The Powell Movement

Vincent Gagnier is the last in the line of the Gagnier Brothers.  While hos older brothers helped shape the early days of freeskiing, Vinni is doing that now.  On the podcast we talk about his talented family, being a grom with access, what he thinks of judging, the future of skiing, and a whole lot more.  We close it out with "Inappropriate Questions" asked by Olympic Gold Medalist, Joss Christen...

Keir Dillon was a fixture on the snowboard scene for over a decade.  You saw him in halfpipes, on podiums, on the mic and traveling the world with his "Frends" crew.  There is so much to Keir's story and on the podcast we talk about a lot of snowboard success,  the letdown of not making the Olympics, starting a snowboard technology business with friends, taking that company and making it a brand t...

Greg Stump has done it all; he spent time on 150 podiums during his ski career, shot with iconic filmmakers Dick Barrymore and Warren Miller, and then, decided to become a filmmaker himself.  This year, Greg Joins Dick and Warren in the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.  I'm willing to bet that Greg is now one of the more eccentric people in the Hall and his unique personality makes for an entert...

Matt Belzile is a professional snowboarder based in Whistler.  These days, most know Matt as one of the Manboys, Matt's crew in Whistler that does everything together.  While Matt has found a comfortable home creating yearly video projects with the Manboys, he's not new to the game at all, he's been a paid professional for over 15 years and while there were the standard bumps in Matt's snowboardin...

Julien Regnier is one of the founding fathers of new school skiing.   Before there were twin tips there were pockets of bump skiers wanting to get in the snowboard park and land backwards.  Julien was in that first group that all quit moguls to invent the sport, product, tricks and culture.  On the podcast, we talk about growing up in a ski family of champions, bump skiing, finding a new way to sk...

Sierra Shafer took a non-traditional road to her position as Editor in Chief of Powder Magazine, the pinnacle of ski journalism.  She's an amazing writer but these days, she doesn't write as much as she'd like to as she spends her time being the boss.  On the podcast her talk her life and times that include religion, bring struck by lightning, popularity, a big college, a small college, newspapers...

Chris Logan comes from a family of pro skiers.  His younger sister Devin is an Olympic Silver Medalist and his older brother Sean was the one that motivated the Logan siblings to kill it on the mountain.  While Chris came up as a contest guy, an average one at that, his brother led him and his best friend Parker White into the back country and Chris's world changed.  These days you'll find Chris o...

Jake Blauvelt is a pro snowboarder who has lived a double life.  He started his career focused on competitions and found himself on a lot of podiums.  Most athletes, with that kind of success would hone their craft and continue to dominate, not Jake.  At around 20, his career shifted fully to the backcountry and he carved out a niche as the young dude who was focused on natural features.  On the p...

Phil Casabon doesn't do many interviews…what he's known for is style on his skis and there aren't too many in the world today that make skiing look as good as Phil.  While he has two X Games Gold Medals in the Real Snow category and competed, that's not what Phil is all about.  He's about edit's that focus creativity and style.  On the podcast we talk coming up, Henrik, Wu-Tang, plants, fungus, an...

Maxx von Marbod is a legendary businessman in the world of snowboarding.  He single-handedly has held every cool job title that you can imagine in the span of 30 years.  From sponsored rider, to tech rep, to team manager, to marketing and sales jobs, Maxx has seen and done it all.  On the podcast Maxx outlines how his career went from the runways of commercial aviation to the mountains of snowboar...

Jesse Burtner has done it all in the snowboard world.  He's had a long pro career, he's made some of the most influential movies in the industry and now, he's the Marketing Director at Lib Tech.  Over the years, he's gone from spinning Cab 9's to suffering a TBI, to re-inventing the way he rides his board.  His influence is everywhere these days and the podcast takes us through his life and times....

Glen Plake is a living legend who is known for his skiing, his mohawk, and his amazing personality.  He's also the greatest ambassador in sports since Muhammad Ali.  He lives and breathes skiing and wants to share it with the world in a way that only Plake can.  Glen has been on the podcast before and we cover all new topics that will have you laughing, just not as hard as Glen laughs.  We finish...

Fletcher Dragge  is a guitarist, a straight up punk rock star, known for almost 30 years of cranking out music with his band Pennywise.  On the podcast, we talk about Fletcher's life and times, the connection Pennywise has to action sports, drinking, fighting, partying, success, loss, and a lot more.  It's the first episode of season 4 and another do not miss podcast. Fletcher Dragge Show Notes: 2...

