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Klaus Obermeyer has had a bigger impact on skiing than any man alive, and when he wasn't innovating the sport, he was in Aspen or traveling the world to ski. He was often found surrounded by a harem of beautiful women. Klaus's incredible story started 105 years ago in Hitler's Germany where he was shot by Nazis trying to escape on his skis. From there, he came to America with nothing and eventually became one of the biggest business moguls in skiing. In part 1 of the pod-cast, we talk about making his skis, life in Nazi Germany, moving to the US with $10, Sun Valley, Warren Miller, and much more. This is mandatory listening with a wise man who's lived more than almost anyone. Klaus Obermeyer Show Notes: 4:00: Being surrounded by beautiful women, skiing, and yodeling 16:00: Liquid Force: Feel the Pull with the 2025 line and get 15% off with the code Powell15 Stanley: The brand that invented the category! Only the best for Powell Movement listeners. Check out Stanley1913.com Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories or sugar. 18:00: Nazi Germany, getting shot by Nazis on skis, moving to the US, 32:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Outdoor Research: Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 34:30: Warren Miller, and going to Aspen
Joey Cordeau is one of the legends of freestyle. He's appeared in over 10 Warren Miller films, his images have been featured in skiing magazines numerous times, and he won the title of World Pro Mogul Champion four times in the 1980s. Joey spent 20 years coaching skiing and is one of the legends in the sport of freestyle skiing. In this episode we discuss how Joey got his start in skiing, his setbacks, and his successes through a legendary career. Enjoy! #whatdrivesyou #success #skiing........#worldchampion #freestyle #champion #Olympics #driven #gold #win #inthearena #podcast #protour #ski #mogulskiing #moguls #bumps #athlete #mind#worldcup #championmindset
Caite Zeliff a professional skier from North Conway, New Hampshire, grew up in a ski-centric community that fueled her passion for the sport. Thanks to a local program providing free lessons and equipment, she discovered skiing as a first grader, despite the financial challenges faced by her single mother. Falling in love with the slopes, Caite pursued ski racing, competing nationally and internationally before attending college as a Division 1 athlete. After a ski injury in college, Caite left the University of New Hampshire and moved to Jackson, Wyoming, to embrace big mountain skiing. Starting as a barback, she immersed herself in the local ski culture and gained backcountry expertise. Her breakthrough came in 2018, winning the Red Bull "Kings and Queens of Corbet's" competition, a pivotal moment that launched her professional career and earned sponsorships from The North Face. Caite's journey reflects resilience and a deep connection to her roots. She has competed in major events, filmed with Warren Miller and Teton Gravity Research, and even tackled Alaska's peaks. However, injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, have reshaped her perspective, shifting her focus from risk to growth, community, and cultural exploration through skiing.
Send us a textIn this episode Nicole and Sarah welcome ski mom Kaylin Richardson. Kaylin is a two-time Olympian and former pro skier. She walks us through her journey from competitive racing to her current role in Deer Valley's Ski With a Champion program. She shared her experiences transitioning from World Cup racing to big mountain and backcountry skiing, including her work with Warren Miller films. Kaylin offers insights on balancing her skiing career with motherhood, emphasizing the joy of seeing her children develop a love for the sport. Kaylin also gives us great tips for family ski trips for making family ski trips a success. Kaylin discussed Deer Valley's expansion, including 316 new acres opening this season and highlighted the importance of fostering a love for skiing in children without pressure.Kaylin shared her favorite apres ski locations and recommended the Sticky Wicket bar at Deer Valley for its retro 70s-80s ski vibe and mocktail options. Keep up with the Latest from Kaylin and Deer Valley:Website: www.deervalley.comSki With a Champion: www.deervalley.com/things-to-do/activities/ski-with-a-championInstagram (Deer Valley): @deervalleyresortInstagram (Kaylin): @kaylinrichardsoSkida's hats, neck warmers, and headbands make the perfect gifts.Ski Moms Podcast listeners can use save 20% Shop the Diamant Weekend Warrior Bag at www.diamantskiing.com and use code SKIMOMS to save 20%Invest in your season with this TSA Approved carry-on boot bag, it's a game changer and built to last. Ready for your next adventure? Download the Vrbo app or check out Vrbo.com for trusted, family-friendly getaways and plan a stay everyone will love! Visit Ski Haus in Woburn, Framingham, or Salem, NH, or go to skihaus.com. Support the showKeep up with the Latest from the Ski Moms!Website: www.skimomsfun.comSki Moms Discount Page: https://skimomsfun.com/discountsSki Moms Ski Rental HomesJoin the 10,000+ Ski Moms Facebook GroupInstagram: https://instagram.com/skimomsfun Send us an email and let us know what guests and topics you'd like to hear next! Sarah@skimomsfun.comNicole@skimomsfun.com
McKenna Peterson is a pro skier, that's rad, but being the captain of the Atlantis and an Alaskan Commercial Fisherman is what separates her badassery from the rest of the pro ski world. Born into a ski bum family, McKenna had early Olympic dreams, but racing never materialized for her. Neither did big mountain contests, but they helped McKenna find her tribe, and she was able to parlay that into a 15-year career of pro skiing in the winter and Captain in the summer. On the podcast, we talk Sun Valley, racing, partying, opportunities, Crazy Karl, and so much more. Amie Engerbretson asks the ‘Inappropriate Questions'. McKenna Peterson Show Notes: 4:00: Cell phones, Knee injury, telling sponsors, contracts and money, sexism in the water and on the mountain and her ski bum parents. 21:00: Insta360 Video Cameras: Buy the X4, at checkout, use the code Powell and get a free ski pole or snowboard split board pole mount Stanley: The brand that invented the category! Only the best for Powell Movement listeners. Check out Stanley1913.com Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. 24:00: Ballet, ski racing, not being good enough, canyon party, college in Boulder, finding her tribe in Crested Butte, big mountain contests, Ryan Hawks, and getting sponsors 40:30: Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non- heated) Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Outdoor Research: the best outerwear is designed and tested in the brutal elements of the Pacific Northwest 42:00: Content opportunities, Warren Miller, John Falkiner, Matchstick Productions, Brap Ski, losing her dad, life on the water, Greenland 72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Amie Engerbretson
November 12th, 2024 - New segments are in! If you're not signed up for our newsletter you're missing out! Listen in this week as we dig in to some of the juiciest neighborhood vs neighborhood rivalries. As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home. Follow WDG: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8u8GmvBi6th6LOOMCuwJKw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whats_good_denver/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatsgooddenver Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what's good at tom@kitcaster.com. The Goods: ETH Denver Registration Levity @ The Ogden Girls in Gis @ New Era Jiu Jitsu Goat Speed Dating @ 8210 Northfield Boulevard Final Red Rocks Schedule Rocky Mountain Polish Film Festival @ SIE Film Center Tree Lighting & Holiday Celebration @ Cherry Creek Shopping Center Nov. 14th T.Rex to Turkey @ Denver Museum of Nature and Science Indigenous Film: Knowledge and Power @ Ricketson Auditorium Denver Fashion Week @ The Brighton Warren Miller's 75 @ Boulder Theatre Summit Stories: Trailblazing Women of Color in the Outdoors @ Historic Grant Ave Bluegrass Brunch w/ Slay + Stinson @ Ophelia's Bluegrass Brunch With Cooper Hill and Stomp @ Ophelia's Girl's Flag Football Clinic @ Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse Our Sponsor: Kitcaster Podcast Agency Music produced by Troy Higgins
November in Montana means more than chilly mornings and snowy peaks; it's a season full of community celebrations, cozy gatherings, and festive shopping events. From the upcoming Season of Soul concert in Whitefish to Ladies Nights out in Columbia Falls and Whitefish, we cover the best local happenings. We'll highlight holiday markets, the Fair Trade Gift Festival, Warren Miller's latest ski film, and even a book festival featuring Montana authors. A big thank you to our headline sponsor for the News Now podcast, Loren's Auto Repair! They combine skill with integrity resulting in auto service & repair of the highest caliber. Discover them in Ashley Square Mall at 1309 Hwy 2 West in Kalispell Montana, or learn more at lorensauto.com. Check out Season 2 of Daily Inter Lake's Deep Dive podcast, dropping on 10/27/24! Reporter Kate Heston presents a four-part series on the Endangered Species Act, exploring the species most at-risk in northwest Montana. Discover how the law has helped some recover from near extinction and the challenges when federal and state protections overlap.Visit DailyInterLake.com to stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news from the Flathead Valley and beyond. Support local journalism and please consider subscribing to us. Watch this podcast and more on our YouTube Channel. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X. Got a news tip, want to place an ad, or sponsor this podcast? Contact us! Subscribe to all our other DIL pods! Keep up with northwest Montana sports on Keeping Score, dig into stories with Deep Dive, and jam out to local musicians with Press Play.
