Thank U Snowboarding

Chris Cracknell
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Welcome to “Thank U Snowboarding,” the podcast that dives deep into the rich history and vibrant culture of UK snowboarding. From the early pioneers handcrafting boards in the Scottish Highlands to today’s Olympic medalists and world champions, we’re uncovering the incredible stories behind an island nation that, despite its lack of towering peaks, has made a monumental impact on the snowboarding world. Join us as we chat with the trailblazers, innovators, and everyday riders who have shaped, and are shaping, this unique scene, exploring what makes snowboarding not just a sport, but a way of life. Whether you’re a seasoned shredder or new to the slopes, our mission is to celebrate the passion that fuels our community and inspire the next generation to hit the mountains. So strap in, and let’s carve our way through the history and culture of UK snowboarding together! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep20 - Sketch

    6H AGO

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep20 - Sketch

    Sketch is another one of those guys who has been around the scene for ages, and although I've seen and heard of him, our paths have never properly crossed, which is mad considering the size of the scene, which, btw, was and remains pretty small. But Sketch is without a doubt a die hard snowboarder, and you have to be in Scotland and insist on riding the highlands, because it ain't easy. Conditions change minute to minute and you get what you get, but there is such a joy that comes with that, it almost makes me want to most to Scotland. The Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, and it is now SOLD OOUT!!! If you'd like to be the first in line for whatever we put on in 27, then there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com Great food great people, good times snowboarding. If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 8m
  2. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep19 - Jono Cab 9 Snowboarding

    MAR 5

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep19 - Jono Cab 9 Snowboarding

    Jono is another one of those people that upped sticks from the UK to devote and build his life around the shred. I'd heard his name mentioned loads of times because he also helped Chris Moran build his house, but I finally met him when we booked him to teach our kids to snowboard last Easter. He has the unenviable task of showing three autistic kids the fine art of shredding, from complete beginners to being able to link turns in less than four days. He not only acheived it, but did so with complete calm and a smile on hs face the whole time. Carefully explaining and demonstrating the nuances of navigating your way down a mountain, and for that, I owe you endless pints. I would wholeheartedly recommend Jono and you can find his website here: https://cab9snowboarding.com/ There are two spaces left on the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com its gonna be so great, its dumping in the Alps, we have coaching available, Burton boards for you to try, our own blend of coffee even! Great food great people, good times snowboarding. If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 34m
  3. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep18 - Marcus Chapman

    FEB 26

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep18 - Marcus Chapman

    Marcus' life took a pretty big gear change 13 years ago, with the death of his best friend and partner in crime, Nelson Pratt. Its hard not to mention Marcus without talking about Nelson and we do, but Marcus' story is pretty mad on its own. From blagging snowboards and convincing a major Tour Operator to letting him and Nelson be their snowboard guides, to the ridiculous slam he took trying to air over a massive road gap in Val D'Isere (complete with Audi TT underneath) to working for Snowboard UK, the UKs longest (at the time) running snowboarding magazine. Marcus is also one fo the nicest guys you'll ever meet and is still as excited for the shred as ever. Sadly, the last two years I've been to Tignes early doors, are the only two years Marcus hasn't managed to make it out, so we caught up a few weeks ago via Zoom to have this chat. We do deal with some heavy topics around suicide and mental health, so if you are triggered by anything we talk about, are worried about someone, or are strggling yourself, then please head straight to https://www.thecalmzone.net or you can download their app here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/calmzone-anxiety-relief/id1439527291 Another service offering support for men is https://1in6.org/ And also https://www.samaritans.org/ At the time of Nelsons passing, Tim Warwood made a short tribute video, you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=aN-3XQuPazw&t=29s If you are interested in Calm and specifically the Ride on Nelly event, there are a couple of videos you can watch here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JecwQTcieg0&pp=0gcJCTMBo7VqN5tD There are. handful of spaces left on the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com its gonna be so great, its dumping in the Alps, we have coaching available, Burton boards for you to try, our own blend of ciffee even! Great food great people, good times snowboarding. If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 16m
  4. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep17 - Lee Bryan

    FEB 19

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep17 - Lee Bryan

    Lee has had an inlfuence on the biggest company in snowboarding globally, not in a glamorous, pro riding way, although he was a semi prosketer back in the 80's. But in a practicle, problem solving way, which is s important. From hand building his own boards back in the early days of snowboarding, finding his crew at Extreme in Doncaster, he saw an opportunity with Burton. So after writing a hand written letter, waiting for a reply and chancing his arm, sleeping (and nearly dying from hypothermia) in his car to make the most of a small crack in a door, he found himself overseeing new prodedures to make sure all of Burtons' products were the best quality. Having hand made a snowboard myself, there is a lot of processes, most of which aren't automated, so I can image this was a pretty tough job, but Lee was the guy and to this day helps companies maintain the quality of their output. He is sill riding his local mountain in Vermont three times a week, lives for the shred and as a geek for snowboarding, exactly the sort of person I like talking to. There are. handful of spaces left on the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com its gonna be so great, its dumping in the Alps, we have coaching available, Burton boards for you to try, our own blend of ciffee even! Great food great people, good times snowboarding. If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 18m
  5. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep16 - Neil McNair

