Freeskiing Museum

Tag: The Powell Movement

  • Josh Bibby

    Ep. 212

    Release date: February 8, 2021

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    Josh Bibby is one of those standout Canadian skiers who made his way to the pro rankings via the competition circuit and spent some time on the bubble of the slopestyle scene and then left that all in the rear-view mirror to film for video parts.  The thing that really sets Josh apart from the rest, aside from his style, is his amazing, funny personality and antics.  On the podcast we talk about coming up in moguls, the Vernon crew, working with me, sponsors, money, firefighting, and a whole lot more.

    Josh Bibby Show Notes:

    3:00:  A Bibby sense of humor, stag parties, and growing up in Vernon

    12:00:  The Bibby’s, history at Silver Star, mogul program, the people that come out of Vernon

    20:15:  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

    23:00:  Twin Tips, turning down the BC Mogul Team, inverts, and WSI

    30:00:  The 2004 US Open, Josh Dueck, 4th at WSI Big Air and living in his car

    37:30:  Weedmaps Question and Ad

    39:00:  K2 deal, competition guy, and what happened at contests

    43:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of living the outdoors

    Elan Skis:  Always Good Times on the Ripstix 106

    45:00:  Jon Olsson Invitational, sponsors, and pro models

    52:00:  The end of pro skiing and being a Fireman

    57:30:  Inappropriate Questions with TJ Schiller

  • 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

  • Henrik Harlaut

    Episode #200

    Release date: November 16, 2020

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    Episode 200 is a 3-part extravaganza where we revisit some controversial guests and then talk to the best skier of our time.  For this one, I caught back up with John Spriggs to find out about the aftermath of his legal issues and where life is now, but John made me pull that audio.  Next, it’s on to Ben Weis, where we find out if he was able to stay sober…and the icing on the cake is an hour with the most decorated skier medal wise in X Games history and more importantly one of the most stylish skiers of all time, Henrik Harlaut.  Another Style master, Phil Casabon, asks the Inappropriate Questions.  I chatted with Henrik in mid-October and here is the DO NOT MISS Episode 200.

    Henrik Harlaut Show Notes:

    3:00:  John Spriggs

    11:30:  Ben Weis

    16:00:  Skiing, moving to Tahoe, hanging out at his house, and 70’s inventions

    19:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

    Elan Skis:  75 Years of Good Times

    21:45:  Ben Weis Cont..

    31:30:  Competing, getting a Burton, and getting on the Burton Team.

    37:00:  COAL Headwear: Use the code powell15 for 15% off

    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports

    38:30:  Henrik Harlaut intro, his Salute Movie, and fear

    49:00:  Pandemic life, Champagne, brothers, and work ethic

    56:00:  Sports, moving to Are, Jacob Webster influence, and backflips

    66:00:  Propaganda, rollerblading, and Sean Pettit

    74:00:  The Jon Olson Invitational, Scott, and Ninthward

    86:00:  Olympic Pant incident, Sponsors, and money

    93:00:  Phil Casabon, figuring out contests, judging, and style

    104:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Phil Casabon

  • Anthony Boronowski

    Episode #198

    Release date: November 2, 2020

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    Anthony Boronowski is an artist, an athlete, an entrepreneur, and one of the more underground and influential skiers of the “newschool” movement. On the podcast, we talk about his championship mogul days, being coached by Mike Douglas and Shane Szocs, High North, the K2 days, Armada days, JP Auclair, and so much more. Artist Ryan Schmies asks the Inappropriate Questions and I know I say it every week, but this is another do not miss episode.