On this week's episode, Chris and Todd talk about snowboard season, Surf City El Salvador ISA Masters World Surfing Championship, Melanie Bartels, Tom Curren, Keep-A-Breast, Colby + wetsuit review, Thrasher's Halloween Hellbomb, 20 years of Grant Taylor, Over/Under by Shea Donavon and Jimmy Wilkins, Abu Dhabi Wavepool price report, Slater's new pool in Texas, Chris Russell goes HAM for OJs, quarter pipe tombstone, Patty McGhee RIP, Korean kid does a 1620, new Warren Miller movie coming in hot, Jenkem's costume ideas for skaters, Arthur Longo's new flick rips, Hello Kitty snowboards, lots and lots of questions. Halloween stuff, surf, skate, snow and some nerd news. Presented by: Sun Bum @sunbum By Spy Optics @spyoptic Hansen Surfboards @hansensurf Bachan's Japanese BBQ Sauce @trybachans MachuPicchu Energy @machupicchu.energy Pannikin Coffee And Tea @pannikincoffeeandtea Bubs Naturals @bubsnatruals Hansen Surfboards @hansensurf New Greens @newgreens Pedal Electric @pedal.electric Vesyl Shipping @vesylapp Mint Tours @minttours Die Cut Stickers @diecutstickersdotcom
Johnny Decesare is the legendary ski filmmaker who helped usher in the new school movement of skiing through his groundbreaking media house, Poor Boyz Productions. While Johnny spent his early life surfing in Southern California, ABC's Wide World of Sports inspired him to want to become a skier. These days, Johnny is a fixture behind the lens for the WSL, but when he was in his athletic prime, Johnny was a Pro Mogul skier alongside Shane McConkey, Scott Kauf, and so many more. On part 1 of his podcast, we talk about working at IBM, moving to Vail, The Pro Mogul Tour, McConkey, and so much more. Cody Carter asks the Inappropriate Questions. Johnny Decesare Show Notes: 4:00: WSL and beating Kelly Slater, Locals only, filming with Marren Miller this year the most incredible love story ever, his pro surfer daughter and scared in Columbia 20:00: Club Med: Click here for the best vacation of your life Stanley: The brand that invented the category! Only the best for Powell Movement listeners. Check out Stanley1913.com Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. 23:00: Southern California with a military Dad, telling your mom you're going to be an Olympic skier, and video cameras 29:00: IBM, moving to Vail, moguls, mentored by Turbo, Pro Mogul Tour, McConkey, sponsors, and paying for the tour 41:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there. Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Outdoor Research: Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 44:00: Highlights on the Pro Mogul Tour, Shane gets banned from Vail, Red Bull, filming with Warren Miller, making Fade to Black, meeting Shane Szocs at SIA, Poor Boyz Productions name, and the X Games inspires him to make another movie 64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Cody Carter
Lorraine Huber is recognized as one of the strongest and most experienced female big mountain skiers in the world today. She is a long-term competitor in the Freeride World Tour and has podiumed over twenty-five times at international freeride competitions. Lorraine has been featured in ski films by Warren Miller and Shades of Winter, as well as in a series of experimental ski films by Austrian filmmaker Hanno Mackowitz. She is a winner of the ‘Best Freeride Female' film award by the International Freeski Film Festival (iF3). The ski instructor's daughter from Lech am Arlberg, Austria, is a UIAGM ski guide and Level III ski instructor and a sought after freeride coach in Austria. Each year, she runs the highly popular ‘Women's Progression Days': a freeride camp for women to improve ski technique and risk management in the backcountry. She also co-founded and managed Austria's first ever freeride school, the ‘Freeride Center Sölden', for five years. Lorraine is a presenter at film festivals, a columnist for a freeride magazine, and works as a professional speaker. Fascinated by the mental side of her sport, Lorraine is currently studying a Master degree in mental strength coaching at the University of Salzburg.
Logan Pehota comes from ski royalty bloodlines. His dad, Eric Pehota, is a ski mountaineering pioneer, a badass in the big mountains. Logan's journey to ski stardom took him from racing to slope-style to the Freeride World Tour to where he is today, dropping the biggest cliffs and huge tricks in the backcountry. If you've seen a Matchstick Productions film lately, you know how giant Logan goes. On the podcast, we talk about his dad, high-risk logging, contests, how money dictates his contest lines, and so much more. Colby Stevenson asks the Inappropriate Questions. Logan Pehota Show Notes: 3:00: Eric Pehota, Jet Boats, ski programs, the backcountry early on, and Warren Miller at 6 11:00: Ski racing, being a gearhead, park skiing, not watching ski movies growing up, the Olympic track, and big mountain contests. 21:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. 23:00: Red Bull Cold Rush, is there pressure from his last name, MSP at 17 years old, and long line logging. 32:00: Monster Enemy Lines, Swatch Skier Cup, Summer Camps at Whistler, Freeride World Tour, Chamonix and Alaska 41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there. Outdoor Research: Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 43:00: Money is important, this is a job, money, going huge for dollars, and getting to film with MSP again 51:00: Backflipping his sled, the 80 footer, fear, and the wow factor 58:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colby Stevenson
In which a ski bum with dad jokes explores new frontiers of film distribution and extreme sports, and Ken is a water machine. Certificate #48941.
Subscriber-only episodeAD FREE + BONUS CONTENT: In this episode we talk with Lynsey Dyer, an athlete, artist and advocate, co-founder of SheJumps.org, founder of Unicorn Picnic and an alliance athlete for Protect Our Winters (POW). Lynsey tells us about her early childhood ski days in Sun Valley, Idaho with her family. Lynsey was on her local ski team from a young age and reflects on the many benefits and skills that she still draws on today. When the alpine ski racing path was no longer fun for her, Lynsey switched over to freeride. Lynsey has had a long and incredibly successful career as a big mountain skier. Lynsey's won every big mountain competition she's entered, been awarded Female Skier of the Year by Powder and Freeskier Magazines multiple times, starred in films and commercials from Teton Gravity Research to Warren Miller. As a filmmaker herself, Lynsey produced and directed the first all female ski film Pretty Faces after fundraising on Kickstarter. Pretty Faces went on to become iconic selling out shows, winning awards and making the industry more inclusive. Next we learned more about SheJumps.org.As a Protect Our Winters Alliance Athlete, Lynsey tells us about the organization and why she prioritizes protecting our environment. We most loved hearing about how Lynsey's adjusting to motherhood including how she's changed her mindset and risk taking profile. And someday we hope to jump off a cliff with Lynsey, but the invitation hasn't yet arrived :)More from Lynsey:Resources:Protect Our Winters (POW): https://protectourwinters.orgShe Jumps (non-profit): https://www.shejumps.org/Unicorn Picnic (apparel): https://unicornpicnic.comPretty Faces (Movie):https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pretty-faces-the-story-of-a-skier-girlShowing Up (Podcast):https://www.lynseydyer.com/podcastKeep up with the Latest from Lynsey! Website: https://lynseydyer.com/Instagram: https://instagram.com/lynseydyerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/10157739221920634Keep up with the Latest from the Ski Moms!Website: www.skimomsfun.comSki Moms Discount Page: https://skimomsfun.com/discountsSki Moms Ski Rental HomesJoin the 10,000+ Ski Moms Facebook GroupInstagram: https://instagram.com/skimomsfun Send us an email and let us know what guests and topics you'd like to hear next! Sarah@skimomsfun.comNicole@skimomsfun.com
In this episode we talk with Lynsey Dyer, an athlete, artist and advocate, co-founder of SheJumps.org, founder of Unicorn Picnic and an alliance athlete for Protect Our Winters (POW). Lynsey tells us about her early childhood ski days in Sun Valley, Idaho with her family. Lynsey was on her local ski team from a young age and reflects on the many benefits and skills that she still draws on today. When the alpine ski racing path was no longer fun for her, Lynsey switched over to freeride. Lynsey has had a long and incredibly successful career as a big mountain skier. Lynsey's won every big mountain competition she's entered, been awarded Female Skier of the Year by Powder and Freeskier Magazines multiple times, starred in films and commercials from Teton Gravity Research to Warren Miller. As a filmmaker herself, Lynsey produced and directed the first all female ski film Pretty Faces after fundraising on Kickstarter. Pretty Faces went on to become iconic selling out shows, winning awards and making the industry more inclusive. Next we learned more about SheJumps.org.As a Protect Our Winters Alliance Athlete, Lynsey tells us about the organization and why she prioritizes protecting our environment. We most loved hearing about how Lynsey's adjusting to motherhood including how she's changed her mindset and risk taking profile. And someday we hope to jump off a cliff with Lynsey, but the invitation hasn't yet arrived :)More from Lynsey:Resources:Protect Our Winters (POW): https://protectourwinters.orgShe Jumps (non-profit): https://www.shejumps.org/Unicorn Picnic (apparel): https://unicornpicnic.comPretty Faces (Movie):httpMABEL'S LABELSUse Code SKIMOMS to save 15% off your order. Ski Swap season is here and we are scooping up deals. Smart ski moms know as soon as the new gear comes home it's time for a label. Ski equipment can look VERY similar on a rack, with Mabel's Labels, parents can easily identify their kids' belongings and prevent items from being lost or misplaced. We've got a ski-themed gift for everyone on your list. Shop our gift guides here.Support the showKeep up with the Latest from the Ski Moms!Website: www.skimomsfun.comSki Moms Discount Page: https://skimomsfun.com/discountsSki Moms Ski Rental HomesJoin the 10,000+ Ski Moms Facebook GroupInstagram: https://instagram.com/skimomsfun Send us an email and let us know what guests and topics you'd like to hear next! Sarah@skimomsfun.comNicole@skimomsfun.com
Todd Jones and the company he helped found Teton Gravity Research, has had a huge impact on Skiing and Snowboarding. This private school-educated kid from Cape Cod became passionate about sliding on snow at Stowe, then became a certified Deadhead in high school, and college was all about leaving private college life to become a dish dog in Jackson Hole. The rest is history. Part 1 of the podcast we talk about The Dead, the early Jackson days, battles with ski patrol, pioneering Alaska with Coombs, and founding TGR. Ian Macintosh asks the Inappropriate Questions Todd Jones Show Notes: 3:00: Kai's injury, growing up on the Cape, Stowe, and learning to be bored 21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site-wide with the code winteriscoming Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. 24:30: Drink it blue, ski racing at Kimball Union Academy, academics, Dead shows and TR and The Dead 40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there. Outdoor Research: Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 42:00: Jackson Hole, rich people, battles with ski patrol, and opening the gates 54:00: Being a sponsored skier, the Warren Miller debacle, pioneering AK, inspirations, and fishing boats 68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh
Minter Dialogue with Dan Egan Dan Egan is the world-renowned skier and pioneer of extreme sports. He is known for skiing the most remote regions of the world, and has been named one of the most influential skiers of our time. He has been a central feature, along with his brother, in a number of amazing Warren Miller films, including "Born to Ski," "Vertical Reality," and "Future Retro." Dan's also the author of the book, "Thirty Years in a White Haze: Dan Egan's Story of Worldwide Adventure and the Evolution of Extreme Skiing." In this conversation, we discuss his upbringing, some of his feats and experiences, including how he spent 38 hours trapped 17,000ft high in Russia, how he balances adventure, risk and safety, the nature of flow, the battle of freestyle to gain legitimacy, and much more. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.
