The Powell Movement

Episode 200 is a 3-part extravaganza where we revisit some controversial guests and then talk to the best skier of our time.  For this one, I caught back up with John Spriggs to find out about the aftermath of his legal issues and where life is now, but John made me pull that audio.  Next, it's on to Ben Weis, where we find out if he was able to stay sober…and the icing on the cake is an hour with...

Dave Downing is a living legend in the snowboard world who is married to another living legend, Shannon Dunn Downing.  But he's so much more than just a husband.  He's a surfer shop rat who landed a job as a snowboard sales rep and somehow, was able to turn that into 15 years of pro snowboarding before becoming one of the most real ambassadors/whatever he does for Burton, that there is.  It's a hi...

Anthony Boronowski is an artist, an athlete, an entrepreneur, and one of the more underground and influential skiers of the "newschool" movement. On the podcast, we talk about his championship mogul days, being coached by Mike Douglas and Shane Szocs, High North, the K2 days, Armada days, JP Auclair, and so much more. Artist Ryan Schmies asks the Inappropriate Questions and I know I say it every w...

Another week, another legendary athlete.  Barrett Christy didn't start snowboarding until she was 19 years old.  She was a scholarship-level team sports girl who traded her scholarship for a life-changing road trip that led her to snowboarding.  On the podcast we talk about winning more X Games medals than almost anyone, competing in the Olympics, equality, money, and so much more.  It's another d...

Andy Mahre comes from legendary ski blood.  His dad and his twin brother are Olympic Medalists and were part of the fabric of 80's Americana.  Andy's skiing is a totally different direction compared to where his dad was taking skiing.  While Andy did race for a bit, he left that world to become one of the more innovative skiers of his time, with his effortless switch landings, huge drops, and calm...

Chris Davenport is a legend in the ski world…I call a lot of people legends and Dav is worthy of that title.  On part 2 of the podcast we pick back up in Argentina and meeting Doug Coombs, how Dav's pro career came together, money, death, athlete projects, and more.  Part 2 is even better than part 1. Chris Davenport Show Notes: 5:00:  Doug Coombs, contests, and new product 15:00:  New Zealand, Sa...

Chris Davenport is a legend in the ski world…I call a lot of people legends, but Dav is worthy of that title.  I mean, he's the first US Red Bull Athlete.  On part 1 of the Dav podcast, we talk about Chris's race career, skiing Tuckerman's at 12, McConkey and the friends he made at University of Colorado, Dean Cummings, the US Extreme's and a lot more.  Don't miss this one. Chris Davenport Show No...

Matty Benedetto owes everything he has today to the ski industry.  This self-described Evil Genius is the master of his domain through his internet property, Unnecessary Inventions but his roots in action sports stared as a kid on the message boards of newschoolers.com.  From there he started a brand that would become an underground success in the ski world, had a life changing injury, came out, b...

Scott Ian is the brainchild behind the thrash metal band Anthrax and a snowboarder who was there in the early days and wants to get back.  On the podcast we talk about growing up a little Jewish kid in Queens, what comes with that, guitar, Anthrax, Metallica, lead singer syndrome, a little snowboarding and a lot of metal.  It's an entertaining hour with a legend. Scott Ian Show Notes: 6:00:  New Y...

Steve Nilsen, better known as Stix to everyone but his family, is a legend in the world of cans.  While his career started with Airwalk in the days when it competed with Nike and Reebok, Steve then went on to have incredible jobs at Red Bull and PBR. Now, he's now championing Liquid Death and on the podcast we talk the rad road he traveled to get his dream jobs Steve "Stix" Nilsen Show Notes: 3:00...

Marty Carrigan is a name you may not know but he's a guy who has so much history in the ski and snowboard world.  While he's a sales rep extraordinaire these days, he cut his teeth with some of the most important brands in snow.  He started in the 80's with Hart Skis when they were running the freestyle scene and then moved on to snowboarding and working with Morrow and Palmer.  He's a talker with...

Greg Nelson has done everything you can do in the world of wakeboarding.  He was an early pro who started the first rider owned company, he's worked retail, and nowadays he calls the shots over at Hyperlite.  Greg is a legendary dude in the world of wake and his life and times are full writing the history of the sport.  Another must listen episode….. Greg Nelson Show Notes: 3:00:  Seattle sports,...

