Freeskiing Museum

Tag: The Powell Movement

  • Sean Pettit

    Episode #90

    Release date: October 8, 2018

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    Pro Skier Sean Pettit’s career started with a move from Quebec to Whistler.  From there, he became a child prodigy, the freeride kid who could do anything on his skis.  We pick up our conversation from 2016 (I include 10 minutes of our old conversation for background) and talk about his focus from skiing to snowboarding, injury, his lifestyle clothing brand and more.

    Sean Pettit Show Notes

    2:00:  How quickly he became pro and how that happened

    5:00:  Struggling in Whistler, getting sponsored and being smaller

    13:00:  Superproof and Red Bull

    16:45:  Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)

    RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

    Outdoor Research: (Get 15% off you’re order with the checkout code POWELL15)

    19:00: Sean’s house today, cliffhangers, and hurting his knee snowboarding

    27:38:  Skipping a movie part for Instagram and what his sponsors thought of it

    33:00:  Superproof, his ‘Keep your Tips Up’ reality show, and working the carnival circuit

    40:00:  Contracts and snowboarding

    45:00:   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

    46:30:  Powder’s article about Pettit and sponsors thoughts on snowboarding

    52:30:  Michael Jordan comparison and what’s next

    57:00:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Pep Fujas

    Episode #140

    Release date: September 23, 2019

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    Pep Fujas is arguably one of the most influential skiers of our time, I’ve had so many guests bring him up on the show as the person they looked up to.  Known for his style, Pep has always seen terrain differently, which has always shown in his skiing.  On the podcast we talk about growing up in a yurt, contests, Tanner, Plake, Afterglow, K2, and his new venture WNDR Alpine.  It’s a do not miss episode with a legend.

    Pep Fujas Show Notes:

    2:00:  Growing up Pep, getting into skiing and other sports

    8:00:  Going to a ski academy, mogul skiing, and freeskiing

    12:00:  Pep’s inspirations, sponsors, and his first pro model

    17:15:  Nimbus, no poles and X Games

    22:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

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

    23:45:  1242, Tanner, and health

    29:00: Plake, Afterglow and, product design

     39:30:  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

    41:15:  No more pro models, K2 development, and getting older

    48:45:  Patagonia, going back to school, and working with the family business

    55:00:  Leaving K2 and going to WNDR Alpine and what is WNDR Alpine?

    96:00:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Giray Dadali

    Episode #85

    Release date: September 3, 2018

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    Giray Dadali spent his whole life in the shadow if his older brother, pro skier Ahmet Dadali.  While working to create a name for himself in the ski world, Giray realized he already had a name that everyone knew, Ahmet’s Brother.  Fast forward to today and Giray has had 3 signature Ahmet’s Brother Pro Model Skis and has finally stepped out from his brother’s shadow, kind of.  On top of all that, Giray is a schooled engineer who created and is currently selling the often sold out Daymaker Touring System.  His story is awesome and his experience, totally different than his brothers.

    Giray Dadali Show Notes:

    2:00:  What has he been up to this summer?

    4:40:  Growing up Turkish, a big family and his relationship with them

    12:00:  I hate NY Crew, summer set ups,  and competing.

    23:30:   Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)

    RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

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

    25:40:  The I hate NY crew moves, Giray  gets a scholarship, takes a year off and loses it having the best year of his life.

    36:00:  War of Rails injury

    43:00:  The challenge of being a pro skier with an established brother, help from Tanner Hall, and then meeting/skiing with him

    48:00:  Working with J Skis and becoming Ahmet’s Brother

    53:00:  Daymaker Touring Binding

    59:00:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Parker White

    Episode #133

    Release date: August 5, 2019

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    Parker White is one of the most creative, stylish skiers out there today.  He’s known for his Level 1 Segments, his friendship with Darkness, and the style he brings to the backcountry.  He’s one of the more likeable people in skiing and while he’s only 28, he grew up fast in the ski world, moving from the East Coast to Mammoth at an age when most people are thinking about getting a driver’s license.  He’s also started brands, developed a line of skis and a whole lot more.