Sarah Tingey is one of the brains behind a small packrafting company called Alpacka Raft. It started as a basement type of operation, fueled by adventures in the Far North, including time spent in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sarah tells us about her experiences on that incomparable landscape, plus what it's like to travel there with a small child (on a 10-day packrafting trip, of course). Taking kids into the backcountry isn't all puppies and unicorns, but it can be hugely rewarding when we do make the effort. 1:00 Engage the BLM on Arctic Conservation Issues at www.nwf.org/protectthearctic 4:00 Career life at a small outdoor products company like Alpacka Rafts (you're a jill of all trades) 6:30 Packrafts - they started as a means for water travel in the deep backcountry, like -- say -- a 700-mile trip across Alaska's Brooks Range 9:00 From a basement sewing machine operation to a company that employs 45 people 10:00 "Design by Sheri" - a staple of the Warren Miller ski days, also what would be the skill base for a packraft company 14:00 Sheep hunting; New Mexico elk hunting 21:00 Visiting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and suddenly feeling like all those discussions about oil development weren't very abstract anymore 25:00 Check out a map of where ANWR is 26:00 Efforts to conserve ANWR predate Alaska's statehood 28:00 Would you rather visit a place called a 'petroleum reserve' or a 'wildlife refuge'? 30:00 Taking a BABY rafting on a 10-day trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (flash floods, weather delays, hustle hustle hustle) 33:00 Risk judgement when conditions change (leave the stress out of it) 36:00 Carrying a baby in the backcountry; hunting with a baby (or not) 42:00 Growing up in a hunting family, but not ever going along 43:00 Sharing the burden of all the extra energy that goes along with taking a kid outside 47:00 Taking kids into the wild isn't all unicorns and ponies 51:00 Catch the Emily Ledergerber episode on Hunting While Pregnant 53:00 An 185-mile overland trip over several drainages in Alaska, and getting to see a pristine salmon run 56:00 "The 'potted plant' phase [of babyhood]... soak it up." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's not winter without Warren Miller. This year's film will something a bit different, but we're getting stoked and getting ready to check out "Alltime," the 74th film from Warren Miller Entertainment.
An amazing episode with our very special guest Zach Crist, a multifaceted skier, guide and Sun Valley local. We explore Sun Valley and Ketchum, skiing Bald Mountain and skiing the thousands of acres of backcountry in the three mountain ranges around Sun Valley. After a huge skiing career as a Wold Cup racer, Xgames winner, big mountain skier, and with Warren Miller; Zach became the owner and operator of Sun Valley Guides. Zach knows the mountain, the backcountry and the area very well. He also knows the history of the area which makes for an interesting view of the resort, the ski school and the surrounding mountains. Find Zach at Sun Valley Guides My Favs Best Hotel - Limelight - new, cool, centrally located and great bar / Sun Valley Lodge has been the standby since the 1880s Best restaurant - The Pioneer, Enoteca, The Duchin Room at the Lodge Best breakfast - Kneadery Best Apres - Roundhouse Best run - Bald Mt - Easter Bowl on Warm Springs - Greyhawk Dont miss - the new chairlifts at Warm Springs, time walking around Ketchum Thank you to the Grits band for the great intro music and to Feedspot for the recognition as one of the top ski podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/skiing_podcasts/ @Copyright 2023 Morgan Global LLC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john--morgan/message
Why interrupt the entertainment when you can create it? Jae Goodman is Founder and CEO of Superconnector Studios, a Management Consultancy, Brand Entertainment Producer, and Talent-Led-Consumer-Product Accelerator. His thesis that brands can create entertainment has earned him thirty-six Cannes Lions, seventeen Webby awards, four Emmys from twelve Emmy nominations, and four Gold Effies including the coveted David vs. Goliath. In his conversation with host Ryan Berman, Jae gives an overview of his incredible career journey working for legends like Warren Miller and Bill Graham, and sharing many lessons he's learned along the way. The two also debate the importance of awards in the advertising and creative fields, and unpack the three T's that Jae feels describe him best - Talkative, Tenacious, and Tireless.
Today on THE ROCK FIGHT (an outdoor podcast that aims for your head) Colin gives his thoughts on the 2018 giant shark movie THE MEG which stars Jason Statham as...eh, who cares who Statham is starring as in this movie...that's not what THE MEG is all about!Does THE MEG make Colin want to go outside (the mark of a good outdoor movie)? Can Colin offend anyone who likes Warren Miller films (please say yes)? Will you have to wait long until Colin reviews THE MEG 2: THE TRENCH (most definitely not)? All will be revealed on this episode of THE ROCK FIGHT!Please follow THE ROCK FIGHT and give us a 5 star review wherever you get your podcasts.Have a question or comment for a future mailbag episode? Send it to myrockfight@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram or Threads.Subscribe to Adventure Journal to get more Justin Housman in your life.Support our partners!Head over to Gear Trade to turn your unused gear and apparel into cash money or to pick up that piece of gear you need for your next adventure! Check out Long Weekend Coffee for the best cup of coffee for your next adventure. Be sure to enter promo code 'rock10' at checkout to receive 10% off of your first order. Long Weekend Coffee...more weekend, please. Thanks for listening! THE ROCK FIGHT is a production of Rock Fight, LLC.
We are joined in studio by none other than Dan Egan. If you're not familiar with Dan, he's a pioneer of extreme skiing, starred in 13 Warren Miller films, and worked closely with Warren Miller Entertainment spanning from the late 80s to the early 2010s. This was a perfect time to talk to Dan because of a recent announcement that for the first time in 74 years, Warren Miller Entertainment will not be shooting a new film, and instead will be repurposing archival footage for their annual release. We get Dan's opinion on the current state of WME and some of the things that lead to where the company is at today. We also have some awesome back-and-forth about Dan's Boston routes, his epic career, and some of the wild experiences that have come along with it!
Dan followed his brother John, six years older, into Warren Miller movies. They skied the steepest and gnarliest, but also went where the news was happening. Dan said, if it's happening on CNN, that's where I want to be, which meant skiing the Berlin Wall, sneaking into Lebanon, and almost dying in a storm on Europe's tallest mountain, Russia's Mt Elbrus. He hitchhiked with his skis strapped to his back, slept on couches, and made good on the relationships that he forged as a young teenager turning screws for the Ski Market. This boy from Boston has seen it all, skied it all and now his written it down in Thirty Years in a White Haze: Dan Egan's Story of Worldwide Adventure and the Evolution of Extreme Skiing.
Julian Carr is one of those people with that calm, cool, and collected demeanor, seemingly all the time. And that's exactly how Julian wants himself to be when he's sending the world record cliff drops that he's made a career out of. But Julian's story isn't what you would expect. On the podcast, we talk about his roof jumping club as a 7-year-old, getting into skiing in 8th grade, sports, fraternities, picking the brains of skiing legends, gigantic cliffs, and so much more. It's another do not miss episode, and Rachael Burks asks the Inappropriate Questions Julian Carr Show Notes: 3:00: Random Julian things, Salt Lake City, gymnastics, and team sports 10:00: Skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, University of Utah, Sigma Chi, and slopestyle contests 20:0 0: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet. Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. 23:00: Skiing with some absolute legends, picking their brains, shooting photos, building a website, acting, starting Discrete, his crazy busy life, and blowing up his femur 34:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there. 37:00: Wolverine Cirque in the summer, the story behind his first big cliff, unlocking the code in front of Jamie Pierre 49:00: Warren Miller, Knee injury, crazy rehab, Billy Poole, US Nationals at Snowbird, and Air Jordan 75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Rachael Burks
Barclay Weyhrauch is from Alaska. He also worked for Warren Miller, got fired from Level 1, lives in Breck, rallied the troops to go to Illumination, and was throwing down at Spring Pass. Stay tuned for the recap edit. @TwoPlankerPod https://www.instagram.com/twoplankerpod/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg @barclay.weyhrauch https://www.instagram.com/barclay.weyhrauch/
Ted Ligety is one of the greatest US ski racers in history. He's won two Olympic gold medals and is a five-time world champion who's won 25 World Cup events. He's a legend, and in part 2 with Ted, we talk about Gold Medals, Tom Brady, FIS rule changes, Bode Miller, his Park City Parade, and a whole lot more. It's another do not miss episode. Ted Ligety Show Notes Part 2: 3:00: Calculator watches, GoPro mounts, ski tech, and traveling with gear 11:00: Torino Gold Medal, the late media tour, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and Shred Optics 21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet. Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. 24:30: Olympic Rule 40, Vancouver 2010, the mental game, Warren Miller, and exposure 40:00: High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there. 43:00: Going to Head skis, angry with the FIS rule change, total domination, and winning 3 Gold Medals at World Championships 55:00: His Park City Parade, Bode, the media-built rivalry, and Sochi 2014 63:00: Pyeong Chang 2016 and retirement 70:00: Inappropriate Questions
