Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Game Podcast

Jeff Shaw
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The Powder Hounds podcast is the original ski trivia game podcast. Host Jeff ”Shawman” Shaw will take listeners on a ski tour across North America to talk ski areas, ski news, ski passes and talk with ski industry professionals, volunteers and outdoor enthusiasts. Think snow sports fun on your way to or from the mountain!

  1. 03/16/2025

    Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Podcast Episode 61 - Century Club with The ECloud (March 16, 2025)

    Episode 61 celebrates an extraordinary 22-year journey to reach the century club. The one and only Erik “The ECloud” Lundquist returns to the podcast to talk about an incredible personal and musical milestone – 100 Phish shows! (And he has the custom Phunky Threads t-shirt to prove it.) Now you may be wondering what the heck Phish the band has to do with skiing in the northeast. Well; stick around, because we’re going to tell you. In typical phish fashion, the episode will have 3 games that will take the form of Set 1, Set 2 and an Encore. Expect a few extended jams along the way. Grab a pint of Phish Food, settle in and bask in the wonder of 100 Phish shows – the people, travel, meals, venues, weather, credit card points, and of course musical improvisation at its finest. Read the f’ing book!   Segment Time 0:00: Punch You in the Eye (12.31.23) 4:20: 100 Phish Shows 26:11: Game 1 – 100s of Skiing 31:39: The Lizards (12.31.23) 34:00: Game 2 - Phish Food for Thought 53:58: Tweezer (12.30.24) 55:37: Game 3 - Final Jeff-Pardy 1:01:40: Tweezer Reprise (12.31.24) 1:02:40: Gag (B-roll)   Notes: Total Points: 20 pts (Game 1: 3 pts; Game 2: 7 pts; Game 3: 10 pts) Correction: Oblivion is a trail (blue square) at Waterville Valley, NH; Ovation is a trail (double black diamond-lower and black diamond-headwall and middle) at Killington, VT. Dank Mix Gamehendge (04.16.92)

    1h 3m

  2. 02/01/2025

    Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Podcast Episode 60 - Don't Sleep on Pico, VT (February 1, 2025)

    Did you know that Pico Mountain – a ski area of firsts as the episode details - is one of the oldest and longest continually operated ski areas in Vermont (#5) and in the United States (at most Top 40)? And that Pico’s vertical drop is ranked #10 in VT; #17 across New England? And did you know you can ski Pico for $62 on weekdays; $80 on weekend (non-holiday)? And that Pico has a unique collection from the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum on display? Point is, don’t sleep on Pico. It’s a legit ski area and worth your time. As usual, the episode begins with the lightning round featuring longer operating hours, season long reciprocity, a feel good story, lift update and article covering another local investor group trying to buy a corporate-owned ski area. The next segment features Pico’s history and the current day mountain profile, pass affiliations, and lesser known intel. I then share three observations of Pico and three highlights of a recent visit. We wrap with 11 trivia questions highlighting Pico’s “a ski area of firsts history.” Ready for a ‘sunset schuss’? Click in, let’s go! Segment Times 4:22 - Lightning Round 10:55 - Early History 15:32 - Pico Today 18:11 - Mountain Profile 21:36 – 3 Highlights & 3 Observations 23:26 - Trivia Questions

    37 min

  3. 01/01/2025

    Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Podcast Episode 59 - 35th Anniversary of Ski Patrol [the Movie] (January 1, 2025)

    Ski Patrol the movie celebrates its 35th anniversary in January 12, 2025. If you need a quick reminder about the plot…ski school instructors align with an evil land developer to sabotage the ski patrol and convince the Forest Service to cancel the owner's lease on the ski area. The broader context in ski movie lore, and, as Heather Hansman wrote in Powder Days, “the goofy sex appeal of mainstream ski movies like Ski Patrol, Ski School and Hot Dog, fed into the oversimplified fallacy that ski town lift was all sunny backscratchers, babes in one-pieces, and beating bad guys to the finish line.” A timely chapter to read the other day. The podcast episode starts with the usual plot overview and critical acclaim before a rundown of the characters/actors, followed by 5 rounds of trivia questions! And a surprise [and signature] final Jeff-Pardy question [acknowledging actual Ski Patrol worldwide] awaits at the end. Happy 35th Ski Patrol [the movie]! Segment Times: 3:35 – Lightning Round; Free Skiing! 9:26 – Introduction Ski Patrol the Movie 11:12 – Critical Acclaim: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly 13:16 – Audience Reviews: The Mostly Good, One Bad, No Ugly 16:18 – Characters and Actors Overview 23:50 – Trivia Questions 38:42 – Final 'Jeff-Pardy' Question: A Salute to Actual Ski Patrol

    42 min

  4. 12/02/2024

    Powder Hounds Podcast Episode 58 - Ski Trains of the Past, Present & Future (December 2, 2024)

    This holiday-inspired episode features the iconic ski train(s) – the past, present and future. Thanks to a love of trains at an early age, this episode was unknowingly decades in the making. While a chunk of the episode focuses on the past, and how the ski train both a} promoted skiing regionally (and ultimately nationally and b} was the foundation of a new winter recreation industry, there is plenty of present day applicability. Trust me, friends! We harness the theme from the story, A Christmas Carol, and run through the ski train story through the three ghosts (of ski trains past, present and future). A quick hitting trivia round - and wonderfully cold 10-day forecast - sends us into the holiday season, with spirits high, for snow, turns and ski train success stories. All aboard Powder Hounds! Segment Time: 4:50: Ski Area News & Terrain Openings 14:14: Discounted Lift Tickets 18:31: Episode Introduction 20:56: Early Ski Trains 23:21: Ski Trains of the Past 37:55: Ski Trains of the Present 49:39: Ski Trains of the Future 52:55: Trivia Questions