    Anthony Boronowski Show Notes:

    5:00:  Growing up in Vancouver, his lip scar, skiing, and other sports

    11:30:  Blackcomb Freestyle team, moguls, and work ethic

    15:00:  Shane Szocs, intensity, image, and college/Whistler

    23:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

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    25:30:  Quitting moguls, High North, Powder, and the loss of the glacier

    35:30:  Getting a sled, the artist, the Propaganda Loop and leaving K2

    44:00:  COAL Headwear  Use the code powell15 for 15% off

    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports

    46:00:  Urban, video parts, and Joystick and the Olympics

    58:00:  What happened at Armada, losing JP, and a new family and brand

    64:30:  Inappropriate Questions with Ryan Schmies

  • Andy Mahre

    Episode #196

    Release date: October 19, 2020

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    Andy Mahre comes from legendary ski blood.  His dad and his twin brother are Olympic Medalists and were part of the fabric of 80’s Americana.  Andy’s skiing is a totally different direction compared to where his dad was taking skiing.  While Andy did race for a bit, he left that world to become one of the more innovative skiers of his time, with his effortless switch landings, huge drops, and calm style that have inspired a generation of skiers.  It’s another do not miss episode.

    Andy Mahre Show Notes:

    5:00:  The pro bucket list, born to ski at White Pass, and Olympian Dad

    14:00: First memories of skiing, racing, Harrison and other friends

    20:00: Skiing is changing, ski culture and traveling to contests

    27:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

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

    29:00:  Moving to Mammoth, his breakout year, and the Zero Spin

    36:00:  The K2 Back 9, breaking his back, and Idea/Nimbus

    46:15:  COAL Headwear:  Use the code powell15 for 15% off

    Peter Glenn Ski and Sport

    48:15:  Warren Miller, getting married, K2 issues, and other sponsors

    58:00: Money and different Mahre projects

    65 :00:  Inappropriate Questions with Pep Fujas

  • Evan Raps

    Episode #252

    Release date: December 15, 2021

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    Before Dr. Evan Raps, there was no hip hop in skiing, but back in the late 90’s early 2000’s , this New York kid took over the ski world and ushered in a new, fresh style to the sport. On the podcast we talk about his roots in moguls, the season that made him famous, the C-Crew, contests, filming, and too many knee surgeries…It’s a rare chat with a true innovator in the sport.

    Evan Raps Show Notes:

    3:30:  Growing up in NYC, Hip Hop, skiing, driving to ski, and getting on the Killington Team.

    8:00:  School at Killington, moguls, World Cups as a teenager, moving to Colorado and The US Team

    12:00:  Influences, getting onto the terrain parks, quitting moguls, moving to The Palisades, and meeting CP

    20:00:  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

    23:00:  The 99-00 Season: The Train Jump, Red Bull Free-Ride Event, X Games SF, filming and a cover

    31:30:  Hip Hop style, mentality at contests in the party days, film image, C-Crew and sweeping the podium

    42:00:  Dragon:  Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

    Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

    44:15:  Sponsors, money and developing skis

    48:00:  Knee injury saga (11 surgeries), coming back, CR injury, Tanner injury, and retiring

    55:00:  College, coaching the US Team and becoming a Doctor

  • James Woods

    Episode #176

    Release date: June 1, 2020

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    James Woods is an X Games gold medalist that hails from England.  Let that sit in for a second.  Growing up in Sheffield, , Woodsy, as he’s known, learned how to shred on carpets that resembled tooth brushes more than they did snow…That never slowed him down as he’s proved himself on every level of the sport and has had an impressive career.  This is a fun one with one of the only personalities in contest skiing today.

    James “Woodsy” Woods Show Notes:

    3:00:  Injury, working out and being the best he can be

    11:00:  Sheffield, finding skiing in the newspaper, and dry slopes

    15:00:  Parental support and the British scene

    21:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

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    23:00:  Who he looked up to, British World Championships and Pat Sharples

    29:00:  Momentum Camp, London Freeze, Breckenridge, and being a social loner

    37:00:  X-Games in Tignes

    40:00:  10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

    41:00:  X Games Aspen, Sponsors, and money and losing it to a corrupt agent

    50:00:  Sochi Olympics, The British Team and hurt in practice

    57:00:  Celebrity, X Games Gold, and triples

    64:00:  4th at the Olympics and Gus Kenworthy

    74:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Paddy Graham

  • Trennon Paynter

    Episode #245

    Release date: September 27, 2021

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    Trennon Paynter is a legendary Canadian mogul skier, he’s also an Olympian for Australia, and the Head Coach of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team.  In part 2 of his podcast, we talk about going to the Olympics for another country, shifting to coaching park and pipe, his elite athletes, getting halfpipe into the Olympics, and a whole lot more. The godfather, Mike Douglas, asks the Inappropriate Questions.

