New Zealand’s Jossi Wells has established himself as one of today’s most versatile freeskiers. He’s represented his country at the Olympics and has won X Games medals in 3 separate disciplines including big air, halfpipe and slopestyle where he won gold in 2016. He’s achieved a lot in his career and there are two things…
Tanner Hall has always been a polarizing figure. Most people have a opinion on who they think he really is. I’ve come to learn that those opinions are usually wrong. Tanner is competing on the Freeride World Tour and we connected in Golden BC, at the event at Kicking Horse . I expected…
Chris Booth is a fascinating person. He just spent the last 4 years building Black Crows Skis into one of the hottest and most desired brands in the industry. When a company has that rare type of momentum and is experiencing yearly, exponential growth you’d think that would be a time to reap the rewards…
If you have been a consumer of ski culture over the last 15 years or so theres a good change you already know the name, Mike Rogge. Many of Mike’s major life decisions to have been heavily influenced by his passion skiing. This passion was nurtured at his modest, local ski hill of West…
Andrea Byrne, or “Dre” as she prefers to be called, is another fresh face on the scene. Dre recently moved from her home in Fernie to Whistler, BC to be embraced by the “arms of opportunity”. For an up and coming skier, Whistler is definitely a place where opportunity abounds. Growing up in the…
Speak softly and carry a big stick. In the case of Sam Kuch, its big skis. Based in Nelson BC, Sam grew up on the slopes of Whitewater ski resort and his skiing of late has has everyone else talking. Sam tells us that he considers this past season as his coming out party. During…
Personally, some of my favourite episodes are with the ski photographers that visit the LPP. They seem to have a different thought process when in the mountains. Skiers see the lines the way they want to ski them. Photographers see the lines the way they want to shoot them. Photographer Bruno Long’s approach is one…
Sammy Carlson is an achiever. We won’t say he’s an over-achiever because nothing he does really seems out reach for him. Since his early days on the competition circuit, until now, pushing his limits in the backcountry, Sammy has always approached skiing with a rare ease and confidence. The transitions in his career are much…
Marty Schaffer has a passion for skiing that he spreads to everyone around him. He is the founder of CAPOW, Canadian Powder Guides which is based out of the Blanket Glacier Chalet, the Schaffer family-owned and operated backcountry lodge located in the Monashees. CAPOW is a different kind of guiding outfit. The guides bring their…
Jonny Moseley is one of the reasons why this podcast exists. The story goes back to his winning run in the 1998 Olympic Games. On one of the jumps Jonny did a 360 Iron Cross grab which by today’s standards is pretty much bunny hill stuff. Back then, it was revolutionary. Watching that happen was…