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TPM Episode 120: Superpark 22, Crystal Mountain May 06, 2019

Show notes

Superpark is the signature event of Snowboarder Magazine. For the past 22 years, Snowboarder has created an event that showcases the talents of some of the best snowboarders on the planet sessioning insane park features, built by world class terrain park crews. It's the end of the season celebration that is about having a good time in the name of progression. The risk factor is through the roof and the action is non-stop. This week I take you behind the scenes at Superpark 22.

Superpark 22 Show Notes:

1:40: Superpark at Crystal Mountain, and Crystal's history with snowboarding

7:07: Russell Winfield on Crystal

8:00: Maxx Von Marbaud on Crystal

9:00 : Brianna Stoutenberg, Crystal Mountain Marketing

12:00: History of Superpark

15:30: Stanley: Get 20% off site wide with the code Stanley20

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

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17:15: Getting to Crystal and talking to the terrain park crews (Carinthia, Seven Springs, and Diamond Peak)

27:00: Morgan the super-local and Sam Klein

30:00: Day 3: Mike Yoshida, Valentino, Valentino's Dad, and Hana Beaman

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

41:00: Justin from snowboarder on the 4am shoot, injuries, and Windham Miller

46:00: Women at the event, Josh Rosen, and Peter Line

50:00: Pat Bridges

TPM Episode 119: Jim Rippey, Snowboard Legend, Pastor, Corrections Officer Apr 29, 2019

Show notes

By the time Jim Rippey made it to high school, his goals were clear, he was going to punt in the NFL. When football didn't work for Jim, he found snowboarding. Within a couple years on a board, Jim was a sponsored rider with Burton, eventually had 7 pro models, and was the first to back flip a snowmobile. The interesting wrinkle is, one day in Alaska, Jim found god and everything changed for him. Fast forward 15 years and Jim is a man of god, a correctional officer living a completely different life.

Jim Rippey Show Notes:

2:00: April Fool's and growing up with in Quincey, CA with his dad

8:00: Football, then moving to Tahoe to be a liftie

12:00: The sponsorship process

19:45: Stanley: Get 20% off site wide with the code Stanley20

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21:45: His pro models, the details he thought of and royalties/money

29:00: Being the stereotypical looking snowboarder, being addicted to weed and eventually quitting everything

38:00: Finding god

43:00: 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

44:15: Jim selling me on a Jesus story and how do people react to his new found faith?

50:00: Being the first one to land backflip on a snowmobile, the end of sponsorship and more god stuff?

56:00: BASE, can you make money as a pastor and why he isn't the head of a Megachurch on tv?

58:00: Becoming a Correctional Officer

64:00: Inappropriate Questions

TPM Episode 118: Colleen Quigley, Marketing Director, Dakine Apr 22, 2019

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Colleen Quigley's life has been a series of dream jobs…. but nothing never really seemed easy for her. Coming up on the East Coast, Colleen was a shop rat who made a B-List pro snowboarding career happen. Her time as a pro shred was nothing flashy but it set her up to shine behind the scenes in the world of snow. On the podcast, we talk about her pro days, her desk jockey days, and being a woman on the office side of snowboarding. It's the first business episode in a while and it's a good one.

Colleen Quigley Show Notes:

1:30: Dakine ownership changes

10:00: Growing up, snowboarding, and red hair

14:00: Eastern Boarder, Waterville, and college

18:00: Mammoth

20:30: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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21:45: Things happening in snowboarding fast, getting paid and what is expected

28:00: Money, High Cascade, board tests

42:20: 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

Stanley: Get 20% off site wide with the code Stanley20

43:45: The transition to desk life, Salomon, and leaving for Dakine

50:00: Director of Digital Marketing, jumping into snow marketing, and letting go of details

55:00: Being a woman in the world of snow and helping other women

60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Leanne Pelosi

TPM Episode 117: Cody Townsend, Pro Skier Apr 12, 2019

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Cody Townsend has been at the top of the ski food chain for over a decade but he wasn't supposed to be a skier, he was born into a football family with surfing and skiing habit. Well, Cody bucked the family tradition and chose skiing over team sports. He became one of the best of his time, married another one of the best skiers of our time, has created brands, projects and so much more. Another do not miss episode.

Cody Townsend Show Notes:

2:00: Have you ever had technology failures

4:00: Santa Cruz, Tahoe, and the Mighty Mights

7:00: Football, High School, and leaving racing

18:00: Salomon sale, far east travel and sponsors

21:00: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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22:15: Who pays Cody, building his digital presence, and creating his own distribution

35:30: Fame, traditional media, and money

42:00: Time off as a pro skier and starting Arcade Belts

45:00: 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

46:15: The growth of Arcade and being copied

51:00: Filming with MSP, not making the movie, and The Freeride World Tour

57:00: Getting another chance with MSP, The Crack and the controversy

65:00: Conquering the Useless, Risk, and loss

68:00: Ruin and Rose, It's Called Backcountry Skiing, and comedy

74:00: The Fifty Project

82:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany

TPM Episode 116: Anne-Flore Marxer, Pro Snowboarder, Activist Apr 08, 2019

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Anne-Flore Marxer is a lightning rod for change and the first Euro I've had on the show, and she's super Euro.. She spends her life fighting for equality…being the squeaky wheel is something that she's really good at and I'm sure every event organizer and Team Manager has heard her polite wrath. On the podcast we talk about her new movie "A Land Shaped by Women, her long snowboard career and her fight for gender equality.

