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Tag: The Powell Movement

  • Chris Booth

    Episode #107

    Release date: February 4, 2019

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Chris Booth’s career started as a competitive skier from Australia who was ready to take North America by storm.  But doing that is next to impossible while you are focused on your studies and don’t spend a ton of time training.  Eventually, Chris graduated from contests to the backcountry, became a lawyer, and realized that the law life was not for him.  He went on to become one of the most important behind the scenes players in skiing, helping build the Black Crows brand into a global force.  And now, he’s taken off in a new direction that could change the travel aspect of skiing and more over at Awayco.  It’s a great episode that provides a lot of insight into the ski world.

    Chris Booth Show Notes:

    2:00:   Awayco and Black Crows

    12:00:  Growing up in Australia in a ski family who own a ski shop

    16:00:  Bump skiing, ski videos,

    20:00:  Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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    21:45:  High North Ski Camp, trampoline, trampolines and taking tricks to snow

    24:30:  Freeze Magazine, getting on K2 and X Games

    34:00:  MSP, skiing for an American company,

    45:00: Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    46:30:  Finding Black Crows and the Rip Raw Series

    52:00:  Becoming a lawyer and then quitting

    60:00:  Getting hired by Black Crows and Chamonix

    65:00:  Building the brand in a unique way

    70:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Christian Sirainni

  • Brita Sigourney

    Episode #56

    Release date: February 12, 2018

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Brita Sigourney has spent most of her ski career in two places:  Standing on the podium and laying in a hospital bed.  She’s going into the Olympics with a clean bill of health and the some of the best results she’s ever had as a professional skier.  On the podcast Brita and I talk about her whole life and focus on the multitude of injuries she has experienced over the past 8 years, coming back to podiums each time and more.  It’s another good one!

    Brita Sigourney Show Notes:

    2:54:  Big year for Brita

    4:00:  Growing up in Carmel California, sports, school and getting into skiing

    12:00:  Competing in every discipline as a skier

    14:40:  Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

    16:15:  When does she decide to specialize in pipe and what is the up and coming contest scene like?

    19:30:  Should she go to college?  How do her parents feel about that?  Hell Week for college water polo

    22:09:  Injuries, injuries, and partying

    30:57:  Focusing on pipe at Junior Worlds and X-Games

    34:50:  10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices)

    36:20:  Getting on K2 and other sponsors :  Holden, Coal, Pow, Monster and Giro.

    42:36:  A bunch of wins and Injuries and injuries and more injuries and a lot of comebacks

    49:30:  Test event in Sochi and an injury, telling her sponsors about injuries and money

    57:19:  Getting ready to qualify for the Sochi Olympics, getting hurt before the games and the Olympic experience

    63:00:  Being injury free, having a lot of success and competing with Maddie Bowman

    65:00:  What is next for Brita?

    67:00:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Aaron Blunk

    Episode #105

    Release date: January 16, 2019

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Aaron Blunk has been competing since he was 8 years old.  When he was 10, he left the junior division, went to the open class, beat everyone and watched his much older competition leave the competition scene.  He never understood that it was because he was so young and good.  His career progressed to moving away from home to focus on the dream of being a pro skier and he’s made that dream come true.  His story, along with some great Inappropriate Questions from fellow Olympian, Lyman Currier, make this a fun listen.

    Aaron Blunk Show Notes:

    2:00:  He’s on fire this year, Peter Olenick, and Crested Butte

    10:00:  Getting into skiing, competing and his dad

    19:45:   Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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    21:30:  How did he end up a halfpipe skier, recruited to Ski Club Vail and Junior Olympics

    32:00:  Armada, Head and other sponsors

    40:00:  First X-Games, Willie Borm, and training

    47:00:  The US Ski Team and what they do

    52:00:  Spy Optics:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    53:40:  The Sochi season

    63:00:  2017 is the year of his life, being tough and the Korea Olympics

    64:30:  Inappropriate Questions with Lyman Currier

  • Kye Petersen

    Episode #103

    Release date: January 7, 2019

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Kye Petersen was born to be a skier.  His father, Trevor Petersen, was the ski mountaineer that all the skiers were talking about and whistler was home.  What looked to be a ski fairy tale of a life for Kye,  all of a sudden wasn’t…Trevor was killed in an avalanche in France.  Kye was six years old.  The podcast is the story of a kid, who once had a lot of attitude, finding his way, for the most part on his own.  Do not miss this one.

