Episode 49: Ross Powers – The Boss

Ross Powers led the U.S. sweep in the 2002 Winter Olympics men’s halfpipe competition, one day after his 23rd birthday.

The Snowboard Project

The Snowboard Project offers an in-depth look into the world of snowboarding. Weekly news and interviews with those that have defined themselves as snowboarders give a unique perspective on the sport from the inside out.

in this episode we follow the path that took Josh from the small mountains of rural Pennsylvania all the way to Alaska. At one time in the sport Alaska was considered the domain of the professional athlete or the super rich. NO MORE. Today recreational riders are pushing the bounderies of access further than riders with corporate budgets ever have.

This is the journey that one rider took to become a local in one of the best areas to be a skier or rider – Valdez, Alaska.

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