Peter Olenick changed halfpipe skiing when he landed the first double in competition. His “Whiskey Flip” defined Peter’s life on and off snow; he went big, took chances, and partied his face off during his legendary career. He was on top of the contest world during one of the most run eras. On the podcast, we talk about not being cool growing up, Aspen, finding confidence at High North Ski Camp, success, partying, and a lot more. Colby James West asks the ‘Inappropriate Questions.’

Peter Olenick Show Notes:

4:00: Biggest birthday party, JOSS, Playboy Mansion, Aspen, different ski coaches, the joy of divorce, Steele rivalry, and the twin tip revolution

21:00: Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com

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24:00: High North Ski Camp changed his life, Obermeyer, X-Games to Aspen, trying to qualify, partying, and filming.

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41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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44:00: His Crew, finally qualifying for X in slope and pipe, X Games, contest mentality, sponsors, and money

50:00: Pranks, biggest 10% rule, X Games Gold, changing the sport, Sarah Burke, and the end of professional skiing

77:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colby James West

Jeff Thomas is an award-winning filmmaker, a once-sponsored skier, and a guy who was born to be a baseball player. While he can still throw the ball at 85 mph, the day Jeffy’s dad showed him the brochure to high North Ski Camp in the late ’90s, Jeff’s life went from boring baseball to the epicenter of the new school of skiing. At camp, he met his heroes, athletes, and his biggest inspiration, filmmaker Johnny Decesare —all of whom would become the forefathers of the sport and the lifestyle the twin tip movement bred. On the podcast, we chat about his Hall of Fame pedigree, Theory 3 media, Poor Boyz Productions, Teddy Knape, Switchback Entertainment, and more. Nerdy About Nature’s Ross Reid asks the Inappropriate Questions

Jeff Thomas Show Notes:

5:00: The Wolverine, work ethic, baseball, High North, Jonny D, his ski career, film school, Theory-3, and recruiting athletes.

21:00: Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com

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24:00: Talent scout, money in the DVD days, Whistler condo, K2 Back 9, Teddy Knape, accidents in the mountains, joining Poor Boyz Productions, and EDIAS

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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45:00: Brining Theory-3 talent to PBP, athlete feedback, Switchback Entertainment, Vail, and going to an agency

59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ross Reid

Zach Miller is different than any World Champion I’ve had on the podcast. While he appears to be able-bodied, Zach has Cerebral Palsy, a neurological disorder that affects his mobility, posture, and balance. Zach found snowboarding through a hospital program, and that changed his life. Today, Zach is a Paralympian who travels the world to snowboard. On the podcast, we talk about CP and everything that goes along with it, including fatigue, challenges, and bullying. We also talk about competing against adaptive athletes while he looks able-bodied and the challenges that created. And, of course, we discuss money or complete lack thereof it, the Paralympics, and a whole lot more. It’s a different and important episode that everyone should hear.

Zach Miller Show Notes:

5:00: Russell Wilson and God, Cerebral Palsy, he’s different than most adaptive athletes, growing up like he’s normal, and getting bullied.

21:30: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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24:30: Finding sports through his doctors, quitting skiing for snowboarding, Beijing Paralympic story, did he pick the wrong sport, US Paralympic Soccer Team, and being told he’s too functional to compete against para-athletes.

42:45: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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45:45: Kidney’s shut down, does CP affect his learning, stigma, and challenges that will happen at the Paralympics in Paris

57:00: Getting shamed for making jokes, the disappointment of not making the team in 2018, nothings paid for and there is no prize money, almost being forced to quit, and finally making the Paralympic Team in 2022

69:00: Inappropriate Questions

Scotty Lago had a path to pro snowboarding that’s different than almost anyone I’ve interviewed. Most high school dropouts don’t have Olympic Medals to go along with a grip of X Games and Dew Tour hardware, but that’s what Scotty Lago did. Along the way, he was part of the legendary Frends Crew, he filmed with Grenade, he filmed with Travis Rice for the biggest movies in snowboard history, and he did it all while riding for Flow Snowboards. When all was said and done, Scotty didn’t retire into the sunset; he’s now following his other passion of hunting, and just like in his snowboard career, he’s already a sponsored hunter, and who knows how big that world can get for Scotty. This is a fun podcast with an unfiltered legend and former Flow TM, Andrew Mutty asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Scotty Lago Show Notes:

5:00: Hunting, Hew Hampshire, snowboarding, Green Mountain series, his unique schooling, Aerial Assault Tour, getting sponsored by Airwalk, then Billabong, and moving up in the contest world

19:30 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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22:30: Car sleeping and couch surfing, Frends, a little anti-Burton, US Open, and Rossignol to Flow

33:00: Image, sponsors, and money, his first World Cup win, performing under pressure, and Shaun White

41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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43:00: Competition mindset, X-Games Gold, injuries to the Frends Crew, and the Olympics

