The Powell Movement

Chris "Uncle E" Ernst is a legend on the microphone and in the ski industry. Uncle E is known for being that wacky, zany guy on the mic who knows all the athletes, all the history, and brings the excitement of the X Games and many other events into living rooms around the world. What you don't know about him is his private school upbringing, cutting his teeth with bungee jumping, how he helped invent a sport and so much more that we talk about on the podcast.

Uncle E Show Notes:

3:30: The Raiders, High School, Soccer, skiing, and St. Mary's College,

13:00: Working with the family, Vertigo Bungee days, and Frank Gambali

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

22:30: Bungee accidents, The Vertigo/Primal split, the ski bum local lifestyle

30:00: The Coors Light Tour, learning events from the ground up, and emceeing bird tours at Sea World

37:00: Skiing with the best and pioneering AK

40:30: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%

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

43:00: Snowboarding v Skiing, EXP Productions, Lord of the Boards, and Tele

54:00: The inventors of Skier Cross, X-Games, where did Uncle E come from,

65:00: Fast forwarding through medal, the link between depression and head injuries, and living for others

61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Jaquet

Seth Wescott has roots that go back to the 80's in snowboarding, which means he's old, but being that he's won the past two Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom events, he's now beating his peers and the ids out there…and that's something he's done his whole life. From his CVA roots to Western State, the US Team, to the World Cup, to the Olympics, to riding in the big mountains, Seth has dominated everything but the X- Games and we talk about his storied, double Olympic Gold Medal career, head injuries and more on the podcast.

Seth Wescott Show Notes:

3:30: The Burton US Open and Baker Banked Slalom

11:00: Growing up around college athletics, getting into snow, and snowboarding,

15:00: CVA weekend program, nationals, Western State, and how he was able to ski through school

25:00: 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

27:30: Dropping out of school, a podium at his first event, halfpipe in the 98 Olympics and not making that team

34:00: Specializing in boardercross, Alaska, and Kip Garre

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

44:00: X Games Silver, getting on to the Olympic Team early, what he did for the lead up to Torino, and video review

55:00: What do you think about when you win gold, what happens when you win, and losing a friend on course and calling it on the season

65:00: Fast forwarding through medal, the link between depression and head injuries, and living for others

75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fawcett

If everything is based on talent, Lucas Wachs should be a household name in skiing. But in today's world of professional skiing, talent is expected and for better or worse, self-promotion determines how far a pro will get to some extent. Lucas Wachs is one of those guys who isn't comfortable promoting himself, he lets his skiing do the talking and its afforded him a 12-year career. While Lucas doesn't make noise about his skiing, he's the guy the other skiers are talking about and snowboarders recognize his talent too, including Max Warbington who asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Lucas Wachs Show Notes:

3:00: His pro model ski, treatment by Lib Tech, and his dad skiing with Scot Schmidt, and Doug Coombs

11:00: The Warbington brothers, snowboarding, being good at everything, and contests

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

22:30: What he looked like, Salomon, park rat days, the expense of contests and Pete Alport

30:00: Poor Boyz Productions, Nimbus, the fork in the road, 4bi9, and getting on Lib

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43:30: Sponsors, his first big trip with Benchetler and Igucci, manual labor, agents and energy drinks

51:00: 10 Barrel, filming with huge names, breaking gear, winning a Powder Award for his part in Level 1's "Romance", his first trip to Europe in 2020, and MSP

63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Max Warbington

Mike Arzt has been behind the scenes in the snowboard industry since he was 16 years old. He's been a shop grunt, salesman, buyer, Burton factory store employee, RED Sales and Marketing guy, athlete tech, Blue Torch Snow Director, Airwalk employee, freelancer and eventually, entrepreneur. He's done everything and you've for sure seen some of his work…. Between the Red Bull Cold Rush like events, marketing and branding projects, Arzt has been humbly behind some game changing marketing.

Mike Arzt Show Notes:

3:00: Silverton takeover, a love for snow early, and curated luck

10:00: Ryan's Ski Shop, being the snowboard guy, working with the Bruton Rep, and his first tradeshow

14:00: Going to NZ after High School, setting goals of UVM and Burton and making both happen

20:30: 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

23:00: RED Helmets, corporate presentations, money, being replaced and then getting the dream Burton job

30:00: Olympics, leaving Burton for Blue Torch, and Airwalk

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Elan Skis: They will make you a better skier...no bs

42:15: T-Bag, the end of Airwalk, Head Snowboards, and Helly Hansen

52:00: The Public Works, Battery 621, and the pandemic

63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Steve "Stix" Nilsen

While Corey Smith is the mastermind behind the shape changing snowboard brand Spring Break Snowboards, it's not snowboarding that defines him. Corey is an artist first and foremost and he's responsible for creating religions, spoof snowboard brands and some of the most popular snowboard graphics of the past decade. If that's not enough, he was a also a pro rider who played in bands and lived the rockstar life….. This all makes for a great podcast.

