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TPM Episode 280: Wendy Fisher, Legendary Skier - Pt. 2 May 30, 2022

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Wendy Fisher is known as one of the pioneering women in the big mountains, and she changed the game, but that's only part of her story. In part 2 with Wendy, we talk about leaving the race world, depression, eating disorders, extreme contests, filming with MSP, and much more. It's an open and honest chat with a legend. Murray Wais asks the Inappropriate Questions

Wendy Fisher Part 2 Show Notes:

3:30: Not caring about college racing, quitting with a letter/fax machine and ghosting, going on her quitting skiing road trip, and her eating disorder

16:00: Putting on 20 pounds of muscle, collapsing, when help doesn't help, how long does this last,

22:00: 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

24:00: The Performers, taking Reichhelm up on her offer in Crested Butte, the US Extreme Comp, and skiing where the guys are skiing

33:00: Wining at Squaw, Kirkwood, going to Vegas for SIA, World Championships in Alaska, and partying

41:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

42:30: Sponsors and money, Chamonix with MSP, helicopter crash South America, was there ever burnout, and fear

66:00: Women in the movies, calling it as a pro skier, depression, and being a mom

74:00: Inappropriate Questions with Murray Wais

TPM Episode 279: Wendy Fisher, Legendary Skier May 23, 2022

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Wendy Fisher changed the game as one of the pioneering women in the big mountains, but that's only part of her story. In part 1 with Wendy, we talk about growing up in Tahoe, losing her brother young, racing with McConkey, going to Burke Mountain Academy, making the US Ski Team at 15, and the problems with the US Ski Team, mental health and more. It's an open and honest chat with a legend. Lhotse Hawk asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Wendy Fisher Show Notes:

3:30: Dean Cummings, action sports interventions, weekend warriors, and then moving to Tahoe when she was young

10:00: Having a weekend dad because of his commute, fires, hanging with her brothers' ski race team, losing her brother skiing at a young age, and thinking a lot about death

21:30: 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

23:30: Not as competitive as you would think that one time she had more confidence than ever at the start of an event, other skiers that she grew up with, and McConkey stories

33:00: Winning every race one season, work ethic, training with the Sacramento Kings, Burke Mountain Academy doesn't think she can make it, and moving away from home young

42:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

42:30: How did she do with the structure of boarding school, making the US Ski Team, making money in ski racing, finding her confidence, being a head case, and making the Olympic Team

56:00: The strange dynamic of the US Ski Team, what sucks about it, Olympic crash, crappy A team coaching, what does the end of the US Ski Team look like

67:00: Inappropriate Questions with Lhotse Hawk

TPM Episode 278: Marko Shapiro, Legendary Photographer May 16, 2022

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Marko Shapiro is one of the most legendary action sports photographers of our time. Marko was the captain of Team Clambin, and for 50 years, Marko has called Verbier home and has shot all of the ski legends there. On the podcast, we talk about how he created a timeless style of photography through skiing powder and reading light, shooting with Dick Barrymore, Wayne Wong, Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, John Faulkner, Ace Kvale, and more. It's a true history lesson with a guy who really owns his nickname "Grumpy"

Marko Shapiro Show Notes:

3:30: The story behind the most iconic shot, the world he lives in, growing up in Canada, and his first camera

10:00: Getting into skiing, what does he do after school, going to Verbier, learning the art of photography, and deciding to stay in Verbier

20:00: 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

22:00: Hot Doggers, Dick Barrymore, Stanley Larsen, and Marko getting his intro to K2 with Assignment K2

33:00: Selling images, crashing while shooting, his skill level, Ace Kvale moves to town and the screamer

40:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

41:30: The trouble with hooking up with models, his work ethic and being a stickler, and the craziest story ever told on the podcast

46:00: Quitting all his side jobs and focusing on being a pro photographer, Hattrup, Plake and Schmidt

54:00: Slide show parties, money, sharing the wealth, what he thinks of print these days, and having no filter

72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Stanley Larsen

TPM Episode 277: Jeremy Nobis, Legendary Skier - Pt. 2 May 09, 2022

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Jeremy Nobis is a living legend cwho describes his life and times on skis as often misunderstood. But I believe there is no misunderstanding; Jeremy was a race prodigy, making the US Ski Team at 16 and racing on the World Cup until he was 26 years old. Then, Jeremy transitioned to the big mountains, and singlehandedly changed the way people ski them. In part 2 with Nobis, we talk about Alaska, TGR, Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, DUIs, etc. Kristen Ulmer asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Jeremy Nobis Show Notes Part 2:

3:30: Back to the ski shop, Dynastar, giving skiing another shot, and extreme contests

