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.
Episode 48: Ross Rebagliati – Snowboarding’s First Gold Medalist
Warning Adult Content. Rebagliati was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. After turning pro in 1991, he was the first ever to win an Olympic gold medal for Men's Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics. After winning the gold, he was found to have Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in his circulatory system following a blood test and he was automatically disqualified. This decision was eventually overturned... this is his story
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding – 12/10/18 (Episode 47)
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 12-10-18 This week we talk about the Grand Prix, Riders Poll, Dew Tour, Truffle Pigs, Mt. Baker, Mammoth, the Dirksen Derby and much more...
Episode 46: Chase Josey – American Olympian
Chase Josey is an Idaho native that grew up on the slopes of Sun Valley. He has a technical bag of tricks that sets him apart from the field, including a switch double Michalchuk and switch backside 900. He's landed podium spots at many national and international competitions and made his first Olympic team in 2018.
Episode 45: Jeff Galbraith – Print Media Legend
Jeff Galbraith is today’s guest. He is a media veteran - from the wera of zines - and went on to be the editor of Snowboarder Magazine, before starting Frequency the Snowboarder’s Journal - which became, simply, The Snowboarder’s Journal. He also has some great advice for those looking to get involved with the media.
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding – 12/3/18 (Episode 44)
This week we talk Rock-A-Rail, Snowboarding videos, a new host?, Gear, a deep dive into the state of videos in the media, trivia and much more.
Episode 43: DCP
David Carrier Porcheron, also known as DCP, is a professional snowboarder from Quebec, Canada. He is the co-owner of Yes. He rode for Burton Snowboards for 14 years, before being dropped from the team and starting Yes. Over the course of his career DCP has had more than 40 video parts and is one of, if not the only rider to be featured in Mack Dawg, Kingpin and Absinthe movies. David now lives in Squamish, British Columbia with his wife Megan (Pischke) Porcheron and two daughters.
Episode 42: Kurt Heine – Filming Legend
As a snowboard filmer, he's made over 35 snowboard movies filming for Mack Dawg, Standard Films, and Forum Snowboards during the years of 1991-2000. Kurt then owned and created his own movies under the movie production company called Strait Jacket Films during the years of 2000-2005. Following Strait Jacket Films, he then filmed for Forum Snowboards and Burton Snowboards from 2006-2014. Kurt is also known for filming John Jackson's X-Games Real Snow Backcountry 2015 Gold Medal run. - Jib Hunt
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding – 11/26/28 (Episode 41)
Real Talk: This week in snowboarding 11-26-18 This week we talk Air + Style, new video drops, and we interview a couple of recreational riders. We also cover trivia and much more...
Episode 40: Torgeir Bergrem – A New Way Forward
Last year, the internet lit up with a clip - a single snowboarding trick - so profoundly different - and, well, new, it seems it was a topic of conversation amongst most riders all season - and it stil is.Torgeir Bergrem’s Switch Backside 540 to method - did something fundamentally different - it combined two seperate tricks - into one trick. It could be a new direction for the sport. This is our talk with 27 year old Norwegian rider Torgeir Bergrem.