Ingrid Backstrom ushered in a new era of women’s big mountain skiing when her award-winning segment in Matchstick Productions’ “Yearbook” set the ski world on fire. While she was her high school valediction, Ingrid parlayed her academic scholarship into a life-changing time on the Whitman ski team. Then she graduated, dropped out of the real world, moved to Palisades, and became one of the faces of skiing in the 2000’s. It’s part 1 of an incredible story, and Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn asks the Inappropriate Questions. Ingrid Backstrom  Show Notes:  3:00:  String of bad luck for the ages, Crystal Mountain, keeping busy all the time, high school, and college scholarship and ski team  20:30:  Stanley:  Get up 60% off  at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  23:30:  Challenges of college, ski culture, summer skiing, quitting the real world, contests, sponsorship, and FWT Palisades 2009   41:00:   Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  43:00:  Losing her passport, US Extremes, Matchstick, McConkey, Bella Coola, pressure, fear,  67:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn

TPM Episode 360: Ingrid Backstrom, Pro Skier

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  Dane Tudor has had an incredible pro ski career that’s been going on for 15+ years, and while he’s getting older, Dane shows no sign of slowing down ski-wise, and no brands seem to care for some reason. When I say no signs of slowing down, in 2009, when Dane was 19, he won “Male Performance of the Year,” a huge award in skiing. Then, in 2023, 15 years later, Dane won that same coveted award again. While that’s so rare, so is the fact that while he’s always found success in both Moto and skiing, nothing has ever been easy for him on the sponsor end. Maybe it’s because he didn’t grow up with a dad or because he was always traveling between Canada and Alaska and was isolated with homeschooling…I try and find out the answers on the show, and Colston VB asks the Inappropriate Questions.  Dane Tudor Show Notes:   5:00:  Speedo’s, born into adventure in AK and Aus, the impact of not having a dad, and Red Mountain   11:00:  Homeschooling, Colston VB and the 2nd gen of the New School, self-confidence, attitude, and quitting ski racing  20:00  Stanley:  Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com   Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.   23:00:  Pro Moto dreams, back to extreme comps, then park, sponsors, filming with Theory 3,  PBP, and Alaska,       Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  41:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.   Outdoor Research : Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)   43:00:  Fear, crashes, EDIAS, Best Male Performance at 19, Scott, getting hurt, triple in the backcountry, TGR and other film projects, and Best Male Performance in the Blank movie.   65:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Colston VB 

TPM Episode 380: Dane Tudor, Pro Skier

Jake Hopfinger created a name for himself in skiing at the Kings and Queens of Corbet’s in Jackson Hole. The double backflip he threw there for a 3rd instantly made his name known  worldwide. While the dollars and travel budgets are now coming in, Jake was once an aspiring D1 East Coast ski racer who could never finish a race. Then he quit racing, moved to Montana,  and learned to ski powder. The rest is history in the making. Parkin Costain and Jonnie Merrill ask the Inappropriate Questions. Jake Hopfinger Show Notes:  5:00:  AK, thoughts on climate change, growing up in Western NY, ski racing, partying, and other hobbies.  12:00:  Competitive mentality, being a grom, Jon Olson, jr nationals, who was he in HS, D1 ski racing, not finishing races, are racers better skiers and not spinning as much as the park kids  22:00  Stanley:   Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.  25:15:  Transferring to Montana State, making friends through slacklining, sponsorship, plug boots, money, his lucrative side hustle, Benshi Creative, interesting way into TGR, and intimidating trips  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  44:00:  Independent media, Kings and Queens of Corbet’s, the Crankworks fiasco, triples, and Ben Richards  56:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Jonnie Merrill and Parkin Costain

TPM Episode 379: Jake Hopfinger, Pro Skier

Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn is a lifer in the ski industry. She’s skied more powder than almost anyone on the planet over the past 20 years, which is what you’d expect from the owner of one of Alaska’s premiere heli operations, Points North. But Jess didn’t grow up chasing powder in helicopters; she was a D1 ski racer who made her way to Palisades after college. From there, she met famous friends, started skiing rowdy lines, lined up sponsors, and traveled the world to film for a decade and eventually reeled it all in to manage the family business she runs with her husband, Kevin Quinn. Ingrid Backstrom asks the Inappropriate Questions. Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn Show Notes:  3:00:  Growing up in CT, sports, long days, ski racing, staying on the groomers, and who was she in HS?  12:00:  College Hall of Famer, moving to Palisades, Kreitler and Boyle, and snow  21:00  Stanley:   Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.  24:15:  McConkey, the culture of Tahoe, lessons learned, ski cross, big mountain comps, and K2  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  44:00:  Alaska, gender in the mountains, Points North, trips, stepping away from guiding to running the business, the cost of heli-skiing, covid, and the heli wars  73:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ingrid Backstrom

TPM Episode 378: Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn, Pro Skier, Owner, Points North Adventures

  Colter Hinchliffe is living proof that the Aspen rockstar ski bum dream not only exists but it can thrive if your heart is in the right place. Colter spent his life surrounding himself with the only thing that mattered to him - Skiing.  And between growing up near Aspen, dropping out of college to shred, moving to Alta, and returning to Aspen, he made the right contacts to make the dream come true. He was tending bar in Aspen, making handfuls of cash, allowing him to travel anywhere in the world at a minute's notice...That lifestyle put him in AK and eventually in a helicopter with the TGR crew when he was 25 years old, and that, combined with an unexpected Powder Magazine cover, helped Colter graduate from ski bum to pro skier pretty late in the game. It's a real-life Aspen Extreme Ski Bum Story.   Colter Hinchliffe Show Notes   3:00:  Ski gangs of Aspen, Basalt, no ski programs, X in Aspen, Aspen rich person stuff     18:00   Stanley:   Get up 60% off at   Stanley1913.com    Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.    Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.   21:00:  Cloud 9, Mesa State, dropping out, Alta, always moving his career forward, chasing powder, and  contest drama     38:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.    Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)   40:30:  Powder Cover, sponsors, why he likes Aspen better than Jackson, money, and his life-changing AK trip   59:00:  Finding out he was in TGR, and stories worth hearing   98:00:  Inappropriate Questions with  Brad Bell

TPM Episode 377: Colter Hinchliffe, Pro Skier

The Pain McShlonkey Classic is arguably the most important event in all of skiing. The coveted Golden Saucer is up for grabs, and this year, 60 ski bladers had KT early ups on a Saturday pow day. The weekend's goal is to raise money in the name of our time's most important skiers and personalities. While Shane McConkey didn't look like an elite level athlete, he was way more than that: the funniest guy everyone knew, the most inclusive, the most awesome, and McShlonkey weekend is a way to celebrate his life and times with his friends at his home of Palisades. I put out a yearly podcast recapping the event and digging up old McConkey stories for your entertainment. This year, while you don't know all the names, the McConkey stories do not disappoint. PMS Classic Show Notes:  3:00:  The Trip  8:00:  Mike Gutt  14:00:  Mike Rosen    17:00  Stanley:  Get up 60% off at  Stanley1913.com  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.  Elan Skis:   Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.  20:00:  Sherry McConkey  23:00:  Luke Jacobson  27:00:  Donny Pelletier  30:00:  Fritz Renner  33:00:  George Hjelte  35:00: Emma Bryan     36:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)  38:00:  LP  39:00:  Chris Boyle  40:00: Andy Miller  44:00: Steven Kotler  46:00: Mike Rosen  

TPM Episode 360: Ingrid Backstrom, Pro Skier

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