13:00: First time in AK, changing the game with his Pyramid line, and what is the crew's reaction

20:00: 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: The turn heard around the world, who he likes traveling with (Micah Black), and the après lifestyle and movie tours

28:00: X-Games, sponsors, money, and Pro Models

39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

41:00: Finding Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, The Crack, and his gnarliest line

48:00: First DUI, 3rd DUI, what do sponsors say, losing Billy Poole and others, and his 4th DUI

69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kristen Ulmer

TPM Episode 276: Jeremy Nobis, Legendary Skier May 02, 2022

Show notes

Jeremy Nobis is a living legend who describes his life and times on skis as often misunderstood. But I believe there is no misunderstanding; Jeremy was a race prodigy, making the US Ski Team at 16 and racing in the World Cup until he was 26 years old. Then, Jeremy transitioned to the big mountains, and singlehandedly changed the way people ski them. In part 1 with Nobis, we discuss coming up in Park City with a chip in his shoulder, ski racing, the US Ski Team, the Olympics, injury, and more. Jeremy speaks his mind without a filter, and you don't want to miss this podcast

Jeremy Nobis Show Notes:

3:30: Alter boy in Wisconsin, his family, Park City, being competitive, and fighting

10:00: Sibling rivalry, racing gets serious, is he cocky, winning JR Worlds, and school in Park City and GMVS

21:30: 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

24:00: Rahlves, what he got out of GMVS, East Coast Skiing, chemicals in snow, and where does he rank among the racers at GMVS

30:00: Making the US Team as a high school junior, hazing, racer management, being an American in Europe, and what drove him in the race world

40:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

42:00: Accomplishing goals young, missing the 92 Olympics, never being the same mentally, injuries, training with Tomba, and athletes who know how to win

47:00: In it to win it, all things around the 1994 Olympics, and trying to monetize his career and privatize his training

55:00: The 1994 Team, not hanging out with them off the hill, the highlight of the games, why he quit ski racing, and racers who cheat

64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Daron Rahlves

TPM Episode 275: Trent Bush, Snowboard Visionary Apr 22, 2022

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Trent Bush was born into a family of technical outerwear designers at a time when snowboarding didn't exist. Trent grew up learning how to build outerwear and skateboarding. He was a grom before groms existed, and when Wave Rave opened its doors in Boulder, Trent hung out there daily until they hired him and his brother. From there, they grew with the sport of snowboarding, eventually creating the iconic Twist and Analog brands and running design for brands like Burton, Mountain Hardware, Fenix, Fjallraven, Saga, Black Diamond, and more. It's a fun walk through snowboard history with an outerwear visionary

Trent Bush Show Notes:

3:30: The Boulder skate scene, early snow skating, growing up into outerwear, and skiing

10:00: Skate culture, seeing snowboarding for the first time, the product, and Wave Rave

21:30: 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

24:00: The Wave Rave legacy, riding with legends, and 87 World's and skate influence

34:00: Building a brand when he was really young, SIA, the rise of Twist

41:00: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

42:30: Early influencer marketing, being 2nd to Burton, and being the youngest member ever elected to the SIA board of directors.

54:00: Wanting to build product in The North Face Factories, but doing in LA, the rockstar life on the strip, his investors pulling out overnight and losing it all

61:00: Burton, Analog, other projects, and Artillect,

71:00: Inappropriate Questions

TPM Episode 274: Marco de Santi, World Champion Skater, Cirque du Soleil Acrobat Apr 18, 2022

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Marco de Santi has the most interesting journey of any athlete I've had on the podcast. Born in a less than desirable situation in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Marco did what every kid does; he played soccer until he found skateparks. Marco quit team sports and headed to the USA at age 15, with literally nothing, to make his pro skating dream happen. While Marco eventually became a world Champion, inline was dropped by X-Games, and the organizing body of his sport didn't include Marco in future events. So the first skater to land a triple was forced out of competition and into a life of LOVE, which he performs in every night with the Cirque de Soleil. It doesn't get more rags to riches than this one.

