The Powell Movement

Mark Abma isn't your typical pro skier. If you break him down, he's part elite athlete, part farm boy, part hippy, part businessman and part dreamer with a work ethic that puts most people to shame. On part 2 of his podcast, we talk about all his different parts, money, sponsors, adrenal fatigue, video parts and a whole lot more.

Mark Abma Show Notes:

3:30: Early filming with PBP, the end of competition, why he left K2, and getting on Salomon and Helly Hanson

11:00: The shift to attainable skiing, Eric Hjorleifson, money, sponsors, negotiating, what happened to Salomon, and investments

19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

21:30: His Squamish property, island property with Chris Turpin, and his unique Tofino development

32:00: Being ahead of the curve with his Biodiesel vehicle, yoga, and breath work.

40:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

42:30: Being an early adopter of hydrotherapy, The Powder Awards, and achieving his goals at 24

47:00: Putting out six parts over 2 years, adrenal fatigue, finding balance, and his darkest video project The Masquerade

52:30: How his video parts come out, music selection, getting almost 100 stitches to his face, and the intimidation and experience of Alaska

63:30: Inappropriate Questions with Josh Dueck

Mark Abma isn't your typical pro skier. If you break him down, he's part elite athlete, part farm boy, part hippy, part businessman and part dreamer with a work ethic that puts most people to shame. On part one of his podcast, we talk about the journey from his dad's welding shop, to the Hemlock Valley Freestyle Team, to the BC Freestyle Team, to the X -Games, to the big mountains, to the big screen and beyond. Abma is a legend, and his story will surprise you.

Mark Abma Show Notes:

3:30: Being the young guy on the Yearbook and Focused shoots, mentoring the young guys today, and other guys who teach him about the backcountry

11:00: Sid sized life, work ethic, what else did he do, skiing at 10, and inspirations

16:30: Freestyle team at Hemlock Valley, getting into the side country, and not being a great skier form the get go

22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

24:30: Traveling for moguls, how is he doing, almost freezing to death, and getting on the BC Freestyle Team

30:00: Rex Thomas and other bodybuilding skiers, are the Olympics the dream, seeing the new school of skiing for the first time, and getting into the competitive circuit.

33:00: What sucks about moguls, declining spot on the Canadian National Team, seeing the path in the park and pipe, and doubters

35:00: Sid sized goals, struggling with odd jobs, local contests, ski cross, Fisher skis and early Japan trips with Pollard and Mike Nick

41:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

43:30: What Anthony Borownowski did for his career: Superpark, shooting with TGR, shooting with MSP, meeting K2 and paying his rent

47:00: His joke of a Frankensled, high speed crashed on his sled, longlining his sled out of the BC, and not being comfortable with self-promotion

53:00: Smith, Sessions, the US Open, X Games, being star struck, and finally being accepted by the cool kids

58:30: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Turpin

Paul Crandell is more connected to radical people than anyone I've had on the podcast. LP, as he's known, has done everything when it comes to events. He started as the banner guy, complete with all the zip ties and in just a couple years, he became the puppet master, complete with all the Red Bull budgets. After a decade of creating and executing the most important events in the world, it was onto the GoPro rocket ship, where he experienced the pain of going public, cashed out and is now all about kindness.

Paul Crandell Show Notes:

3:30: How he became LP, being tall and volleyball.

10:00: Tahoe, Shane McConkey, Bikes, and selling art

18:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

20:30: Making Red Bull hire him, building Red Bull in the US, and illegal in Canada

30:00: Creating Rampage with Bender and crew, NYC Events, and being final approval the US and buying a Bentley as a gift.

40:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

42:30: Red Bull, athlete risk, why leave, Q and selling planes

59:30: GoPro, marketing strategy, going public, stock roller coaster, and Kind Humans

62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Uncle E

Zach Crist may have the most complete ski career of any athlete I've had on the podcast--other than his older brother Reggie. Coming up in Sun Valley, Zach achieved his goal of making the US Team, but it wasn't all the glory that it sounded like and after a second knee injury and retirement, Zach started collecting X-Games medals. From there he became a guide, went to AK to film, invested in some ski related real estate and we talk about the high's the lows, and the tragedies and triumphs on the podcast.

Zach Crist Show Notes:

3:30: Busy life, kids, and DuPont

9:00: Moving to Sun Valley at 6, skiing every day, mountain town problems, and his ski crew

13:30: Skiing gets serious, the path to greatness, being small, making the US Ski Team, not partying, and always being late

21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

23:30: Breaking down the race world, his race results, the disappointment of being a racer, and getting along with his brother as a racer

28:30: His worst crash, leaving a loser every week, and chemicals on the course

33:00: Rahlves, being elite, why ski racing athletes are unique, losing Bret Samus in a ski accident and Retiring from the US Ski Team,

41:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

43 :00: An unfair advantage in Skier Cross, X Games medals, and why the sport disappears in the US

47:00: Money, The Ski Tour, skiing with Jann Winter and Robin Williams, and buying Smiley Creek Lodge

55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Daron Rahlves

While Mike Rogge is a publisher these days, he cut his teeth writing for some of the most important titles in snow and beyond. These days, life is all about changing the print model from a dying, corporate, ad driven business to a thriving, independent, boutique model that caters to what subscribers want. On the show, we talk about finding a home in skiing as a writer, Powder, The Ski Journal, his internet persona and so much more. Rogge has never been afraid to share his opinions which always makes for a great listen.

