The Mayrand podcast

Episode presented by K2 skis!

Discussion with pro skier, X Games medalist and street skiing legend, Keegan Kilbride!

In the past decade, Keegan has established himself as one of the top pro skiers in the film word with his street segments in Level 1 movies and in others projects like HG skis' ''Eat the Guts'', 2018's X Games real ski and his self-produced project ''Slim to none''. This December, Keegan dropped ''Videopart'' a 2-year street project that shows why he's considered one of the best street skier in the world.

In this episode, we talked about Keegan's life in the past 2 years since our last talk (from episode 24). His move from Maine to Los Angeles and his current work at Stept studios. We discuss his ski sponsor move joining the K2 team. Even though Keegan is focused on filming, we take some time to talk about the many events he's done including X Games knuckle huck, dew tour, Level 1 rail jams & superunknown XX. We chat about Keegan joining the monster team and the story on how the team up came to life. We close off the episode going in detail into his new ''Videopart'', an incredible short film.

Thanks to the sponsors, K2, Axis boutique, Dic Anns & Planks clothing

Discussion with X-Games gold medalist and freeskiing legend, Tom Wallisch

Tom is the GOAT of freeskiing. He’s one of the most influential freeskier of all time. He’s won every competition there is and has filmed countless segments with pretty much every production company there is. Since stepping away from competitions in 2015, he's still been super active on the scene by producing films with 'Good company' while also hosting his own events and being the voice of freeskiing on television.

In this episode, we discussed Tom’s work as the voice of freeskiing on television covering the biggest events including the X-games and the olympics. We also talked about his film production company “Good company” and the story behind its inception in 2015. We then go in depth about his new film “crescendo” ! The challenges of producing ski movies, putting together a full segment at 35, filming with long time friends AJ Dakoulas and Tim Mcchesney, filming with skiers of the new generation like Tucker Fitzsimons and Walker Woodring, witnessing someone on top of his game like Colby Stevenson and much much more!

Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic anns restaurants

Discussion with pro skier, X-Games gold medalist and Olympic gold medalist, Alex Hall

Alex is one of the best and most well-rounded skier in the world right now. While the sport has gotten hyper specialized  in the last decade, Alex thrives in so many aspects of the sport winning X-Games big air, Olympic slopestyle while also filming some of the best street skiing and backcountry videos in between competitions. Alex is a true freeskier at heart and it's awesome to see him push all aspects of the sport.

In this episode, we discussed about everything that happened since our last episode together 2 years ago. Winning X-Games gold in 2022 with a switch 2160, going on to win the 2022 Olympics in China. Switching it up this season with a different mindset for competitions. Working on the soon to be released 'Magma 3' with friends Hunter Hess and Owen Dahlberg. Filming for Faction's upcoming project 'Abstract'. His recent push on social media regarding FIS's pay of freeski events compared to other sports.

Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic anns restaurants

Episode presented by K2 skis !

Discussion with Olympic medalist, 3x X-Games gold medalist and freeski legend in the making, Colby Stevenson!

Colby is a skier from Park city, Utah. He first blew up on the scene starting in 2014 with shots in Stept's 'Ten and two, followed by appearances in Good Company and Level 1 films. He also got great results in competitions, shined in events like West Coast sessions and in video content like the SLVSH games. Despite some setbacks with major injuries, Colby kept going and eventually established himself as one of the top freeskiers in the world. Its been incredible to see Colby Evolve in the past years not only as a top tier skier, but also as a person who showed great perseverance through the personal challenges he faced.

In this episode, we went through all of his insane 2023 season. we discussed his recent shoulder injury that happened during last fall's Stubai world cup. We talked about the incredible season he has despite this injury. Getting a podium in Stubai, Winning gold at X-Games slopestyle and bronze at X-Games Knuckle huck, Winning Kings & Queens of Corbet, Winning Dew Tour and 2nd at Red Bull unrailistic. We also talked about Colby's time in between comps where he filmed for the upcoming Good Company, MSP and TGR movies.

Big thanks to the sponsors K2 skis, Planks clothing, axis boardshop and Dic anns restaurants

Discussion with Axis boardshop owner and co-founder, Scott Reeves!

Scott is an entrepreneur from Québec with a big passion for action sports. After many years working in a shop while completing an engineering degree, Scott teamed up with 2 friends to start Axis boardshop in 2002. What started out of a passion for action sports turned into an immediate success. Axis quickly became a staple in the Québec action sports scene with their deep involvement in the freeskiing, snowboarding and skateboarding scene. After a decade in business, Axis had a total of 9 shops open in the province of Québec before going back to only one physical location in the mid-2010s. Axis is now over 20 years old and still going strong in st-sauveur, Québec.

