SnowBrains Podcast #37: Elyse Saugstad – Ski Movie Star, Freeride World Tour Champion, Skier of the Year, 3x Best Line of the Year, In ESPN’s Top 50 Women in Action Sports Brought to you by Ikon Pass: My guest today is Elyse Saugstad: Elyse won the Freeride World Tour in her first year on tour in 2008. She won the Freeride World Tour’s “Best Female Line of the Year” in 2009. Elyse won Powder Video Awards “Best Female Performance” twice, in 2013 and 2018. She was Freeskier Magazine’s “Female Skier of the Year” […] Podcasts Podcast | March 29, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #36 | Scot Schmidt – The Original Freeskier Brought to you by Ikon Pass: My guest today is the legendary Scot Schmidt: Scot was the very 1st professional freeskier in North America. He created the genre, and he did it with style. Scot’s intro into the ski industry was him dropping a 100’ cliff at Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe, California in the 1983 Warren Miller Ski Movie, and […] Podcasts Podcast | March 15, 2022 2 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #35 | Lel Tone – Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 23-Years, Winner of National Geographic’s “Ultimate Survival Alaska”, Ski Patroller for 28-Years, Avalanche Professional Brought to you by A Golden State & Killington Resort My guest today is Lel Tone: Lel has been an Alaska heli-ski guide for 23-years She won the National Geographic Reality Show “Ultimate Survival Alaska” in 2015 Lel’s been a Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe ski patroller for 28 years She’s been an EMT for 33 years! Lel is an avalanche […] Podcasts Podcast | March 8, 2022 1 Comment
The SnowBrains Podcast #34 | Julian Carr – 210-Foot World Record Cliff Invert, Pro Freeskier, Discrete Founder, X-Games Gold Medalist, Cirque Series Founder Brought to you by Killington Resort & A Golden State “Fear is very present. Fear’s a great thing, you should definitely listen to it most of the time. But I learned that just because something’s scary, doesn’t mean you can’t do it.” – Julian Carr My guest today is Julian Carr: Julian is a professional freeskier who regularly hucks 100′ […] Podcasts Podcast | March 1, 2022 1 Comment
SnowBrains Podcast #33 | Park City Professional Ski Patrol – Battling Vail Resorts For a Living Wage Brought to you by A Golden State & Killington Resort My guest today is Park City Professional Ski Patrol’s business manager Patrick Murphy: Park City Pro Patrol has been battling Vail Resorts for a living wage and more for years They’ve been through 50 negotiating sessions with Vail Resorts in the past year Ski Patrollers are highly trained individuals and the […] Podcasts SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #32 | Eddie Taylor – Member of “Full Circle Everest” 1st All-Black Team to Attempt 29,032′ Mt. Everest Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort & Scott Sports My guest today is Eddie Taylor: Eddie is a member of Full Circle Everest, the 1st all-black team to attempt to summit 29,032-foot Mt. Everest, the highest peak on Earth. There have been over 6,000 summits of Mt. Everest and only ten of those were black people The 1st black […] Podcasts Podcast | February 8, 2022 3 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #46 | Henri Rivers – President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers Brought to you by Vail Mountain My guest today is Henri Rivers. Henri is the President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, a native New Yorker, and an avid skier and outdoor enthusiast of over 45 years. He is a professional ski instructor, certified master teacher and children’s specialist, a U.S. Ski & Snowboard Alpine coach, jury advisor, referee, and official. […] Podcasts Podcast | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #31 | Dr. Russ Costa PhD – Why People Do Dumb Shit in the Mountains!! Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort My guest today is Dr. Russ Costa: Dr. Russ Costa is a cognitive scientist, skier, and mountaineer who studies why people do dumb shit in the mountains! He’s an expert on human attention and performance, he is interested in how distracted, fatigued, or otherwise impaired minds and brains perceive the world, particularly in […] Podcasts Podcast | February 1, 2022 0 Comments