    Trennon Paynter Show Notes:

    3:00:  Getting radical, filming with Poor Boyz, and tagging along with the New School players

    8:00:  Coming back from injury, going to another country for the Olympics, and the mixed feelings around making the Australian Team

    20:45:  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

    22:45:  Olympic highlights, the end of his mogul career, and the beginning of his coaching career

    31:00:  Park and Pipe coaching, Provincial level teams, starting his own team, and raising money to keep it going

    44:00:  Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%

    Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

    Rollerblade:  Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program

    46:00:  Staying out of athlete business, Matt Hayward, politics, and halfpipe finally gets in the Olympics

    52:00:  Sarah Burke, the founding of a national team, rules, and working well with Canada

    61:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Mike Douglas

  • Vincent Gagnier

    Episode #167

    Release date: March 30, 2020

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    Vincent Gagnier is the last in the line of the Gagnier Brothers.  While hos older brothers helped shape the early days of freeskiing, Vinni is doing that now.  On the podcast we talk about his talented family, being a grom with access, what he thinks of judging, the future of skiing, and a whole lot more.  We close it out with “Inappropriate Questions” asked by Olympic Gold Medalist, Joss Christensen.

    Vincent Gagnier Show Notes:

    5:00:  Corona Virus, brothers and sisters, and family business

    10:00:  Other sports, getting into skiing and Antoine

    15:00:  Charles, judging, and real ski winner

    12:00:  High School, dropping out of college and sponsors

    20:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

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    23:00:  School in Utah, coaching, and his English

    28:00:  Sponsors, money, and contests

    31:00:  Breaking his back, coming back to win X Games, and ACL #1

    40:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

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

    41:45:  Coming back from injury,  ACL #2 and fear

    45:00:  The Olympics, the state of the sport and filming

    49:00:  Slvsh, internet comments and pro sports

    82:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Joss Christensen

  • Trennon Paynter

    Episode #244

    Release date: September 20, 2021

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    Trennon Paynter is a legendary Canadian mogul skier, he’s also an Olympian for Australia, and the Head Coach of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team.  His unbelievable ski story starts with cigarettes, partying, and good times in Banff before Trennon became a self-taught badass in the moguls of Kimberley BC.  From there, Trennon competed against the New Canadian Air Force and beat them, made the National Team, Raced on the World Cup, and got into coaching…This podcast is a fun history lesson.

    Trennon Paynter Show Notes:

    3:00:  How young are the kids he coaches, what doesn’t he understand about them, and the lack of risk-takers at the highest level the world

    8:00:  Being unsafe is not crazy if risk is managed correctly, the super trampoline, and born in Australia to adventure hippies

    20:45:  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

    23:15:  Moving back to Canada, skiing every day in Kimberley, BC, and quitting ski racing to party

    28:00:  Banff, seeking out danger, moguls, and living on the Easter Run under the lift

    33:00:  Found by the hotdoggers, winning contests, getting invited on to the Canadian Development Team, and potential (age)

    38:00:  Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%

    Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

    Rollerblade:  Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program

    40:45:  Ski School 2, the influence of Shane Szocs, 97-98 he starts doing well on moguls, and getting some World Cup Starts on the Taxi Squad

    49:00:  Him being passed over for the World Cup Team because of age, making the team over JF Cusson, doing well, and then breaking his pelvis

    54:00:  The regret of not training as hard when he came back, the narrative of the New Canadian Air Force is not true, and don’t talk crap about moguls