Part 2 of a discussion with X Games medalist & olympian pro skier Alex Bellemare

In this second part, we discussed Alex's progression leading him to be one of the top slopestyle skier on the planet. Having a knee injury right before the Sochi olympics and having to miss out. Achieving a childhood dream of winning an X Games medal in 2015. Trying to stay at the top of an ever progressing sport where tricks get gnarlier every year. Winning the Olympic world cup test event in 2016 and eventually qualifying for the Canadian team and going to the 2018 PeyongChang olympics.

Great talk once again with Alex who had great stories and insight into the ups and downs of being a pro athlete

Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

Discussion with pro skier, X Games medalist and Olympian Alex Bellemare.

We talked about Alex growing up in a small town in Québec. Being influenced by JP Auclair and Phil Casabon. Skiing as much as he could, which led him to eventually make a name for himself by dominating the Québec scene for a couple of years. Traveling to whistler, Mt hood and Colorado to take his skiing to the next level. Eventually making a name for himself starting in 2011 by filming his classic Afterdark segment with Level 1 productions. Having his dream come true of becoming a pro skier in the following year with back to back results at Dew tour and X Games.

Alex was a great guest who had great behind the scenes stories and insights, this one is a must listen to!

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Discussion with ski industry legend Félix Rioux

We talked about Félix's upbringing in Montréal and how he got to work in the ski industry. The early days of freeskiing with the snowblade and inline skating influences. Traveling the world with the best skiers as a professional photographer. Co-founding D-structure shop and IF3 festival. Working as a marketing director for various companies and much much more. Félix has been around the block since the inception of freeskiing and it was really interesting to get to chat with him.

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Discussion with pro skier, freeski legend and X Games medalist LJ Strenio

This was an in-depth discussion about street skiing. First discussing the 2021 edition of the X Games real ski contest where LJ was a judge. Then discussing his 2017 real ski video that got him a bronze medal. In between these two main subjects, we got to talk about everything street skiing, the progression, injuries, working with a filmer, evaluating and dealing with risks, knowing when to push yourself and when to stop.

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Discussion with pro skier, engineer and entrepreneur Giray Dadali

Super interesting discussion with Giray Dadali where we talked about a 1000 subjects including growing up in western New York, skiing at a small hill, being influenced by legends like David Crichton, The east coast scene in the 2000's, filming with Meathead Films, moving to Utah at 18, Competing in all types of events, dealing with gnarly injuries, getting an engineering degree while pursuing skiing, working on the behind the scenes with J skis and 4FRNT and starting his own business, Daymaker touring.

Giray is not only a great skier, he is a super nice and smart guy who not only loves skiing, but also knows A LOT about it.

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Discussion with Canadian ex pro skier, now filmmaker Paul Bergeron aka ''B-Paul''.

Paul is an ex pro skier who made a lot of waves in the ski industry with his unique style and world-class skills. He quickly made a name for himself filming with Quebec crews NSF productions and ESK media. Later on, he cemented his position as an influential skier competing on the world stage and filming with crews like Stept and Inspired media. With a series of injuries, Paul transitioned towards filmmaking. He since worked on projects such as JF Houle's HOULIGAN movie & 2016 Real ski silver medal video and Émile Bergeron's 2020 real ski silver medal video.

We discussed his whole career. His youth growing up in Lac-Beauport, Québec. His influences in skiing and what led him to get his first sponsors. The rise from a local guy to a skier known as one of the best in the world. The struggle of living the pro skier lifestyle in an era where the Olympics changed a lot of things. Dealing with multiple injuries and finally transitioning into filmmaking.

Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

Discussion with Canadian ex pro skier, now filmmaker Paul Bergeron aka ''B-Paul''.

Paul is an ex pro skier who made a lot of waves in the ski industry with his unique style and world-class skills. He quickly made a name for himself filming with Quebec crews NSF productions and ESK media. Later on, he cemented his position as an influential skier competing on the world stage and filming with crews like Stept and Inspired media. With a series of injuries, Paul transitioned towards filmmaking. He since worked on projects such as JF Houle's HOULIGAN movie & 2016 Real ski silver medal video and Émile Bergeron's 2020 real ski silver medal video.

We discussed his whole career. His youth growing up in Lac-Beauport, Québec. His influences in skiing and what led him to get his first sponsors. The rise from a local guy to a skier known as one of the best in the world. The struggle of living the pro skier lifestyle in an era where the Olympics changed a lot of things. Dealing with multiple injuries and finally transitioning into filmmaking.

Episode presented by Axis boardshop, Planks clothing,  Dic Anns restaurants ,J skis and Treefort lifestyles

Discussion with swedish pro skier and filmmaker Pär Hägglund aka Peyben.

Peyben is a 3 times X games medalist, one as a skier and the other two as a filmmaker. He is super creative on both sides of the lens and has shown it through videos with Level 1 productions, The Bunch and more recently through the X Games realski competition.

We talked about his 3 realski videos, filming with a crew like The Bunch, the dedication it takes to film street projects and a whole lot more.

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Discussion with ex-pro skier and filmmaker Nick Martini

We talked about his whole story, starting with how he got into skiing, becoming a pro skier. His days as a competitive skier and filming with the biggest production companies in the business like Poor Boyz productions and TGR while also running his own production company, Stept. Talking about Stept, we also discussed how it started by filming his friends when he was 12 years old, became one of the most influential production company in skiing and is now based in LA working with some big time brands like Nike, Oakley, Ford and the NFL.

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Discussion with pro skier and 2022 olympic hopeful for the Canadian ski slopestyle team, Phil Langevin

We discussed how phil became a pro skier, the current state of slopestyle skiing and its progression, his first experience at X Games making finals at 17, dealing with a series of injuries and getting back to skiing this season aiming to be at X Games and the Olympics next season

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