell Marketing Valerie Black The Artist Behind The Logo Follow us on Instagram: @ Darkstarts.podcast @ Darkstarts.media
Episode 11 Dark Starts backcountry splitboarding podcast presents snowboard legend Ken Achenbach. - Known by many as the father of Canadian snowboarding - Founded the first snowboard shop in the world from his mom’s basement when he was 16 - Key influencer at ISM magazine, the first snowboard magazine - Founded the Camp of Champions and inspired kids for over 25 years to become the next generation of artists and entrepreneurs - Co-owner of Powder Mountain Cat Skiing - His amazing life experience in business, friendship and snowboarding developed valuable wisdom that he shares with us now When Ken started the Camp of Champs, he only had 3 rules: don’t drink, don’t do drugs and be in by 10. Later he added the golden rule, don’t be a dick. Sit back, relax and enjoy hearing the story of how he brought snowboarding to Canada and how a little freedom inspired an entire generation of creativity. You’re going to love this one! Follow: Ken Achenbach Real Estate Digital Open House Find An Epic Agent Camp of Champions The Snoboard Shop Show links: GoPro Grill Mount Powder Mountain Cat Skiing Realtor by day Ken featured in Mountain Culture Group article https://www.findanepicagent.com/ Special thanks to: Visit our website for great deals from our sponsors: www.darkstarts.ca/partners Groundswell Marketing www.instagram.com/groundswell_fm/ Valerie Black The Artist Behind The Logo www.instagram.com/valerieblack.art/ Follow us: www.darkstarts.ca @ Darkstarts.podcast https://www.instagram.com/darkstarts.podcast/ @ Darkstarts.media https://www.instagram.com/darkstarts.media/
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT EPISODE 160 Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding -------------------------------------------------- Today's episode is brought to you by: 686 Never Summer Snowboards -------------------------------------------------- The Snowboard Project is now broadcasting from our Alaska studio, Cloud Mountain. A lot has happened over the past week with the coronavirus so we checked in with snowboarders around the world to try and make at least a little sense of what is happening. TODAY'S GUESTS: Marc Frank Montoya - Legendary pro rider checking in with us from Carlsbad, CA talks about building your immune system up. Ken Achenbach - Founder of Camp of Champions in Whistler and one the first snowboard shops in the world - “The Snoboard Shop”. Ken talks about hunkering down in Whistler. Jeff Fulton - Founder of Mt Baker Hardcore tells us what's going on in Glacier, WA. Mike Chantry - One of the Tahoe OG's and organizer of the “Retro Worlds” event in Tahoe talks about what it's like to cancel for public safety. Ricky Melnick - Runs Nitro Circus and Street League. He talks about having a positive outlook on the situation. Trond Dyb - Trond is a Norwegian snowboarder and he clues us in on what's going on across the Atlantic. Lockdown. Mike Gagliardi - Gags is the Sales Manager for Never Summer and he talks about the effects of the coronavirus on the wintersports industry. Christian Knapp - Christian is the CMO of Aspen Resorts and we discuss the closing of ski resorts with him.
Host Rob Klingler is joined by Jim McAlpin and Ken Achenbach discuss how many community bank boards are directly involved in the approval of loans to customers, and why that remains so despite many reasons to stop that practice.
Today, I bring you Ken Achenbach, a former pro snowboarder, a professional photographer, a filmmaker, a traveler, a long time GoPro evangelist and the founder and inventor of Pro Standard Camera Accessories Inc. Ken is the perfect example of blending business with lifestyle. Ken’s best known brand Pro Standard offers a whole variety of innovative GoPro mounts and accessories and as we are about to find out he has invented a whole truckload of things that became household names in both snowboarding and GoPro accessories industries. The really great part of this episode is where Ken shared the secret of his success in 3 actionable steps. It’s the Kick-Ass Brand episode you definitely don’t want to miss!
