FNRad Snowboarding Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Schoph is a British pro snowboarder turned promoter turned artist who made a huge impact on the snowboard scene in the alps. You've probably seen his artwork as he's done projects for LibTech (like Travis Rice's 2023 graphic), Volcom, Vans, Dragon, and many more iconic snowboard brands. Schoph was a part of Travis Rice and Mike Pail's Asymbol Collective which b...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Ford was on the Burton Pro Team aside Brushie, Craig, Jacoby, Alex Warburton, Jimi Scott... you get the picture. And he was one of the competitors who really gave Craig a lot of pressure on the World Champion Title side of things. Just as Burton was negotiating a Jason Ford Pro Model, Jason, Tim Pogue, and a handful of industry rebels created Ride Snowboards. Jason and Ride...

Send us Fan Mail David Carrier Porcheron AKA DCP is a Canadian Pro Snowboarder who cut his teeth competing in halfpipe. DCP spent 14 years riding for Burton before starting YES Snowboards with his friends. And now YES Snowboards is 14 years old and David manages the pro team and still finds time to snowboard and get clips of his own. Last season DCP broke his back filming while Heli Boarding in Re...

Send us Fan Mail Ken Achenbach is a Canadian snowboarder who changed the course of history by opening the world's first Snowboard shop in Calgary in the early 80's. Ken was friends with Jake Carpenter, Tom Sims, Craig Kelly, Regis Rolland, Chuck Barfoot, Evan Feen, and a million other pioneering snowboarders. Ken started Camp Of Champions on Blackcomb. He also placed 2nd (tied with Jeff...

Send us Fan Mail Krush Kulesza is a snowboard event creator and director of Snowboy Productions who are the people behind Holy Bowly, DUH. and “It’s Tits” among other iconic snowboard community gatherings. Krush’s slogan “making shit radder than it was yesterday… since 1997” refers to Snowboy’s history of bringing together the world’s greatest snowboarders at bunch of different resorts along with...

Send us Fan Mail Bud Fawcett was among a handful of snowboard photographers whose images in early magazines made you look to see who took them. He shot with guys like Terry Kidwell, Shaun Palmer, Andy Hetzel, Tina and Mike Basich, Ranquet, and Craig. If you've seen his photos you know what I'm talking about when I say there's something very special about a Bud Fawcett image. His sto...

Send us Fan Mail Travis Wood was a pro snowboarder on the joyride team before crossing over to the company side of the equation with Forum. Travis was the marketing guy at four square distribution during the absolute heyday as you’ll hear. As an industry staple he went on to work on Sims before starting his own distribution company… these days Travis spends a lot of time hunting and raising his so...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Basich has been a huge part of snowboarding for over 30 years. From winning pro contests  to his unforgettable and unique selfie series of snowboard photos, not to mention building his own off grid paradise complete with snowcat and chairlift oh and let’s not forget the hot tub… Mike has progressed a connection to nature in snowboarding that matches any other vein of progress...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Finch was a professional snowboarder who was known for going huge. He competed in Boardercross, Halfpipe, Big Air, and Freeride contests professionally for 11 years landing a pro model with Palmer Snowboards. Andy lives in the Tahoe area and still enjoys riding today with his wife and two kids. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presente...

Send us Fan Mail Dave Seoane is one of the pro snowboarders from the awesome 90’s era of booming growth, neon water resistant outerwear, boards you screwed your bindings in with wood screws, backflips and kickers. Dave’s always been one of my favourites, his commentary in snowboarders in exile is burned in my brain. I wanted a Look Lamar Trick Stick because of him. And he’s one of the OG pros Ive...

Send us Fan Mail Bobby Meeks had a handful of classic pro models on Joyride and Subtle. He filmed with standard before helping start the robotfood movie crew. Eventually moving to the team manager side of snowboarding, Bobby managed big name pro snowboarders on Nike and DC. And now he runs we are camp… which includes High Cascade Snowboard Camp, Wy’East Academy , and Windell’s at MT Hood in Oregon...

Send us Fan Mail Tina Basich is a fan favourite, a legend, a pioneer, and a true snowboarder at heart. She consistently progressed women’s competitive snowboarding from the early days until she retired from pro snowboarding in 2000. Think about it… in Tina’s over 12 year career as a pro, she legitametly rode sorel’s, toured with the Kemper team, was one of the first pros to move to Utah to dedicat...