Anne-Flore Marxer Show Notes:

2:00: Movie Tour in Istanbul

7:00: Differences between here and EU and an AFM rant

13:00: Growing up in the Alps, snowboarding, school, and her first contest fiasco

20:30: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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22:00: Her career is taking off in EU, heading to the US, and Rookie of the Year

31:00: Sponsorship in Europe and why she left Burton

36:30: Freeride World Tour

42:00: 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

43:30: French Reality Show Accident and death

48:00: Reactions to her fight and "A Land Shaped by Women" movie

65:00: Inappropriate Questions

TPM Episode 115: McConkey PMS Event & Stories Apr 01, 2019

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Shane McConkey was the most influential skier of all time, but he was so much more than that. Husband, father, funniest guy in the room, product visionary, goofball….there are so many words but none of them can truly describe who McConkey was. On the podcast, I head to Squaw Valley for his signature snowlerblade event, take you through what that looks like, and talk to a variety of people to get some funny McConkey stories. If you haven't seen the movie "McConkey", go watch it and then listen to the podcast.

Shane McConkey Show Notes:

2:00: Day 1: Travel, Andy Wirth's House for the High Fives Foundation's "Military To The Mountains" Dinner.

6:00: My new friend Nau

8:00: Mike Rosen Story

10:00: Cody Townsend Story

13:00: Event Day

14:00: Mike Gutt Story

17:00: Scott Gaffney and Bryce Bennett story

20:00: JT Holmes Story and Update

21:30: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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23:00: George Hjelte Story

25:00: Erol Kerr Story

29:00: The Gala

32:00: Flip McCrick Story

35:00: Mike Hattrup Story

37:00: Murray Wais Story

38:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

39:30: Nate Abbot Story

50:30: Andy Farrington Story

52:00: Kim Reichelm Story

54:00: Aaron McGovern Story

TPM Episode 114: Dale Rehberg, Snowboard Legend Mar 25, 2019

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Dale Rehberg is a living legend in the snowboard world. In the early 90's he, and a few other legendary names, brought a style to snowboarding that was visibly influenced by skateboarding. While not accepted at first, it quickly became the norm and Dale's fingerprints will forever be tied to the evolution of the sport. But Dale's snow story doesn't stop with being an athlete and we talk about his time on the board, in the boardroom and everything in between.

Dale Rehberg Show Notes:

2:00: That Rep Life

10:00: That Wisconsin Life

13:00: Sports, Roan Rodgers, and finding snowboarding

16:00: Transworld, getting on Burton with a sponsor me letter and Basketball

21:00: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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22:30: Burton to Joyride (1.5 years) to Colorado to Ride

27:00: His influence on the style and fashion of snowboarding, The XLG, and partying

31:30: Southern California

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

42:30: Cappel, Sponsors, and how does snowboarding end?

48:00: Entering the desk part of the industry, Flow, and don't burn bridges

55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Russell Winfield

TPM Episode 113: Jen Hudak, X-Games Gold Medalist, ESPN Analyst Mar 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

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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

TPM Episode 112: Will Wesson, Pro Skier Mar 11, 2019

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Will Wesson is a 32 year old X- Games Gold Medalist that doesn't do contests. He also happens to be the most popular pro skier that you've never heard of (if you're over the age of 35). Hailing from the East Coast, Will is the quiet athlete in the pioneering webisode series, The Traveling Circus, a show documenting the style and travels of Will and his longtime bff, Andy Parry. Will made it to the pro ranks the hard way and we talk about his route to internet fame and a long, pro ski career. He doesn't do interviews and I believe this is the most he's talked in his life.

Will Wesson Show Notes:

2:00: How his trip has been and being quiet

6:00: Growing up in NY, XC Ski, and getting into alpine

17:20: Sports, backyard set ups, school, and crews/edits

24:00: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

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25:30: College, contests and the end of I hate NY

31:00: Meatheads, Level 1, and Refresh/Warren Miller

36:00: Line Traveling Circus, making something out of nothing, and sponsorship

43:00: 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

45:00: Helmets, times are changing, and vanlife

50:00: X-Games and is it fun

58:30: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Parry

TPM Episode 111: David Lesh, Pro Skier, Business Owner Feb 28, 2019

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David Lesh is a hustler that's living every ski bros dream. He' an athlete, a bachelor, a successful entrepreneur...who really knows how to live. Along the way, he's pissed a lot of people off, traveled the world, bought a lot of toys, has been to court too many times and has also hung out with Obama. While people assume he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, that's not the case. Love him or hate him, he's got an interesting story and it's a good listen.

David Lesh Show Notes:

2:00: What he is up to now, and how I met him

5:00: India, Wisconsin and Sports

8:00: Trouble and bad stuff

21:00: Skiing Career

23:00: Ads

25:00: Being Judged and creating brands

36:00: Meeting Obama, Bilzarian and almost dying

38:30: Ads

40:00 This Friday, Last Friday, Next Friday, The Apology Video, and more…

48:40: Who is his market, how long can this go, and role model?

Inappropriate Questions with Nick and Nate Hammersly 55:48