The Boston Ski Party

We sat down with Justin Heanue, the National Sales Manager of Blizzard Tecnica USA. We started it off by catching up with Justin and discussing the last time he was in Boston, when he and the Tec/Bliz team joined the TSM crew for an afternoon at America’s most beloved ballpark (Fenway). We then got into how Justin got started in the ski industry and he explained some of the steps he had to take be...

We sat down again with Ethan Korpi, the North American Product Manager of Nordica. Korpi joined us again in studio as our first repeat guest here on the BSP. We picked up where we left off in our last conversation talking about our European adventure with Nordica, but this time focused more on the boots side of production. We get into all things ski boots and end up discussing the new 5th generati...

We sat down with Josh Malczyk, Brand Director at Season Eqpt. Josh started in the industry with Line and Full Tilt back in 2007, and would eventually become the global brand director for the freeski giant. At Line and Full Tilt, he oversaw some of the sickest products, projects, and teams the sport's ever seen. In early 2020, Josh linked up with ski icon Eric Pollard and pro snowboarder Austin Smi...

We sat down with Damian Quiqley, publisher of FREESKIER Magazine. Damian started at the magazine 10 years ago and over that time has cemented a key role at the iconic publication. Our conversation with Damian is centered around the strategies being used at Freeskier to adapt and stay ahead. Damian shares some insight on how vital it’s been to build such a strong brand identity beyond just the maga...

We sat down with Ethan Korpi, the North America Product Manager at Nordica. Korpi tells us a bit about his background in the industry and how he ended up working for the iconic Austrian ski brand. We discuss his rise through the company to eventually develop some of the badass products that make the Nordica brand what it is today. This past May Eric, George, and Matt were lucky enough to join Etha...

We sat down with Devon and Tate from the soft goods team here at the store and talked about what it's like being on that side of the industry. Devon told us her story and how she went from being a brand rep to working with the dudes here at TSM on the retail side of things, and then to eventually bringing Tate on board to join forces with her. The Lady Monsters™ give us some insight into outerwear...

We sat down and had an awesome talk with Sierra Shafer, former editor-in-chief at Powder Magazine, and current editor-in-chief at Ski Magazine. Eric, George, and Sierra looked back on some epic Powder Weeks weeks, and dive into Sierra’s transition going from the end of Powder to almost immediately taking on the editor role at Ski Magazine, another major pillar in the ski media landscape. We get in...

We sat down to chop it up with industry legend Matt Sterbenz. We get into his mindset behind launching 4FRNT and the journey that the company would take over the next 15 years. Sterbenz tells some awesome stories about the days of being both an athlete and a young entrepreneur at the same time. In 2017, 4FRNT sold to Jay Levinthal and Sterbenz started WNDR Alpine. We wrapped up the episode by gett...

We sat down with George Michaelsen to talk about some of the major changes that we’ve seen at The Ski Monster over the past few years, reminisced about the early days of grinding as new business owners, and chopped it up about our favorite thing to chop it up about... Skiing.