55:00: Once in a lifetime experiences, shooting with Grenade, Shooting with Travis Rice, and insurance

60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andrew Mutty

Dane Tudor has had an incredible pro ski career that’s been going on for 15+ years, and while he’s getting older, Dane shows no sign of slowing down ski-wise, and no brands seem to care for some reason. When I say no signs of slowing down, in 2009, when Dane was 19, he won “Male Performance of the Year,” a huge award in skiing. Then, in 2023, 15 years later, Dane won that same coveted award again. While that’s so rare, so is the fact that while he’s always found success in both Moto and skiing, nothing has ever been easy for him on the sponsor end. Maybe it’s because he didn’t grow up with a dad or because he was always traveling between Canada and Alaska and was isolated with homeschooling…I try and find out the answers on the show, and Colston VB asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Dane Tudor Show Notes:

5:00: Speedo’s, born into adventure in AK and Aus, the impact of not having a dad, and Red Mountain

11:00: Homeschooling, Colston VB and the 2nd gen of the New School, self-confidence, attitude, and quitting ski racing

20:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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23:00: Pro Moto dreams, back to extreme comps, then park, sponsors, filming with Theory 3, PBP, and Alaska,

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41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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43:00: Fear, crashes, EDIAS, Best Male Performance at 19, Scott, getting hurt, triple in the backcountry, TGR and other film projects, and Best Male Performance in the Blank movie.

65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colston VB

Jake Hopfinger created a name for himself in skiing at the Kings and Queens of Corbet’s in Jackson Hole. The double backflip he threw there for a 3rd instantly made his name known worldwide. While the dollars and travel budgets are now coming in, Jake was once an aspiring D1 East Coast ski racer who could never finish a race. Then he quit racing, moved to Montana, and learned to ski powder. The rest is history in the making. Parkin Costain and Jonnie Merrill ask the Inappropriate Questions.

Jake Hopfinger Show Notes:

5:00: AK, thoughts on climate change, growing up in Western NY, ski racing, partying, and other hobbies.

12:00: Competitive mentality, being a grom, Jon Olson, jr nationals, who was he in HS, D1 ski racing, not finishing races, are racers better skiers and not spinning as much as the park kids

22:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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25:15: Transferring to Montana State, making friends through slacklining, sponsorship, plug boots, money, his lucrative side hustle, Benshi Creative, interesting way into TGR, and intimidating trips

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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44:00: Independent media, Kings and Queens of Corbet’s, the Crankworks fiasco, triples, and Ben Richards

56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jonnie Merrill and Parkin Costain

Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn is a lifer in the ski industry. She’s skied more powder than almost anyone on the planet over the past 20 years, which is what you’d expect from the owner of one of Alaska’s premiere heli operations, Points North. But Jess didn’t grow up chasing powder in helicopters; she was a D1 ski racer who made her way to Palisades after college. From there, she met famous friends, started skiing rowdy lines, lined up sponsors, and traveled the world to film for a decade and eventually reeled it all in to manage the family business she runs with her husband, Kevin Quinn. Ingrid Backstrom asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Jessica Sobolowski-Quinn Show Notes:

3:00: Growing up in CT, sports, long days, ski racing, staying on the groomers, and who was she in HS?

12:00: College Hall of Famer, moving to Palisades, Kreitler and Boyle, and snow

21:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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24:15: McConkey, the culture of Tahoe, lessons learned, ski cross, big mountain comps, and K2

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42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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44:00: Alaska, gender in the mountains, Points North, trips, stepping away from guiding to running the business, the cost of heli-skiing, covid, and the heli wars

73:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ingrid Backstrom

Colter Hinchliffe is living proof that the Aspen rockstar ski bum dream not only exists but it can thrive if your heart is in the right place. Colter spent his life surrounding himself with the only thing that mattered to him - Skiing. And between growing up near Aspen, dropping out of college to shred, moving to Alta, and returning to Aspen, he made the right contacts to make the dream come true. He was tending bar in Aspen, making handfuls of cash, allowing him to travel anywhere in the world at a minute's notice...That lifestyle put him in AK and eventually in a helicopter with the TGR crew when he was 25 years old, and that, combined with an unexpected Powder Magazine cover, helped Colter graduate from ski bum to pro skier pretty late in the game. It's a real-life Aspen Extreme Ski Bum Story.

Colter Hinchliffe Show Notes

3:00: Ski gangs of Aspen, Basalt, no ski programs, X in Aspen, Aspen rich person stuff

18:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

21:00: Cloud 9, Mesa State, dropping out, Alta, always moving his career forward, chasing powder, and contest drama

38:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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40:30: Powder Cover, sponsors, why he likes Aspen better than Jackson, money, and his life-changing AK trip

59:00: Finding out he was in TGR, and stories worth hearing

98:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Bell