Season 6

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…

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,…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Remember the name Alex Armstrong.  Maybe you won’t need to remember it because you will soon be hearing it a lot.   Alex, or “Army”, as she likes to be called is an up and comer;  a hustler who is working hard at making her name one to recognize. Alex…

Cassie Sharpe is the reigning Olympic Champion in Women’s Halfpipe Skiing.  She won gold in Pyeongchang, Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics.  That’s a very significant, life altering accomplishment. Its one that brings seemingly limitless accolades and praise but can also be very taxing. In this episode we meet Cassie…

Scott Serfas has been shooting action photography for 25 years… and he’s really good at it.  Scott grew up in Richmond BC,  a suburb of Vancouver, and his love of the mountains was kindled when he joined a youth group at a local church. Even though Scott isn’t religious he…

Jeff Thomas is without question one of top ski film makers in the industry. In this episode Jeff tells us about the arc of his career working for Poor Boyz, moving on to Switchback Entertainment and eventually Origin Design, where he made the amazing Whistler Blackcomb sponsored “Magnetic”. It all…