    Parker White Show Notes:

    2:00: Sean Decke, Stunt Man and family of athletes

    8:22:  Vermont, Ski racing, and getting twin tips/Wicked

    12:00:  Chris Logan, Mt Snow, Vice’s and contests

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

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

    21:30:  Style, being found, and Level 1

    26:00:  Leaving home, Hood, and Monster

    30:00:  After Dark, stepping up his game, and The Big Picture

    38:00:  Money, Sponsors, and

    40:30  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:  Developing a line of skis, Tomahawk, and Level 1 again

    53:00:  Living in a CRV, and his part this year, and random Q’s

    42:00:  The 2005 ‘Rider of the Year’ season, Rossignol, and a desk job at Academy

    59:11:  Inappropriate Questions with Sean Decker

  • Eric Iberg

    Episode #84

    Release date: August 26, 2018

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    Eric Iberg grew up in Edina, MN, but there was no cake-eating in his life.  It was all about skiing and baseball…and baseball didn’t work out.  This legendary filmmaker is also a true ski historian.  He’s a creative who’s also a people person that used film-making as his launch into the ski world.  Over the years, there were a lot of companies, movies and experiences…everything but a big payday for Eric and we talk about it all on the podcast.

    Eric Iberg Show Notes:

    1:30:  What has Iberg been up to?

    3:00:  Growing up in MN

    11:13:  Getting into skiing, high school and rap

    18:30:  Quitting college for ski movies, cameras and the Schrabs

    25:30:  Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)

    RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

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

    27:35: Royalty, athletes, and WSKI106

    44:00:  Armada

    52:46:  Greatest skiers ever

    57:42:  Inspired Media and The Inspired Movement

    67:30:  Inappropriate Questions

  • Tim Durtschi

    Episode #131

    Release date: July 22, 2019

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    It’s summertime and in the snow world, that means summer camp.  This week I headed down to Windell’s Camp in Oregon to catch up with longtime camp veteran and TGR athlete Tim Durtschi.  On the podcast, we walk through Tim’s life and times.  Tim is one of those dudes that has no media training and is not afraid to answer anything which makes for an entertaining show and the “Inappropriate Questions” with Andy Parry may be the best yet.

    Tim Durtschi Show Notes:

    2:00: Summer Camp, Kai Jones, and big nights

    5:41:  Ski family, racing, and finding twin tips

    13:00:  moving, divorce, and competing

    15:15:  Filming with Rage, Pete Alport, and Poor Boyz

    18:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

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

    20:15:  Sponsors, Saga, and money

    28:00:  Competing, Chad’s, and learning tricks

    34:00:  Phone hack, 2013 Powder Awards, and X Games

    38:00  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

    39:30:  Filming with everyone, what Tim wants to talk about (Fantasy Camp and

    48:20:  Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry

  • Ahmet Dadali

    Episode #83

    Release date: August 30, 2018

    Listen on Spotify HERE!

    Ahmet Dadali knows -better than most- that to make it as a pro skier, coming from the East Coast, you have to have that one-track mind, the drive to push though the bs and make it happen for yourself.  Ahmet and his ‘I hate NY Crew’, not only came form the East but helped shape the game in the world of street skiing.  Ahmet is opinionated and has no problem saying what he’s thinking.

    Ahmet Dadali Show Notes:

    2:00:  Traveling to Indonesia

    5:00:  Growing up in a shit town in NY

    13:00:  What kind of kid is he

    17:00: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)

    RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

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

    19:25:  Skiing in NY, backyard set ups, and being a grom

    28:00:  Moving to Utah, sponsorship, and 2010

    35:35:  The Olympics, X-Games, and Judging

    42:45:  Injuries and insurance

    52:30:  RV’s and police

    57:25:  LaFamChannel.com

    61:00:  Double Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry and Giray Dadali

  • Jen Hudak

    Episode #113

    Release date: March 18, 2019

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    Jen Hudak spent the better part of the past decade standing on podiums, hoping to make it to the Olympics and fighting for equality in skiing.  And while her life has transitioned to life coaching and desk work, Jen is still involved in the skiing as an ESPN analyst who als represents one of the few female voices found in the meetings and on the air at the X-Games.  We talk about the lack of women’s tv coverage, how her fight can continue and her successful, injury plagued career.