    FEB 12

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep16 - Neil McNair

    I first heard Neils name when some waterproof shirts were quite the accessory, however, with a button phobia, it wasn't something I could go near. Since then, I heard his name quite often, often linked with James Stentifod on backcountry adventures, so I knew he was a rider of some standing. Fast forward a few years, I'm sharing a room with James and Neil at Spriing Break, although our paths didn't really cross, even though we slept in the same room. Upon checking out I found out that Neil, or Wags, as lots of people call him, had settled the bill. That was pretty awesome, and a sign of Wags' generous nature, so when it looked like we'd both be in Tignes at the same time, I jumped at the chance to get him on. He had more to do with the set up of British Instructors being able to teach around the world, is a highly respected coach and guide, and has a deep knowledge and love of snowboarding, so it was a joy to hear his story and we cover a lot of ground in this episode. If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 57m
  6. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep15 - Nathan Gallagher

    FEB 5

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep15 - Nathan Gallagher

    As far as success after a life in snowboarding goes, Nathan certainly seems like he won. He took his riding skills and combined it with a good eye for an image and became one of the stalwarts of the British scene and capturing it, and took those skills to the wider world and became a very sought after photographer. Indeed, if world famous celebs whom youve worked with are any measure of success then you could say Nathan is very succcesful. Nathan has that rare ability to see things, to really see things, to question things and to think his way round things. Which is what makes this conversation such a wide ranging and interesting one (as far as I'm concerned) because one subject can pull in so many others and tangents are at least as interesting as the orginal subject, and that is something I love. Interesting, wide ranging, funny conversations and Nathan, or Nate, has that in spades. He pulled off some truly funny skits in Lockdown Projects films (on our Youtube channel) can play the piano with some abandon and in fact, its kinda funny he is comfortable behind the lens because he is pretty good in front of it too. If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/ I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 30m
  7. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep14 - Owain George

    JAN 29

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep14 - Owain George

    This episode features a rider who owns possibly the best turn in snowboarding. I'll caveat that with 'that I've seen in real life' because the general concensus is that Josh Dirksen has the best turn, but I've never ridden with him. I have ridden with Owain however, and I wanted to follow his line and ride like him and I've not felt like that for a long, long time. Owain is a coach and lives in a little village about Bourg Saint Maurice, which is where I used to live, but we met riding with a crew in Tignes whilst out at the Dragon Lodge early season. Whilst sharing a chairlift I found out a little more about him, his work on Jenny Jones' workshops, his involvement in Protect Our Winters (POW) and his life as a local in Tignes, and he just has a warm, low key energy that I really like, as well as some serious skills. We talked a bit about the camp we are running in March and if he'd like to come and spend a day coaching with our clients and then we talked about coming on the podcast to talk about his career in snowboarding, one which is acheivable, should someone listening want to endeavour on a similar path. I'm stoked he is coming on our camp, I can't wait to get some tips myself, and for the whole group to unlock the next level of their riding, as well as all the other cool stuff thats gonna be happening. If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com If you are interested in getting Owain to work on your snowboarding, you can check out his website here: https://www.motionsnowboarding.com/ If you want to know more about Protect Our Winters, you can here https://protectourwinters.uk/ If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/ I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 41m
  8. Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep13 - Chris Carr

    JAN 22

    Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep13 - Chris Carr

    Chris Carr is one of those riders whoo, in the 90's, was living for dryslope riding. A regular at Becton and Hillingdon, as well as a face and contender at any give drylope competition, Chris carved himself a nice little niche in snowboarding. Sponsored by Morrow and Special Blend (two holy grail sponsors) he may not have gone the biggest, but had a distinct and solid style honed from countless hours lapping dendex kickers. Fast forward 30 years, Chris has lived and ridden in the USA, Austria and France, has worked in many different positions in the industry, finding ways to keep his dreams of shredding alive. He zigged to Austria when most of the UK scene was in France, was in Mammoth when the scene over there started popping off, got sponsored by Bud Ice, which for a snowboarder at the time could have been a nail in the coffin, but he took all these experiences and, started a company to act as the go-between between brands who wanted some of snowboarding and actions sports' shine and the core of the industry. It's quite the journey and one Chris is still on as he takes his (nearly grown up) kids to the mountains and pushes himself to stay ahead of them. Its great to see and after 30 years of knowing Chris to say hi to, a pleasure to actually spend some time with someone who is still frothing for the shred. If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com We are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/ I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/ Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 16m
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About

Welcome to “Thank U Snowboarding,” the podcast that dives deep into the rich history and vibrant culture of UK snowboarding. From the early pioneers handcrafting boards in the Scottish Highlands to today’s Olympic medalists and world champions, we’re uncovering the incredible stories behind an island nation that, despite its lack of towering peaks, has made a monumental impact on the snowboarding world. Join us as we chat with the trailblazers, innovators, and everyday riders who have shaped, and are shaping, this unique scene, exploring what makes snowboarding not just a sport, but a way of life. Whether you’re a seasoned shredder or new to the slopes, our mission is to celebrate the passion that fuels our community and inspire the next generation to hit the mountains. So strap in, and let’s carve our way through the history and culture of UK snowboarding together! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Chris Cracknell
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    70
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Chris Cracknell
  • Show Website
    Thank U Snowboarding

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