We talked about his upbringing in Vancouver playing a lot of baseball while being a weekend warrior. Getting into skiing in his teens and being hooked on freeskiing when he first when to High North summer camp in Whistler. Going to film school while starting his own company, Theory 3 media, with which he produced 6 movies. Joining Poor boyz productions to work on their classic ”Everyday is a saturday” and ”revolver”. Then, working for multiple years with Mike Douglas on Salomon freeski TV and more recently working a lot with the Blank collective crew. It was a really great chat with Jeff talking about skiing, filmmaking and a bunch of other stuff.
Jeff Thomas is without question one of top ski film makers in the industry. In this episode Jeff tells us about the arc of his career working for Poor Boyz, moving on to Switchback Entertainment and eventually Origin Design, where he made the amazing Whistler Blackcomb sponsored “Magnetic”.
Jeff Thomas is an award-winning filmmaker, a once-sponsored skier, and a guy who was born to be a baseball player. While he can still throw the ball at 85 mph, the day Jeffy’s dad showed him the brochure to high North Ski Camp in the late ’90s, Jeff’s life went from boring baseball to the epicenter of the new school of skiing. At camp, he met his heroes, athletes, and his biggest inspiration, filmmaker Johnny Decesare —all of whom would become the forefathers of the sport and the lifestyle the twin tip movement bred. On the podcast, we chat about his Hall of Fame pedigree, Theory 3 media, Poor Boyz Productions, Teddy Knape, Switchback Entertainment, and more. Nerdy About Nature’s Ross Reid asks the Inappropriate Questions
Jeff Thomas Show Notes:
5:00: The Wolverine, work ethic, baseball, High North, Jonny D, his ski career, film school, Theory-3, and recruiting athletes.
21:00: Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com
Stanley: Save 30% off at Stanley1913.com Using the code SNOW30 at checkout
Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.
24:00: Talent scout, money in the DVD days, Whistler condo, K2 Back 9, Teddy Knape, accidents in the mountains, joining Poor Boyz Productions, and EDIAS
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
Skiers: James Heim, Justin Dorey, Zach Davison, Charles Grant, Chris Muldoon, Riley Leboe, Chris Rubens, Colin Puska, Joe Schuster, Errol Clark, Leif-Zapf Gilje, Blair Fontana, Kevin Hjertaas, Chris Benchetler, Erich Kunz
Theory-3 Media, a wonderfully small, goofy collaboration of Canadians and Americans, brings you Safety Meeting this summer. A film about spinny flippy things, big lines, bottomless white fluff and concrete playgrounds. What else can we pack into 35 minutes? A fink music video intro, lightheartedkiller soundtrack, your favorite pros and up and coming freeskiers uniting to bring you our kind of ski film. Over an hour of extra videos, promos and slideshows! Why not?
Skiers: James Heim, Charley Ager, Justin Dorey, Wiley Miller, Riley Leboe, Brandon Kelly, Mike Hornbeck, Erich Kunz, Charles Grant, Ryan Johannesen, Billy Poole, Joe Schuster, Mike Henituk, Banks Gilberti, TJ Schiller, Chris Rubens, Josh Stack
Skiers: Charley Ager, PY LeBlanc, James Heim, Brandon Kelly, Justin Dorey, Joe Schuster, Max Hill, Riley Leboe, Erich Kunz, Charles Grant, Johnny Five, Josh Stack, Ian Mcintosh, Colin Puskas, Kevin Hjertaas, Zach Davison, Andrew Mciver
Skiers: Charley Ager, Brandon Kelly, Frank Raymond, Joe Schuster, PY LeBlanc, Dane Tudor, Alexis Godbout, Max Hill, Josh Stack, Riley Leboe, Christian Boucher, Matt Margetts, Cedric TF, James Heim, Anthony Boronowski