In this episode we talked about a bunch of stuff! Scott's entrepreneurship story, opening a boardshop in the early 2000s, the challenges of handling rapid growth in a business, the importance of giving back to the community and much much more

Big thanks to the sponsors Planks clothing, axis boardshop and Dic anns restaurants

Discussion with pro skier and 2022 'Skier of the year', Jonah Williams!

Episode presented by Rossignol !

Jonah is a pro skier from Utah,  he quickly blew up on the scene in 2015 winning Superunknown XII and making waves online with his flawless style and tech skills. 8 years later, Jonah is recognized as one of the best all-around skiers in the world.

Through the years, We've seen Jonah kill it in the streets, parks, and backcountry with Level 1, the coterie and more recently with Strictly. Jonah had an insane year in 2022. He released Life N stuff a compilation of his best shots from years prior and also had the closing segment in strictly's last film 'Delete'. Following these 2 insane video projects, Jonah won the prestigious 'skier of the year' award at the 2022 newschoolers awards. Last season, Jonah joined Rossignol and put together a plan to team up with friend & filmmaker Gavin Rudy to produce a video project together.

In this episode we talked about a bunch of stuff! His youth in Utah, Winning. superunknown XII,  recently going to SUXX in Mammoth, filming with Strictly, Signing with Rossignol and much much more

Big thanks to the sponsors Rossignol, Planks clothing, axis boardshop and Dic anns restaurants

Discussion with pro skier, 8x X Games medalist, Torin Yater-Wallace

Introduced to the world when he joined the Armada team at only 14, Torin quickly became one of the best skiers in the world with his unique style, deep bag of tricks and incredible results in halfpipe competitions. For close to ten years, Torin dominated the pipe competition scene with constant podiums in the worlds biggest events. He finished his competitive career with multiple Dew tour and world cups podiums, a total of 8 x games medals including 3 gold and 2 olympics appearances (Sochi and PyeongChang). In the past four seasons, Torin fully transitioned to the film side of the sport, starting his own production company, Deviate Films. He now spends most of his seasons producing and starring in ski movies skiing everything from Street, to pow and parkshoots for our viewing pleasure

In this episode we talked about a bunch of stuff! The life of producing ski movies with Deviate, The fine details of filming street and pow, the current state and future of pipe skiing and much much more.

Big thanks to the sponsors Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

Discussion with pro skier and X Games gold medalist, Quinn Wolferman

Episode presented by Armada skis!

Quinn is a pro skier from Montana. He made his name through the years starring in SLVSH games, Level 1's superunknown XIII and many other edits and movies. Through the years Quinn also climbed up the ranks of comp skiing, Eventually Competing in world cups and missing out on the 2018 olympics by one spot on the mighty US team. In the past couple years, While still competing at X Games and winning a gold medal in the 2022 knuckle huck competition, Quinn has put his focus into the film aspect of the sport. Following his 2021 Peep the game segment with the SLVSH crew, He joined Torin Yater-Wallace and the Deviate crew last season to put together a banger pow segment for their new movie Chameleon.

In this episode we talked about it all ! his youth, competing, the SLVSH games, joining armada skis, x games, filming with deviate and much much more 

Big thanks to the sponsors Armada skis, Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

Discussion with pro skier and member of the Forre crew, Mainio Ormio

Episode presented by SURFACE skis!

Mainio is part of the infamous Forre crew who have been putting some incredible ski films in the past few years. Mainio joined the crew in 2021 for their film 'Forrmula' and made waves with his unique and impressive segment. He ended up winning the 'trick of the year' award at the 2022 Newschoolers award for his segment's closing shot. Last season, Mainio got back to work with Forre and starred in their new film 'Cast' that won the 'best short film' award at High Five festival last fall.

In this episode we discussed Mainio youth, how he got into park skiing and how he eventually joined Forre. We get deep into his 'Forrmula' and 'Cast' shots. We also go in every direction regarding street skiing and what it entails.

Big thanks to the sponsors SURFACE skis, Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants

Discussion with pro skier and member of the Forre crew, Harald Hellstrom

Episode presented by SURFACE skis!

Harald is part of the infamous Forre crew who have been putting some incredible ski films in the past few years. The creative approach to his tricks and spot selection mixed in with his eagerness to go big makes him standout as one of the best street skiers in the world right now.

In this episode we discussed his youth and how he got into park skiing. How the Forre crew came to be. All of the Forre movies up until their most recent one, 'CAST'.  We also went deep into street skiing talk and some of his most iconic shots.

Big thanks to the sponsors SURFACE skis, Axis boardshop, Planks clothing and Dic Anns restaurants