Chris Benchetler is a pro skier, an artist, a dad, husband, and one of the hardest working athletes out there.  Over the past 2 decades, Chris has built an amazing career that has a foundation built on style and flow.   On the podcast we talk about skiing, loss, collaborating with the Grateful Dead, and everything in between.  It’s a must listen episode. 

Chris Benchetler Show Notes:

2:00:  Mammoth, and feedback for me

9:00:  Re-edit starts:   Family, early days skiing, and Rory Silva

15:00:  Healthy lifestyle, and losing his father

21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

23:00:  Injured at Parkasaurus, K2, Atomic, and  getting sponsors to help with projects

37:00:  2019 starts here:  Sponsors and the details behind how he gets money

44:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

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

The Summit at Snoqualmie

46:30:  Having a child, Nimbus, and Skye Walker

61:00:  Intro to the Grateful Dead and healing his brain

70:00:  Being trusted with the Dead’s image, checks and balances, and the crew

76:00:  The making and challenges of making “Fire on the Mountain”

88:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Tyler Hamlet