    58 min

  5. 11/01/2024

    Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Podcast Episode 57 - 2024 Race to Open Northeast Edition (November 1, 2024)

    The Race to Open – Northeast edition – returns with a new format; brackets by each northeast state! That’s right, 48 ski areas are included in this year’s Race to Open Northeast Bracket Challenge. It is hard not to get excited about the upcoming season with multiple snow events in October [just don’t look at the early November forecast. Yuck!] Still, ski areas across the northeast are testing snow guns, selling discounted lift tickets and lodging, posting opening dates and of course, two even opened! And I thought the only back-to-back champions are the UConn Huskies?! [Nope says Ski Ward, MA]. I also offer my apologies to the two northeast ski areas that opened pretty darn early last year, but whose bubbles burst on inclusion in this year’s bracket. As a peace offering, a bonus trivia question is meant to highlight them. Okay Pow Hounds, let’s find out which lifts are likely to spin next. Segment Time 3:51: Lightning Round: Regional Ski News 13:35: Race to Open 15:50: RiMaConn/Southern New England Bracket 18:25: Poconos Bracket 21:54: New York Bracket 24:16: Maine Bracket 26:43: Vermont Bracket 29:14: New Hampshire Bracket 31:33: Top 6 32:07: Trivia Question

    34 min

  6. 10/01/2024

    Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Podcast Episode 56 - 5th Annual Northeast Winter Season Preview (October 1, 2024)

    The 5th Annual Northeast Ski Season Preview episode covers [hopefully] everything you need to maximize the upcoming winter season. We have opening dates, new lifts, terrain expansions, weather predictions, stoke, discount lift ticket promotions and more! Of course, it wouldn’t be a Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Podcast without some trivia questions. So I give you the Annual 8, for the 8 states that comprise our northeast region. Oh, and did you know it snowed in the northeast on September 8? Find out which ski area has the edge to open first this season! Have fun, Powder Hounds!  3:46 Introduction 5:27 Last Season 6:55 Stoke 10:12 Season Passes 16:33 Frequency Passes 27:48 Operational Changes of Note 34:59 Weather Predictions 36:41 Early Opening Date Predictions 38:11 Annual 8 Trivia Questions

    49 min

  7. 04/25/2024

    Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Podcast Episode 55 - 4th Annual Mogul Madness Bracket Challenge, Toughest Trails of the East (April 25, 2024)

    The 4th Annual Mogul Madness Bracket Challenge episode is a good one – the Toughest Ski Trails of the East! I am joined by Pete Denato, Dave Jagich and Nolan Wheeler, absolute ballers on the slopes. These guys don’t just ski fast, they ski steep, deep, and gnarly terrain, while often logging 20 hour day trips just to find the goods in the woods. We talk favorite terrain, trails and ski areas; we touch on the back-to-back Nattys of our [Nolan and my] beloved UConn Huskies; we warm up with a couple old favorite games to wax up the bases for the Sweet 16 ski trail bracket challenge. This year's bracket challenge may also have coined a new meaning for BYOB [or not!]. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Powder Hounds Ski Trivia bracket challenge without a few surprise twists and turns along the way. The episode charges hard out of the gate, try to keep up! And stick with it, some audio gold awaits you at the end.  0:40: Welcome 3:50: Sources 4:25: Introductions 13:06: Back-to-Back Nattys – Go UConn! 15:26: Name That Ski Area 18:57: True or False 22:41: Sweet 16 Bracket Challenge: Toughest Trails of the East 51:20: Final Jeff-Pardy 58:09: Last Chair

    1 hr

  8. 03/21/2024

    Powder Hounds Ski Trivia Episode 54 - Catapult to Catamount, NY (March 21, 2024)

    Catamount Ski Area may be best described as a hidden gem in plain sight. After all, it has been operating since 1939. Its location, among the Taconic Range, perhaps not necessary thought of when planning ski trips. But the ski area delivers with fall lines, headwalls and trails snaking through the trees. It is affordable. Its season pass gives you unlimited access to two other nearby ski areas. The ski school is also 84 years old and the Mountain Cat program may be among the best kept secrets for 3-year-olds learning to ski and snowboard. This episode was inspired by a handful of years skiing Catamount regularly, plus my first born’s inaugural winter on sticks. We begin with regional ski news-passes, weather, terrain updates and spring events, pivot to the history of Catamount, continue to the present day mountain profile. A deep dive of recent changes under Jon Schaefer as well as a potential expansion are explored as well as an unanswered question about ski area trail names (Catamount and Stowe have an unusually large amount of trails named after people). Of course, the episode wraps with nine trivia questions for the nine decades of Catamount’s existence. Go buy a spring equinox pass to Catamount (and Berkshire East) before it's too late! Segment time: 3:42 – Regional Ski News 7:26 – History of Catamount Ski Area 12:36 – Mountain Profile 15:14 – Recent Changes 18:16 – Episode Inspiration 22:07 – Catamount Trail Names 24:43 – Trivia Questions

    37 min
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The Powder Hounds podcast is the original ski trivia game podcast. Host Jeff ”Shawman” Shaw will take listeners on a ski tour across North America to talk ski areas, ski news, ski passes and talk with ski industry professionals, volunteers and outdoor enthusiasts. Think snow sports fun on your way to or from the mountain!

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