Full episode info and Show Notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com We dig into the details of a great American snowboarding life for episode 025 of the Looking Sideways Podcast, as I speak to Hollywood screenwriter and OG snowboard legend Jon Boyer. Canuck legend Boyer came up with the first wave of North American snowboard pros, mentored by Ken Achenbach and counting shredders like Keith Duckboy Wallace, Shaun Palmer and Damien Sanders as peers. Along the way he scored a pro model on Barfoot, the cover of TWS and a part in a Greg Stump film. Like I said. Legit. Later, he moved to Hollywood, where he has carved out a career for himself as a respected screenwriter, working on open writing assignments and his own spec scripts such as Freebyrd, which earned him recognition from the Nicholl Fellowship and a place on the 2013 Black List. Yep this is a proper wide-ranger this one, with a charismatic legend who is disproving in style the old F Scott Fitzgerald line about there being no second acts in American lives. Love your work Boyer! Thanks for coming on the Looking Sideways podcast. Thanks to Scott Nixon (www.scottnixon.co.uk) for post-production help and Matt Ward (www.linguistine.com) for the theme tune.
Hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler are joined on this episode by colleagues Sean Christy and Ken Achenbach to discuss the opportunity for banks to join forces to purchase outsourced services and invest in technology platforms together. By working together, banks can leverage buying power and share the burden associated with evaluating their vendor options. https://www.americanbanker.com/news/a-path-forward-for-tellers-as-branch-visits-decline
Host Jonathan Hightower is joined by Ken Achenbach to discuss this week's proposed guidance from the Federal Reserve on the effectiveness of bank boards. In addition, at the outset of the episode Jonathan and Ken reviewed this week's CFPB report on frequent overdrafters.
Ken Achenbach and Sean Christy, attorneys in Bryan Cave's Atlanta office, discuss how regulatory supervision of third party service providers will impact banks on today's episode.
Bryan Cave's Ken Achenbach joins hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler to discuss the data-driven marketing of credit products by financial services companies.
Ken Achenbach and Crystal Homa, attorneys in Bryan Cave's Financial Services Corporate & Regulatory team, join hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler to discuss the current proposed legislative changes for banks chartered in the state of Georgia. Mentioned in the episode: Link to The Bank Account episode about the role of bank directors post FDIC v. Loudermilk: https://www.blubrry.com/thebankaccount/18280413/reimagining-your-boards-function/ Link to Crystal's blog post on the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance's Housekeeping Bill's revision to the existing Georgia Code section regarding deposits by minors: http://www.bankbryancave.com/2017/03/parents-not-banks-should-aim-for-empty-nests/
Jonathan and Rob are joined by Ken Achenbach today to discuss the OCC's announcement from December 2nd that opened the doors for special purpose national bank charters for fintech companies.
On today's episode Jonathan Hightower and Ken Achenbach discuss the CFPB's recent data proposal and what it means for banks.
A recent jury verdict against bank directors is causing banks to revisit the functions of their boards and committees. In this episode, Ken Achenbach joins Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler to discuss how a bank's board performance can be improved if it is more strategic versus focusing on individual management decisions.
The Canadian Godfather of snowboarding, Ken Achenbach runs a Catboarding and Heli operation, a summer snowboard camp, and a GoPro accessory company. How did he become so successful? Listen to the episode! We interview Ken at his home overlooking Whistler and Blackcomb resorts in amazing British Columbia Canada to find out more about Ken's contributions to snowboarding's history. Episode 6 of Season 1 Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NDZ2GQSRQ2BQQ&source=url)
LPP Summer Series with Camp of Champions – Maude Raymond, Doug Bishop, Ken Achenbach Part 3 in our LPP Summer Series with Camp of Champions features key players in the featured Team Weeks at camp. Maude Raymond with Girls Week, Doug Bishop returns with New Schoolers Week and Ken […] The post LPP Summer Series 2.3 / Camp of Champions – Maude Raymond, Doug Bishop, Ken Achenbach appeared first on Low Pressure Podcast.
Meet Ken Achenbach from Camp of Champions ski, snowboard and mountain bike camps and John Smart from Momentum Ski Camps.
Back in the day, when snowboarding was considered more of a crime than a sport, Whistler was THE place to shred the gnar on one plank. With the help of local snowboarding historians, Toaster takes us back to the old school, when people would drive across the continent for one hit on the famous Blackcomb “wind lip.” Whistler Blackcomb helped pave the way for snowboarding on the West Coast and continues to be one of the ultimate snowboarding destinations.