Chris Benchetler is a pro skier, an artist, a dad, husband, and one of the hardest working athletes out there.  Over the past 2 decades, Chris has built an amazing career that has a foundation built on style and flow.   On the podcast we talk about skiing, loss, collaborating with the Grateful Dead, and everything in between.  It's a must listen episode.  Chris Benchetler Show Notes: 2:00:  Mammot...

Karl Fostvedt has been the skier that other pro skiers have been talking about for a few years now.  He brings a bouncy, playful style to the table that is refreshing,  but he hasn't had the opportunity for mainstream media exposure until the inaugural King and Queen of Corbet's contest.  Winning that event put Karl on the global map, then, getting onto K2 created the opportunity to film with MSP...

LJ Strenio has been a fixture in the ski world for a decade.  He puts out multiple video parts every year, competed for a while, won an X-Games medal and is known for him destroying gnarly urban features.  While skiing is everything to LJ, it's not his only passion.  Years after earning his first degree, LJ is back in school, studying computer science and currently employed by NASA.  Yes, that NAS...

Sammy Luebke was a derelict child prodigy from Alaska who took the snowboard world by storm at a young age.  At 9, he was getting his first video clips, at 15, he was featured in Snowboarder Magazine, he learned from the best filming with Brain Farm, and then he got hurt.  When that happened, Sammy's world changed.  He lost his first sponsor, had his first kid, and got married in his early 20's. ...

Greg hill is known for setting records; climbing 2 million vertical feet in one year, climbing 50k vertical feet in a day and the travel involved in record breaking created a huge carbon footprint.  That's all in the past as Greg has radically changed his way of life, becoming Electric Greg, who's all about electric and human powered adventures.  The podcast is a mix of goal crushing, deadly avala...

Dan Brisse is a snowboarder who's known for insane stunts on his snowboard.  This two time X-Games Real Snow Gold Medalist hails from the Midwest and is known for being one of those stereotypical hardworking Midwestern guys that works, and works and works, and then works some more.  His focus has been a mix of backcountry jumps and the biggest urban features anyone has thought of sending themselve...

Johan Malkoski is a legendary dude in the world of snowboard brands.  He got his start as a ski bum in Colorado but there was no bum about Johan.  Opportunities found him and forced him into the white-collar side of snowboarding. From cutting his teeth in-house at Wave Rave to N boots to being a founding partner in C3 worldwide, Johan has left his mark.  The only thing that could stop him was canc...

Nick Martini was supposed to be the biggest thing in skiing, and when he was healthy, he was going in that direction, but injuries got the best of Nick's ski career.  Good thing he was also an award-winning filmmaker who had plenty of downtime to hone his craft.  These days, Nick's Stept Productions has evolved into Stept Studios and what was a small crew based out of Colorado is now a thriving st...

Patrick McCarthy is one of those positive people that never seems to be in a bad mood….And why would he be?  His snowboard career has spanned decades and he still gets more days that most.  For 12 years, he charged hard as a pro rider who put out banger parts every year chasing snow and the dream.  The whole time he was calculated, buying property and setting himself up for success in later life…b...

Redbull Rampage is the most insane event in all of sports.  The bikers are gladiators and the desert is their colosseum.   I take a trip down to Utah to check out the event and get quick interviews with the riders and more.  It's a do not miss episode from a do not miss event.  Rampage Show Notes: 2:00:  Lead up to Rampage 4:30:  Josh Bender, Legend 7:30:  Derek Westerlund, Freeride Entertainment...

Sean Tedore was an up and coming pro snowboarder in the early 2000's.  He had sponsors, film projects, travel and the things were looking up for Tedore until they weren't.  Multiple catastrophic knee injuries derailed his career, but he had a back up plan.  He went to school and studied to be an engineer and then landed an engineering dream job building snowboards.  The podcast a look at a lot of...

Simon Dumont is a legendary figure in the world of freeskiing.  Known for boosting higher than almost anyone else in the halfpipe, Simon's career was full of podiums and video parts.  While he is a legend in the sport, things didn't come easy for Simon.  He was always too small and told he would never make it and he never listened.  He willed and worked himself to success and it's something he bel...