Wintry Mix

Wintry Mix episodes:

• 02.21.2022

  Wishing Vail Good Health

  Since they are going to listen I figured I should at least provide them my 10 minutes of tough love free consulting. Here's to hoping they begin eating a more balanced diet. Stay healthy my friends. WFG

  
• 05.03.2021

  92 - The Finale: Arapahoe Basin

  A-Basin still has weeks (or months) left in their 20-21 ski season so we head behind the curtain with help from Bryce and Katherine.  Wintry Mix is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  @wintrymixcast is shifting to @WFG_DEN...

  
• 03.21.2021

  91 - Volume IV: Listeners Lament

  The final VM EP for now. Cooking up something special for 92.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now...

  
• 02.22.2021

  90 - Volume III: Call Me Maybe

  Vibes from four western states, four eastern states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  And highlights from the Wintry Mix /...

  
• 01.24.2021

  89 - Volume II: Straight to Voicemail

  Vibes from 6 states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style...

  
• 12.24.2020

  88 - Plague Style: Listener Love Hate

  I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave...

  
• 11.19.2020

  87 - Car Talk 2: Your Questions vs VT Mechanic

  Disasters are everywhere but you still gotta go places. It's Wintry Mix Car Talk time with Paul McCarthy our Burlington based skiing mechanic.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text...

  
• 10.19.2020

  86 - GO CO: Joel Gratz and Jason Maurer Live From Neptune

  Are you ready Colorado? Joel Gratz of OpenSnow and Jason Maurer of Colorado Mountain School live from Neptune Mountaineering's Virtual Kicking Into Winter Party.  Use code WINTRYMIX to get $10 off ski shop work at Neptune through Nov 30.   This episode is...

  
• 09.25.2020

  85 - Good Timing: Colorado's Bluebird Backcountry

  Uphill equipment is flying off shelves in our new Covid world.  My guest is Erik Lambert, co-founder of Bluebird Backcountry heading into year 2 of their hybrid ski area concept in a reshaped world no one saw coming.  The time is right...

  
• 08.10.2020

  84 - Keepin' It Local: Powderhorn Tiny House Time Capsule

  Live from Powderhorn just before the Covid shutdowns. Is this a place built to weather the storm? Perhaps.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions....

  
• 05.03.2020

  AK's Odds of Skiing: Early May Edition

  Next ski season? In April we met Rosey, John and Chad. In May we meet John's kids and a new wildcard. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560 5003. Follow @wintrymixcast. The new Covid vs Ski Business FB...

  
• 04.03.2020

  AK's Odds of Skiing: Early April Edition

  Exactly how f*ucked is the business of skiing and therefore the communities around skiing? AK attempts to place betting odds on three different potential scenarios as of early April 2020. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560...

  
• 03.23.2020

  83 - This Ain't No Party This Ain't No Disco

  AK is joined by Doug Stenclik of Aspen, Carbondale and Vail based Cripple Creek Backcountry, Rebecca Kaufman who runs Ullrs Tavern and Wake N Bacon in Winter Park, and Matt Gebo of Visit Mammoth.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style...

  
• 03.19.2020

  COVID QUICKPOD 6: The Great Unknown

  AK is joined by Mountain Outfitters Doug and Cindy of Breckenridge from Quickpod 4, Dave Amirault of SLC from Quickpod 3 and Clinton Desveaux from Atlantic Canada. This is the final Quickpod for now. We all grasp we're screwed and...

  
• 03.18.2020

  COVID QUICKPOD 5: Canadian Rockies and Gulf Coast

  AK is joined by his mom as well as Senior VP at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Matt Mosteller.  Recorded at 5pm Mountain Time on Tuesday, March 17.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods.

  
• 03.16.2020

  COVID QUICKPOD 4: Summit County CO is Closed

  AK is joined by Doug Bittinger and Cindy Reese, proprietors of Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge right as Summit County, Colorado announced nearly all business will be closed and all visitors are to leave (and all recent visitors to the area...

  
• 03.16.2020

  COVID QUICKPOD 3: SLC and Whistler

  AK is joined by Maddy Grainger, Mark Warner, Dave Amirault and Katie Clifford as we all come to grips with our future in and out of the mountains. Recorded Sunday, March 15 at 6pm Mountain Time.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you...

  
• 03.15.2020

  COVID QUICKPOD 2: The Moment It Happened

  Joining AK is Jay Peak's Steve Wright, SAM Magazine's Dave Meeker and Mike Rogge of Verb Cabin and Mountain Gazette. Recorded moments after Alterra and Vail Resorts (and others) announced indefinite closures.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future...

