Freeskiing Museum

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  • Grete Eliassen

    Episode #312

    Release date: January 6, 2023

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    Grete Eliassen is a true legend of Freeskiing. Not only did she win the first ever X Games Gold Medal for a female skier, but she’s also a six-time X Games Medalist and World Champion who started dominating halfpipe podiums before moving on to the slopestyle course. On top of that, Grete’s a two-time winner of the coveted ‘Female Performer of the Year’ at the Powder Awards. When she’s not filming or winning contests, Grete spends her time working for tech startups or serving as the President of the Women’s Sports Foundation. She’s still a pro skier, but she’s also a podcaster, mom, wife, and more these days. Marie France-Roy asks the Inappropriate Questions

    Grete Eliassen Show Notes:

    4:00:  Girls trip to Retallack, her podcast, moving around as a kid, and skiing

    13:00:  Athletes in the family, team sports, learning how to fall, the cold, and ski racing,

    11:00:  UC Santa Cruz, a road trip ends in Crested Butte, dating Seth Morrison, state of the industry when she was at CB

    22:15:  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.

    Puffin Drinkwear:  Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

    25:15:  Snowboard  parks, hockey, moving to Norway for skiing, and the family business of construction and trucking

    33:00:  Making a name  for herself in Norway, Norwegian Sports School, and  did she miss out on things

    33:00:  The forming of the IFSA, becoming the VP, risking it all for the sport, money,

    41:00: Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

    Outdoor Research:  The best outerwear ever built just got better; get 25% off all OR

    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

    44:00:  Race results, Groundhog Day, Lindsay Vonn and other competitions, and making out on podiums

    51:00:  Her introduction to the New School, going to SMS camp in Whistler, Oakley, Armada, and making it

    59:00: Who is she skiing within Norway, training at Windell’s, being an unknown at the US Open, specialization, and being in awe of Tanner, and Mickael Deschenaux

    70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Marie France-Roy

  • Bobby Brown

    Episode #387

    Release date: June 17, 2024

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    Bobby Brown was a dominant force at contests starting in 2010, and by 2017, it looked like he was on his way to his second Olympic Games, until that dream was taken away by injury. Knowing that traditional contests weren’t in his future, Bobby pivoted and took his tricks to the backcountry.  Now, his pro ski life is totally different than when we talked in 2017, and this time around, we discuss his latest project, sponsor changes, breaking his back, Dynamic Medium, and a whole lot more. Peter Olenick asks a couple Inappropriate Questions

    Bobby Brown Show Notes:

     4:00: Once in a lifetime experiences, best ski year of his life, White Gold, and quick success

    12:00: Going back to normal, firsts, triple cork 14, friend energy, and Olympic run ending injury

    20:00:   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.

    23:00: Cartilage transplant surgery, moving to Telluride, making the shift away from contests,  Crosson, Dynamic Medium, and clean-cut Bobby Brown

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

    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)

    44:00:  What is successful online, starting from scratch, breaking his back, sponsors and money,

    55:00: Top to bottom, Red Bull Cascade, and the road gap

    61:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Peter Olenick

  • Gus Kenworthy

    Episode #300

    Release date: October 17, 2022

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    Gus Kenworthy is so much more than an Olympic and X Games Medalist. He’s more than an AFP or Dew Tour Overall Champion. Really, Gus is so much more than just a skier. He’s a humanitarian who risked everything to ride pipe (and slopestyle) like no-one before him. Gus is also the first professional athlete come out in the prime of his career. This is a story about bravery, feelings, and freedom. It’s a do not miss where we touch on his is amazing ski career, when he knew he had a secret, living with that over the years, the plan to come out and so much more. Michael Spencer and “Digi” Dave Amirault ask the Inappropriate Questions.

