Bas could easily be considered one of the most core riders out there - he hd a pro model on Gnu snowboards almost 30 years ago - and still works at, and rides Mt. Baker multiple days each week. He also started a board company - sold exclusively in the Northwest, featuring local artists to give Baker lots the opportunity to get a high quality constructed board for a reasonable price. Anyway you cut it, Bas not only 'gets it' he has the experience and perspective to influence change - one baby step at a time.

Sangye Namdrol has led two different lives - the first was as a kids who grew up in Connectecut, who developed a reputation for being fearless in any kind of bike or snowboarding situation. Then he picked up Buddhism and you might say the rest is history, starting out at Boulder, Colorado’s Naropa University, after a few semesters, he made his way to Nepal and never looked back. We talk about the journey - in snowboarding and in pursuit of spiritual fulfillment. Sangye has a different perspective on life snowboarding and the grand scheme of things - something we find pretty refreshing here.

Nate ' Dogggg' Nadler is not your typical person we feature on he show - and that's what makes this episode special. You see, Nate Dogggg has gotten the first chair in North America every year, for the past 25 years.