Daron Rahlves is the greatest American Downhiller of all time. He's an Olympian that owns X-Games gold and is the only the second American to ever win the most important race in the world, the Hahnenkamm Downhill at Kitzbühel. Daron has done so much in his life and in part 2 of Daron's podcast we talk about Bode Miller, the Olympics, X-Games and more…. Daron Rahlves Part 2 Show Notes: 3:00:  Vanil...

Daron Rahlves is the greatest American Downhiller of all time.  He's an Olympian that owns X-Games gold and is the only American to ever win the most important race in the world, the Hahnenkamm Downhill at Kitzbühel.  Daron has done so much in his life and in part 1 of Daron's podcast we talk about growing up with opportunity, how his dad was hard on him, jet skiing, skiing, boarding school, The U...

Tyler McCaul is the classic story of little brother chasing big brother (Cam) and eventually breaking out of his shadow and creating a life of his own, without comparison to his bro.  On the podcast we talk about turning his home pool into a water ramp, racing downhill, Chili's, Rampage, Cam and a whole lot more.  It's Tyler's first podcast and an entertaining listen Tyler McCaul Show Notes: 3:00:...

Bob Soven has been in the wakeboarding game since the sport was invented pretty much. His older brother Phil, aka Froggy, was one of the most dominant riders of the time and Bob, who was known as Robert or Tadpole, was the little brother that didn't want to be anything like his older brother. Bob was always the more likable Soven and over his career, he won, not as much as his brother but while hi...

Lance Hakker is a self-described "darkman" which makes him the  perfect guest for a business episode.  Lance makes things happen behind the scenes in the world of boardsports and you know what he has done, but you never hear his name.  His resume speaks for itself though…from K2 to founding Ashbury and Videograss and then on to The Berrics and now Element, Lance has had some amazing gigs and share...

Paul Basagoitia's life has been a rollercoaster of insanity.  He powered through a dysfunctional childhood by racing his bike.  When his race career came to an abrupt halt do to lack of support at home, his bike became an escape.  Then he met Cam Zink, eventually got on a mountain bike, had overnight success, became a pro, and had a life altering injury.  We talk about it all on this heavy podcast...

Austen Sweetin is one of the best snowboarders to come out of the Northwest in a long time.  He's one of those guys that has a ton of energy and is always doing something rad with talented people. What he doesn't do is too many interviews or podcasts, actually, this is his first.  We dive deep into his life and times  and his kindhearted, humble personality shine throughout.  Another do not miss e...

Dana Dane is legendary storytelling rapper from Brooklyn who helped influence me in my formative years.  A chance zoom call with Dane connected us and once that happened, I made it my goal to get him on the podcast.  In the month leading up to recording, so much was happening with race in this country and the podcast talks about Dana's life and times and how race seemed to play into them.  Dana Da...

Kathryn Smith is the Global Brand Director at Skullcandy. Her resume is one that most people would be jealous of, but like everyone with a great title, a lot of hard work was put in to get Kathryn to her position today.  On the podcast we talk about growing up in North Carolina, ski bumming, getting gigs, losing them, and a whole lot more.  It's the first business episode I've had in a while and i...

Brad Holmes is one of the last great personalities in the sport of skiing.  Attitude, ego, style sense of humor—These are some of the things that made Brad stand out.  But his real talent was skiing and on the podcast we talk about "Daddy Rad" and his unique childhood, dominating the world of moguls, becoming the youngest person ever to make the US Ski Team, Plake, Freeze, K2, MSP, and so much mor...

Chris Grenier is part of a legendary East Coast snowboard crew that includes Scott Stevens, Austen Granger and Chris Beresford.  He pretty much raised himself at Mt Snow Academy, where he met the crew as a young stoner who had a unique style.  Fast forward 20 years and he's been a pro snowboarder that's ended video parts, had signature models and X Games Gold.  He had his problems… but they never...

This week I chat with Brian Park form Pinkbike. Pinkbike sets the benchmark for what action sports websites should be. They are a hub that creates amazing content and serves as a sounding board for mountain biking.  On the podcast we talk about the site, the numbers, Brian's life and times and a look at the Grim Donut. It's a different type of episode and really interesting. Pinkbike Show Notes: 3...

James Woods is an X Games gold medalist that hails from England.  Let that sit in for a second.  Growing up in Sheffield, , Woodsy, as he's known, learned how to shred on carpets that resembled tooth brushes more than they did snow…That never slowed him down as he's proved himself on every level of the sport and has had an impressive career.  This is a fun one with one of the only personalities in...