Chris Jerard is a mastermind when it comes to building things in the world of sliding on snow. A serial entrepreneur, Chris had a unique inspiration in high school that drove him to pursue his passions instead of opting for a safe law career. On the podcast, we talk about that inspiration, the beginnings of Freeskier Magazine, his perfectly timed pivot to digital, founding start-ups, and his current role as VP of Content Marketing at Outside. It's a peek behind the curtain of some of the most influential media properties in the business. Chris Jerard Show Notes: 3:00: Freeskier parties, growing up in New Hampshire, entrepreneur as a kid, what HS group he was in, his biggest influences early in life. 13:00: Taking a year off in a van, University of Colorado, Rock and Ice Magazine, and stalking magazines. 21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet. Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. 24:00: Freeskier Magazine, what is magazine life-like, Alaska, the hot tub photo shoot, and the K2 debacle. 34:00: Internet hate, Greg Hill and “The Curve of Time” Movie, and skiing in electric cars 43:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there JT Holmes (Episode 38:00: Who was Billy Poole, going on shoots uninvited 45:00: Chase Jarvis, the lightbulb goes off in his head, working with Travis Rice, sounding Inkwell and Roam 56:00: Selling to Outside, The Outerverse, NFT's, Warren Miller, and the focus today 75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Pat Crawford
Stanley Larsen was one of the original Hot Doggers. Known for his loose contest runs that earned him titles like Canadian National Champion, French Freestyle Champion, Swiss Aerial Champion, and European Champion, Stanley was so much more than a contest guy. Fifty years before the Nimbus Crew existed, Stanley Larsen was looked at as the first skier to look at the mountain like a blank canvas and make art with his skiing. And when his skiing was done, Stanley made art in Hollywood, directing Super Bowl commercials and more. On the podcast, we talk about his counterculture roots, Dick Barrymore, Warren Miller, The Marlboro Tour, the death of hotdog skiing, and more. These history lessons are important and not to be missed. Stanley Larsen Show Notes: 5:00: Saving lives, unbelievable Stanley skills, growing up in Seattle in the bike business. 10 :00: Getting into skiing through a church he never went inside, racing, counterculture Stanley, and he was going to be a pro skier 19:00: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar. Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better 21:00: Getting on the Allslop Tour, Sun Valley, Vail Gelande, Warren Miller, and Stanley's patented loose style, earning respect, and creating the IFSA 39:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there 41:30: Overnight success of freestyle, Scott Megrino's injury changes everything, keeping the TV contract, all his titles, and the Cervinia story 49:00: Marlboro Tour, going to Iran with Dick Bass and a Rockefeller to solve Utah's transportation problems, and being a celebrity 56:00: Assignment K2, the Clambin scene, the differences between Dick and Warren, transitioning to being behind the lens 80:00: Inappropriate Questions with Phil Sifferman
Cody and Jonathan discuss the state of Warren Miller films; Mikaela Shiffrin & Lebron James; Eddie Bauer dropping its entire team of professional athletes; the Most Canadian News; Mtn Town Advice; & more.TOPICS & TIMESPublic Service Announcement! (1:00)Snowpocalypse (4:00)Recycling Warren Miller? (12:40)Mikaela Shiffirin / LeBron James (21:07)The best named bill in history? (30:31) Eddie Bauer drops entire athlete team (34:46)Most Canadian News (49:49)Mountain Town Advice (53:44)What We're Reading & Watching (1:12:51)RELATED LINKS:Become a Blister + Spot MemberCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:CRAFTED Bikes & Big IdeasOff The CouchGEAR:30Happy Hour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Kristen Ulmer. Kristen is a high performance facilitator and fear/anxiety expert who draws from her tenure as the Hall of Fame most ‘fearless' woman extreme skier in the world for 12 years, from studying Zen for 15 years, and from facilitating over ten thousand clients on the subjects of fear, anxiety and achieving flow states.Kristen grew up in Henniker, New Hampshire skiing at Pat's Peak. Kristen loved skiing from a very young age, but did not get serious about skiing until age 16. Kristen went to college in Utah and starting skiing moguls. Although she had almost no formal ski training, she made the US Ski Team! She could not afford to stay on the US Ski Team, so she switched over to big mountain extreme skiing and filming in movies. Kristen tell us more about film skiing and the film skiing industry. Kristen has filmed 24 ski movies with producers like Warren Miller and Teton Gravity. Kristen was the one female skier in this very male dominated industry. Kristen tells us about her addiction to fear (her poor parents!) that came out of her ski experiences.An experience at Burning Man (an arts festival in the desert), inspired Kristen to quit her ski media career. She started a mindset only ski camp led by a zen master (who she then studied with for 15 years). There is a camp session coming up at the end of March in Alta, Utah. Kristen's book, The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead is a great place to start navigating your own relationship with fears (not conquering them!). The magic comes from the belief that we are not trying to avoid fear, but instead change our relationship with fear.Keep up with the Latest from KristenWebsite: https://kristenulmer.comArt of Fear Ski CampTed Talk: https://youtu.be/MLDeef-YolYInstagram: https://instagram.com/kristen.ulmerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ulmer.kristen/Please Help Support our Podcast:We have a full list of great ski books for kids!Check out the Ski Pack at www.puremountainfun.com and use code SKIMOMS2023 for 20% off your orderJoin the Ski Moms Fun Community!Follow us on Apple Podcasts and please rate and share with a friend!Join the Ski Moms Fun Community! Follow us on Instagram @skimomsfunCheck out the Ski Moms Fun Store at www.skimomsfun.comContact us sarah@skimomsfun.com
For almost three-quarters of a century, the start of ski and snowboard season was marked by the Warren Miller Film Tour that fall. The narrated films, shown around the country and world, have documented the evolution of skiing and the rise of snowboarding across multiple generations. But for the first time, a new Warren Miller Film won't actually be filmed this year. On this episode, Missoulian newspaper reporter Joshua Murdock, who writes about outdoor recreation and is himself an avid backcountry and resort skier shares the down low on this news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Can you believe there will be no new Warren Miller film this year? Does it even really matter at this point? Do ski movies matter? Let's talk about it and figure it out.
Sarah Clemensen is originally from Mendon, UT, a small town in Cache Valley near Logan, UT. She grew up always having cross-country skis around her house and was encouraged by her parents to get out and explore in the snow. Her first experience with making a Telemark turn was in high school, but it wasn't until after she stopped playing collegiate sports & moved back to UT in the mid-90s that she jumped into making drop knee turns full-time. During the late 1990s she would be exposed to Telemark racing as well as the burgeoning Telemark Freeski scene. After spending a short time on the US National Telemark Race Team, she shifted focus over to Telemark Freeski competitions exclusively with great success. That's where she caught the eye of Josh “Bones” Murphy who asked her to film for his third installment of the Unparalleled Telemark movie series: Unparalleled 3: Soul Slide. Her career skyrocketed quickly from there, locking down contracts with Nike ACG, Rossignol Telemark, & others. She continued with more podium finishes in the Telemark big mountain competitions as well as landing on the big screen of Warren Miller's 54TH movie, JOURNEY in 2003. She's one of my great friends in Telemark and an amazing freeheel skier. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop How You Can Support Us: Shop Telemark at FREEHEELLIFE.COM Subscribe & Become a Supporter of TelemarkSkier.com for articles, gear reviews, & more! Email Podcast@freeheellife.com
Lead Guide, Lindsay Andersen, is the first guest of a three part conversation series with the some of the important people who are in charge of giving you a next level experience when visiting a CMH Lodge for a Heli Skiing Trip. In this case, the Bobbie Burns Lodge. Even as a teenager Lindsay knew she wanted to be a guide, often skipping school to go skiing. She started her career ski patrolling at Lake Louise around the same time she was entering local freeride comps. She was even featured in the Warren Miller film, "Wintervention". On her days off, she'll tell you she loves nothing more than going for a good ski tour. We talk about her 20 year career at CMHI'll tell you, if you get Lindsay as a guide on a trip, you're going to have a good time. #LISTENTOSKIING Our Awesome Partners: CMH Heli Skiing and Sumnmer Adventures, Peak Performance, Fat Tire RMU Mtn Culture Kicking Horse Mountain Resort / Tourism Golden Everything Happening in the LPP is right here: https://linktr.ee/LowPressurePodcast
The Pursuit – E89 – Skiing is Fun w/ @Madisonnrose Madison Rose Ostergren has quickly become a household name, from personal projects like Fuel, to Warren Miller's Daymaker you can find her smiling ear to ear and absolutely arc'ing turns. She brings light into every room she enters and has [...] The post The Pursuit – E89 – Skiing is Fun w/ @Madisonnrose appeared first on Out Of Collective.
