Interviews/Profiles

Catching up with the NWT3K Team - Part 1

by NWT3K
Aug 22nd 2014 - 4 comments

As the fall months approach, we had the chance to catchup with the NWT3K team – looking back on their winter season highs and lows, how they spend their time in the off season and their plans for the 2015 winter season.

Tom Wallisch's Firsthand

by schmuck
Aug 19th 2010 - 111 comments

A behind the scenes look at the making of Tom Wallisch's Firsthand this Sunday night on Fuel TV with the show's producer, Jeff Harper of Adrenaline Garage.

The Groenewoud Effect

by schmuck
Aug 15th 2008 - 46 comments

One of the hardest working and most successful female pipe skiers in the business sits down with NS for her inaugural interview.

The Godfather Podcast. A sit down with Mike Douglas

by PowellMovement
Nov 5th 2018 - 1 comments

Mike Douglas is a living legend in the ski industry. He’s known in the ski world as “The Godfather”, he was one of the behind the scenes leaders of the New Canadian Airforce, a group that takes credit for the development of the first modern twin tip. Nowadays, he’s still a paid, pro skier but his focus is on filmmaking and his production company Switchback Entertainment has been killing it for over a decade. We talk about it all on the podcast. Mike Douglas Show Notes: 2:00: Canada, getting into skiing, and taking photos 5:30: Dropping out of college, Whistler and bumps 12:45: The New Canadian Air Force, mogul demos, and 1080 proposal 20:00: Mingo, the first 1080, and other skis he’s made 28:45: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) Outdoor Research: (Get 15% off you’re order with the checkout code POWELL15) 31:00: Climate Change, POW Summit, and still being a pro skier 39:30: Davenport, Seth and The Back 9 48:40: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20. The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is 'Out of Office' Pilsner 50:15: Switchback Entertainment, Salomon Freeski TV, and growth 59:00: Being in his own productions, features and winning awards 67:00 Death: Shane, Sarah, JP, and Andreas 72:00: Inappropriate Questions

Angel Collinson Podcast

by PowellMovement
Oct 1st 2018 - 1 comments

Angel Collinson was born into the ski world. She grew up in Snowbird employee housing, where she honed her race skills enough to barely not make the US Ski Team. With racing over, college and big mountain skiing competitions took over. Skiing won. Over the years there have been a lot of women who have pushed the envelope on snow but Angel transcends gender….she’s just a bad ass skier who charges harder than anyone these past few years…guy or girl. Her story is not what you expect….. Angel Collinson Show Notes: 2:00: What is she up to in AK, Social media and tinder 8:00: Growing up in Snowbird Employee Housing, missing out on stuff, and raising her kids 14:00: Ski racing 16:40: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) Outdoor Research: (Get 15% off you’re order with the checkout code POWELL15) 18:00: Home schooling, not making the US Ski Team, College, and partying 31:40: Freeskiing 35:40: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20. The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is Out of Office Pilsner 37:00: The difference between racing and freeskiing, sponsorship, and dropping out of school 44:00: Ryan Hawks, Tanner Hall, and graduating to film 49:00: TGR, the difference between guys and girls in the mountains and her role in skiing 57:00: Singing and burning man 60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Hadley Hammer

Jason Levinthal Starts New Ski Company, J Skis

by PowderMag
Oct 16th 2013 - 3 comments

After 18 years at the helm of one of the most progressive ski companies in history, Jason Levinthal is starting over. He's leaving the corporate offices of Line Skis so he can return to what he started off to do in first place--build skis, self sufficiently and creatively.

The Sammy C Invitational

by schmuck
Jun 4th 2010 - 81 comments

Sammy Carlson talks about the many highlights of his season, a charity bike ride he's partaking in to raise money and awareness for autism, and announces his invitational big air event this summer at Mount Hood.

Legs of Steel

by schmuck
Sep 30th 2010 - 61 comments

Paddy Graham, Bene Mayr, Tobi Reindl and Thomas Hlawitschka of Legs of Steel release their first movie, The Pilot, and discuss what the project is all about, including how it began and their plans for the future.