The Powell Movement

Tom Hyser was born into the quad culture of the rinks around Atlanta and went from rink rat to skate rat.  His family's move to the Midwest was life-changing when he first discovered inline skating.  Tom is an original X Gamer, a product visionary whose designs have sold millions of units, an internet pioneer, and through it all he's lived the struggle of being an inline skater.  On the show, we t...

Griffin Post was born into the ski industry. His dad was an executive with some big brands, ultimately running Smith, and wanting a young Griff to be anything but, a pro skier. That said, there was no special treatment for Griffin and he almost didn't make it. A chance trip and win at the US Extremes took Griffin away from utilizing his MBA and working his way into the world of TGR. Hear Griffin's...

Dan Egan is a Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Member and living legend with a ton of stories to tell. In round two of his podcast, he tells the story that almost killed him, what it took to survive and how it changed his life forever.  There were 15 people that didn't make it out and Dan tells the tale. We finish things off with my complaints about the Ski and Snowboard HOF that Dan is currently th...

While a lot of people know Skogen Sprang as the US Freeski Slopestyle Coach, before he held that title, he was one of the sport's true innovators, bringing new tricks and a snowboard style to the table.  On the podcast we talk about doing every action sport as a kid, turning his pro snowboard dreams into a pro ski career, innovation, his prolific 2000 year, the injury, and what it took to come bac...

Chris Engelsman, aka ETree, is one of the tallest snowboarders of his generation and a master of riding switch.  He was one of those snowboarder entrepreneurs who was always starting brands and projects like Elevation Snowboards and Robot Food.  On the podcast, we talk about his career, QI, Clicker, and inventing the backside Rodeo.  It's another good one. Chris Engelsman   Show Notes: 3:00:  Phot...

Growing up in Park City, Todd Ligare's life was based around ski racing and making the US Ski Team.  As a teenager, he started traveling the world and after a decade of racing and travel, Todd got slower and while he still earned a scholarship to ski race in college, his race dream had now turned into the Tangerine Dream, he wanted to ski for the biggest cameras of all over at TGR.  This podcast i...

Amie Engerbretson is a pro skier who understands the importance of marketing yourself and creating your own brand more than most.  Amie started as a dancer and didn't make it in that world, so after a 4-year break, Amie decided she wanted to become a pro skier… she had a path, she's been a ski model with a photographer dad since she was a kid, and she got a ton of coverage.  But Amie wanted more t...

Ross Powers had all the chips stacked against him…His life started in leg braces, and things weren't easy.  What Ross did have, though, was a strong mom and snowboarding.  He strapped in, learned to shred, started winning, and didn't stop until he was an Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the most decorated riders of our time.  On this week's podcast, we talk about his journey from Vermont to just a...

Robert Guerrero grew up during the intersection of the internet and inline skating. Meaning he made friends all over the world via AOL chat rooms and lived a double life…Loner student during the weekdays and popular street skater on the weekends.  Eventually, Rob G became a legend within the sport, known for both insane rails as well as some of the most creative skating ever seen.  Throughout this...

Kristen Ulmer is routinely called the best female big mountain skier of her time, maybe ever, and that annoys her, and she'll let you know it.  If you've seen Kristen ski, you know her gender doesn't matter, she's always been about sending it and most of the time it's bigger than her male peers.  Kristen is a living legend, a unique personality, who doesn't' lack confidence…. on part two of the po...

Kristen Ulmer is routinely called the best female big mountain skier of her time, maybe ever, and that annoys her, and she'll let you know it.  If you've seen Kristen ski, you know her gender doesn't matter, she's always been about sending it and most of the time it's bigger than her male peers.  Kristen is a living legend, a unique personality and in part one of the podcast, we talk about her not...

While Matt Peterson is the current VP of Woodward Tahoe, Boreal and Soda Springs, he's done it all in the world of snowboarding.  During his pro riding days, he competed in the X Games, filmed with Warren Miller and others, had the sponsors, and did the travel.  He then went on to help start Academy Snowboards and used his marketing genius to help make the brand an instant success.  And while Matt...

Rory Bushfield is known for living dangerously.  He's part reckless, part calculated, and always fun.  Even on this podcast, not many people live a life close to as spontaneous and adventurous as the life of Rory Bushfield.  His risks and adventures have created notoriety, respect, money, and a whole lot of loss.  We talk about it all on Part 2 of Bushy's Podcast and Trennon Paynter asks the "Inap...