Marco de Santi Show Notes:

3:30: Issues around his backyard vert ramp, growing up in Sao Paolo, and family life

10:00: Soccer, finding skating, stereotypes, roller rink skateparks, how does he pay to get to the US, and how does he stay

18:30: 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

21:00: Not speaking English, meeting me, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and problems with judging

32:00: Mountain Dew, other sponsors, never wearing pads, and spending time at Woodward

34:00: The Yasutoko Brothers, the triple, and what's cool about X Games

39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

41:30: Nerves, Silver at X Games, losing X Games, and then getting screwed by the ASA

47:00: Winning World Championships, all things Cirque de Soleil's LOVE (skating, money, injury, perks), building his Vegas empire, and day trading

54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Hardcore Brazil,Carlos Pianowski

TPM Episode 273: Paddy Graham, Pro Skier Apr 11, 2022

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Paddy Graham wasn't supposed to be a pro skier wearing a Red Bull helmet. He's from Sheffield, and everyone knows Brits for their football, not their talent in the mountains. But Paddy changed that school of thought, and it all started on a dry slope. Yep, before Paddy was filming powder segments, he learned how to ski on carpet. And that magic carpet had taken Paddy all over the world in pursuit of deep snow and the biggest jumps ever built. We talk about his interesting journey, the Legs of Steel crew, getting the most airtime ever, and so much more on the podcast. It's a different road map than most take to becoming a pro skier. Ahmet Dadali asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Paddy Graham Show Notes:

3:30: Riding his bike, injury, and growing up in Sheffield

12:00: Wanting to go on the school ski trip, skiing the dry slope, and Richard Taylor

21:45: 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

24:45: Other sports, ski media, Line Skis, moving to France at 16 to film for Discovery Channel, and other video work

32:00: Meeting Tanner at 16, learning about the mountains, making ends meet, his first Colorado trip

42:30: http://www.rollerblade.com: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

44:30: Contests, Volkl, Red Bull, The Olympics, Legs of Steel, and the 4-second air

78:30: Inappropriate Questions with Ahmet Dadali

TPM Episode 272: Tyler Turner, Paralympic Gold Medalist, Double Amputee Apr 04, 2022

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While Tyler Turner has lived a life of adventure, he almost had it all taken away from him a few years ago when a skydiving accident destroyed his lower limbs. Between amputations, addiction and depression, it would have been easy for Tyler to throw in the towel and feel sorry for himself. And while there may have been a little of that in the beginning, Tyler quickly realized that he wanted to live again….and living is what he's doing these days. On the podcast, we take you through his life before and after his life-altering injury. Complete with Paralympic medals and wingsuit jumps. It's an incredible story. Legend Mark Fawcett asks the Inappropriate Questions

Tyler Turner Show Notes:

3:30: Living on a boat, growing up in Calgary, hockey, surfing, and the mountains

9:00: Photography, Australia trip, skydiving, getting jobs operating heavy machinery, making ends meet, getting his permit to solo skydive, the other Tyler Turner skydiving accident, and Tyler's accident

22:45: 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

25:45: The accident, blacking out for 60 seconds, how close was he to dying, understanding his situation, and depression

31:00: Dating in the hospital, his injury breakdown, the first amputation, phantom pain, and drugs

45:00: http://www.rollerblade.com: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

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

47:00: The second amputation, the Adaptive Training Foundation, The High Fives Foundation, wheelchair versus walking, and prosthetics in public

60:00: Surfing, skiing, snowboarding, the pain of snowboarding, and his Olympic run

72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fawcett

TPM Episode 271: Jimbo Morgan - Part 2 Mar 28, 2022

Show notes

Part 2 of Jimbo Morgan's life and times start with a trip to the Albertville Olympics in 1992. While this should have been the best day of Jimbo's life, we talk about the good friend that died in his arms that day and how it impacted him. We then talk about the end of filming speed skiing with Plake and Stump, pioneering bungee jumping, inventing skiercross, and getting sponsored as a skier, telemark skier, and snowboarder. We also cover founding the Factory Team and how Powder Magazine set the sport of skiing back a decade by being close-minded. Brad Holmes asks the Inappropriate Questions

Jimbo Morgan - Part 2 Show Notes:

3:30: US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, sticking out in France, and sponsors

15:00: The burnt French flag story, making the US Team,

20:00: 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

23:00: Excitement around speed skiing, having a friend die in his arms hours before the Olympic Final and his Olympic tattoo

34:00: His Olympic experience, breaking glasses, filming for Greg Stump's Groove Requiem, and the end of speed skiing

40:00: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

45:00: Managing Fungus, knowing musicians through Joel from Sessions, and bungee jumping

48:00: Testing snowboards with K2, getting sponsored for three sports by K2 while drunk at a trade show, stealing the concept of boardercross for skiers, and creating Lord of the Boards

54:00: Why is Jimbo known as X in EXP Productions, the players of Lord of the Boards, launching the Poacher with Holmes, Kreitler, and Terje in Japan, and fire extinguishers in Japan

60:00: The creation of the K2 Factory Team, did Seth shop at Hot Topic, new sponsors, who was the first person to grab their skis, and how did Powder Magazine set skiing back seven years

86:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes

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