Corey Smith Show Notes:

3:00: The Church of Quantum Interconnectedness, no rules at home, and art

8:00: Snowboarding at 16, Summer at Hood, and aspirations of being pro

14:00: Neoproto days, his image, his riding style, and being ahead of his time

20:15: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%

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

Elan Skis: Find out why those who "know" are talking about Elan

22:30: Money, going through boards, making ends meet, Capita, and pushing the limits with graphics

28:00: Video part involvement, brands, riders he respects, and Love/Hate

34:00: College, bands Moving to LA, Ambiguous, and Commune

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40:45: The Commune Movie, moving to Tahoe to get back to snowboarding, and founding Spring Break

45:00: Getting ripped off by the big brands, partnering with Capita, and the best of both worlds for him

51:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Tedore

Trennon Paynter is a legendary Canadian mogul skier, he's also an Olympian for Australia, and the Head Coach of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team. In part 2 of his podcast, we talk about going to the Olympics for another country, shifting to coaching park and pipe, his elite athletes, getting halfpipe into the Olympics, and a whole lot more. The godfather, Mike Douglas, asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Trennon Paynter Show Notes:

3:00: Getting radical, filming with Poor Boyz, and tagging along with the New School players

8:00: Coming back from injury, going to another country for the Olympics, and the mixed feelings around making the Australian Team

20:45: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide 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

22:45: Olympic highlights, the end of his mogul career, and the beginning of his coaching career

31:00: Park and Pipe coaching, Provincial level teams, starting his own team, and raising money to keep it going

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46:00: Staying out of athlete business, Matt Hayward, politics, and halfpipe finally gets in the Olympics

52:00: Sarah Burke, the founding of a national team, rules, and working well with Canada

61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mike Douglas

Trennon Paynter is a legendary Canadian mogul skier, he's also an Olympian for Australia, and the Head Coach of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team. His unbelievable ski story starts with cigarettes, partying, and good times in Banff before Trennon became a self-taught badass in the moguls of Kimberley BC. From there, Trennon competed against the New Canadian Air Force and beat them, made the National Team, Raced on the World Cup, and got into coaching...This podcast is a fun history lesson.

Trennon Paynter Show Notes:

3:00: How young are the kids he coaches, what doesn't he understand about them, and the lack of risk-takers at the highest level the world

8:00: Being unsafe is not crazy if risk is managed correctly, the super trampoline, and born in Australia to adventure hippies

20:45: 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

23:15: Moving back to Canada, skiing every day in Kimberley, BC, and quitting ski racing to party

28:00: Banff, seeking out danger, moguls, and living on the Easter Run under the lift

33:00: Found by the hotdoggers, winning contests, getting invited on to the Canadian Development Team, and potential (age)

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Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program

40:45: Ski School 2, the influence of Shane Szocs, 97-98 he starts doing well on moguls, and getting some World Cup Starts on the Taxi Squad

49:00: Him being passed over for the World Cup Team because of age, making the team over JF Cusson, doing well, and then breaking his pelvis

54:00: The regret of not training as hard when he came back, the narrative of the New Canadian Air Force is not true, and don't talk crap about moguls

64 :00: Inappropriate Questions with Rory Bushfield

I traveled to Prineville, Oregon for the ultimate in what a big mountain slopestyle event can be, Proving Grounds. I talk to all the players including, Carson Storch, Camila Noguiera, Kyle Strait, Reed Boggs, Jonny Salido, Travis Rice, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Jaxon Riddle, Hanna Bergman, and more...

Proving Grounds Show Notes:

2:00: Muddy courses, Katie Holden, and Carson Storch

5:30: Hannah Bergman, Todd Barber, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa

16:00: Josh Bender, and Kyle Jameson, and Brad Holmes

20:45: 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: Brad Holmes, Brooke Andrews, Jaxon Riddle, and Jonny Salido

31:00: Todd Barber, Kyle Strait, Nikolai Rogatkin, David Lieb and Hannah Bergmann

39:00: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%

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41:45: Dylan Stark and Travis Rice

49:00: Carson Storch, David Lieb, Brooke Andrews, Reed Bogs, Ryan Runke, and Carson Storch

Tom Hyser was born into the quad culture of the rinks around Atlanta and went from rink rat to skate rat. His family's move to the Midwest was life-changing when he first discovered inline skating. Tom is an original X Gamer, a product visionary whose designs have sold millions of units, an internet pioneer, and through it all he's lived the struggle of being an inline skater. On the show, we talk about the love of skate, the hate received for it, and everything in between.

Tom Hyser Show Notes:

4:00: Covid travel, skateboarding, and Wisconsin

17:00: Jamie Thomas, skateboard hate, and incidents

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21:45: The decline of inline, growing up outside of Atlanta, roller skating, and wrestling year-round

26:00: Getting sponsored, high school, qualifying for the pro tour, and college

33:00: Hoax 2, blowing his knee at the first X Games, and going in house at K2

41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:

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43:45: The Fatty, crazy opportunities, no rules, going to Korea and recalls

51:00: The end of K2, Skatepile, Fiziks, and the scary future

61:00: Rollerblade and business is booming

65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Kruse

Griffin Post was born into the ski industry. His dad was an executive with some big brands, ultimately running Smith, and wanting a young Griff to be anything but, a pro skier. That said, there was no special treatment for Griffin and he almost didn't make it. A chance trip and win at the US Extremes took Griffin away from utilizing his MBA and working his way into the world of TGR. Hear Griffin's unique path to pro skiing on the podcast.

Griffin Post Show Notes:

6:00: X-Games Gold Medalist, growing up in Austria, and settling in Sun Valley

11:00: Ski racing, the new school, powder days, kind of straight edge as a youth, and his first avalanche at 16

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22:00: Challenges at Bowdoin, transferring to Denver, skier cross, and getting his MBA

31:00: The life changing US Extremes, does his dad help, and what would the real world have looked like?

39:00: Subaru events, and meeting me while he was dirtbagging it in Chile

41:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:

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44:00: The cost of The Freeride World Tour, his role with Kastle, sponsors, and becoming financially stable in life through skiing

51:00: It's all work ethic, not marketability, panic at the Verbier event, and being lucky to walk away from it

58:00: Moving to Jackson to hopefully film with TGR, getting some help from Smith (not his Dad though), and his first day filming with TGR

63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Todd Ligare