The Powell Movement

Tommy Moe is an absolute legend. This longtime US Ski Teamer is the only Olympic Downhill gold medalist I’ve had on the podcast. While Part 1 took us through what it took for Tommy to make the US Ski Team and ended with frustration in Albertville, Part 2 is all about the glory. We talk about Olympic Gold and Silver, winning a World Cup, Johnny Moseley, Shane McConkey, the Tordrillo Mountains, and more. It’s another amazing conversation, and another one of Tommy's US Ski Team teammates, Chad Fleischer, asks the Inappropriate Questions 

Tommy Moe Show Notes Part 2:

4:00: 2nd rock bottom after Albertville, growing into his body, focusing on the tech aspect of skiing, ski techs, and tuning his skis today

12:00: Sports psychologists, Japan, first podium in Whistler, and a change in training style

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22:30:  Performance training, killing it in 94, Lillehammer Olympics, bonding with the course, SI crapping on the US Ski Team, the race, waiting in the finish coral, and the awards ceremony   

41:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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43:00:  Setting the tone for the whole team, sponsorship and money, heli-skiing in AK, the first time being high profile, and the freeskiing movement in AK 

53:00:  McConkey, hurting his knee, Nagano, Johnny Moseley, retirement from the US Ski Team, the Jeep King of the Mountain Series, and Tordrillo Mountain Lodge

78:00:   Inappropriate Questions with Chad Fleischer

Tommy Moe is an absolute legend. This longtime US Ski Teamer is the only Olympic Downhill gold medalist I’ve had on the podcast. But Tommy’s life wasn’t always destined for glory. Between getting kicked off a ski team, to being put on probation by the US Ski Team, the future wasn’t always so promising. In part 1 of the podcast, we talk about ski racing, his issues, moving to Alaska, making the US Ski Team at a young age, the struggles of an athlete on the come up and the Albertville Olympic Games. It is a fun chat, and Tommy's US Ski Team teammate, Reggie Crist, asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Tommy Moe Show Notes:

4:00:  Explosion, Tom Sr., Montana, relationship with his mom, living with Grandma, skiing, seeing racing and wanting to do it, podiums, and summer camps

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24:00:  Sponsored at 12, caught with weed and kicked off the team, moving to AK, working hard, skateboarding lifestyle, Copper nationals, making the C Team, getting in trouble again, the consequences, and Europe with the A Team.

41:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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43:00:  Bill Johnson, World Championships, downhill courses, 12th at Worlds, pressure, getting smoked, mental games, who pays for travel, the team Fraternity, and Albertville Olympics

72:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Reggie Crist

Lou Dawson is one of the most accomplished ski mountaineers in the US, but he’s so much more than that. While Lou is known for being the first to climb and ski Colorado’s 54 fourteen-thousand-foot peaks, his career included a rock-climbing era, an ice-climbing era, and his mountaineering and ski mountaineering ear. He’s a living legend and is considered to be one of the godfathers of backcountry skiing in the US. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in Texas, moving to Aspen, the counterculture movement, the draft, the mountains, his must-read book, Avalanche Dreams, and much more. Another legendary mountaineer, Andrew McLean, asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Lou Dawson Show Notes:

4:00:  Avalanche, growing up in Texas, his dad, Ashcrofters Mountaineering School, NOLS, and challenging home life

21:00:  Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non- heated)

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24:00:  The draft, Harvey Carter, suffering, and Denali, 

45:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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45:00:  Ski Mountaineering, best trips, Outward Bounds, climbing 30 peaks in 30 days, climbing and skiing Colorado’s 14ers, and Blizzard of Aahhs

72:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Andrew McLean

Dana Flahr wasn’t born to be the big mountain slayer he worked so hard to become. Growing up in a single-mom household, things were a struggle, but one thing Dana’s mom figured out was how to get him on the mountain and from there his passion took over. Moving to Whistler at 17, Dana didn’t party; he skied daily, honing his big mountain skills in the winter and building his trick vocabulary in the summer. That combination got him a tryout with TGR, where he sent it harder than almost anyone in their movies then. Over the years, he’s won Powder Awards, earned the respect of the best in the business, and banged out video jaw-dropping TGR segments and more each season. Eventually, burnout got the best of Dana, and he disappeared. We talk about it all and more on the podcast. Ian Macintosh asks the Inappropriate Questions. and that turned into Powder Awards

Dana Flahr Show Notes:

4:00:  Not a risktaker early on, Kamloops, not growing up with money, getting into skiing, and an early avalanche,

13:00:  Poaching the snowboard park, High School, Whistler inspiration, skiers he looked up to, graduating and moving that day,

21:00:  Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non-heated) 

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24:00:  The 604 House, working, sledding, summer camp, big mountain comps, TGR tryout, and how he made an impact with that crew     

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44:00:  Breakthrough Performance, blowing his knee, Tanner Hall, Alaska, unlimited Heli time, Tom Burt and other guides   

60:00:  Losing people, epic trips, his scariest injury, movie segments, and awards, covers, and burning out and Houdini-ing

72:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh

Gordi Eaton is a legend in the ski industry, and while many people don’t know his name, because he was born in 1939, he’s had a huge impact in the development of modern ski technology. Before he was involved in helping to bring sidecut, shape, top shape, rocker, and so much more tech to the table, Gordi was an Olympian on the first Bob Beattie-created US Ski Teams that featured athletes like Bill Marolt and Buddy Werner. Then, after coaching at the highest level, Gordi became K2’s Race Director, a sales rep, and more. On the podcast, we discuss coming up with no grooming or releasable bindings, putting the Mahre Brothers on K2, and his history with George Torme and Bode Miller. This one’s a history lesson that needs to be told.

Gordi Eaton Show Notes:

4:00: Climate change and snow, skiing in NH, no grooming, gruesome injuries due to gear, college scholarships, and the Olympics

20:30:  Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non-heated)

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23:30:  University of Colorado and NIL, how Bob Beattie changes things, 1964 Olympic injury, losing Buddy Werner (the best American Ski Racer ever), getting fired from the US Team, K2, and The Performers  

42:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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44:00:  Sleaze, and putting the Mahre Brothers on K2, Goerge Torme, Bode Miller, and rockered skis    

 81:00:  Inappropriate Questions  

Alexandra Armstong, better known as Army, has had one of the longest runways to making her pro skier dreams come true of any athlete I’ve had on the show. She has done every job in the industry, from working the shop floor to coaching, patrolling, flow riding to pro, and she’s dirtbagged it most of her way to the top. While she didn’t get paid to ski for cameras until she was 27, Army is making the most of her time in the spotlight filming with outfits like the Blank Collective and Teton Gravity Research. As a special bonus, we get Alex’s sock sponsor and new Powell Movement sponsor, Josh Hall, the founder of Dissent Labs, to talk about Whistler in the early 90s, founding a sock brand. Then Josh asks inappropriate questions provided by Blank’s Alexi Godbout and Emily Childs from The Blondes.

Alex Armstrong Show Notes:

4:00:  Her truck nightmare, Cozy or Die, Mont Ste Marie, ski racing, making the regional ski team, Chile changes her life, quitting racing, who was she in HS, coaching, knee injury, tree planting, and moving out west

23:00:  Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non-heated)

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26:00:  All things Ski patrol, crashing into sponsorship, filming with Lindsey Dyer, her movie Army, and selling herself to TNF   

44:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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46:00:  Proving it in Island Lake, exploding her knee, sponsors, moving to Whistler, and Skier Rich  

60:00:  Blank Collective, gender in the industry, TGR, Alaska, and best trip ever

69:00:  Josh Hall Mini View

85:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Josh Hall, Alexi Godbout, and Emily Childs

Johnny Decesare helped usher in the “new school” movement of skiing by showcasing the talents of The New Canadian Air Force in his Poor Boyz Productions films. The youth went wild in Johnny’s films, and they helped change the industry. On part 2 of his podcast, we talk heading to Whistler for the first time, meeting the Shane Szocs, JF Cusson, JP Auclair and the rest of the talent in Canada, his films, the business behind them, The Windsurfing Movie, finding Kai Lenny and so much more. Tyler Hamlett asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Johnny Decesare Show Notes:

4:00:  Getting movie premieres banned from Oakley, movie tours gone wrong, going to Whistler, and filming for State of Mind

14:00:  Snowboard rivalry, the end of moguls, becoming part of the crew, being the only one that cared, and the Freeze review

20:30:  Club Med:  Click here for the best vacation of your life

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23:30:  Selling himself at SIA, the first twin tips, JP Auclair, MSP comes to film his crew, Tanner Hall, High North Ski Camp, 13, music, the editing process, and ski movie politics  

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44:00:  Pushing athletes, The Loop, heli time and expenses,  sponsorship, and distribution