  
• 03.14.2020

  COVID QUICKPOD 1: Summit County CO The Day Before

  A few minutes on the horn with the News Director at Krystal 93 in Dillon, Colorado about life and times in ski country while a pandemic spreads. Recorded Friday, March 13 at about 5pm.    Episode 83 will come out once this...

  
• 02.29.2020

  82 - Deeper POW: Sugarbush Climate Panel

  On Feb 22 Sugarbush hosted a compelling Protect Our Winters ski industry focused climate panel that deserved the Wintry Mix podcast treatment so the humans can consume it on their schedule.  Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort. Panel Moderator. Cameron Wake, PhD, University...

  
• 02.21.2020

  81 - 4X Pod Panel: Unresolved Chicken

  Mark Warner, Mike Powell, Adam Jaber and I had never been in the same room at the same time. When we finally gathered this shit happened. We apologize.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave...

  
• 02.03.2020

  80 - Aspen Extreme: Not The Movie

  A former Aspen Skiing Company executive has recently been sentenced to 6 years in prison for stealing from the company. It's quite the story. Jason Auslander of the Aspen Times helps us understand what happened. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado...

  
• 01.24.2020

  79 - Mike Hayes: Mansfield and Cookie Dough

  Mike Hayes (@mhayes) takes nice photos, wakes up wicked early, and ensures the planet eats enough Ben and Jerry's.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003....

  
• 01.12.2020

  78 - Interstate 70: Skiing's Most Traveled Access Road

  Interstate 70. Right!?! Margaret Bowes is the Director of the I-70 Coalition, a non-profit organization representing 28 local governments and businesses along Colorado’s I-70 mountain corridor. She's on episode 78 to explain to us some past, present and future of everyone's favorite...

  
• 12.11.2019

  77 - Together in Steamboat: Olympian Style

  Nelson Carmichael and Caroline Lalive are US Olympians, Steamboat residents, parents, entrepreneurs and more. They are also a married couple and on the podcast at the same time.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza. Podcasting for pizza! Email me [email protected]. Leave the...

  
• 11.27.2019

  76 - The Ski Doctor: Summit County Vantrepreneur

  Listeners and @wintrymixcast gram followers tagged me up with Michael Walsh after he tuned their skis, and bam, a few weeks later The Ski Doctor was in my driveway showing us around his tuning mobile.   And three cheers to Beau Jo's for...

  
• 11.17.2019

  75 - Powder7: Team Pocket Pickle

  I promised the panel episodes would improve with practice. Episode 75 with Morgan, Matty and Andrew from Powder7.com tests that theory. And three cheers to Beau Jo's for supporting the podcast. Podcasting for pizza! Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at...

  
• 11.03.2019

  74 - Early Opening: Live From Eldora

  Colorado skiing is off to a fast start thanks to an historically cold October.  Eldora grabbed that cold (and snow) and ran with it achieving a Nov 1st opening day. This episode is live from the base lodge, bar and liftline...

  
• 10.29.2019

  73 - David Ollila: Backcountry vs Backcountry?

  Battle of the backcountry? David Ollila had been manufacturing and selling Marquette Backcountry skis since 2010. In 2019 he got served by lawyers from Backcountry.com. And it sounds like he's not the only one. Where this goes nobody knows.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the...

  
• 10.25.2019

  72 - Joel Gratz: Snowinar Live From Neptune

  The VT to CO podcast transition continues. It's hard, but not as hard as forecasting snow. Episode 72 is a lightly edited version of Joel Gratz, founder of OpenSnow, doing a winter forecasting pep talk to the hometown crowd at Neptune...

  
• 09.24.2019

  71 - Team Guinea Pig: Colorado Launch

  Pod's back. New format. New Colorado home base. Same questionable taste.  Episode 71 panel guests include Donny O'Neill of Freeskier Magazine, Liz Millikin who solves problems at Slack in Denver when not skiing with her dog, and Dave Belin or Boulder's...

  
• 07.26.2019

  CT-FIG, Nintendo Switch Lite, Dragon Quest Builders 2

  This week Stephen and Amanda come together to talk about video games!   This podcast was produced in partnership with SuperParent.com!   They talk about:   The video games Stephen played at CT-FIG Alike - d-mahal.github.io Cloak and Dasher...

  
• 07.21.2019

  Unmatched: Battle of Legends, CCG Potourri

  This week Stephen and Amanda come together to talk about board games! Stephen rants a little bit about how much he LOVEs Unmatched: Battle of Legends of Restoration Games, Amanda talks about her experience with Kids on Bikes.  Stephen...

  
• 07.07.2019

  The Cutest Video Games from E3 2019

  This week Stephen and Amanda come together to talk about the cutest video games from E3 2019!   Super Mario Maker 2 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Playtonic) Dragon Quest Builders 2 Sky Children of light ...