So Bianca and I decided to go see the new Warren Miller Film "Daymaker" and this is our review of the film. It was showing at the Martha's Vineyard Film Center which is a ferry ride away for us. The film was absolutely epic as always and we both really loved this movie. Bianca is now excieted to try skiing this winter and I am pumped for another ski season. For those interested I have Loon Mountain, Sunday River and Sugarloaf season passes and will be on those slopes this year. Hope to see you all out there! Let's all have a fun and safe winter! Now all we need is SNOW!!! Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/uncensoredcinefiles
Connery Lundin's ski career should be as prolific as he's manufactured it to be. This is a kid from Oakland who was so burnt out on ski racing that he decided at 18 that he would never ski. That all changed with the right roommates, who got Connery back into skiing on his terms…and once Connery fell back in love with the sport, he went all in on becoming a pro skier. But, to make things harder for himself, he didn't do much to promote himself off snow…. but that didn't matter, and it all worked out. Connery graduated to his day job of filming with Warren Miller and MSP, and we talk about it all…. Connery Lundin Show Notes: 5:30: Random acts of kindness, Oakland, skiing every weekend, JT Holmes, and ski racing 15:00: Product of Olympic Valley, moving to Tahoe with his mom and going to Sugar Bowl Academy, money, influential skiers, and being competitive 22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better 25:00: Bringing twin tips on trips, race results, when he realizes he's not going to make it, quitting skiing, University of Colorado and Tony Siebert 32:00: His first Free Skiing Word Tour event, more contests here and there, and going all in on the pro skier thing 36:00: Moving to Jackson Hole, Powder days at Palisades, Powder Days in Jackson, and networking 41:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better 43:00: Winning the 2015 Free Skiing World Tour, JT the mentor, filming, it's who you know, and the momentum is building 50:00: Injury, does it set his career back, Warren Miller trips, what's next and 55:00: Inappropriate Questions with JT Holmes
Grete Eliassen (@grete.ski) is a Red Bull sponsored professional skier, 6x Winter X Games Medalist, and world record holding half pipe and free skier. She started out as a national team ski racer from Norway, winning the GS in the World Junior Championships, before pursuing her free skiing passion. She won multiple US Opens, Dew Tour events, and has appeared in numerous Warren Miller ski films. In 2006 and 2007 she won X Games gold medals in the half pipe. She also served as the President of the Women's Sports Foundation for two years before resuming her professional skiing career. Check out her podcast "What's Your Line with Grete" for some amazing interviews. In our discussion today we discuss how Grete balances courage and fear when attempting difficult tricks, jumps and dangerous ski descents, where confidence comes from, how to find your passion, and so much more. Get inside he mind of a world class athlete. This week's podcast is brought to you by our friends at Sprocket Sports. Sprocket Sports is a new software platform for youth sports clubs. There are a lot of these systems out there, but Sprocket provides the full enchilada. They give you all the cool front-end stuff to make your club look good– like websites and marketing tools – AND all the back-end transactions and services to run your business better so you can focus on what really matters – your players and your teams. Sprocket is built for those clubs looking to thrive, not just survive, in the competitive world of youth sports clubs. So if you've been looking for a true business partner – not just another app – check them out today at https://sprocketsports.me/CTG. Become a Podcast Champion! This weeks podcast is also sponsored by our Patreon Podcast Champions. Help Support the Podcast and get FREE access to our most popular online courses, a $300 value. If you love the podcast, we would love for you to become a Podcast Champion, (https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions) for as little as a cup of coffee per month (OK, its a Venti Mocha), to help us up the ante and provide even better interviews, better sound, and an overall enhanced experience. Plus, as a $10 per month Podcast Super-Champion, you will have access to never before released and bonus material, including: Downloadable transcripts of our best podcasts, so you don't have to crash your car trying to take notes! A code to get free access to our online course called “Coaching Mastery,” usually a $97 course, plus four other courses worth over $100, all yours for free for becoming a patron. Other special bonus opportunities that come up time to time Access to an online community of coaches like you who are dedicated listeners of the podcast, and will be able to answer your questions and share their coaching experiences. Thank you for all your support these past four years, and a special big thank you to all of you who become part of our inner circle, our patrons, who will enable us to take our podcast to the next level. https://www.patreon.com/wayofchampions
Today we have our first hall of famer on the podcast, and it is with great pleasure that I introduce Dan Egan, member of the Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, extreme athlete, filmmaker, soccer coach, and all around connector. In our conversation, we talk about the development of extreme sports, what it is like to jump out of a helicopter on skis, and off of the Berlin wall on skis, and how skiing has helped Dan interface with the world and people. We also discuss Dans' experience working with and learning from Warren Miller, his recent book 30 Years in a White Haze, and talk skiing and outdoor style, from duct tape to Alps and Meters. In this episode we really find our way about the entire slope, and talk with Dan about our place in nature and different ways to experience the natural world.Don't forget to check out his book 30 Years in a White Haze, and his work on the Designed By Tradition podcast.
Dan Egan is a man who Powder Magazine named one of the most influential skiers of our time. He was instrumental in making extreme skiing what it is today, and is known for skiing the most remote, inhospitable regions of the world. He's seen death and despair. But also great triumph and new heights. He is appeared in multiple Warren Miller ski films as well as on the discovery channel, ESPN Fox Sports and in countless magazines, books and videos. Along with his equally famous brother he has skied around the world, recorded more than 51st descents, jumped off cliffs, the heights of 12 story buildings and defied death multiple times, sometimes barely. He's also a businessman, motivational speaker, consultant, media expert, writer, journalist and producer. As a writer he wrote or co-wrote three books. All Terrain Skiing: Body Mechanics and Balance From Powder to Ice. Courage to Persevere: The Triumph Over Tragedy of Bill Fallon, and 30 Years in a White Haze. As a journalist, he covered three Olympics and is a three time NESJA Harold Hirsch award winner for excellence in journalism. As a producer, he was awarded a Telly award in 1991 and is a three time new England Emmy award nominee for his TV series, Wild World of Winter. An avid sailor as well, our guest has also produced video for the US Sailing Team at two sailing World Championships and his media company represented Sperry shoes during the 35th America's cup in Bermuda. He's also worked with other well-known companies on marketing and branding, including North Face, Suzuki, Sprint and Coors. He is a member of the Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. More on Dan at https://dan-egan.com/skier/
Tyler Ray is the Principal of Backyard Concept, the umbrella organization for Frontyard Law, Granite Backcountry Alliance, and Granite Outdoor Alliance – all focused on supporting outdoor recreation and helping to promote and advocate for the economic benefits of the industry. He escaped the traditional world of practicing law to live and work where he also wants to play in the outdoors. Offline Tyler mentioned his love for the Ferris Bueller quote “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” And we think after listening to our conversation, you'll agree that Tyler would make Ferris proud; he really is living his dream. Where you can find Backyard Concept:- Website: https://www.backyardconcept.org- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backyardconcept/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardconcept- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/backyardconcept/- Frontyard Law: https://www.frontyardlaw.com- Granite Backcountry Alliance: https://granitebackcountryalliance.org- Granite Outdoor Alliance: https://www.graniteoutdooralliance.orgMentions from the show:- Mark Synnott: https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us/about-us/athletes/mark-synnott- Warren Miller, "If you don't do it this year, you will be one year older when you do:" https://warrenmiller.comStay in touch with People, Place, & Purpose on Instagram and stay tuned for a new episode every Monday!
As part of our Season III relaunch this week, we are revisiting a few of our favorite episodes that grapple with big life themes, break down the components of change, and dive into strategies that are relevant and applicable to you today.This is the story of an athletic prodigy. It's also the story of how setbacks become catalysts for change, how determination fuels a dream, and how a drive for adventure can evolve. And it is a story of risk-taking, mountain life, and personal reflection that characterize what it takes to ski and fly in the backcountry. For pro-skier Caite Zeliff, the derailing of her career as a ski racer was an opportunity to reconnect with herself and become the athlete she was always meant to be. At 12, Caite Zeliff started a ski racing career that brought her all over the world. She ascended, she earned a scholarship to a boarding school, she won titles, she received an invitation to the US Ski Team – and she also was rejected, blew out her knee, and burned out – all by age 20. When the U.S. Ski Team invitation didn't come, and she blew out her knee while racing for the University of New Hampshire, she left college and headed westward in search of big mountains and powder. It was in Jackson Hole, WY, where Caite found her true calling – freeskiing.This risk-taking mentality has built her a career as a professional freeskier. Beyond winning Jackson Hole's Kings and Queens of Corbet's twice, Caite has starred in films like Warren Miller's Timeless (2019) and Teton Gravity Research's Make Believe (2020), and Stoke the Fire (2021). Topics Include:- Caite's journey from ski racer to professional freeskier- Viewing “failure” as an opportunity- Wrestling with an inner obsession for achievement- Shifting focus from the outcome to the process- Processing childhood- Taking risks and stepping out of comfort zones- Finding your voice as a female in a male-dominated industry- The transformational power of women supporting women- Learning to fly and a shifted mindset- And other topics...Resources Mentioned:Caite's Website: https://www.caitezeliff.comCaite's IG: @caitezeliffTimeless, Warren Miller (2019): https://warrenmiller.com/film-archive/timeless-2019Make Believe, Teton Gravity Research (2020): https://www.tetongravity.com/films/make-believeStoke the Fire, Teton Gravity Research (2021): https://www.tetongravity.com/films/stoke-the-fire Powder Magazine: https://www.powder.com/stories/pro-deal-caite-zeliff/Freeskier Magazine: https://freeskier.com/stories/jackson-royaltyStay Connected:Signup for AIR BORN, our monthly newsletter! A letter from Sylvia will show up in your inbox, with links to her latest conversations and insights.Website: https://www.whenwomenfly.com/Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest: @whenwomenflyWrite to us at: hello@whenwomenfly.com
