The Mayrand podcast

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.

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

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.

Episode presented by Axis boutique, Planks clothings, J skis, Treefort lifestyles

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

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

Discussion with pro skier, 5x X Games medalist, Olympic medalist and street skiing legend Alex Beaulieu-Marchand aka ABM

We talked right after the 2021 Aspen X Games about the event and his experience with the whole the covid restrictions, dealing with back pain and finishing 4th in both slopestyle and big air. We also discussed skiing more backcountry and his 2019 realski part.

Episode presented by Dic Anns, Axis boutique, Treefort lifestyles and J skis

Discussion with pro skier, X Games gold medalist and freeski legend JF Houle.

We talked about JF's new step in his life, coaching the Québec slopestyle team and how he uses his passion and experiences to teach the new generation of freeskier. We also talked about the X games realski competition, how it is being a competitor and also a judge as JF won the silver medal in the 2016 edition and has been a judge for the competition for 2 years now.

Episode presented by Dic Anns, J skis, Treefort lifestyles and Axis boutique

Discussion with Freeski pioneer and ski industry legend Jason Levinthal

We discussed skiing in the east coast, entrepreneurship in skiing, the evolution and trends in skiing and much more.

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Discussion with freeski legend Phil Casabon

Following our discussion about his 2020 season, Phil Casabon and I discussed his entire career. From his youth all the way up until now. We talked up all his major projects including bdog gone wild,  X games, the Olympics, Refresh, Eye trip, the B&E show, The education of style, The Inspired demo tour, Let it flow, Keynote skier, BE inspired and Tempo. With so many things on our plate we left out the X Games real ski to dedicate an entire episode to it in the future.

Episode presented by Axis Boardshop and Treefort lifestyles

Discussion with Pro skier and olympic gold medalist Mikael Kingsbury

We talked about his upbringing and how he got to be as dominant as he is, the current state of mogul skiing, his experience at the 2018 olympics and his plans for the future.

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Discussion with pro skier, X Games gold medalist and style master Vincent Gagnier

Subjects include his current 2-year movie project with the SLVSH crew, dealing with back-to-back knee injury in 2017 and 2018, breaking his back in 2014, the current state of competitive skiing and much more.

Episode presented by Axis Boardshop & Treefort lifestyles