    Jen Hudak Show Notes:

    2:00:  Baldface Lodge, the X Games and Women

    17:30:  Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

    RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

    19:00:  Growing up in CT, sports, and Vail

    31:00:  Skiing moguls, switching to halfpipe and a fast start to a career

    36:00:  Going pro, Elana Chase, body image and X-Games

    41:00:  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

    42:45:  Destroying her knee, having the year of her life, and sponsors

    47:00:  Skiing for her sick Dad,  losing her mojo, and losing Sarah Burke

    50:00:  They Olympic push, relief or sadness, and  school

    55:40:  Coaching or getting a desk job, and Reality TV

    66:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Kristi Leskinen

  • Mike Wilson

    Episode #65

    Release date: April 16, 2018

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    Mike Wilson is an athlete with elite ability and you can say he “made it” in the world of action sports.  You can also say that Mike didn’t achieve his full potential. Mike has always marched to the beat of his own drummer and while some athletes choose to  be team players, Mike was more of a lone wolf.  People thought he was a loose cannon and maybe he is. On the podcast Mike tells his story and he has no filter.

    Mike Wilson Show Notes

    2:00:  What has Mike been up to lately

    6:30:  Growing up in Vermont and School

    13:00:  Sponsorship at 11 years old

    17:00:  Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

    18:30:  Trampoline’s and Mike Nick

    24:00:  Superpark, getting 13 sponsors  at 13 and who he was as a teen pro skier

    33:24:  The Switch 10 and inventing the double 10,  The Wilson Flip and why he stopped competing

    44:00:  10 Barrel Brewery

    45:00:  Rory Bushfield, Riley Poor and Kris Ostness

    52:00:  Having a lot of different sponsors and why he didn’t get bigger

    60:00:  Creating viral videos

    64:00:  BASE  jumping after 1 tandem skydive and getting kicked off Squaw

    69:00:  Three close calls in BASE

    82:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Sean Decker

  • Jason Levinthal

    Episode #4

    Release date: February 6, 2017

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    Jason Levinthal has been a visionary in the ski industry for over 20 years.  He’s know for brand building genius, blue-collar work ethic and keeping his finger on the pulse of tomorrow.  He started the revolutionary ski company, Line Skis, out of his parent’s garage and eventually was forced to sell his baby (while still managing it and other brands) to The Jarden Corporation.  Jason’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion for timely innovation led him to leave the comfort of his corporate check and start again from scratch with J Skis.

    Jason Levinthal, Owner, J Skis

    Jason Levinthal Show Notes

    :31:  What is Jason up to these days?

    1:19: Typical work week for Jason

    3:30:  What group did Jason fit into in High School?

    5:26:  Jason talks college

    7:17:  The foundation of Line Skis

    8:39:  Why the name Line?

    11:10:  Did anyone believe in Jason Levinthal in the early days?

    12:29:  At Ski Magazine tests Jason is asked why is he there and told to “throw his skis down the stairs.”

    13:55:  Sacrificing life for the brand

    16:06:  Did Jason ever think about enforcing the twin tip patent and working with other brands

    21:48:  The Reactor Binding and bindings in general

    26:40:  K2 buys Line

    28:50:  The future of Levinthal is J Skis

    31:10:  Josh Malczyk and his Line and Levinthal history

    33:00:  The game-changing development process of J Skis

    35:29:  Biggest career regrets

    37:42:  What is Jason most proud of in his career?