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101 Nat Segal Jan 25, 2018

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Aussie freeskier Nat Segal is here this week with a very entertaining conversation about, "Finding the Line" the new documentary ski film. The the theme of the film, which she's making with her sister and former Olympian skier Anna Segal, is based on fear. The two of them analyze fear and how it affects them and their decision making in the mountains, and how they each approach and tackle it differently.

In this episode we also talk about Nat's nomadic lifestyle, growing up with Anna, how she got into competitive skiing on the Freeride World Tour circuit and much more.

Enjoy!

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100 Ian McIntosh Jan 18, 2018

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The first ever LPP guest, Ian McIntosh returns and joins us for a fantastic conversation to bookend our first 100 episodes!

Ian McIntosh is a thinker and a planner. I don't know if you could catch him unprepared. This is equally true with his life away from skiing. In the four and a half years since our first conversation, a lot has changed in his life, some good, some bad but you'll notice when hearing him speak he has an outlook and an optimism that only pushes him forward.

Ian talks about his dedication to Protect Our Winters (P.O.W.) and the steps he's taken to be a leader in the fight against climate change. We discuss that he sees social media as an important tool for this and tries to focus on the positive and impactful ways to utilize it rather than the anxiety inducing, superficial uses which are more prevalent. We also follow up with Ian about why he's hung up his wing suit, his opinions on why he thinks China will save the ski industry and what he has planned for the future.

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99 ABM / Alex Beaulieu Marchand Jan 11, 2018

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Alex Beaulieu Marchand otherwise known as ABM has been skiing since he was in diapers. His parents would actually change them on the gondola in between laps. It seems like getting started at such an early age has done wonders for ABM. He tells us about being surprised with a spot as the only Canadian to compete in Slopestyle at the Sochi Olympics as a 19 year old and his outlook for the upcoming Games in Peyongchang, Korea.

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98 Chad Sayers Jan 04, 2018

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My old friend Chad Sayers has been a world traveller and adventurer for the better part of the last 2 decades. Known mainly for appearing in countless ski publications as well as Jordan Manley's fantastic, "A Skier's Journey" film series, Chad is currently compiling stories and photos from his lifetime of adventures for a new book he is writing.

From this conversation, I gather that Chad seems to be in a constant search… maybe a struggle for balance in his life. He talks about the many goals and dreams that he has strived towards and the many challenges that have presented themselves along the way. Stories of taking behavioral altering medicines as a child, skiing through severe pain aqiured from compiling injuries, battling internal conflicts about who he is and stories of serendipidous success are all shared here.

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97 Seeking Nirvana Dec 20, 2017

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Seeking Nirvana. It's something we all should strive for. If you're having troubles finding it yourself, perhaps you should just watch these guys then. Pro skiers, Mike Henituik, Matt Margetts, Joe Schuster, Riley Leboe have known each other for a long time and all have years of individual success within the ski industry. The crew has been skiing for various film companies or competing in the Olympics for the better part of the last decade. Originally spawned from a project with a much bigger crew based in the Sea to Sky corridor called , "The Kids", Seeking Nirvana was a way for the guys to create something that they had full control of creatively and a financially.

Within the conversation you'll hear none of the crew really have a specifically defined role within the project. When something needs to be addressed, whomever is available to do it at that moment steps in gets it done. I find it really impressive actually. I think its something that can only really be accomplished by a group of people who have known each other for a long time and have been through a lot together. In this episode we talk about their lastest installment of the Seeking Nirvana series, "Men Who Stare at Sheep". I was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes look at the skiing segment while it was being filmed at Temple Basin this past fall. Since I was there I had some additional insight into the project and was able to get the guys to tell me a bout the origins, the challenges, the ups and downs, and the in and outs of Seeking Nirvana.