60:00:  Filming windsurfing, Sammy Carlson, Kai Lenny, handing the keys to Tyler and the most influential PBP athletes

72:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Tyler Hamlett

Johnny Decesare is the legendary ski filmmaker who helped usher in the new school movement of skiing through his groundbreaking media house, Poor Boyz Productions. While Johnny spent his early life surfing in Southern California, ABC's Wide World of Sports inspired him to want to become a skier. These days, Johnny is a fixture behind the lens for the WSL, but when he was in his athletic prime, Johnny was a Pro Mogul skier alongside Shane McConkey, Scott Kauf, and so many more. On part 1 of his podcast, we talk about working at IBM, moving to Vail, The Pro Mogul Tour, McConkey, and so much more. Cody Carter asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Johnny Decesare Show Notes:

4:00:  WSL and beating Kelly Slater, Locals only, filming with Marren Miller this year the most incredible love story ever, his pro surfer daughter and scared in Columbia   

20:00:  Club Med:  Click here for the best vacation of your life

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23:00:  Southern California with a military Dad, telling your mom you’re going to be an Olympic skier, and video cameras

29:00:  IBM, moving to Vail, moguls, mentored by Turbo, Pro Mogul Tour, McConkey, sponsors, and paying for the tour

 41:30:   Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  

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44:00:  Highlights on the Pro Mogul Tour, Shane gets banned from Vail, Red Bull, filming with Warren Miller, making Fade to Black, meeting Shane Szocs at SIA, Poor Boyz Productions name, and the X Games inspires him to make another movie

64:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Cody Carter

Riley Poor landed his dream job, filming backcountry skiers with MSP. His life was a dream, and eventually, he moved on to shoot with Standard Films as a skier, spearheaded a two-year Red Bull project, all while simultaneously managing ski athletes at Nike. He was killing life until a gainer gone wrong at a party created a life-altering injury. On the podcast we talk about moving to Crested Butte, Seth Morrison, the Matchstick mentorship, the accident, and the aftermath.  It’s a must-listen podcast with one of the most beloved people in snow and beyond. Jamie Starr asks the Inappropriate Questions 

Riley Poor Show Notes:

4:00:  Brain Surgery, Vermont, Haystack Mountain, racing, and Plake

12:00:  Crested Butte, the funny reason he quit racing, freeride,

21:00:  Club Med:  Click here for the best vacation of your life

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24:00:  Thinking he was cool as a grom, Shreck, après culture, Chile Heli crash, Raffle win story, not going pro, getting a job with MSP instead of college and McConkey

 41:00:   Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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44:00:  Lifting with Seth Morrison, Rory Bushfield, the editing room, leaving MSP, Red Bull, and Nike,   

59:00:  Dislocating his neck and instantly becoming a quadriplegic, not playing the victim, inspirations, how does he change after the injury, and pain

73:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Jamie Starr

Lindsey Jacobellis was the darling of the 2022 Olympic Games with her double gold performance. But while Lindsey has always been a podium threat (she’s a 10x X-Games Gold Medalist) when she crashed and took silver at the 2006 Olympic Games, the world made her a villain and now, almost 20 years later, she finally has that Olympic Gold. This episode is all about Lindsey’s incredible redemption story, and we talk about her upbringing, Palmer, the Olympic blunder, winning, and so much more. Alex Diebold asks Inappropriate Questions. 

Lindsey Jacobellis Show Notes:

4:00:  Taking out a teacher, Stratton Mountain School, growing up in CT as the daredevil kid

12:00:  Chasing around her brother, being isolated, tight family, skiing, snowboarding, choosing one,

24:00:  Club Med:  Click here for the best vacation of your life

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27:00:  Friday night races at Stratton, the Andy Coghlan connection, crushing it as a Freshman at SMS, the US Open at Stratton, Burton, and other boards, Shaun Palmer, and traveling with her dad.

 41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  

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44:00: Forerunning halfpipe the SLC Olympics, Boarder Cross, X Games, and her crazy run leading up to the 2006 Olympics,

60:00: Specializing on Boardercross, 2006 Olympic pressure, sponsorship, Olympic highlights before competing, the Olympic mishap heard around the world and the aftermath, and getting dropped

77:00: Groundhog Day with the Olympic media over the years, seeing a sports psychologist,  breaking her arm leading up to the 2022 Olympics, and winning gold.

91:00: Inappropriate Questions with Alex Diebold