To support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Starting in June, paid subscribers will receive podcasts three days before free subscribers.WhoJackson Hogen, Editor of Realskiers.com, author of Snowbird Secrets, and long-time industry jack of all trades: ski designer, binding and boot product manager, freestyle competitor, retail salesman, risk management lecturer, ski instructor, marketing director, resort feature writer, OLN and RSN television host, extreme camp ski coach, Desperate Measures co-creator, four-time Warren Miller screenwriter, and research and development chief.Recorded onMay 9, 2022Why I interviewed himA long time ago, ski writers used to write about ski instruction. They were quite good at it. A couple years back, I recounted the value of these dispatches to me as a novice skier in the 1990s:I met skiing like a lawnchair meets a tornado, flung and cartwheeled and disoriented and smashed to pieces. I was 14 with the coordination and dexterity of a lamppost. The mountain was merciless in its certainty of what to do with me. It hurt.I tried again and was met like an invader at the Temple of Doom, each run a stone-rope-and-pulley puzzle I could not solve – a puzzle that invariably ended with me smashed beneath a rock.When two years later I tried a third time I had grown into my body and could without turning or otherwise controlling myself descend the modest hill on most runs intact. The following Christmas I asked for skis and got them and the fabulous snowy north unrolled with purpose and mission before me.Now I just had to learn how to ski.This was a bigger problem than it sounds like. No one in my family skied. None of my friends knew how to ski either – at least not well enough to show me how to do it. Lessons were not happening. If you think a 17-year-old who makes $4.50 an hour bagging groceries is going to spend the equivalent of a week’s pay on what is essentially school on snow when school is not in session, then you have either never met a 17-year-old or have never been one. As it was, I could barely afford the lift tickets and gas to get me to the hill.What I could afford was ski magazines. And ski magazines in the nineties were glorious things, hundreds of pages long and stacked with movie reviews and resort news and adrenaline-laced 14-page feature stories.And there was ski instruction. Pages and pages of it in nearly every issue.This seems arcane now. Why not just watch a video? But this was the mid-nineties. There was no YouTube. Hell, there was barely an internet, and only the computer-savviest among us had the remotest idea how to access it.My first ski magazine was the December 1994 issue of Skiing. It cost $2.50 and it looked like this:The volume of ski instruction in just this one issue is staggering. A nearly-5,000 word piece by venerable ski writer Lito Tejada-Flores anchored a 19-page (!) spread on the art and importance of balance, which was in turn prefaced by a separate front-of-the-mag editorial outlining the whole package. An additional eight pages of ski instruction tiered from solid-green beginner to expert complemented this. And all this in an issue that also included a 13-page high-energy feature on roaming interior BC and 10-page write-ups of Squaw Valley and Whiteface.Each month I bought Skiing, and most months I also bought Ski and Snow Country. I also bought Powder but even then Powder could not be bothered with ski instruction. The instruction wasn’t the first thing I read but I always read it and I usually read it many times.This was a process. Ski instruction articles are often dense and deliberate and usually anchored to numbered photographs or drawings demonstrating movements and technique. Think of it as drill instruction in extreme slow motion. It wasn’t all useful but what was useful became essential.I doubt anyone knows how to write about ski instruction with this kind of clarity and detail anymore, just like no one knows how to build a covered wagon anymore – it is a lost art because it is now an unnecessary one.But this is how I learned how to ski. And because this is how I learned and because I re-read each of the pieces that resonated with me so many times, this written instruction formed the indelible framework around which I still think about skiing.Read the rest:I would like to retract one part of the above essay: “it is a lost art because it is now an unnecessary one.” Re-reading the articles referenced in the piece above, I admire the clarity with which each of these writers dissected the process of skiing trees or bumps or steeps. There is no equivalent, that I am aware of, in the realm of instructional ski videos. And there is a simple reason why: videos can show you what you should be doing, but the visual hegemony makes their creators overlook something even more important: what you should be feeling, and how you should be reacting as you feel those things.There is at least one remaining master of this craft: Jackson Hogen. He understands how to talk about aspects of skiing other than the fact that it’s rad. Snowbird Secrets is a written masterclass for the wannabee expert, the one who’s maybe dropped into the double blacks laced off the Cirque Traverse and survived to the bottom, but knows it wasn’t their best work. Examples:From Chapter 4 – On Anticipation:Your upper body stays ahead of the activities going on underfoot, as though your head and shoulders were in a time machine that is forever stuck on transporting you a few milliseconds into the future. As mental anticipation morphs into the events that both end it and redeem it, physical anticipation allows for the happy confluence between the two states. Anticipation feels like a form of time travel for if you do it well, it shifts you into the future. You take care of business before it happens.Chapter 5 – On Being Early:The single biggest differentiator between the advanced skier and the true expert is the latter’s ability to get to the next turn early. There are several components to being early, each of which moves in concert with the others. The upper body must continue its constant projection down the hill and into the turn, the existential lean of faith that is a prerequisite for performance skiing. The uphill hand cues a shift in weight to the ski below it by reaching for the fall line. And the uphill ski begins to tilt on edge early, at the top of the arc, supporting your hurtling mass as it navigates gravity’s stream.Chapter 12 – On Hands and Feet:Every element that makes up the entirety of the skier is linked to every other, but nowhere is the bond greater than between hands and feet. The primal importance of hand position is never more evident than when your feet fail you. …Even when you’re not about to eat it, your hands tell the rest of your body what to do while your feet are busy making turns. Your torso is attuned to your hands’ bossy attitude; it will always try to follow their lead. So keep them forward, point them where you want to go and don’t get lazy with the uphill hand. Generations of skiers have been taught to plant the pole on the inside of the turn, so that hand often is extended, as if in greeting, to the fall line, while the uphill hand takes a nap somewhere alongside the thigh. Until you are a skier of world-class capabilities, you cannot afford sleep hands. The uphill hand that you’ve left in a mini-coma will be called upon in a trice to reach again downhill; it should be in an on-call position, not on sabbatical. It should be carried no lower than it would be if you were about to draw a sidearm from a holster. You’re engaged in an athletic endeavor, so try to look like it.You can tell how good someone is at writing about skiing by how self-conscious you feel as you read it. I’ll admit I clicked over to photos of myself skiing more than a few times as I made my way through Snowbird Secrets (I’d also recommend having the Snowbird trailmap handy). Great ski books are as rare as a Mountain Creek powder day. But great books on ski instruction are less common still, and this one’s worth your time:Instructional writing is not the point, however, of the Real Skiers website. It is, primarily, a gear-review and recommendation site. But there is no intelligent way to discuss ski gear without a foundational understanding of how to ski. It would be like trying to play hockey without understanding how to skate. The site, like Hogen’s knowledge, is voluminous, layered, cut with a direct and relentless wit. And it’s a tremendous resource in the online desert of ski media. As Hogen says in the interview, “I’d tell you that there are other places you could go to get the same information, but there isn’t.”What we talked aboutThis year in skiing; Mt. Rose; replacing the Snowbird trams; learning to ski at Bromley in the ‘50s; the evolution of sanctioned in-bounds air at ski areas; air as a natural part of good skiing; opening year at Copper Mountain; the life of a product sales rep; the early days of Snow Country magazine with industry legend John Fry; making bindings interesting; the novelty and courage of honest ski reviews; today’s “consequence-free environment for total b******t” in ski media; “there is no more complicated piece of footwear designed by man” than a ski boot; don’t ever ever ever buy ski boots online; the art of boot-fitting; the importance of custom footbeds to ski boots; how to keep warm in ski boots; how to pick skis; whether you should demo skis; the difference between skiing and ski testing; whether you should build a quiver; make friends at the ski shop; picking a binding; why you should avoid backcountry or hybrid bindings; thoughts on setting DIN; “nobody should take anything from the highest levels of the race world and applying it to alpine, regular skiing”; recounting every mistake that prefaced my spectacular leg break at Black Mountain of Maine in February; the problems created by grip-walk boot soles; how often we should be waxing and tuning our skis; the lifespan of skis and boots and how they break down over time; the importance of being present while skiing; ask for the mountain’s permission; Hogen’s incredible book, Snowbird Secrets; the writer’s trance; what makes Snowbird special and whether it has any equals; the mountain has already won; thoughts on Taos; the influence of population growth and the Ikon Pass on Little Cottonwood Canyon; the easiest path down the hill is a straight line; how to use your hands and feet while skiing; and the benefits of a Real Skiers subscription. Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewNot to be too self-referential, but I’ll again quote myself here. Specifically, my February post recounting the gear failure at Black Mountain of Maine that led to my three-months-and-counting couch sentence:On my final run of the season we swung skier’s right off the lift, seeking shade, tracked-out snow for easier turns. We found them in Crooked glade. Emerged on black-diamond Penobscot. Ungroomed. Snow heavy in the sunshine. A little sticky. As though someone had caulked the hillside. Try this or more glades? Let’s try this. It was my 13th run of the day. My 460th of the season. It was 1:22 p.m. I let my skis run. Gained speed. Initiated turns. I was leaning into a right turn at 18.9 miles per hour when I lost it.I don’t really know what happened. How I lost control. I know what didn’t happen: the binding on my left ski – 12-year-old Rossies I’d bought on spring clearance at Killington – did not release. Amazing pain in my leg. My body folded over backwards, bounced off the snow. A rattling through the shoulder where I’d had rotator cuff surgery last summer. I spun, self-arrested. Came to a stop on a steep section of trail, laying on my left side, my leg pinned into bent-knee position.I screamed. The pain. I could not get the ski off. I screamed again. Removed my helmet. Let it drop. It spun down the hill. Adrenaline kicked in. A skier appeared. He helped me take my ski off. DIN only at 8.5 but the binding was frozen. Finally it released. I tried to straighten my leg. Couldn’t. I assumed it was my knee. Isn’t it always a knee? More skiers arrived. Are you OK? No, I’m in a lot of pain. They left to get help. Patrol arrived with snowmobiles and sleds and bags of supplies. Michael came walking back up the hill.Everything after, rapid but in slow-motion. Does that make sense? Gingerly onto the sled, then the stretcher, then the Patrol-shack table. EMTs waiting. Amazing drugs incoming. Off, with scissors, my ski pants. Removing the boot, pain distilled. Not your knee – your leg. Broken bones. Did not penetrate the