Mike Shaw returns to the Low Pressure Podcast Studios to update us on his recovery progress! He joined us in March this past season and spoke about his skiing accident which broke his neck and left him paralyzed. In the emotional 2 part episode, he explained the experience in detail. He describes the accident itself, […]
Listen and SUBSCRIBE with iTunes Momentum Ski Camps welcomes skiing to the summer high up on Blackcomb Mountain. We decided to get the skis out and head up to chat with John Smart, the man behind the very successful Momentum Ski Camps. These weekly summer camp sessions started out as mogul camps for kids and […]
I met up with Dave Treadway a couple times over the winter and know that to them, family is extremely important. This episode features three generations of Treadways! Dave and his wife Tessa joined me for lunch and talked about raising kids, their faith and how they make skiing fit with everything. I then caught […]
Holly Walker, Vince Shuley and Zebulon Blais talk about their upcoming mission to traverse the Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan. They will be joined by Emelie Stenberg and Selena Raven Cordeau and will spend 30 days climbing, exploring and skiing the largest glacier located outside of the poles. Find out how a trip like this comes […]
Austin Ross personifies the true spirit of life in the mountains. He’s grounded and in tune with his environment but isn’t complacent as he’s always interested to explore new experiences and ideas. Here he shares with us some of those interests like his love of music, travel, imagery and adventure. Get to know Austin Ross. […]
There are very few people who have done more for skiing than Mike Douglas. “The Godfather”, has managed to stay relevant in a sport in which the personalities involved have a very short shelf life. Mike has innovated new ski technology, progressed the sport with new tricks, explained the sport to the masses with his […]
#19 – Cody Townsend / Elyse Saugstad The Fantastics aka. Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad are just that when it comes to shredding big mountain lines and recording casual conversations. In this episode we chat about the fear of skiing those big lines, the SAFEAS avalanche clinics for Women, neck beards, football, public […]
Skiers Chris Benchetler, Pep Fujas and Filmer Jeff Wright rolled in to town to do work for their ski film company, Nimbus Independent. We talk about claiming crashes, avoiding snipers and about them working on 4 different projects we’re going to get to see soon! Special thanks to Kimmy Benchetler for making us a delicious […]
PART I Mike Shaw’s life changed dramatically on December 16, 2013. He was skiing in Colorado with some up and coming athletes he coaches when he crashed hard attempting a trick. Mike dislocated his neck and was instantly paralyzed. Not three months has passed and Mike is back on his feet and is relearning how […]
Eric (Hoji) and Matty are amazing skiers and equally good guys. In this episode they talk about the Freeride Touring camps they’ve been coaching early season at Golden Alpine Holidays and about getting after it on summer skiing missions. Hoji also discusses some of his process of developing gear for Dynafit and 4FRNT. Enjoy! GOLDEN […]
The Olympic Episode! I met Vancouver 2010 Olympians Julia Murray and Davey Barr at the base of Blackcomb mountain on a pow day to go do a little skiing. We had some great conversations as we ascended the mountain from chair to chair. They tell us about their Olympic experiences, the Skiing with Olympians program […]
Big mountain skier Maxim Arsenault and I talk about running into each other on the floor at the SIA Snowshow in Denver, our excellent ski mission to Arapahoe Basin, his time in the army and much, much more while we relaxed at the 4 Seasons Resort in Vail. This was a very good time! […]
Blake Jorgenson is a very accomplished photographer who has been published in countless skiing publications and has won many a photo competition. The notoriety isn’t what drives Blake to get that “perfect shot”. In speaking with Blake I could see how passionate he is about his craft and how that passion bleeds in to every […]
Pro skier Suz Graham and Pro Snowboarder Braden Dean have created a bond over a common interest of scaring themselves. That’s what I think anyway. They came by the studio to chat about the new EpicTV web series they’re each developing in which they showcase their on snow skills and crazy BASE jumping adventures. If you […]
LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE RIGHT HERE Zoya Lynch is the 2014 Arc’teryx Deep Winter Photo Challenge, “Queen of Storms”. Deep winter is a 72 hour photo competition, taken place, within the bounds and operating hours of Whistler Blackcomb mountains. 6 photographers compete for the title of King or Queen of Storms by creating a […]
The mountain is a dangerous place when it storms hard. When it does, the Ski Patrol is the reason you’re able to get up on the slopes at all. They’re easy to blame when you can’t get to your favourite pow stash right away but they’re ones that enable to get you there […]
Kelsey Serwa is an Olympian, a World Champion, X-Games gold medalist and is super fun! Stan Rey is so hot right now in the world of free skiing! The two of them are joined by their really good friends and awesome people, skiers, Ryan Sullivan and Philly Lake. We talk about the Kelsey going to […]
We cover a lot of stuff on this one with Pro Skier Dana Flahr and Mountain Life Magazine Editor Feet Banks. The benefits of shredding with long hair, Feet’s classic ski flick Heavy Hitting Vol 1, surfing Vancouver Island and skiing small areas with tons of character are only some of the cool things we […]
Great ski boots and a good boot fitter are super important for you have happy feet while skiing. They can definitely make or break your day. Sam McDonald, Tyler Clevette and Ryan McKeeman work at Surefoot Whistler and make sure you have long, happy ski days. Listening to these guys, you can tell that they […]
Samson Danniels lost the use of his legs when he was a teenager. That did not hold him back from doing anything! In this episode he talks about his World Cup sit ski racing career, winning an X-Games gold medal in Mono Ski Cross and his passion for paragliding. He’s joined by his good friends […]
Sheldon Steckman, owner, innovator and creator was joined by photographer Stewart Medford to talk about how his revolutionary Garywayne skis came to be!
Chris Turpin and Mauro Nunez are Freestyle coaches for the Russian Federation Freestyle Ski Team. How did that happen?! In this episode, they tell us the stories of how they’ve got to where they are, ultimately ending up coaching the Halfpipe and Slopestyle teams for Russia, the host nation of the 2014 Winter Olympics in […]
Canadian National Freestyle Team skier Eddie Hicks stopped by and spoke to us about competing in this season’s upcoming World Cup events leading into the 2014 Winter Olympics. Check out his progress at www.eddiehicks.com [cc_facebook_like]
Reuben Krabbe and skiers Tobin Seagel and Dave Gheriani talk about their epic mission to Tombstone Territorial Park, in Canada’s Yukon Territories. Their ultimate goal was the difficult task of capturing a photo combining a skier and the Northern lights in the same shot while dealing with the challenges of camping in the far North, […]
I couldn’t be happier with how this first episode worked out. I was definitely a little nervous. All the planning and hard work had come down to this. Would we be able to find things to talk about? Would it be interesting? The answer? HELL YES! Ian and Dirt talk about their recent BASE jumping […]
