Season 5

Simon D’Artois is an Olympian and X-Games Gold Medalist halfpipe skier from Whistler BC Canada.  He came to LPP fresh from his experiences at the Peyongchang Olympic games.   We talk about his Olympic recent experience and his thoughts on Elizabeth Swaney, the Hungarian “skier” who can barely ski the…

Michelle Parker has been on the list of guests we’ve wanted to connect with or a long time and we were not disappointed!  Over the course of the conversation,  the Tahoe City native talked about her commitment to community.  She says, “It’s probably the most important thing to me…”.  …

Nikolai Schirmer is an interesting guy who gets a lot done.  Nik has spent most of the season in Pemberton working on his weekly web series, “Schirmer in the Field”.   SITF is a running documentary on skiing and ski culture as he sees it throughout his travels and experiences.…

Kajsa Larsson and Malou Peterson join us to talk about their new web series KM Days.  This winter the two young skiers from Sweden have been releasing a weekly episode of their adventures traveling around Canada. The two met on a surf trip in Biarritz, France and while sitting on…

Originally from SLC, Freeride World Tour veteran,  Drew Tabke,  now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest.  We sat down in the basement of a fancy ski-in ski-out chalet at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort where he talks about the spending the last 13 years travelling and skiing with the Tour.…

The LPP spent a week in Golden, BC Canada at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort for the Freeride World Tour.  We wanted to get a better idea of what goes on behind the scenes, from all angles, at a big ski event like this one. In this episode you’ll hear us…

Greg Hill, is a skier, guide, and environmentalist who is leading the way by proving what we can do to become sustainable adventurers.   It’s a a theme that is building momentum within our community and Greg, with help from his skiing and travel partner Chris Rubens, is leading the…

McKenna Peterson’s life has been very closely tied to and influenced by her family.  In the Winter she grew up in Sun Valley Idaho skiing with her parents and her siblings.  In the Summer the clan hopped on a commercial fishing boat and sailed North to Alaska.  Her life changed…

Thayne grew up in the Church of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake city Utah before deciding at age 15 that the Church wasn’t how he wanted to live his life.   Having an understanding and supportive family has been key to Thayne’s development as a skier and as a…

Marcus Caston is a skiing purist.   The SLC native believes that we should all be back on straight, skinny skis for the sole reason that it will separate the good from the average.   Marcus, who’s turns and face shots have graced the cover of many a popular ski…

Aussie freeskier Nat Segal is here this week with a very entertaining conversation about,  “Finding the Line”  the new documentary ski film.  The the theme of the film, which she’s making with her sister and former Olympian skier Anna Segal, is based on fear.  The two of them analyze fear…

The first ever LPP guest, Ian McIntosh returns and joins us for a fantastic conversation to bookend our first 100 episodes! Ian McIntosh is a thinker and a planner.  I don’t know if you could catch him unprepared.  This is equally true with his life away from skiing.    In…