Rory Bushfield is known for living dangerously.  Yeah, he's a pro skier, but the risk factor seems to come from everything else in life that he does.  Rory started out as the kid who was always getting hurt, but he was also the kid who, cast or not, would crush you in the moguls.  He was the JR Olympic Mogul Champion and he quit his Olympic path or the park, pipe, and video parts.  In part 1 of th...

Shane Anderson was a key personality and image when skiing needed it the most, in the mid to late 90's.  While Shane had the Rockstar look, it was his tricks and the company he kept that thrust him to the forefront of the ski industry.  Part early big mountain guy and part new schooler, Shane rolled with the innovators of the sport until injuries got in the way.  On the podcast, we talk skiing, th...

Alex Hall has the world in the palm of his hands.  In only a few years, Alex has gone from an up-and-coming Swiss kid to arguably the best American Slopestyle skier... What's different about Alex is his basketball player height and the hunger he brings to the table.  The best part about Alex is that he is a throwback…  He's the X Games Gold winner in Real Ski, in Slopestyle, and in Big Air but he...

Jason Hines has spent his entire career behind the scenes building events and he has been responsible for some of the biggest action sports events in the world and beyond, and he's put out fires at all of them.  I'm talking Red Bull, X Games, ASA Entertainment, and more. ….but he's so much more than that.  On the podcast, we talk about race throughout his life, inline skating in the '90s in South...

Damian Sanders is arguably the first and last real rockstar in the world of snowboarding.  He's one of those riders who had an image that the whole sport could be marketed on.  From his look to the way he rode, to how he partied, to his entourage, if you saw Damian out, you wouldn't think he was a snowboarder.  He was larger than life and defined 'go big or go home' on and off snow.  On the podcas...

Rory Silva was a child prodigy and one of my favorites…. He was this talented kid, who had a really unique style, and was progressive. What he didn't have was the assertiveness, ambition, and guidance to become a household name in skiing….But he still had a huge impact on the skiers of his era. On the podcast we talk about weed, video parts gone wrong, diabetes, and more... Rory Silva Show Notes:...

Tim Petrick has had a pretty epic ski career. From ski instruction, to the PSIA Demo Team, to Powder Magazine, to Aspen, to K2, to Booth Creek, to K2, to Rossignol, to K2, to Silverton……  You get the idea, Tim has done it all and most of it, at the corporate executive level….  But Tim Petrick is not your typical exec, he's a ski bum at heart and this podcast is a testament to how much this dude lo...

John Collinson's upbringing was different than most of my guests.  He grew up in a closet with his older sister and didn't do many things that most kids do.  However, what he did experience was unfathomable, summiting Rainier at 4 years old, summiting Everest at 17, and so much more.  On the podcast, we talk about how he went from the closet to his sister's shadow, to pro skier, to social media in...

Kent Kreitler is a living legend and TGR Hall of Famer.  He'll be remembered as the skier who helped bring tricks to the backcountry but he was so much more than that.  He was part of an elite crew of skiers that pioneered big mountain skiing in Alaska….the generation that lived fast and took chances.  In part two of his podcast, we talk about the Tahoe years, filming with the Standard Crew, the t...

Kent Kreitler is a living legend--He'll be remembered as the skier who helped bring tricks to the backcountry, but he was so much more than that.  He was part of an elite crew of skiers that pioneered big mountain skiing in Alaska….the generation that lived fast and took chances.  In Part one of his podcast, we talk about moving to Idaho at 10 from Jersey, skiing in South America, winning the US E...

Maude Raymond was born to be a champion athlete.  Her dad was a former motocross pro, her uncle part of the Canadian Ski Team, and her brother, one of the innovators when it comes to rails.  Maude's first chance at athletic greatness was on the Canadian National Diving Team, which she eventually quit to move to Whistler and pursue a skiing career.  Things happened fast, and Maude and I talk everyt...

Jack Mitrani is truly a Jack of all trades when it comes to great gigs in snowboarding.  He was a pro rider who always had a chance of making the finals, he was part of an all-time snowboard crew, he had a headphone brand, he created content for a music festival, and today, he's the face of the X Games.  On the podcast we talk about moving to Mammoth young, the Frends Crew, Shaun White, going from...