skin. Into the ambulance. Rumford Hospital: X-rays and more pain meds mainlined. A bed in the hallway. From the next room a woman, emphatic, that she don’t need no Covid vaccine in her body. All night there. The staff amazing. I would need surgery but there were no surgeons available until the next day. A room opened and they wheeled me in. In a druggy haze they splinted my leg. A train of drunks and incoherents as the bars emptied out. Sleep impossible.Here’s what I didn’t include in that essay: the moment, last August or September, when I’d dropped my skis for a tune at Pedigree Ski Shop in White Plains. “We just need your boots for a binding check,” the clerk had told me. Said boots, stowed at that moment in my closet in Brooklyn, were unavailable, forgotten in my hastening to beat rush-hour traffic. “I’ll bring them when I come back to pick up my skis,” I said. I didn’t. I hadn’t planned on skiing on those Rossies. But at some point in the season, I blew an edge on my Blizzards, couldn’t find a replacement pair, reached in my roof box and there were those old skis.So I’ve had a lot of time to think about that decision chain and how careless I’d been with my own safety, and how to reset my approach so I minimize the chances of a repeat. After nearly three decades of skiing without a major injury (and just two minor ones), I’d gotten arrogant and careless. I’d like this ski season to be the last one that ever ends early. But what else could I do besides remember my boots next time?I’ve been reading Hogen’s site for a few years now. I hadn’t been in explicit need of gear prior to blowing that edge, but he’s an entertaining writer and I enjoyed the regular emails. I figured he was the best-positioned thinker to guide me (and hopefully all of us), into better gear choices and maintenance over the next several years.There was one more thing, one that transcends the empirical realms in which I normally dwell: the notion of mountain as entity. From Snowbird Secrets Chapter 3, On Vibrations:… Hidden Peak is riddled with quartz. Quartz is a crystalline structure, and no ordinary crystal at that. Like all crystals, it not only responds to vibrations, it emits them. Quartz has piezoelectric properties that allow it to store electromagnetic energy and to conduct it. This mountain pulls a pulse from your energy stream and sends it back with interest, but it also skims off a transaction that it stores in its gargantuan energy vault.“So what does the mountain do with all this energy?” Jackson asks, before answering his own question:As it turns out, everyone has a story for how they came to discover Snowbird, but no one knows the reason. Some have the vanity to think they picked the place, but the wisest know the place picked them. This is the secret that Snowbird has slipped into our subconscious; deep down, we know we were summoned here.I’m skeptical but interested. Snowbird is special. No one who has skied there can doubt that. It is different. Incomparable. It is one of the few places where I ever feel genuinely scared on skis. But also reverential, awed, a little miffed and disbelieving the whole time I’m skiing. It’s something else. And I’ve never really been able to figure out why, other than the 600 inches of snow and relentless terrain and location within bowling lane distance of a major airport.Whether or not you’re willing to consider this anthropomorphization of the ski area, Hogen’s call to humility in its presence is inarguable. From Chapter 19, On Gratitude and Asking Permission:Everyone can learn humility before the mountain. Nowhere is this more important than at Snowbird, where if you don’t approach the mountain with the appropriate measure of humility, the mountain will be more than happy to supply some.My final run of the season was on an open trail, ungroomed buy modestly pitched. I was tired, my turns lazy. I wasn’t really paying attention. I wasn’t respecting the mountain. And while that mountain was quite a different thing from Snowbird, it had no issue reminding me that my carelessness was a mistake.Questions I wish I’d askedDespite the fact that this was one of the longest podcasts I’ve ever recorded, we didn’t get to half the questions I’d prepared. I wanted to discuss the devolution of ski shop culture in the maw of the internet, the decline of the industry trade show, the unconstructive nature of a competitive mindset to recreational skiing, the history of Real Skiers, the evolution of ski and boot technology over the past several decades, and how fortunate we are to be alive during this singular epoch in which we can reach the hazardous summits of our most forbidding mountains with a 10-minute lift ride. Hogen also made several interesting comments that would have been worthy of follow-up, from his nomination of Greg Stump to the National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame to what he sees as the decline of certain professional ski organization’s institutional integrity. I’ll save it all for next time.What I got wrongI referred to the boot-fitter I’d used in Hunter as “Keith from Sun and Snow Sports.” The boot-fitter’s name is Keith Holmquist, but the name of the shop is, in fact, The Pro Ski and Ride.Sun and Snow Sports is the name of the ski shop I frequented when I lived in Ann Arbor. You can visit their site here.Why you should follow Real SkiersI will admit that I am very bad at winnowing the best gear from the multitudes. I get overwhelmed by choice. This is one reason I don’t buy gear too often: if what I have works, then why change? And it’s why I know enough to use a boot fitter when I do finally decide an upgrade is in order.But maybe what I have – and what you have – doesn’t “work” so much as function. And that’s not the same thing as functioning optimally. Most of us could probably make better choices. And to do that, we need information. Good information. It may seem that the fecundity of the internet precludes the imperative to seek out the hyper-specialized knowledge of a professional. But the vast majority of ski and boot advice is garbage, as Hogen fearlessly reminds us. From a recent Real Skiers post:My methods for capturing skier feedback may not be succeeding to the degree I would like, but at least I’m trying. Most arms of mainstream media that choose to pose as ski experts no longer possess even a patina of credibility. To name two particularly odious examples of advertising posing as editorial, Men’s Journal published a top-10 “Most Versatile Skis of 2022” that was wall-to-wall b******t, assembled purely to incite a direct sale from the supplier. Whatever quality might be shared by their ten selections, “versatility” isn’t even a remote possibility. I could vilify each selection for its exceptional inappropriateness, but instead I’ll just mention that the “writer” admitted that their tenth selection hadn’t even been skied by whatever panel of nitwits they assembled to manufacture this fraud.The second slice of inanity that deserves your contempt is a ruse by Popular Mechanics titled, The 8 Best Ski Boots for Shredding Any Slope. Despite a long prelude about boot selection and how they “tested,” intended to establish a tone of credibility, when they finally got around to picking boots, the editors responsible for this transparent hoax cobbled together an incoherent jumble with but one goal: based on their nothing-burger of a review, the reader is expected to buy his or her boots online, preferably on Amazon. It’s hard to think of a worse disservice to the ski-boot buying public than this inane exercise.At least that’s what I thought until I was invited to peruse The Ski Girl. I can’t say how desperately incompetent all the advice dispensed on this site is, but I can assure you the people assigned to write about skis are the opposite of experts. I’ll let this one example stand as indictment of the whole shebang: someone so well-known she goes simply by the moniker “Christine,” selected as the best ski for an intermediate (woman, one presumes) none other than the ultra-wide Blizzard Rustler 11. It would be hard to make a completely random choice and do worse. There is NOTHING about this model that is right for an intermediate. Period. It’s not merely wrong, it’s dangerous, for reasons that I’m certain would elude “Christine.” On top of it all, she has the witless gall to add, “Every ski review here comes recommended, so you really can’t go wrong.” This is emblematic of everything that’s wrong about what remains of ski journalism. A gross incompetent merrily goes about dispensing advice unblushingly, so the site can collect a commission on a direct sale THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.Please note that The Ski Girl hasn’t taken down its moronic buying suggestions, suggesting a smug certainty that there will be no serious consequences for its gross negligence. Such is ski journalism today. That sort of raw honesty, that anti-stoke, that unapologetic calling out of b******t, is so rare in today’s ski media that I can’t even conjure another instance of it in the past 12 months. Skiing needs more of this, more blunt and informed voices. At least there’s one. Get in on it here by subscribing to the Real Skiers newsletter (as with The Storm, there are free and paid tiers):The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 53/100 in 2022. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer. You can also email skiing@substack.com. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe
Celinda Lake, President of Lake Research, has been a leading Democratic researcher and strategist for 30+ years. In this conversation she talks her Montana roots, her path to polling, working for groundbreaking women like Geraldine Ferraro, Carol Mosley Braun, and Nancy Pelosi, working on Biden 2020, and lessons & insights from four decades working to elect Democrats and advance progressive goals. IN THIS EPISODE…Celinda talks growing up on a ranch in Montana…The progressive tradition in Montana…The Vietnam War influences Celinda's politics…Celinda's theory on why Montana produces so much political talent…Celinda moves from the academic world to the campaign world…Celinda tells the story of one of her heroes, the first woman pollster in politics…The first races on which Celinda cut her teeth as a political pollster…Celinda remembers lessons learned from heading up focus groups for Clinton-Gore '92…The origins and rise of Lake Research…The story of turning down a US Senator who wanted to work with Lake Research…How Celinda thinks of issue messaging…Celinda talks the challenges women candidates face…Celinda's memories of working with trailblazers Geraldine Ferraro, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Mosley Braun, and Nancy Pelosi…Celinda polls for AOC during her 2018 upset…What Celinda knows about Joe Biden that might not be common knowledge…Celinda's take on what makes a good pollster…Celinda's strangest work habit…AND….22 rifles, Spence Abraham, John Anzalone, Jerry Austin, David Axelrod, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Matt Barreto, Max Baucus, Jill Biden, Valerie Biden, Heather Booth, blueberry muffins, Ron Brown, James Carville, the cat's meow, Hillary Clinton, Copper Kings, country schools, Joe Crowley, Mike Donilon, EEOC lawyers, Emerge, EMILYs List, fitbits, Kathleen Frankovic, Anderson Gardner, gatekeeping, Geoff Garin, Geneva, the gender gap, Ed Goeas, Mandy Grunwald, Stan Greenberg, Bill Hamilton, Kamala Harris, Gary Hart, Peter Hart, Harrison Hickman, Higher Heights, Italian city-states, Justice Democrats, George Lakoff, Joe Lamson, Ed Lazarus, Silas Lee, Ann Lewis, looking for patterns, Mike Lux, Dotty Lynch, mainframes, Nelson Mandela, Mike Mansfield, Mark Mellman, Jim Messina, Lee Metcalf, Warren Miller, Barbara Mikulski, Walter Mondale, Motown, new voices, Northern Plains Resource Council, Kathleen O'Reilly, Ross Perot, John Podesta, Lana Pollack, Bob Putnam, the race-class narrative, ranked-choice voting, Jeanette Rankin, Ready to Run, Ronald Reagan, red state sensibilities, Nelson Rockefeller, Steve Rosenthal, Anat Shenker-Osorio, Smith College, Alysia Snell, social proof, Social Security cards, Doug Sosnik, Debbie Stabenow, Gail Stoltz, student deferments, Phil Tawney, Jon Tester, two for one, University of Michigan, Kathy van Hook, Women's Campaign Fund, The Women's Lobby, Pat Williams, & more!