Mike Rogge Show Notes:

3:30: Twitter, reporting the truth, and summers at Great Escape and winters at West Mountain

10:30: Sports, night skiing, and the X Games at Mt Snow

16:30: Writing, opportunity through skiing, and flipping the script in family history

23:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

25:30: Taking advantage of college, Simon Dumont Quarter Pipe, and working for The Meatheads

35:00: The Ski Show, Powder Magazine, and getting hired over others

43:30: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

45:30: Having the keys to the magazine, Tunnel Creek, the decline of Powder, and leaving

56:30: The Ski Journal, trying to buy three titles, having the deal fall apart, and telling the world about it

63:00: Mountain Gazette

69:00: Inappropriate Questions with Adam Jaber

Christina Lustenberger, aka Lusti, is an all-around badass in the mountains. Before this certified ACMG guide was killing it in the TGR movies, she was a racer out of Canada and paid for it with 5 full knee re-constructions over 10 years. But even with the injuries, Christina competed in the Olympics and transitioned from race to guide school. On the show we talk racing, guiding, being a woman in a male dominated world, malfunctioning gear and what it took for Lusti to earn the pro skier dream.

Christina Lustenberger Show Notes:

3:30: Huge amounts of energy, raised at the mountain by ski bums, and no television

7:00: Ski racing with Ian Macintosh, moving up the ranks, graduating into the ski team, and having a DNF ski style

14:00: Injuries, recovery, the Olympics, retiring from racing and becomng a guide

19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

21:30: Black Crows, skiing with strangers, being a more educated woman in a male dominated world, and having a voice in the mountains

29:00: Children of the Columbia, is there pressure at TGR, traveling far for bad conditions, and then getting hurt

35:00: Getting fixed fast, first descents, and avalanche

38:30: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

41:00: Reacting to the slide, not getting a signal, calling in the cavalry, and the aftermath of the product failure

48:00: Covid, sponsors, and Mount Nelson

56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh

In Jossi Wells part two, we pick up talking about Jossi's recent wedding in NZ, and then it's back to his still going, legendary career. We talk about being the youngest ever competitor at X, the change that comes with a sport entering an Olympic era, his Olympic experience, heading out into the backcountry and a round of 'Inappropriate Questions' with Tom Wallisch.

Jossi Wells Part 2 Show Notes:

3:30: Getting married, pressure to perform, and confidence that comes from standing on a podium

10:00: Podium at The Ski Tour, god moments, faith, and free will

17:00: A proud Christian, first X Games, medaling at his second X Games at 17

22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

24:30: Achieving his goals at 17, enjoying the process at contests as he got older, not winning gold for a long time

30:00: The change that comes with the Olympics, new pressures, and his controversial Olympic run

41:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

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

43:30: Finally getting X Games Gold and getting hurt leading up to the PyeongChang Olympics

49:00: Retiring from competition, teaming up with Torin Yater-Wallace or "Deviate" and "Good Luck", and Sponsors

63:30: Inappropriate Questions with Tom Wallisch

Jossi Wells became one of skiing's rockstars in the 2000's and he wasn't one of those skiers born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He was born into ski patrol, and he was destined to become a skier. Along the way he and his family made all the right choices and he went from the little kid who shreds anything from Wanaka to an X Games Gold Medalist and an Olympian who became a household name in the global ski world.

Jossi Wells Show Notes:

3:30: Knee injuries, stem cells, ankle, breaking his back and total time out due to injury

13:00: Skiing as a job, tricks and breaking into the industry from New Zealand

20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

22:00: Growing up skiing at Cardrona, homeschooling, and other talents and activities

27:00: Time on the mountain, size in skiing, racing and then going to the park

39:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

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41:15: The influence of Pettit and Kye, the Park City days, and living in Italy

45:00: Quitting racing, getting a travel budget, getting on a loose Atomic crew led by Rex Thomas, and thoughts of college?

50:00: Skiing 12 hour days in Park City, traveling with Blake Nyman and the Park City Team, and meeting his dad at the US Open

55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colby West

Before Dr. Evan Raps, there was no hip hop in skiing, but back in the late 90's early 2000's , this New York kid took over the ski world and ushered in a new, fresh style to the sport. On the podcast we talk about his roots in moguls, the season that made him famous, the C-Crew, contests, filming, and too many knee surgeries…It's a rare chat with a true innovator in the sport.

Evan Raps Show Notes:

3:30: Growing up in NYC, Hip Hop, skiing, driving to ski, and getting on the Killington Team.

8:00: School at Killington, moguls, World Cups as a teenager, moving to Colorado and The US Team

12:00: Influences, getting onto the terrain parks, quitting moguls, moving to The Palisades, and meeting CP

20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

23:00: The 99-00 Season: The Train Jump, Red Bull Free-Ride Event, X Games SF, filming and a cover

31:30: Hip Hop style, mentality at contests in the party days, film image, C-Crew and sweeping the podium

42:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

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

44:15: Sponsors, money and developing skis

48:00: Knee injury saga (11 surgeries), coming back, CR injury, Tanner injury, and retiring

55:00: College, coaching the US Team and becoming a Doctor

61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Constantine Papanicolaou

Part 2 with Chris "Uncle E" Ernst picks up where we left off, when Uncle E was on top of the world announcing every event that mattered…but things were not as perfect as they appeared. On the podcast we talk about the continued success, the partying, the travel, the double life, the corporate life, getting caught, disappearing for 5 years, and slowly but surely, rebuilding a life and career.

Uncle E Show Notes:

3:30: Red Bull Slackline Event in TN, explain Uncle E, and the difference between Chris and Uncle E

10:00: The X Games, Live TV, Lord of the Boards and getting more emcee work

21:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

24:00: Red Bull events, challenging events, and internet comments

30:00: Highlight events, sour on the Gravity Games, and becoming a ski celebrity

37:00: Did success change him, Boost Mobile, and corporate partying

41:30: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

43:45: Falling off the face of the earth for 5 years, substances, and problems surfacing

48:00: Rock Bottom, how does he get better, and pinpointing when his problem started

54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Paul Crandell aka LP