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96 Ski the East / Chris "Rooster" James & Geoff McDonald Dec 14, 2017

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Chris "Rooster" James and Geoff McDonald created, SKI THE EAST, the rally cry and East coast skiing's main identifier. The two friends met in college while creating a "Jackass" style show for the campus' TV station. After multiple citations and several threats of getting kicked of school filming stunts for "Meathead Films", the two took the energy they put into jeopardizing their education with filming college kids being idiots into filming skiers shredding the East Coast slopes.

During the decade of filming and releasing ski movies, the Ski The East phrase came from scribble on a chalkboard one night at a local bar and stuck. It perfectly summed up what they were doing. After attaching the label to t-shirts that were used as promotional accompaniments to the films, they realized that the monicker was building it's own following and they decided to dive deeper into it. Fast forward a few years and SKI THE EAST has become a pillar of East Coast skiing culture that locals identify with.

95 Jason Levinthal / JSkis Dec 07, 2017

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It can't be measured what Jason Levinthal has done for the ski industry. He is an innovator. The steps he's taken his entire career, whether he is aware of it or not, has progressed our sport not only with the equipment we use but also with the way we do business.

94 Sven Kueenle Dec 01, 2017

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This week we have German Freeskier, Sven Kueenle. I connected with Sven while at the IF3 festival in Montreal. He was there to support the latest Legs of Steel film, "Same Difference". Sven spent more time travelling to the event than he was able to spend there having to go back to Germany for an appearance on a late night German sports show. Same Difference follows 3 different story lines and documents 3 different aspects and disciplines of skiing. L.o.S. portray the challenges and successes of an alpine racer competing on the circuit , freestyle skiers attempting to hit one biggest jumps ever built and freeriders tackling big lines in AK. The project plays like a film, not a traditional ski movie. It's full of suspense, emotion and great skiing and was rewarded with the Best Editing prize at the festival.

Sven has a very diverse range of interests, buisnees and personal. He tells us about getting inspired by an Alaskan bush pilot to get his own pilot's licence. He owns a real estate company as well as a restaurant in Munich. Much of diverse success is a product of goal setting, and more importantly , writing them down. This was in part developed in Sven after a traumatic life altering accident in Alaska. He had a cornice break away from under him during a film trip and fortunately wasn't severely injured. Although he was physically ok, Sven went through a mental and psychological change where he started to look at life differently. He's accomplished a lot since then and goal setting is a large part of that.

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93 Tatum Monod Nov 24, 2017

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Right off the bat we wanted to find out how Tatum got her start in skiing. She grew up in a family of skiers. Her Grandfather, originally from Chamonix, was a mountain man, her dad was a member of the Canadian Ski Team and the family business is, you guessed it, is a ski shop. She wasn't forced into it though. They let her decide when it was time. When that time came.... she decided to snowboard!

In this episode Tatum discusses her thoughts on the state of progression in Women's skiing. She tells the story of having her entire online presence disrupted by a hacker based in Saudi Arabia which is somewhat resolved. I ask about the major injury she suffered at the end of last season. Having experienced a similar fate last year I was curious as to how she was progressing. She tells us that its definitely been a long, tough process. Not only is she getting help for the physical issues associated with this with from help doctors and physiotherapists but also utilizing advice from a councillor to keep her head right. It's easy to get depressed and down when dealing with a traumatic injury. I was very happy to hear her share this as mental health is a topic that needs to be given a bit more attention.

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91 New Zealand - Temple Basin / LPP Travels Nov 09, 2017

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In this episode we continue to highlight New Zealand Club Field ski culture. I've decided to zero in on one club in particular; Temple Basin. Back in 2003, I spent a season working there and its one of those places I needed to return.

Temple Basin is really unique, not only in the way it operates but also for its unreal terrain. We timed our arrival perfectly and for the next 3 days we got to ski the best snow of the season. While I was there I spoke to the people that live, work and ski at Temple Basin. I wanted to offer you a well rounded summary of what life is like working and living in a remote lodge at a small club operated ski field located high in the mountains.

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