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Brewer is a Colorado transplant who moved to Lake Tahoe to pursue his dream of snowboarding as a pro. His backyard rail skills quickly got him all the way onto the cover of Transworld Snowboarding Magazine. He's a well rounded pro currently riding for Death Label. And he's started Board Dungeon, a snowboard collectors dream, a kind of thrift shop for rare and awes...

Send us Fan Mail PD is a cultural icon, Canadian boardsports pioneer and gatekeeper with deep roots in Snowboarding. PD's HotShop carried Snowboards in Vancouver before pretty much any other retailer and then launched Crystal Ocean Snowboards in 83 or 84. PD does not compromise his values for monetary gain. Ever. He worked with Option Snowboards and before that Never Board company to build hi...

Send us Fan Mail Don Szabo was one of snowboarding's first professionals. He was all over early magazines and movies and played Double 0 Szabo in the Creatures Of Habit Movies. Over his pro career he had several pro models on multiple companies probably most notably he was a part of the original Lamar team along with Sean Johnson, Ranquet, and Jimi Scott. Don's easy going go with the flo...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Windell is an 80's Era Super Pro who rode for Sims along side Palmer, Craig, Richards, Roach, Kidwell, Tom himself and too many more to mention. Tim and Craig started one of the first snowboard camps in Whistler together before Tim started Windell's down at Timberline in '87. A few years ago Windell's merged with its long time rival High Cascade to form a s...

Send us Fan Mail Scott Stevens is a professional snowboarder known for doing impossible tricks with incredible style. His movie parts and magazine coverage tell of a career committed to his fans around the world and a dedication to the generations of pros before him. We met up with Scott at his home outside of Portland. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is pres...

Send us Fan Mail Dano Pendygrasse was one of the first pro snowboarders to turn his attention to taking photos. His work out of Whistler and around the world inspired generations of snowboarders to pick up a camera and crew up. Dano's recently moved back to Whistler and is enjoying a quieter lifestyle away from the busy streets of Vancouver. Support the show Check us out at https://www.fnradp...

Send us Fan Mail James Johnson is a Tlingit Artist and Carver. He practices Traditional Formline a practice that dates back over 10'000 years. James has worked with the Asymbol Art Collective with guys like Iguchi and Parillo and his art has been use by companies like Vans, Volcom, Lib Tech, Yeti, and Smartwool. He belongs to the Tlingit Ch’áak’ Dakl’aweidi Clan (Eagle Killerwhale).  James&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Yli-Luoma was on the original Forum 8 crew. He's a Finnish ripper recruited for his incredible style and ability.  Wille climbed the ranks quickly by consistently pushing progression on the giant back country jumps of the time. He eventually left Forum for K2 where he helped modernize the K2 pro team along with other amazing pros around the year 2000. We visited Wille at his...

Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Jones grew up racing in New England before switching his focus to freeriding, and taking his technical riding skills to the best mountains on the planet. Two decades of bold first descents and standard setting foot powered backcountry snowboarding expeditions around the world earned Jeremy eleven Big Mountain Rider of the Year awards from Snowboarder Magazine, and a 2013 Ad...

Send us Fan Mail Blaise Rosenthal is a professional snowboarder who's been at it for longer than some of you listeners have been alive. He cut his teeth as a pro in the 90's with parts in Kingpin Productions and Mack Dawg movies plus lots of magazine exposure. This year Blaise is riding for Spring Break Snowboards, Union, and Coal. And he has an adult camp through High Cascade called Bla...

Send us Fan Mail Mini stickers have arrived!! Sending $20 to fnradpodcast@hotmail.com gets you one sticker sheet and one entry into a draw for 1) A wired Snowboard 2) A Salmon Arms Prize Pack  or 3) A signed artist's proof of Mark Kowalchuk's art for Russell Winfield's Korua Shapes Pro Model Enter as many times as you like. All money raised will go to a charity chosen by The FNRad F...

Send us Fan Mail George Pappas was the first Jamie Salter sponsored team rider for Kemper a distinction he earned by placing 8th at the Snwoboarding World Championships in Breckenridge CO. He grew up riding with his brother Chris Pappas, Dave Dowd, Kevin Delaney, and many other legendary pro snowboarders from Colorado and around the world. In December of last year when this was recorded George was...

Send us Fan Mail Kris Swierz was a pro snowboarder on the Sims team when the team included Todd Richards, Chris Roach, Terry Kidwell, and Shaun Palmer. Kris competed in halfpipe and eventually landed a solid contract with Liquid Snowboards. He traveled the world with the Ride, Liquid, and 5150 pro team which included more heavies like Brushie, Ranquet, and Rocket Reeves. Kris is now living in Baja...