  
• 06.26.2019

  The Family Gamers and The Stay At Home Gamers!

  Stephen is joined by The Family Gamers and the Stay At Home Family Gamers to talk about Origins Game Fair!  

  
• 06.17.2019

  The Official E3 2019 Mega-sode!

  E3 2019 has come and gone. We recorded a LOT of smaller podcasts where we talked about the different press conferences.  This Mega-sode includes our reactions to: Microsoft Ubisoft Square Enix Nintendo and The Kinda Funny E3 Showcase What do...

  
• 06.17.2019

  E3 2019 - Kinda Funny Showcase

  E3 2019 is upon us! The Kinda Funny E3 Showcase was released on YouTube. It featured more than 60 indie games and loved every minute of it! What do you think? Sound off in the comments and let us know...

  
• 06.12.2019

  E3 2019 - Nintendo Wrap Up Show

  E3 2019 is upon us! The Nintendo Direct was posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2019! We loved it even though we had some reservations, check out our thoughts! What do you think? Sound off in the comments and let us...

  
• 06.12.2019

  E3 2019 - Square Enix Press Conference

  E3 2019 is upon us! The Square Enix press conference happened on Monday, June 10, 2019! We loved it even though we had some reservations, check out our thoughts! What do you think? Sound off in the comments and let...

  
• 06.12.2019

  E3 2019 - Ubisoft Press Conference Wrap-Up

  E3 2019 is upon us! The Ubisoft press conference happened on Monday, June 10, 2019! We loved it even though we had some reservations, check out our thoughts! What do you think? Sound off in the comments and let us...

  
• 06.10.2019

  E3 2019 - Xbox Press Media Briefing Wrap-up!

  E3 2019 is upon us! The Xbox Media briefing happened on Sunday, June 9, 2019! We loved it even though we had some reservations, check out our thoughts! What do you think? Sound off in the comments and let us...

  
• 06.06.2019

  Dungeon Drop, Dungeons and Dragons, and Big Easy Busking!

  This week Stephen and Linda (She's back!) come together to chat about Dungeon Drop by Phase Shift Games, Dungeons and Dragons, and Carla Kopp stops by to chat about Big Easy Busking! This podcast was produced in partnership with SuperParent.com!

  
• 05.31.2019

  Pokemon Press Conference 2019 AND E3 Predictions!!!

  This week Stephen, Jonathan (The Man Behind the Curtain), and Jeffrey Walker (The EFG Community Manager) come together to make their E3 Predictions.  THEN Stephen and Amanda meet up to share Teala's predictions (Since Amanda is omniscient) and go through...

  
• 05.24.2019

  Origins Game Fair 2019

  This week Stephen and Linda (She's back!) come together to chat about the Origins Game Fair and all of the games they want to buy there. This podcast was produced in partnership with SuperParent.com!

  
• 05.17.2019

  The E3 2019 Schedule and Minecraft is 10 Years Old!!!

  This week Stephen and Amanda come together to chat about the E3 2019 Schedule and to Celebrate Minecraft's 10th birthday!! This podcast was produced in partnership with SuperParent.com Make sure to keep your eyes on Engaged Family Gaming for all of...

  
• 05.10.2019

  Board Game Grab Bag!

  This week Stephen and Amanda come together to chat about all sorts of board games!   Magic: the Gathering War of the Spark Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition - Curse of Strahd Vast: The Crystal Caverns Beyond Nexus This podcast...

  
• 05.03.2019

  Nintendo Is SLAYING + Special Guests Chris and Sarah Chipman!

  This week's episode comes in two parts! First, Stephen and Teala (She's back!) talk Nintendo! Next, Stephen is joined by Chris and Sarah Chipman from the Creating Geeks (show them some love at Patreon.com/TheChippa) What do you think? Sound off...

  
• 04.29.2019

  Star Wars X-Wing 2.0

  This week Stephen and Amanda are join by Mike Futter to chat about the 2.0 version of Star Wars X-Wing! This podcast was produced in partnership with SuperParent.com! Check out these awesome X-Wing Guides on SuperParent! Star Wars X-Wing (Second Edition):...

  
• 04.29.2019

  70 - Spring Break: Winter Park After Dark

  Most of episode 70 is a family reunion of sorts with my cousins that live and work in Winter Park, Colorado. Maybe you'd like to run a bar in a ski town. They have some tips.  Wintry Mix is usually Stowe,...

  
• 04.20.2019

  PS5, Xbox One SAD, and New Switches - Oh My!

  This week Stephen and Amanda come together to chat about The new PS5 details, The Xbox One S All Digital Edition, and rumors about new Switches coming later this year.  This podcast was produced in partnership with SuperParent.com Make sure to...