Loving the Snow Life

Sam Tait is an Australian professional snow athlete. He talks with Emma and Tennille about: His motorcycle accident paralysing him from the waist down. All the moments of synchronicity that led him from accident to professional athlete instead of choosing a completely different path. His mindset, the choice not to seek a mentor and what motivated him to edge towards his goals. Mastering the sit-sk...

TJ Balon talks with Emma and Tennille about life in the summers and winters based in Revelstoke, Canada, Mountain biking, camping and the great outdoors. We talk heli-skiing in Alaska and the differences between various operators, the cost points, expectations, on snow and off snow experiences, dating a non-skier-snowboarder, Revelstoke snow season, Japan skiing, raising kids and much more.

Alex Parsons, Head Backcountry Guide for Thredbo Resort talks to Emma and Tennille about a typical day at work when the great outdoors is your office. Alex shares why she's passionate about the backcountry, what got her initially intrigued about the work and her professional pathway to becoming Head Guide. We discuss the Thredbo backcountry team, Thredbo's programs on offer for guests and in parti...

Emma and Tennille talk to director of ZeroRisk, Tony Loughran about survival skills for the snow. With Tony's background as an ex-Commando Medic and extensive experience in Arctic remote conditions, Tony shares tips for a range of accidents and injuries that can occur. This applies to inbounds (in snow resorts) as well as out of bounds (outside resort gates in side country and in back country). We...

Emma and Tennille talk with Wende Zomnir about all things 'beauty'. Wende is a beauty expert and founding partner of USA beauty brand, Urban Decay. Wende has recently founded beauty brand, Cali ray and we discuss all things 'skincare', in particular how to rock your makeup in snow conditions. How you get eye makeup to stay on all day and not have it run down your face and what to put on your skin...

Emma and Tennille chat with BBC's British adventure sports commentator, Ed Leigh. They discuss New Zealand and European destinations as well as pros and cons of international resorts owned/ operated by Vail Resorts. They examine the impact and significance of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic games on the athletes and local economies, what work goes into being a great sport commentator, the up-and...

We chat with certified pregnancy, post natal fitness specialist, Dahlas Fletcher from Body Fabulous about the best ways we can prepare our bodies for our next snow trip. She focuses on 'pre-hab not rehab', informing us which exercise will help get in shape for skiing and snowboarding whether it is pilates, resistance training or running & how many weeks out from a snow trip is optimal for fitness....

Mon's been in the retail snow industry since she can remember, with her strong industry reputation and her passion for the need of plus size snow clothing, she took her ideas to her suppliers. They loved it, jumped on board and now she owns a small business making huge impacts - plusssnow.com.au within this growing market. She is full of warmth, compassion and an immense amount of knowledge, have...

His time as lead forecaster at Lake Louise reads: Risk assessment. Risk management. Managing a team of six avalanche technicians. Responsible for the safety of +300,000 skiers each winter. This is off the back of heli-ski guiding, and 14 years as a course instructor for the CAA. We are super excited to chat with him

Patrick Jensen didn't grow up skiing, but he loves a challenge, so after listening to his career advisor, he ended up in Austria in a strong snowplough, and in a considerable short span of time he found himself on racing in the green and gold down Olympic alpine racecourses doing at 110km. Beijing will be Patrick' s 2nd Winter Paralympics and we learn what it takes for a vision impaired ski racer...

She has also competed at Sochi and Pyeong Chang games . She has had five top ten world cup results and a personal best of a World Cup ranking of 11th.

In 2020-2021, Small made a successful return from injury to major competition, with the highlight being a personal best performance at the 2021 World Championships, finishing in 15th place in the alpine combined event. Her 20th place finish at PyeongChang in the Downhill was Australia's best ever result by a woman in the discipline at an Olympic Winter Games. Small will be competing in her third O...

Matt Graham is Australia's Crystal Globe winner at the 2021 World Cup winter events. During quarantine back into Australia he talks about his progression from young athlete to world champion, how he narrowed down event speciality into moguls, his mindset and his support team. He's an inspiration to young people, demonstrating how the work gets done to become an Australian olympic athlete when you...

Josie Baff has been seen her fair share of podiums already in her 19 years. She was third in NorAm, 2nd in Australia & New Zealand Cup, and 1st in the Canadian Junior Nationals in 2019. In 2020 she claimed the Gold medal in snowboard cross Gold Medal at the Youth Olympic Games. She will debut at these Winter Olympics as Australia's youngest female on the team.

In the 2021-2022 World Cup season, Dickson had a great weekend at the World Cup event in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with a confidence boosting top-8 semi final performances on both days of competition. Dickson will make his Olympic Winter Games debut in Beijing.

From trade shows to ski lifts, Burton and his growing snowboard community thumbed their nose to the elitist aspects of skiing and brought youth to the slopes - downhill racing on boards took hold in the northeast while halfpipe and freestyle took off on the West Coast. Burton embraced it all. Jake Burton says " I saw a sport, but I didn't see Shaun White making the cover of Rolling Stone twice or...

Tahli and Dean announced themselves as world-class by finishing just one spot shy of the podium, fourth, out of 48 nations at the 2019 World Curling Championships. Their solid form continued with a silver medal at the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games and another silver at the Sutherland mixed doubles curling classic in Saskatoon, Canada. Covid interrupted their 2020 and 2021 results, however this tim...

Laura Peel certainly is contributing to the rich history of Australian Women's Aerial skiing, she will head into her third Olympic Winter Games in Beijing full of confidence after scoring an amazing 118.05 points at the final World Cup Olympic Qualification Event in Deer Valley with her full-full-full, triple twisting triple back somersault. The 2020-2021 was another extraordinary season for Peel,...

The Winter Athlete's Pathway in Australia (Shawn Fleming interview) Shawn Fleming is the Alpine Director at Snow Australia* and Olympic Winter Institute Australia Head Coach. He discusses the coaching situation in Australia, his Canadian upbringing, his impressions of Australia after emigrating, how he manages emerging talent and all the coaches. Snow Australia is the nationally and internationall...

John and Justin's travel and lifestyle program focuses on behind-the-scenes in the food and beverage industry in ski towns. They meet the chefs creating dishes unique to particular regions, the Australian snowies, both NSW and Victoria, Australia, Hakuba, Japan, the Powder Highway, Canada, Tahoe and Mammoth, USA and Verbier, Switzerland. With John's extensive experience in the restaurant industry...

An insight into the world of Emma and Tennille. How they deal with stress, life, children, top tips on powdered mushrooms and more.

Emma and Tennille chat to Simon Dawes Blondel, co-founder of iconic sport brand, Le Bent. He talks about his upbringing in the Australian Snowies and the inspiration for creating an apparel company. We discuss where the brand is headed, how Le Bent procures their amazing brand ambassadors and the international process of creating apparel. He has some great advice for young people thinking of start...

Emma and Tennille talk to Tony Harrington about the state of the snow industry & what it takes to get a job in a ski town. They touch on other interesting projects that might inspire you to pack your bags and try your luck in a ski town. Our last interview talked about his big wave, big mountain photography career and his successful art gallery, please go. back and listen and share.

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Emma and Tennille interview Brad Spalding, creator of Thredbo Land, the 'Ski Like a Pro (SLAP) Austrian instructor program' and the creation of the Wildbrumby Schnapps Distillery, enjoyed by all in the NSW Snowy Mountains.