Low Pressure Podcast: Skiing&#8217;s First Podcast

249 Grant Gunderson Jan 11, 2024

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Grant Gunderson has established himself as one of the ski industry's all time great photographers. Fuelled by a insatiable love for skiing an unique need for creativity, he's spent the last 25+ years showing us the best of what skiing can be.

Grant opens up about the events of last season's tragic avalanche in Japan that took the lives of Kyle Smaine and Christoph Schöfegger. He explains the difficulty of how such a traumatic event has affected how he views the sport he loves so much.

We also talk about founding the Ski Journal magazine, the impressive shop in his garage, how he believes his six year old son has made him a better photographer and we talk in-depth about his creative approach and much more. Enjoy!

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248 Kye Petersen Jan 04, 2024

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Kye Petersen Returns to the LPP to talk about his excellent 5 part film series, "Sacred Grounds". We discuss the changes he's seen and experienced in the ski industry since he entered it as a kid and what inspires him now. He also tells us about the lifecycle of Kye Shapes, the ski brand he founded and much more.

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247 Izzy Lynch Dec 21, 2023

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Izzy Lynch is carving a path for professional athletes that are figuring out how to balance a family and manage their careers.

The Revelstoke based mom of two, talks about her role in growing Protect Our Winters Canada, how the ski industry is adjusting to the new reality of motherhood in our sport, her insatiable need for new projects and how to keep thefeelings of "Imposter Syndrome" at bay.

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246 Andrew Chad Dec 14, 2023

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Ski Photographer Andrew Chad has a unique approach to his craft. You could possibly call it the no plan, plan. There's something to be said about being in the right place at the right time and he's a real believer in those special moments that you can't expect.

Raised in Dallas Texas, Andrew tells us that his career has been heavily influenced by rad, outdoor women and he's had success by taking chances on new experiences and trusting himself.

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245 Katie Burrell / Weak Layers Dec 07, 2023

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Katie Burrell returns in the lead up to "Weak Layers" her first feature length, Hollywood Film! Over the last 6 years, Katie has been consistently levelling up with her filmmaking and she credits that to her ability to invest in herself. Set for a theatrical release on Jan 5, 2024 Weak Layers is a refreshed take on the ski comedy genre, with a far more realistic take on ski town life, from Katie's point of view that we've come to love. Katie explains the learning process in making this film was like, "drinking from the firehose". Here she shares behind the scenes stories about the writing process, learning how to be a director on a Hollywood production, relying on her team for support and lots more.

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244 Dania Assaly / Freestyle Fit Nov 30, 2023

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Dania Assaly is a pioneer of Women's freestyle skiing. She was part of the first wave of women, which included Sarah Burke and Kristi Leskinen, who would lead the way to create more opportunities, higher visibility and better pay for female ski athletes. She now coaches the next generation of shredders and helps keep the current roster of stars stay in shape through her Freestyle Fit personal training programs.

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243 Hugo Harrisson Nov 23, 2023

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The legendary sender Hugo Harrisson emerges to talk about his influential skiing career and explains the sequence of events of how he became one of the best big mountain skiers of all time. Included are stories of not falling in his first 5 years of filming, the skis he used to keep him on his feet, transitioning into FWT judging and eventually stepping away to focus on his family and enjoying being a dad.

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242 Jonathan Rollins Nov 16, 2023

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Jonathan Rollins is next on the list of the up and coming skiers you need to know. The Rossland BC native, who was just nominated for the IF3 "Breakout Skier of the Year" award, talks to us about finding a Mentor in Dane Tudor, goal setting, getting put through "Style" boot Camp while working as a digger at Momentum and that he loves nothing more than skiing.

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241 Jamie MoCrazy & Jeanee Crane Mauzy #MoCrazy Strong Nov 09, 2023

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In 2015 during the WSI World Tour Finals, Jamie MoCrazy suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) so severe that she really shouldn't be here today. Fast forward 8 years and Jamie is here with her sister Jeanee to talk about their new film, "#MoCrazyStrong", which documents almost a decade of recovery and what the MoCrazy family learned through the process.

It has empowered them to form their charitable MoCrazy Strong Foundation with the purpose of raising awareness of brain Injuries and teaching methods to help encourage whole-body recoveries.

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