The Snowboard Project

Mike Bettera got his start as a coach in New Hampshire. He quickly changed over to managing the parks at Loon and Waterville, before moving to Tahoe to work at Snowpark Technologies. With Gunny and Jenn moving on, Mike decided to start his own consulting business, handling many of the same responsibilities as his role with Snowpark Tech. And so, Effective Edge was started - consulting with various...

Todd Hahn got his start in the snowboard industry working as a sales rep. He quickly moved up to team manager ( for the World Industries brand) before becoming an athlete agent, ala Jerry McGuire. While Todd has moved on from being an agent - he now makes wine with business partner Tommy Lee, he has a great perspective on the business of action sports.

Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding. For the week preceding 10/29/18. Announcements from the industry. Resort openings. And miscellaneous happenings from the world of Shaun White. Trivia. Win a Never Summer Chairman.  And more.

Chris Copley was the New England sales rep for Burton Snowboards during their rapid rise in the world of wintersports. This conversation presents a look inside the world of being a sales rep for the largest company in the snowboarding world.   About: The Snowboard Project is a new podcast about snowboarding featuring snowboarding former editor of Snowboarder Magazine and SNOWBOARD Magazine founder...

Chris Copely was the New England sales rep for Burton Snowboards during their rapid rise in the world of wintersports. This conversation presents a look inside the world of being a sales rep for the largest company in the snowboarding world.   About: The Snowboard Project is a new podcast about snowboarding featuring snowboarding former editor of Snowboarder Magazine and SNOWBOARD Magazine founder...

Rob Kingwill got his start as a sponsored athlete - going on to success in halfpipe competitions around the world. He went to win a Grand Prix titler as well as winning the coveted US Open halfpipe championship. Since he has gone on to be better known for riding powder in Alaska and for his event in Jackson Hole called the Shapers Summit. Rob still competes in events like the Mt. Baker Banked Slal...

Real Talk 10-22-18 This week in snowboarding - episode 26 - resort openings, Killington, Sunday River, A-Basin, and Ski Wild Mountain. Disks and Sticks. Wanda Ski Park, China. Indoors riding. Norwegian Snowboard Awards. Whose on drugs? Trivia and more...

In the mid 90's to early 2000's, Jason Borgstede was known for his video parts, progressive big air tricks and switch 360 backflip affectionately known as the Borgaerial. Jason was a consistent top finisher in events such as the X Games and Vans Triple Crown. While his pro career came to a some what sudden end, Borgy never stopped riding and these days, he's working to spread the stoke to a new ge...

Mr. Pat Schutte Schutte founded High Profile Public Relations (HPPR) in 2003, enjoyed a solid run of agency success working with a wide range of clients, including Chrysler/Dodge, Jeep, Ford, Monster Beverage, Source Interlink, Clear Channel, Live Nation, Feld Motor Sports, National Promoters Group, Advanstar and Vail Resorts. He also got his start as a skateboarder and snowboarder, prior to fidni...

Wilderness closures, Tailgate Alaska, European Parks, Effective Edge, The Future of Yesterday and much more... Plus we have a new trivia contest - all on tap in Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 10-15-18.

In this episode we design the graphics for the Flite tribute board with some help from Chuck McLean and the Dig My Quiver community. This episode was recorded live and took more than 180 comments into account.

Eric Luthart has been designing snowboards for more than 20 years. In this episode we design a new Flite Snowboard.  

Eric Luthart has been designing snowboards for more than 20 years. Here is a look into the life of a snowboard designer. We teamed up with Eric to design an all new Flite Snowboard.

Jeff Grell has many contributions to the sport of snowboarding, not least of which is the invention of the highback binding. Jeff was also a team rider for Flite and helped Stevie Derrah introduce the world to the heel side turn.

Eric Webster runs all ski and snowboarding events for the USSA, but he got his start as a team rider for Flite Snowboards. This is the kick off of Flite Week.

Not a lot going on this week in snowboarding so we talk about learning to snowmobile and small brands as well as Flite Week.

Before Chloe Kim and Kelly Clark, there was another prodigy in women's halfpipe riding: Tricia Byrnes. From winning the US Open as a teenager, to going to the Olympics and today helping run the USASA, Tricia has made a life and career from the sport of snowboarding. Our first woman may be the best interview to date.

Aaron Draplin is a graphic designer, author and founder of Draplin Design Co. (DDC). Born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 15, 1973. He is now based in Portland, Oregon. His clients include Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing, Field Notes, Ford Motor Company and the Obama Administration. His book, Pretty Much Everything, is a mid-career survey of his work including case studies and advice w...

In this week's Real Talk we discuss the latest in news (not much this week), and talk to Board Bin owner Jim Slanetz who is celebrating his 30th anniversary as a brick and mortar shop. We also talk about Combo tricks, and go over last week's trivia as well as announcing the winner of Danny Kass's first avalanche beacon.

Smokin' Jay Quinten has been snowboarding since the mid 1980's. He first established a career as a pro rider in New England. Later he went on to a pro model with Black Flys before starting Smokin' Snowboards 25 years ago. Today Jay continues to make his namesake boards in Sparks, Nevada, and handles all aspects of the business from sales and marketing to building the boards himself.

Dale Rehberg is an undeniable legend in the sport of snowboarding. From humble midwest roots, to helping redesign the shape of the snowboard, and introducing the world to street jibbing, his influence in the sport is undeniable. But there is much more to his story than just getting rad. In this interview we take a deep dive into the life and times of one of snowboarding's most impactful riders.

Real Talk #3 9/24/18   On this week's edition of Real Talk, we cover the Cold Front Tour and the movies Beta, Kamikazu and The Future of Yesterday, we talk about Hot Dogs and Handrails with special guest and second place finisher Dylan Alito, and cover our regular segments like Whose on Drugs and This Week in Shaun White. We also award the 1988 Sims Switchblade snowboard and have a new trivia cont...

Jim O'Leary is not a name familiar to many snowboarders. As a guy who broke into the snowboard industry, in of all places, Miami, Florida, he may be the only person to get his start on the sweaty beaches of South Florida. That said, he has gone on to be a writer, then salesman for YoBeat! In fact, I was so impressed by Jim's work ethic, snowboarder attitude and lust for adventure, he was brought i...

Who wants to learn some new tricks this season? In this episode Ricky Bower explains how to approach learning any new trick. Pretty juicy stuff if you are into trick progression. In this third of our three part series, Ricky talks to us about how to approach learning new tricks.

US Olympic Team Halfpipe coach Ricky Bower discusses how to be a 'good' snowboarding parent in this episode - he also looks at what makes a bad one. In this second part of our three part Ricky Bower series we tackle the issue of Snowboarding parents.