FNRad Snowboarding Podcast

Send us Fan Mail PJ Gustafsson is a Scandanavian Legend. He's one of the Swedish pro snowboarders whose influence can't be overstated. PJ shares stories about his life in snowboarding including TBI's (traumatic brain injuries), heavy drinking and partying, recovery, and balancing people's expectations and staying alive. We originally recorded years ago and the tape was lost so...

Send us Fan Mail Jamie Lynn is a legendary founding father of freestyle snowboarding. Hailing from the PNW Jamie is a soft spoken absolute ripper who always let his riding do the talking. With 30 years of pro models on LibTech Snowboards and 30 years with Vans Snowboard boots, he's one of the most recognized influences on snowboarding's culture. I was absolutely honoured to meet and talk...

Send us Fan Mail Julia is a snowboarder and an artist. She rides for Ripping Giraffe and Rude Girls and her art can be seen on the outerwear of several notable pros including MFR and Jared Elston. Julia is a great example of the future of the snowboard community. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers Website: https://...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Savage is a talented snowboarder and my personal friend who built parks on the north shore of Vancouver for the better part of a decade before moving back east.  Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Re...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Hare is a friend in real life and friend of the show who's been repping snowboards for his entire adult life. Steve's daughter Maggie was just born last week making his son George a big brother!! Love you Steve! Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Sno...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron Vincent is an OG Tahoe Pro Snowboarder who had a pro model on Sims during the golden era of snowboarding. Aaron was Noah's best friend and lived with him during the formative years of their pro careers. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers Website: https://www.skyviewcampers.com Sponsored...

Send us Fan Mail Joel Gomez is the man behind Sessions outerwear and the Sessions Shop which was the first snowboard specific shop in America!! Joel's deep roots in snowboarding started when Steve Caballero introduced him to it in 1980!! Joel helped with Sims in the early 80's and worked with Santa Cruz during the Roach era... We need to have Joel on for a full interview... in the meanti...

Send us Fan Mail Dave "The Weave" Weaver is one of the truest snowboarders to ever slide sideways down mountains. He was integral to Sims in the developmental years of snowboarding. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Clum designed the iconic Sims Triangle logo for Sims Snowboards in the 1980's. He's an original east coast Sims rider who moved to California to work for Sims. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tunin...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Chantry was involved in most major snowboarding contests beginning with the 1983 Worlds (featuring the first snowboarding halfpipe ever) all the way through the US Open and Olympics games. Mike scored 17th at that first contest and is a solid snowboarder in his own right. He puts on the Legends of Tahoe with Don Bostick to this day and both of them are Godfathers in the N-Men...

Send us Fan Mail Don Bostick is the Godfather of the N-Men (go watch the documentary right now!!) Don created the x-games, the Norther California amateur snowboard series, and too many events to list! Don is snowboarding royalty and I was stoked to finally meet him and sit down for an interview with him at this year's legends of Tahoe event. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradp...

Send us Fan Mail Austen Sweetin is an absolute legend of a pro snowboarder. He's been creating amazing snowboard media for almost 15 years. He started Boardslide Worldwide Media with his friend Sean Lucey and he's married to pro snowboarder Robin Van Gyn. Austen joins us for the final episode of season 9. We recorded at his house near Mt Baker the week before Holy Bowly.  The Ninth Seaso...

Send us Fan Mail Two legends of snowboarding join us for short interviews from the Legends of Tahoe event at Donner Ranch. Mike Jacoby is an OG Burton A team rider from the era of the Mystery Air. Laurie Asperas set out to show the world that women belong in extreme sports.  The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers Websi...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Hsieh is the godfather of snowboarding media. He started Absolutely Radical Magazine in 1985 years before Transworld. Here we have the story of how he started the world's first snowboard mag and why he eventually changed the name to ISM. This is a piece of snowboarding history I'm seriously proud of. Recorded in person with Tom Hsieh at The Legends of Tahoe event at...

Send us Fan Mail Jimi Scott dug the pipe at Donner Ski Ranch while we all rode powder. Some things never change. Jimi was 5 times world halfpipe champion. He had iconic pro models on Apocalypse, Lamar, and Ice Age. And he was the pro snowboarder I interacted with more than any other before I started FNRad. This week Jimi talks about his life in snowboarding. Please enjoy! The Ninth Season of the F...

Send us Fan Mail Darrah and Geeves are two Winnipeg legends of professional snowboarding that moved to Whistler after growing up together at Forest Mountain, a converted gravel pit with a rope tow. The two are old friends and their careers happened together almost 20 years apart... Darrah's board is out right now on DWD and Geeves was a part of the legendary DC crew as a young teenager into h...

Send us Fan Mail Craig is important to all of us. Last week a few of his friends gathered at the PacWest Banked Slalom (an event that Craig helped start) and spoke about how Craig was important to snowboarding and to them. Happy Birthday Craig. Thank you for everything. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNR...

Send us Fan Mail Nix is a Whistler legend born and raised in Calgary. He named and invented the frontside rodeo (after Calgary) and was trying to land it the day Kevin Young first put it down. He worked at 4 star Distribution and was a staple in the Canadian Snowboard scene writing articles for Snowboard Canada that defined the era. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNR...

Send us Fan Mail Rube Goldberg is a Whistler pro snowboarder from the 90's and 2000's whose smooth style landed him in movies and magazines. Rube is a snowboarder's snowboarder who also had some success in competitions, when I met him at The Baker Banked Slalom he had qualified 1st in the pr men's masters category. We get into some real talk and this is a very fun episode. Enjo...

Send us Fan Mail Bas is the man. He's from Mt Vernon. You've probably seen him driving the Baker shuttle in the White Salmon Day Lodge parking lot. His pro model on Gnu sold a lot of units!! Jason Basarich is a true snowboarder with a kind heart. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers Website: https://www.sky...

Send us Fan Mail TJ Schneider is a badass pro snowboarder from the 2000's (and Red Deer Alberta where the local hill is a valley not a hill or mountain...) who rode for Capita for 12 years. He was one of the original Capita team who suddenly vanished from snowboarding in 2012... Here's a conversation that includes a bit of backstory about that decision. Support the show Check us out at h...

Send us Fan Mail Eric Blehm snowboarded in the San Bernardino Mountains as a kid in the early eighties. He became a sponsored amateur on the Look team for a season and then His passion for snowboarding lead him to become a writer for Transworld where he worked his way up to editor in chief before leaving to freelance. For nearly 20 years Eric embedded himself with elite military teams writing two...

Send us Fan Mail Sean sullivan is a professional snowboard photographer from Snowboarding’s golden age. Sully joined Snowboarder magazine before they had a senior photographer program and took some of the most iconic snowboard photos of all time. Sully was there for the transition from the magazines running snowboarding to videos, DVD’s, and eventually social media being the main level of engageme...

Send us Fan Mail Josh Dirksen is one of the nicest pro snowboarders I've ever met. Hailing from Oregon and riding out of Mt Bachelor, Josh developed amazing surf style snowboarding through a career of competing, filming, and freeriding. Living with his family in Switzerland, I caught up with Josh at The Mount Baker Headquarters in Bellingham Washington just an hour from my house. Plane ticket...

Send us Fan Mail Megan Pischke Porcheron is a Legendary Pioneer Women's Pro Snowboarder. She filmed for tons of movies and competed in seven X-games. Her reputation as a back country snowboarder is all time. She's been married to DCP for 25 years and the two have raised two shredding children and just got back from a Japow trip with the whole family. Megan is a director at the Boarding F...