    Gus Kenworthy Show Notes

    3:30:  Not prepping for the season, who he will keep in touch with, Telluride, other brother peer pressure, team sports, and the Fate pants era

    11:00:  Is he competitive, crashes, and his really awkward younger years

    21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide 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

    23:00:  Losing his BFF at 14, Candide, CoreUPT Skis, Armada, and living with Bobby Brown,

    33:00:  Do his secrets impact his success (especially at X Games), not being able to focus, and the freedom of being transparent

    39:30:  10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

    41:00:  Is he living a secret double life, Sochi Olympics, having his halfpipe spot taken away from him, getting the silver and does he overshadow the other medalists

    52:00:  Quitting Empire Gloves, the coming out plan and telling the world,

    62:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Michael Spencer and “Digi” Dave Amirault

  • Peter Olenick

    Episode #384

    Release date: May 27, 2024

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    Peter Olenick changed halfpipe skiing when he landed the first double in competition. His “Whiskey Flip” defined Peter’s life on and off snow; he went big, took chances, and partied his face off during his legendary career. He was on top of the contest world during one of the most run eras. On the podcast, we talk about not being cool growing up, Aspen, finding confidence at High North Ski Camp, success, partying, and a lot more. Colby James West asks the ‘Inappropriate Questions.’

    Peter Olenick Show Notes:

    4:00: Biggest birthday party, JOSS, Playboy Mansion, Aspen, different ski coaches, the joy of divorce, Steele rivalry, and the twin tip revolution

    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:  High North Ski Camp changed his life, Obermeyer, X-Games to Aspen, trying to qualify, partying, and filming.

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

    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)

    44:00:  His Crew, finally qualifying for X in slope and pipe, X Games, contest mentality, sponsors, and money

    50:00:  Pranks, biggest 10% rule, X Games Gold, changing the sport, Sarah Burke, and the end of professional skiing

    77:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Colby James West

  • Michelle Parker

    Episode #295

    Release date: September 12, 2022

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    Michelle Parker has made a name for herself in the big mountains, but her roots go all over the board when it comes to sports and skiing. An elite soccer player with a big future, Michelle was forced to choose between soccer and ski racing at a young age. She chose ski racing, became a Junior Olympic Champion, and then quit racing in favor of the park and skiing powder. While Michelle competed for a bit, injuries made her realize that contests were not her thing and her focus shifted entirely to filming. She’s arguably one of the most important skiers this century. We talk about real issues in this one, and Michelle has a great perspective. Roy Tuscany asks Inappropriate Questions.

    Michelle Parker Show Notes:

    3:30:  Injuries, what she learns during them, healers all over, and finally, good news

    21:00:  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

    23:00:  Dad was a professional tennis player, almost quitting skiing and her thoughts on the new Palisades name

    29:00:  Ski town privilege and diversity, experiencing the uprising in Seattle and Portland, and how do we get other people to the mountains

    36:00:  Getting into skiing, skiers in Tahoe, her crew, and playing baseball

    40:30:  10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

    Rollerblade:  Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

    42:30:  Elite Soccer, having to choose between soccer and skiing, Junior Olympic Champion, and quitting racing

    51:00:  Does she have girlfriends, women in skiing, her idols at Palisades, and hitting McConkey in the balls

    59:00:  Park skiing, getting sponsored by Line, X Games, K2, the lack of support, and getting dropped by her sponsors

    70:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany and Trevor Kennison

  • Jeff Thomas

    Episode #383

    Release date:

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    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.

    Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)

    45:00:  Brining Theory-3 talent to PBP, athlete feedback, Switchback Entertainment, Vail, and going to an agency

    59:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ross Reid

  • Paddy Graham

    Episode #273

    Release date: April 11, 2022

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    Paddy Graham wasn’t supposed to be a pro skier wearing a Red Bull helmet. He’s from Sheffield, and everyone knows Brits for their football, not their talent in the mountains. But Paddy changed that school of thought, and it all started on a dry slope. Yep, before Paddy was filming powder segments, he learned how to ski on carpet. And that magic carpet had taken Paddy all over the world in pursuit of deep snow and the biggest jumps ever built. We talk about his interesting journey, the Legs of Steel crew, getting the most airtime ever, and so much more on the podcast. It’s a different road map than most take to becoming a pro skier.  Ahmet Dadali asks the Inappropriate Questions.

