Episode #20
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Episode #402
Release date: September 30, 2024
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Johnny Decesare helped usher in the “new school” movement of skiing by showcasing the talents of The New Canadian Air Force in his Poor Boyz Productions films. The youth went wild in Johnny’s films, and they helped change the industry. On part 2 of his podcast, we talk heading to Whistler for the first time, meeting the Shane Szocs, JF Cusson, JP Auclair and the rest of the talent in Canada, his films, the business behind them, The Windsurfing Movie, finding Kai Lenny and so much more. Tyler Hamlett asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Johnny Decesare Show Notes:
4:00: Getting movie premieres banned from Oakley, movie tours gone wrong, going to Whistler, and filming for State of Mind
14:00: Snowboard rivalry, the end of moguls, becoming part of the crew, being the only one that cared, and the Freeze review
20:30: Club Med: Click here for the best vacation of your life
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23:30: Selling himself at SIA, the first twin tips, JP Auclair, MSP comes to film his crew, Tanner Hall, High North Ski Camp, 13, music, the editing process, and ski movie politics
42:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
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44:00: Pushing athletes, The Loop, heli time and expenses, sponsorship, and distribution
60:00: Filming windsurfing, Sammy Carlson, Kai Lenny, handing the keys to Tyler and the most influential PBP athletes
72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Tyler Hamlett

Episode #401
Release date: September 23, 2024
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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
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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.
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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.

Episode #2
Release date: July 27, 2020
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Johnny Decesare joins Josh Berman and Conor Smith to talk about how he started filming, his favorite Poor Boyz movies, why skiing is the hardest sport to film, and the state of the sport today, among many other topics. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch a handful of famous PBP segments collected for your convenience.

Release date: Fall 1997
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: Alex Guzman, Vincent Dorion, Scott Bellivanve, Mike Douglas, JP Auclair, Chris Carson, Justin Patnode, Shane Szocs, Kevin Douglas, Bobby Aldigheri, Christian Marcoix, Beau Brinkerhoffer, Nelson Carmichael, Travis Ramos, Curtis Tishler, John Smart, Glen Mittendorfer, Mike Attkinson, Chris Drops, JF Cusson
A video representing the new era of snow skiing: Raw, Powerful, Aggressive, bordering on recless abandon. Controlled only by a State of Mind.


Release date: Fall 1998
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: JP Auclair, JF Cusson, Shane Szocs, Jonny Moseley, Josh Loubek, Mike Douglas, Marc McDonnell, Vincent Dorion, Wes Cumberland, Rex Wehrman, Kevin Douglas, Mike Atkinson, Mikey Hilbe
The best emerging skiers pulling the sickest aerials grabs and inverts while enduring bone shattering impacts all in hopes of breaking into a new level of skiing into the upper echelon of the sport into the world of DEGENERATES.


Release date: Fall 1999
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: JP Auclair, Shane Szocs, Mike Douglas, Vinny Dorion, JF Cusson, Dan Treadway, Mike Atkinson, Josh Loubek, Toben Sutherland, Trennon Paynter, Mark McDonnell, Evan Dybvig, Phil Belanger, Phil Larose, Phil Dion, Kevin Douglas, Scott Meyer, Shane Anderson, Evan Raps, Candide Thovex, Shannon Schad, Glen Plake, Seth Morrison, Jonny Moseley, Julien Regnier Laforge, Mike Mikalchuk, Toby Dawson, Philou Poirier
Johnny Decesare/PBP 3rd freestyle ski movie that released in 1999.


Release date: Fall 2000
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: JF Cusson, Evan Raps, Shane Szocs, JP Auclair, Skogen Sprang, Seth Morrison, Vincent Dorion, Phil Larose, Phil Belanger, Phil Dion, Julien Regnier, Kent Kreitler, Mickael Deschenaux, Kristi Leskinen, Mike Atkinson, Sarah Burke, CR Johnson, Mike Laroche, Clint Fiala, Rex Thomas, Jon Olsson, Phil Poirier, Candide Thovex, Mike Douglas, Shane Anderson, Eric Pollard, Evan Raps, Boyd Easley, Tanner Hall, JT Holmes, CR Johnson
12 Skiers
3 Continents
1 Season
Winner Take All!
Welcome to “The Game.” Watch as today’s most progressive freeskiers spend the winter, spring and summer of 2000 in search of the ultimate prize. With $7,000 dollars hanging in the balance, every air, hit and line echoes with the sound of cash money. From half pipes in Japan to rails in France to Alaskan walls of powder, there is no holding back to see who is the sickest skier of them all. And the winner? You decide. Log on to http://www.freezeonline.com and cote for your favorite segment in Poor Boyz Productions “The Game.” One of these guys is about to be $7,000 richer.


Release date: Fall 2001
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: JP Auclair, CR Johnson, Eric Pollard, JF Cusson, Mike Douglas, Boyd Easley, Mike Nick, Phil Poirier, Jon Olsson, Candide Thovex, Sarah Burke, Shannon Schad, Tanner Hall, Steele Spence, Shane Szocs, Vincent Dorion, Phil Belanger, Phil Larose, Phil Dion, Julien Regnier, Anthony Boronowski, Kristi Leskinen, Evan Raps
This season from John DeCesare comes a progressive ski film that will continued to change the way you think about skiing. Witness J.F. Cusson’s massive 1/4 pipehits, J.P. Auclair doing the first-ever 360 degree man-made loop. See 4 kink urban rails, a record-setting hip jump by Jon Olsson, Candide Thovex going huge like only he can, C.R. Johnson’s 110 foot inverted 900, Shane Szocs’ crevasse jumping extravaganza, and the biggest, baddest, most progressive skiing on the planet. Poor Boyz–true to the movement. Includes music by Rage Against the Machine, Motley Crue, Face to Face, Pennywise, Swollen Members and many more.


Release date: Fall 2002
Produced by: Poor Boyz Productions
Directed by: Johnny Decesare
Skiers: Candide Thovex, Vincent Dorion, JF Cusson, Tanner Hall, Jon Olsson, Boyd Easley, CR Johnson, Mike Douglas, Evan Raps, Julien Regnier, JP Auclair, Shannon Schad, Phil Belanger, Phil Larose, Shane Szocs, Sarah Burke, Anthony Boronowski, Kristi Leskinen, Phil Poirier, Henrik Windstedt, Pep Fujas
From the company that brought you Propaganda, the Peoples Choice winner at ESPN’s Action Sports & Music Awards, comes a movie that captures the very embodiment of progressive skiing. Now is a time for blending style with innovation, speed with grace, veteran with rookie and backcountry with urban. Experience the revolution, where athletes push themselves beyond the edge of the imaginable taking you to skiing’s core culture. We live in extraordinary times, and you can experience them. These are Happy Dayz?.

