Spark R&D Podcast

By Spark R&D

What's Spark R&D Podcast about?

The Spark R&D Podcast is geared for those interested splitboarding and backcountry travel. The podcast features conversations with well known splitboarders, backcountry industry leaders, and Spark R&D employees.

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Spark R&D Podcast episodes:

12.01.2022
Protected: Spark R&D Employee Pod – Ep4
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05.01.2019
Episode 12 – An Interview with Avalanche Forecasters Doug Chabot and Alex Marienthal
An interview with the GNFAC's executive director, Doug Chabot, and GNFAC avy forecaster, Alex Marienthal.
11.27.2018
Episode 11 – An Interview with Bozeman Legend Jay Moore
Episode 11 of the Spark R&D; Podcast features an interview with Jay Moore. Jay is the owner of the famous World Boards, a skate and snowboard shop in Bozeman, Montana. In the interview, he discusses among many topics, his early...
09.19.2018
Episode 10 – An Interview with Rafael Pease Discussing his film project: Yūgen
In episode 10 of the Spark R&D Podcast we chat with Team Rider Rafael Pease about his upcoming splitboard, adventure travel documentary film, Yūgen. This has been a three-year project for Rafa and he has put a tremendous amount of time...
09.04.2018
Episode 9 – Spark R&D Podcast – Split History with Tommy Delago
In Episode nine of the Spark R&D Podcast, we speak with Tommy Delago one of the co-founders of Nitro Snowboards. Will Ritter, our own founder, joins the conversation we chat with Tommy about the origins of Nitro snowboards and about...
05.08.2018
Episode 8 – Spark R&D Podcast – Steph Nitsch of Pallas Snowboards
In episode 8 of the Spark R&D Podcast, we chat with Steph Nitsch, the co-owner and founder of the women’s snowboard brand, Pallas Snowboards. Steph is an avid splitboarder and spends a lot of time backcountry, making her a perfect...
03.08.2018
Episode 7 – Spark R&D Podcast – Tom Wilson-North of Zero G
Episode 7 was recorded in the cozy kitchen of Tom Wilson-North in Chamonix, France. Tom is the manager of the renowned snowboard shop in Chamonix, Zero G. He gives some good insight into the freeride and split scenes in Chamonix,...
11.07.2017
Episode 6 – Spark R&D Podcast – Photographer Zach Clanton
In episode six of the Spark R&D Podcast we spoke with photographer Zach Clanton. Zach spends a ton of time in the backcountry and filled us in on his photography, his affinity for human powered travel, sketchy plane landings, his AK...
10.06.2017
Episode 5 – Spark R&D Podcast – Spark’s Machining Manager Ethan Marcoux
In honor of Manufacturing Day 2017, a day devoted to modern manufacturing and inspiring the next generation of manufacturers, we spoke with Ethan about his role in the manufacturing process here at Spark R&D. In the interview, he discusses how he became an...
10.05.2017
Episode 4 – Spark R&D Podcast – Splitboarding.eu’s Patrick Shoekel
An interview with Patrick Shoekel – the founder and lead contributor to the blog splitboarding.eu.
06.27.2017
Episode 4 – Spark R&D Podcast – Splitboarding.eu’s Patrick Schökel
An interview with Patrick Schökel – the founder and lead contributor to the interactive splitboarding journal splitboarding.eu. We had a chance to catch up with Patrick at ISPO 2017 in Munich, Germany. We discussed how splitboarding.eu got started, the German splitboard scene,...
04.28.2017
Episode 3 – AIARE’s Richard Bothwell
Richard Bothwell, the Executive Director of AIARE (The American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education), spoke with us at SIA 2017. We discuss how Richard came to work with AIARE, what AIARE is, and where he sees the organization going...
12.01.2016
Episode 2 – Spark R&D Podcast – Becca and Will Ritter
In Episode 2 of the Spark R&D; Podcast we chat with Becca and Will Ritter, the co-owners of Spark R&D.; We talked about how Spark R&D; began, some highs and lows through the years, and their hopes for the future.
09.28.2016
Episode 1 – Spark R&D Podcast – A Conversation with Ambassador Frankie Devlin
In episode #1 we chat with Spark R&D; Ambassador, Frankie Devlin. We discuss the Silverton Splitfest last April, his latest trip to Denali, and much more. We do this all from from the backyard of Spark R&D; owner and founder, Will...

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Spark R&D Podcast episodes:

Protected: Spark R&D Employee Pod – Ep4

Episode 12 – An Interview with Avalanche Forecasters Doug Chabot and Alex Marienthal

Episode 11 – An Interview with Bozeman Legend Jay Moore

Episode 10 – An Interview with Rafael Pease Discussing his film project: Yūgen

Episode 9 – Spark R&D Podcast – Split History with Tommy Delago

Episode 8 – Spark R&D Podcast – Steph Nitsch of Pallas Snowboards

Episode 7 – Spark R&D Podcast – Tom Wilson-North of Zero G

Episode 6 – Spark R&D Podcast – Photographer Zach Clanton

Episode 5 – Spark R&D Podcast – Spark’s Machining Manager Ethan Marcoux

Episode 4 – Spark R&D Podcast – Splitboarding.eu’s Patrick Shoekel

Episode 4 – Spark R&D Podcast – Splitboarding.eu’s Patrick Schökel

Episode 3 – AIARE’s Richard Bothwell

Episode 2 – Spark R&D Podcast – Becca and Will Ritter

Episode 1 – Spark R&D Podcast – A Conversation with Ambassador Frankie Devlin