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PD is a cultural icon, Canadian boardsports pioneer and gatekeeper with deep roots in Snowboarding. PD's HotShop carried Snowboards in Vancouver before pretty much any other retailer and then launched Crystal Ocean Snowboards in 83 or 84.

PD does not compromise his values for monetary gain. Ever. He worked with Option Snowboards and before that Never Board company to build high quality Snowboards which he sold for 15 years before calling it quits on his own terms.

You'll hear all about his life in Snowboarding and hopefully this will encourage you to visit the Pop Culture Museum's Vintage Snoboard Show in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.

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Don Szabo was one of snowboarding's first professionals. He was all over early magazines and movies and played Double 0 Szabo in the Creatures Of Habit Movies. Over his pro career he had several pro models on multiple companies probably most notably he was a part of the original Lamar team along with Sean Johnson, Ranquet, and Jimi Scott. Don's easy going go with the flow attitude has helped him through a lot of loss in the past few years. We recorded this interview in Whistler at Ken Ach's house in late October.

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Tim Windell is an 80's Era Super Pro who rode for Sims along side Palmer, Craig, Richards, Roach, Kidwell, Tom himself and too many more to mention. Tim and Craig started one of the first snowboard camps in Whistler together before Tim started Windell's down at Timberline in '87. A few years ago Windell's merged with its long time rival High Cascade to form a super camp and sports academy whose students have stood on Olympic podiums. Windell is the guy who set me on my path in snowboarding 30 plus years ago at Lakeridge Ontario doing a Checker Pig snowboard demo that my Aunt saw a poster for and invited me to for March break, thanks Aunt Brenda. Tim's been active in snowboarding for nearly 40 years and he still gets out there and shreds, nowadays mostly with his 8 year old daughter. 

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• Ken Achenbach Real Estate
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• Grouse Mountain
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Scott Stevens is a professional snowboarder known for doing impossible tricks with incredible style. His movie parts and magazine coverage tell of a career committed to his fans around the world and a dedication to the generations of pros before him. We met up with Scott at his home outside of Portland.

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Dano Pendygrasse was one of the first pro snowboarders to turn his attention to taking photos. His work out of Whistler and around the world inspired generations of snowboarders to pick up a camera and crew up. Dano's recently moved back to Whistler and is enjoying a quieter lifestyle away from the busy streets of Vancouver.

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James Johnson is a Tlingit Artist and Carver. He practices Traditional Formline a practice that dates back over 10'000 years. James has worked with the Asymbol Art Collective with guys like Iguchi and Parillo and his art has been use by companies like Vans, Volcom, Lib Tech, Yeti, and Smartwool.

He belongs to the Tlingit Ch’áak’ Dakl’aweidi Clan (Eagle Killerwhale).  James's great great grandfather was Chief Gusht’eiheen (“Spray off the Dorsal Fin”) of the Dakl’aweidi of the Xutsnoowú Kwáan (Angoon, Alaska).  His great grandfather was Chief Jimmy Johnson, and his grandfather was Chief Peter Johnson.  Whom he is named after -  James Peter Johnson. James’s strong ancestral history led him to purse the Tlingit art form.  His late father, Franklin Johnson, first encouraged him to begin carving.  James has now dedicated his life to perpetuating the Tlingit art form, honoring his ancestors thru his work.

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Yli-Luoma was on the original Forum 8 crew. He's a Finnish ripper recruited for his incredible style and ability.  Wille climbed the ranks quickly by consistently pushing progression on the giant back country jumps of the time. He eventually left Forum for K2 where he helped modernize the K2 pro team along with other amazing pros around the year 2000. We visited Wille at his home outside Portland on our way down to Mt Hood this summer… The conversation goes until it’s absolutely dark outside and we are getting eaten alive by mosquitos. 

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Jeremy Jones grew up racing in New England before switching his focus to freeriding, and taking his technical riding skills to the best mountains on the planet. Two decades of bold first descents and standard setting foot powered backcountry snowboarding expeditions around the world earned Jeremy eleven Big Mountain Rider of the Year awards from Snowboarder Magazine, and a 2013 Adventurer of The Year accolade from National Geographic. Jeremy has starred in over fifty snowboard movies including his signature Teton Gravity Research produced films, Ode To Muir, Life Of Glide, and the DEEPER, FURTHER, HIGHER trilogy. In 2007, Jeremy founded Protect Our Winters, a global cause uniting the winter sports community against climate change. He was named a Champion of Change by President Barack Obama in 2013 for his work with the non-profit organization. A lifelong passion for snowboard design led him to launch his own brand, Jones Snowboards offering the most responsibly made and high performance technical outerwear, snowboards, splitboards and backcountry accessories out there. In recent years, Jeremy has focused on exploring his home mountain range, California's Sierra Nevada, where he lives in the town of Truckee with his wife Tiffany and two kids. I caught him at Mt Hood this summer and took a lap with the legend himself before sitting down at Timberline Lodge for this interview.

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Blaise Rosenthal is a professional snowboarder who's been at it for longer than some of you listeners have been alive. He cut his teeth as a pro in the 90's with parts in Kingpin Productions and Mack Dawg movies plus lots of magazine exposure. This year Blaise is riding for Spring Break Snowboards, Union, and Coal. And he has an adult camp through High Cascade called Blaise Boot Camp which is an immersive experience with Blaise and some of his friends as guest pros and speakers on all aspects of professional snowboarding... I really want to go to the session with guest pro Chris Roach! Check out Blaise Boot Camp at www.highcascade.com 

This interview takes place in the historic Timberline Lodge... Enjoy!

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