    Paddy Graham Show Notes:

    3:30:  Riding his bike, injury, and growing up in Sheffield

    12:00:  Wanting to go on the school ski trip, skiing the dry slope, and Richard Taylor

    21:45:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

    10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

    24:45:  Other sports, ski media, Line Skis, moving to France at 16 to film for Discovery Channel, and other video work

    32:00:  Meeting Tanner at 16, learning about the mountains, making ends meet, his first Colorado trip

    42:30:  http://www.rollerblade.com: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

    44:30:  Contests, Volkl, Red Bull, The Olympics, Legs of Steel, and the 4-second air

    78:30:  Inappropriate Questions with Ahmet Dadali

  • Dane Tudor

    Episode #380

    Release date: April 29, 2024

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    Dane Tudor has had an incredible pro ski career that’s been going on for 15+ years, and while he’s getting older, Dane shows no sign of slowing down ski-wise, and no brands seem to care for some reason. When I say no signs of slowing down, in 2009, when Dane was 19, he won “Male Performance of the Year,” a huge award in skiing. Then, in 2023, 15 years later, Dane won that same coveted award again. While that’s so rare, so is the fact that while he’s always found success in both Moto and skiing, nothing has ever been easy for him on the sponsor end. Maybe it’s because he didn’t grow up with a dad or because he was always traveling between Canada and Alaska and was isolated with homeschooling…I try and find out the answers on the show, and Colston VB asks the Inappropriate Questions.

    Dane Tudor Show Notes:

    5:00:  Speedo’s, born into adventure in AK and Aus, the impact of not having a dad, and Red Mountain

    11:00:  Homeschooling, Colston VB and the 2nd gen of the New School, self-confidence, attitude, and quitting ski racing

    20:00 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.

    23:00:  Pro Moto dreams, back to extreme comps, then park, sponsors, filming with Theory 3,  PBP, and Alaska,

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

    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:  Fear, crashes, EDIAS, Best Male Performance at 19, Scott, getting hurt, triple in the backcountry, TGR and other film projects, and Best Male Performance in the Blank movie.

    65:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Colston VB

  • Birk Irving

    Episode #261

    Release date: January 11, 2022

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    Birk Irving got his first ski sponsorship at 7 years old and has never looked back.  While he was the small kid throwing 540’s at 7, he’s matured and grown into one of the best halfpipe skiers in the world. On the podcast, we talk about his Academy Award winning grandfather, his upbringing in Winter Park, getting signed really young, making the US Team, the X-Games, Olympics and so much more. Torin Yater-Wallace asks the Inappropriate Questions.

    Birk Irving Show Notes:

    3:30:  The last Olympic qualifier, Covid, and 2021 X-Games

    11:00:  John Irving, his parents, growing up at Winter Park, and 360’s and 540’s at 5 years old

    20:3 0:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

    10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

    22:30: Getting on K2 at 7,  no pressure from anyone, and being the little guy

    37:30: Smith, Red Bull, broken leg in 2013, focusing on becoming a pro skier over anything, winning the Junior Olympics on a broken leg, and making the US Team

    40:00:  Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

    Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

    42:00: Perks of the US Team, getting invited to his first X-Games, and being the annoying grom

    48:00: Making the US Team is the hardest part, the Deviate crew and filming

    54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Torin Yater-Wallace

  • Tanner Hall

    Episode #210

    Release date: January 25, 2021

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    Tanner Hall is a name that needs no introduction to those who know snow.  Tanner rose to fame as a little kid in the late 90’s, when he started collecting X-Games medals.  Nowadays, at 38, Tanner spends his time competing on the Freeride World Tour, filming for his personal projects, and, most recently, shooting for X-Games Real Snow/tearing his achilles.  We talk about it all on the podcast…It’s another DO NOT MISS episode with another living legend….

    Tanner Hall Show Notes:

    3:00:  Early Season, Mt Baker, urban trips, and X games real snow

    14:00:  GED, getting hurt, quick turnaround for surgery, and insurance.

    16:00:  Getting into skiing, racing, Sugar Bowl Academy, and quitting race

    24:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

    Glade Optics:  Get 10% off with the code TPM10

    10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

    26:30:  How hard he works, his movie Forever, and bringing CP back into the mix

    33:00:  CP funds the project, selling a feeling, burning bridges, and Forever story line

    41:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports

    Elan skis:  Doing it for 75 years

    43:00:  The same old story, Freeride World tour, pressure, and delivering while hurt in Japan

    54:15:  Weedmaps.com Weed question and ad

    59:00:  Nicotine, and getting high again

    63:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Rory Silva