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Snowboarding phenomenon Nick Russell likes to call the Sierra Nevada backcountry his home mountain. He is a big mountain snowboarder who’s made a name for himself by stepping out of his comfort zone and charging steep lines and couloirs in places like Denali, Utah and beyond. This year, he is featured in his first Warren Miller film, “Future Retro” in a segment that includes a trip to Antarctica with fellow snowboarders Elena Hight and Danny Davis. Listen as Nick brings his calm energy to the microphone and discusses travel, lessons in patience, trusting your gut, bear encounters, bad salad bars and more. 

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Known for big air and slopestyle freeskiing, Bobby Brown grew up in Colorado. He’s taken home multiple medals from X-Games, even garnering perfect scores and has podiumed at other major freeskiing competitions like the Dew Tour and the Sammy Carlson Invitational, among others. Tune in to hear Bobby talk about his current film projects, his not-so-secret love for sports, home renovations, why the world could use more empathy, how meditation can impact perception and that one time he hung out with Miley Cyrus on her tour bus.

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Jeremy Jones is a professional big mountain snowboarder, filmmaker, climate advocate and the founder of Jones Snowboards. Raised in New England, Jeremy now calls Tahoe home. Listen to Jeremy talk about how much joy he still gets from snowboarding after 30 years of riding, why quarantine is like waiting out a storm in the mountains, why he’s so disorganized in everyday life, why he started Protect Our Winters (POW) and he tells a story about being 18 years old down in Baja with a minivan...

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Elyse was born and raised in Alaska but now calls Tahoe home with skier husband, Cody Townsend. Known for skiing huge lines, Elyse is one of the most decorated big mountain skiers. Tune in to listen to Elyse talk about life in lockdown as a professional athlete, her love for fashion and football, why her husband and her make a such a great cooking duo, killer surf trips, that time she lived in Italy and more.

Big thanks to our sponsors Protect Our Winters, OpenSnow, SKI Magazine, the IKON Pass.

Growing up, Todd ski raced in Park City with big names like Steven Nyman and raced through college at the University of Denver. These days, he calls both SLC and Lake Tahoe home and spends his seasons skiing deep snow and harry lines up in B.C., Wyoming, Alaska, Squaw, outside of SLC and beyond. Listen to Todd talk about taking cold dips in the river year-round, why we should not let our thoughts dictate how we feel about ourselves, the highs and lows of being host Amie Engerbretson’s boyfriend, making it through the era of quarantine and more.  

Big thanks to our sponsors Protect Our Winters, OpenSnow, SKI Magazine, the IKON Pass.

Leah Evans grew up in Rossland, British Columbia skiing at RED Mountain Resort but she calls Revelstoke her home today. She has competed in freeride and big mountain competitions and has been featured in video projects like the satirical film “Dream Job”. Most notably, Leah is the founder of Girls Do Ski, which hosts multi-level freeski camps and facilitates mentorships for women looking to grow on and off the mountain. Tune in to hear Leah talk about women working together as enablers rather than competitors, music in nature, what connecting youth to wild spaces can look like and why passing her ACMG guide exam was so empowering.

Big thanks to our sponsors Protect Our Winters, OpenSnow, SKI Magazine, the IKON Pass.

Griffin Post grew up skiing Sun Valley, but has called Jackson Hole his home mountain for about a decade. He is a two-time US Extreme Freeskiing Champion, a published writer, has been in multiple ski films and can be seen hitting some of Jackson’s biggest lines both on and off-piste. Tune in to hear Griffin talk about his pet pinatas, his encounters with grizzly bears, his love for (mid-week) NY Times crossword puzzles and why you should never be afraid to ask for help.

Big thanks to our sponsors Protect Our Winters, OpenSnow, SKI Magazine, the IKON Pass.

Hilaree Nelson hails from Seattle, Washington but now calls Telluride, Colorado home. Named “Adventurer of the Year” by Nat Geo in 2018, Hilaree has become a world-class athlete known for her ski mountaineering feats, including her recent completion of the first ski descent of the 27,940-foot Lhotse Couloir, the fourth highest mountain in the world. Listen as Hilaree talks about motherhood, avoiding comfortability to find balance, how climate action has become an important part of her life’s work and why she’s able to laugh about that time she broke both of her wrists while raising two little boys.

Big thanks to our sponsors Protect Our Winters, OpenSnow,  SKI Magazine, the IKON Pass.

Michelle Parker is a very busy woman. She has steadily become one of skiing’s best-known big mountain athletes and recently won the “Best Female Performance” at the 2019 Powder Awards for her ski film series “Originate”. Listen as Michelle talks about being a hobbyist who recently went to singing camp, how Mia Hamm and Lynn Hill were some of her first heroes, advocating for her local community through Protect Our Winters, making people laugh, climbing her first big wall in Peru, supporting fellow female athletes and balancing everything from day to day. 

Big thanks to our sponsors SKI Magazine, the IKON Pass and the Snow Report with Halley O’Brien.

Ted Ligety made his big debut in the world of skiing when he won his first Olympic gold medal at the age of 21. To date, he has competed in four Olympics and 16 World Cups and will be competing in the World Pro Ski Tour this season. Tune in as Ligety talks about being outspoken in FIS ski racing, what it means to advocate for the sport of skiing, safety in the mountains, running his company SHRED, his obsession with chocolate and the highs and lows of being a dad.

Big thanks to our sponsors SKI Magazine, the IKON Pass and the Snow Report with Halley O’Brien.