    Kye Peterson Show Notes:

    2:00:  Pemberton compound, injury, 4FRNT Skis, and a new sponsor

    9:00:  Growing up in Whistler without his Dad

    15:00:  The new school ski movement

    19:00:  Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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    21:15:  Moving to Hawaii, The Pettit’s, and sponsorship

    28:00:  Weed and High School

    37:00:  Contests and more

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

    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    42:00:  2005, The Edge of Never, Chamonix and filming

    55:00:  Money

    61:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Sean Pettit


  • Tanner Hall

    Episode #100

    Release date: December 17, 2018

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Tanner Hall is arguably the best skier of all time.   From contests wins to video parts, Tanner has continued to re-invent his game for over 20 years.  This 100th episode is a look into Tanner’s life, career and all the things that make Tanner Hall, Tanner Hall.  It’s not always pretty and his emotions get the best of him sometimes, but Tanner Hall is one of the G.O.A.T.’s and his story is one that everyone should hear.

    Tanner Hall Show Notes:

    2:00:  Oakley

    6:00:  Montana, family skiing, and ski racing

    10:00:  Being cocky, Mom being a super fan,  and his brother

    16:00:  School

    17:00: Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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    19:30:  Living with coaches, moving out, host families

    23:00:  Partying, getting kicked out of school, winning everything

    30:00:  Mammoth, sponsorship, and Armada

    37:00:  C Crew, Boznutz, and skydiving

    41:00: Contests, emotions, and arrested in Vail

    46:00:  Spy Optics:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    47:30:  Does being popular change him, big injury #1 and the comeback

    52:30:  CR’s injury, special wins, and Simon Dumont

    56:00:  Toys, big injury #2, and opiates

    60:00:  CR passes away, how does he deal with that, and who he hasn’t filmed with

    64:00:  Sober skiing, posting on the internet in capital letters, and the Freeride World Tour

    68:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Eric Iberg

  • Anna Segal

    Episode #99

    Release date: December 8, 2018

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Anna Segal came to America with a dream of ski greatness.  This determined Aussie had some raw talent, but was never the best skier on the mountain, but she outworked everyone.  The combination of the talent she had and the work she put in to develop that talent even further, took her to the top.  And while there were a lot of tears and breaks along the way,  Anna made her dreams come true.  Now Anna is at a different phase of her career and we talk about it all.

    Anna Segal Show Notes:

    2:00:  Where she is in her ski career, work, and being paid to ski

    5:00:  Warren Miller, being pegged a park skier, and proving things

    12:30: Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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    15:00:  Australia, Jewish and birthday parties

    16:50:  Skiing, getting into park, and work ethic

    21:00:  Getting on K2 for nothing, other sponsors, and Kamp K2

    30:00:  X-Games, injuries, and accidents

    38:00:  FIS and Money

    40:30:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    43:00: The Olympic run, Switzerland injury and Dew Tour Injury

    48:00: Filming, Tameshi and Finding the Line

    55:00:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Callum Pettit

    Episode #97

    Release date: November 26, 2018

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Callum Pettit’s early life was spent in the shadows of his little brother’s pro ski career.  While the brothers were a package deal for sponsors, Sean Pettit was the draw.  Eventually, Cal and Sean’s sponsorship paths went separate ways, which left Cal figuring out what was next…..Which was new sponsors and a blue collar career compared to Sean’s white collar lifestyle.  Throughout it all, there was never any drama between Cal and Sean and it’s cool to hear the story from both sides.  This podcast is Cal’s version.

