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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Red Bull Rampage, and the third year of Rampage including a women’s category. The fight to make that happen was a long one, and we’re revisiting a conversation we had with Casey Brown back in 2023 about the importance of having a women’s competition, the year before it finally came to be.

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This Friday on GEAR:30, we’re talking with 2025 FWT champion, Marcus Goguen. And as a prelude, Jonathan Ellsworth wanted to share this clip of Marcus analyzing his comp run in Verbier, where he opened up a new line on the Bec de Rosses.

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Today, Xan Marshland shares a great moment from a ‘Reviewing the News’ episode with environmental advocate and polymath, Dr. Len Necefer.

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While Teton Gravity Research is synonymous with action sports, that’s sure not how it all started. And in this clip, TGR co-founder, Todd Jones, describes their very humble — and pretty hilarious — origins.

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Today on The Vault, we’re sharing the story Danny MacAskill told on our Bikes & Big Ideas podcast about the trick that launched his career.

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For episode #13 of The Vault, Blister Summit Director & Sr. Editor, Kristin Sinnott, shares another great moment from the Blister Summit, Hoji describing his favorite line.

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What does it actually mean to have a “great palate”? In this selection from our CRAFTED podcast, Jonathan talked to lifelong skier and PARC Aspen Chef, Mark Connell, about “supertasters,” and why some chefs can detect tiny changes in a dish while still loving Domino’s pizza.

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Today we’re sharing the most surprising moment Jonathan Ellsworth ever had on a podcast, and it comes from a conversation that many pro skiers and ski-industry people have said is their favorite episode. It’s from Jonathan’s conversation with skier, Rachel Burks, back in 2019.

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Bidets & Ski-Building Equipment? ON3P Skis’ factory in Portland, Oregon, has both. Their founder, Scott Andrus, explains why.

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Scott Gaffney is one of the most accomplished ski-movie directors of all-time, and today, we’re sharing this clip where Jonathan Ellsworth got Scott to (try to) narrow down the most mind-blowing sessions he’s witnessed, and the skiers that made even the other pros watch in awe. And, listening to this clip from 2017 today, it’s amazing how accurately Scott predicted who would be the next big thing in skiing.

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