Connery Lundin - Naked on Cover of Powder Magazine, Freeskiing World Tour Champ, MSP & Warren Miller Ski Movie Star Episode #40 Brought to you by Ikon Pass & Valle Nevado, Chile My guest today is Connery Lundin: Connery is fully naked on the cover the 2nd to last ever Powder Magazine cover He was the overall champion of the Freeskiing World Tour in 2015 Connery has been in 7 ski movies including Warren Miller - "Winter Starts Now" (2021) Matchstick Productions - "Huck Yeah!" (2020) Warren Miller - “Timeless" (2019) Matchstick Productions - “Drop Everything” (2017) Matchstick Productions - “Ruin and Rose” (2016) Powder Magazine - “Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks” (2016) Connery grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, went to Colllege at the University of California at Boulder, was raised on Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe, is addicted to Jackson Hole, is a summertime cliff diving genius, and is one of the smoothest freeskiers on Earth. This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride. This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com. This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile: Valle Nevado, Chile's premier ski resort located 90 minutes from Santiago with the largest skiable domain in South America and world-class heli-skiing deep in the Andes Mountains. Valle Nevado celebrates 34 years of offering North Americans summer skiing from June to September. Spectacular Andean views, empty slopes, no lift lines, and delicious cuisine paired with Chile's famous wine are all the hallmarks of a Valle Nevado vacation. Valle Nevado is a member of Ikon and Mountain Collective and offers all-inclusive packages for every price point. It's no wonder so many international ski teams and pro skiers and snowboarders call Valle Nevado home every summer. Live the Endless Winter! And don't let your skis get lonely. Ski and ride the magical Andes this summer at Valle Nevado starting June 17. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #40 - Connery Lundin - Naked on Cover of Powder Magazine, Freeskiing World Tour Champ, MSP & Warren Miller Ski Movie Star Recorded on April 1, 2022, in the Valdez, AK (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Connery Lundin). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark
Jonny Moseley - Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality Episode #39 Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile & Ikon Pass My guest today is Jonny Moseley: Jonny Grew up skiing at Squaw Valley/Palisades Tahoe, CA He made the US Ski Team at 18 years old in 1993 Jonny Won the Olympic gold medal in moguls in 1998 with the 360º mute grab that hugely changed skiing He won a silver medal at the 1999 X Games in big air, making him the first skier to win medals at both an Olympics and X Games Jonny won 2000 U.S. Freeskiing Open slopestyle At his second Olympics in Salt Lake in 2002, he earned a fourth-place finish in the moguls competition and gained notoriety for performing his signature move, the Dinner Roll, a 720-degree off-axis spin that did not have a high point value at the time but was influential in pioneering the sport Jonny Won 15 World Cup events during his career and 4 overall titles He's in the US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Rolling Stone added Jonny to their Sports Hall of Fame In 2007 he was inducted into the US National Ski Hall of Fame Jonny Took over the voiceovers in the legendary Warren Miller movies Jonny is also a major television personality who has hosted MTV's Real World and Road Rules, he's announced at least 3 Olympics with NBC, he's announced many World Cup events with NBC, he's hosted Saturday Night Live, he's hosted American Ninja Warrior, and much more This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile: Valle Nevado, Chile's premier ski resort located 90 minutes from Santiago with the largest skiable domain in South America and world-class heli-skiing deep in the Andes Mountains. Valle Nevado celebrates 34 years of offering North Americans summer skiing from June to September. Spectacular Andean views, empty slopes, no lift lines, and delicious cuisine paired with Chile's famous wine are all the hallmarks of a Valle Nevado vacation. Valle Nevado is a member of Ikon and Mountain Collective and offers all-inclusive packages for every price point. It's no wonder so many international ski teams and pro skiers and snowboarders call Valle Nevado home every summer. Live the Endless Winter! And don't let your skis get lonely. Ski and ride the magical Andes this summer at Valle Nevado starting June 17. This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride. This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #39 - Jonny Moseley - Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality Recorded on April 1, 2022, in the Valdez, AK (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Jonny Moseley). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark
Scot Schmidt - The Original Freeskier Episode #36 Brought to you by Ikon Pass My guest today is the legendary Scot Schmidt: Scot was the very 1st professional freeskier in North America He created the genre and he did it with style Scot's intro into the ski industry was him dropping a 100' cliff at Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe, California in the 1983 Warren Miller Ski Movie and as he drops the monstrous cliff Warren says: "Scot Schmidt, his parents raised him wrong." Scot has been in at least 46 ski movies His style is smooth and tight and cameramen ate it up upon first sight Scot was discovered by a Warren Miller filmmaker who was visiting Squaw Valley in 1983 - all the filmmaker had to do was say: "I wanna film whoever it is making those tracks" It was Scot who was making "Those tracks" the tracks that stood out and took him to the highest heights of ski stardom Scot traveled the world making ski movies for 25-years before settling down in Big Sky, Montana so he could ski more (there's a lotta standing around in ski movie making) Scot was even a stunt double for Dexter Rutecki in the legendary Hollywood ski movie: "Aspen Extreme" Scot has been sponsored by the North Face for 30-years and while there he designed a line of ski mountaineering clothing called Steep Tech that is worth 3 times more than what it sold for back in the 80s and 90s. Scot has seen it all in this industry and he helped reinvent it. His stories of skiing all over the world are truly an inspiration This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride. This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #36 - Scott Schmidt - The Original Freeskier Recorded on February 17, 2022, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Big Sky, MT (Scot Schmidt). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark
Tom Day - Emmy Winning Cinematographer, 38 Years as Warren Miller Director/Filmer/Skier, "Blizzard of Aahhhs" Ski Movie Star, Smoothest Skier on Earth Episode #30 Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort “[I made my dreams a reality] by following my heart. I can't think of another reason why it happened… Especially with skiing, I knew from a very young age I was going to be skiing was going to be my life. And I was able to keep that I didn't deviate from that and the rest falls in place if you've got a good anchor.” - Tom Day My guest today is Tom Day: Tom has been a filmer, director, and skier for Warren Miller ski movies every year since 1984 - that's 38 years of Warren Miller + Tom Day Tom has been the principal filmer and director since the year 2000 Tom Day won an Emmy in 2021 for his work on Life Below Zero Tom has worked on big Hollywood movies such as Molly's Game and Triple X Tom was a skier in the legendary, game-changing ski movie Blizzard of Ahhhs from 1988 Tom is still such a badass freeskier that he skied the Chimney at Squaw Palisades Tahoe only 2 years ago at the age of 58 - Very few people have the guts to ski this line in their prime... Tom is one of the best and smoothest skiers I've ever witnessed Tom grew up skiing Bolton Valley in Vermont and has spent his adult life in Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe where he still resides Toms stories from behind the scenes in the ski movie world are absolutely priceless This episode is brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort. Home to the best snow in Wyoming. Delivering an average of 500 inches of snow annually, you'll find uncrowded slopes and a unique Targhee vibe served on the daily. With good times served daily at Grand Targhee Resort; it's time to embrace the vibe. Escape the crowds and get back to enjoying skiing and snowboarding the way it was meant to be. From our family-friendly Kids Adventure Zone and uncrowded runs, to the wide-open terrain for all abilities, the big mountain feel, and Western charm makes Grand Targhee a must-visit winter destination. With over 20 feet of snowfall to date, heading to the Tetons is a must-do. We invite you to experience and be part of the Targhee Vibe at Grand Targhee Resort! Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #30 - Tom Day - Emmy Winning Cinematographer, 38 Years as Warren Miller Director/Filmer/Skier, "Blizzard of Aahhhs" Ski Movie Star, Smoothest Skier on Earth Recorded on November 23, 2021, in the Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Olympic Valley, CA (Tom Day). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark
Travis Ganong - Badass World Cup & Olympic Ski Racer, World-Class Freeskier Episode #27 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area “The one simple thing that I do [to get into the right mindset before a race] is 10 seconds before I go, when I'm in the start gate, I always kind of hit the pause button and look out from the start… and I just give myself a little time to have perspective. I'm like, wow, I'm so lucky.… It always makes me smile, which I think also triggers something in my mind.” - Travis Ganong My guest today is Travis Ganong. Travis is a badass World Cup & Olympic ski racer who just got 3rd place in Super G in Colorado this month. Travis made the US Ski Team at age 15 He's been ski racing in the World Cup since 2009 He's won 2 World Cup Downhill Races Travis was the 1st American male ever to win Germany's Garmisch downhill Travis has podiumed 4 times in World Cup Downhill He's had 38 Top-10 finishes on the World Cup He got 5th place in Downhill at the 2014 Sochi Russia Olympics Travis was 9th overall in World Cup Downhill in 2014 He won 2 US Championship Titles in Downhill and 1 in US Championship Title Super G And even more impressive to me, Travis is an insanely talented Freeskier who was already been in Warren Miller and TGR ski movies. I've freeskied with Travis including Palisades Tahoe's legendary Chimney and the guy absolutely rips. Legendary freeskier Cody Townsend said this about Travis' freeskiing: “If Travis hung up his downhill boards today, he'd be one of the better big-mountain skiers in the world tomorrow. Even though backcountry big-mountain skiing takes a high level of experience and mental preparation, Travis' pure physical skills on a pair of skis could put him on any film trip with any film crew.” Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Hakuba Valley, Japan: Just under 3 hours from downtown Tokyo, at the base of the Northern Japan Alps, sits HAKUBAVALLEY, Japan's largest snow resort. Expect abundant snowfall averaging 32 feet per season, 131 trails, and 96 lifts across the Valley's 9 resorts. From gentle groomers to extreme mountain terrain, HAKUBA VALLEY has something for everyone. Visit HakubaValley.com to learn more. Discover Japan's largest snow resort with the HAKUBAVALLEY Day Pass. Get access to 9 resorts and the Valley shuttle for under $60 (USD) a day. Or show your Epic or Epic Australia Pass to claim 5 complimentary and consecutive days to HAKUBA VALLEY with no blackout dates. Explore untracked powder and world-class terrain at HAKUBA VALLEY, Japan. With 9 resorts and 131 trails, HAKUBA VALLEY has something for everyone! Discover deep powder, big mountain terrain, and snow activities for the whole family at Japan's largest snow resort. Visit HakubaValley.com to learn more. This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort: Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the west you might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time. For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #27 - Travis Ganong Recorded on November 20, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Travis Ganong). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark
Welcome back to the Next Level Skiing podcast, brought to you by Wagner Skis. Thinking through the fear with Julian Carr. One of the great things about skiing is that we can apply the lessons we've learned on snow and adapt them to our whole life. Today is no exception. Julian talks about how he gets air, how he got started, and what goes into finding the right conditions. As a natural talent, Julian has a unique and positive perspective on both skiing and life. We've all seen the pictures. X-Games GOLD Medalist Julian Carr is known as one of the skiers who gets the biggest air. It's almost as if he's out there to prove that flying and skiing aren't two different things. Julian's lofty exploits have landed him in Warren Miller films. He's also received “Photo of the Year” from Powder Magazine, the Sickbird Award on the Freeskiing World Tour, and holds two world records in cliff jumps. He's an ambassador for Protect Our Winters and Climate Reality Project. He's also a board member for the Lands Conservation Foundation. He founded Discrete Clothing. He also founded the Cirque Series, which is a mountain running series that's in its fourth season. Topics: [02:00] How Julian got started skiing and getting height [06:00] Being a natural skier and specific his skill set [08:10] Baby steps to getting air [14:00] What goes into finding the right conditions [24:25] Working through the fear [25:45] Patience and recognizing the gap between desire and ability [29:30] How to know when you're ready [31:10] Advice that still resonates [33:20] Summary and conclusion Resources: Julian Carr Wagner Custom Skis