    Callum Pettit Show Notes:

    2:00:  New Zealand and Sean

    7:30:  Quebec, moving to Whistler, and his parent dynamic, time with dad

    14:00:  The Pettit sponsor package

    16:00:  Evo

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    18:00:  Cutting Cal from K2, The North Face and Orage

    26:00:  TGR, heading out in the backcountry, mentors

    32:00:  Callum’s Hole in One, wet dreams  and The Great Siberian Traverse

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    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    44:16: Into the Mind, no more Sherpas, and Superproof

    49:00: Numinous and Kye Peterson

    51:00:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Tom Wallisch

    Episode #95

    Release date: November 12, 2018

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Tom Wallisch is first return guest to The Powell Movement and there’s a reason for that…..He’s Tom Wallisch…..He sits on the board of directors for the US Ski and Snowboard Team, he’s all about giving back to the sport, he’s a living legend, and even as he’s gotten older, he’s kept his finger on the pulse of all ski media while continuing to  create his own. Wallisch always makes for an entertaining podcast.

    Tom Wallisch Show Notes:

    2:00:  His knee injury and the road to recovery

    14:00:  Getting back on snow and his mentality after injury

    18:30:  Evo

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    20:30:  Joss, the Olympic dilemma, and popularity

    26:00:  The 2018 Olympics, the ads, and honesty with brands

    30:30:  Being on the Board of Directors of the US Ski and Snowboard Team

    35:00:  Resigning with Line for 3 more years and social media in contracts

    38:45: Spy Optics:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20.

    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    41:15:  Internet skiers, video projects, creating Good Company, and company plans for next year

    55:00:  Delta’s special treatment of Tom and wedding planning

    57:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Line Skis Josh Malczyk

  • Mike Douglas

    Episode #94

    Release date: November 5, 2018

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Mike Douglas is a living legend in the ski industry.  He’s known in the ski world as “The Godfather”, he was one of the behind the scenes leaders of the New Canadian Air Force, a group that takes credit for the development of the first modern twin tip.  Nowadays, he’s still a paid, pro skier but his focus is on filmmaking and his production company, Switchback Entertainment, has been killing it for over a decade.  We talk about it all on the podcast.

    Mike Douglas Show Notes:

    2:00:  Canada, getting into skiing, and taking photos

    5:30:  Dropping out of college, Whistler and bumps

    12:45:  The New Canadian Air Force, mogul demos, and 1080 proposal

    20:00:  Mingo, the first 1080, and other skis he’s made

     28:45: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)

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    31:00:  Climate Change, POW Summit, and still being a pro skier

    39:30:  Davenport, Seth and The Back 9

    48:40: Spy Optics:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20.

    The 10 Barrel Brewery:  My favorite is ‘Out of Office’ Pilsner

    50:15:  Switchback Entertainment, Salomon Freeski TV, and growth

    59:00:  Being in his own productions, features and winning awards

    67:00  Death:  Shane, Sarah, JP, and Andreas

    72:00:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Simon Dumont

    Episode #143

    Release date: October 14, 2019

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Simon Dumont is a legendary figure in the world of freeskiing.  Known for boosting higher than almost anyone else in the halfpipe, Simon’s career was full of podiums and video parts.  While he is a legend in the sport, things didn’t come easy for Simon.  He was always too small and told he would never make it and he never listened.  He willed and worked himself to success and it’s something he believes anyone can do, if they put in the work.

    Simon Dumont Show Notes:

    2:00:  Meeting Simon for the first time, having a chip on his shoulder, and height

    5:30:  Maine, Native American, and child modeling

    9:00:  Sports, snow, and talents

    15:00:  Meeting Strokes and X-Games alternate

    18:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% of f site wide with the code powell30

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    19:45:  Generations, films, and breaking his pelvis

    27:00:  Cube Pipe, Quarter Pipe, and channeling anger

    36:30:  Sponsors, Michael Spencer, and contest winnings

    40:30 :  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

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    42:00:  Investments, the 10% rule, and the JOI/JOSS

    50:00:  Slumdog Illionaire, Head, and losing motivation

    55:00:  The Olympics, injury, and life now

    59:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Peter Olenick