Pit Viper Co-Founders on String Theory; their Origin Story; Hotdogs; New Products; & More

Chuck Mumford and Chris Garcin started Pit Viper to inject more fun into skiing and riding. But behind all the party vibes, they’ve also been sneaking in a good bit of functionality and performance into their products, too. So Jonathan Ellsworth talked to Chuck and Chris about the early days of trading sunglasses for hotdogs; growing the company; forest gnomes; working with Gronk; Chuck’s philosophy of ski reviewing, and more. TOPICS & TIMES:Chaos & String Theory (4:11)Origin Story of Pit Viper (6:45)Hotdogs (21:33)The First 100 Pairs (22:58)Where Did the Name Come From? (24:14)From the Garage to Global Domination (26:44)Marketing (34:28)Working with Rob Gronkowski (42:26)Party Vibes vs Performance (44:44)Goggles? (51:19)Lens Tech, Low Light, & Forest Gnomes (56:01)Making Technical Apparel (1:05:54)Chuck Mumford’s Ski Emporium (1:12:48)RELATED LINKS:Become a Blister+Spot MemberCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:CRAFTED Bikes & Big IdeasOff The CouchGEAR:30Happy Hour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.