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Stanley Larsen was one of the original Hot Doggers. Known for his loose contest runs that earned him titles like Canadian National Champion, French Freestyle Champion, Swiss Aerial Champion, and European Champion, Stanley was so much more than a contest guy. Fifty years before the Nimbus Crew existed, Stanley Larsen was looked at as the first skier to look at the mountain like a blank canvas and make art with his skiing. And when his skiing was done, Stanley made art in Hollywood, directing Super Bowl commercials and more. On the podcast, we talk about his counterculture roots, Dick Barrymore, Warren Miller, The Marlboro Tour, the death of hotdog skiing, and more. These history lessons are important and not to be missed.
Stanley Larsen Show Notes:
5:00:  Saving lives, unbelievable Stanley skills, growing up in Seattle in the bike business.   
10 :00:  Getting into skiing through a church he never went inside, racing, counterculture Stanley, and he was going to be a pro skier
19:00:  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:  Getting on the Allslop Tour,  Sun Valley,  Vail Gelande, Warren Miller, and  Stanley’s patented loose style,  earning respect, and creating the IFSA
39:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there
41:30:  Overnight success of freestyle,  Scott Megrino’s injury changes everything, keeping the TV contract, all his titles, and the Cervinia story
49:00:  Marlboro Tour, going to Iran with Dick Bass and a Rockefeller to solve Utah’s transportation problems, and being a celebrity
56:00:  Assignment K2, the Clambin scene, the differences between Dick and Warren, transitioning to being  behind the lens
80:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Phil Sifferman

While Mike Marolt is a US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Member and a badass ski mountaineer, he never really had a pro ski career. He makes his money as a CPA. Ski-wise, Mike did so many incredible things, at high altitudes-without using oxygen, sherpa, or drugs, but he was always treated like Rodney Dangerfield. He and his crew never got the respect they deserved. On the podcast, we talk about the Marolt family roots in Aspen, his identical twin brother, college baseball, and his incredible resume full of American firsts in ski descents, and more.
Mike Marolt Show Notes:
5:00:  Hunter S. Thompson’s rocket, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Jordan, and his dad, the Olympian   
12:00:  Aspen’s dark event, having an identical twin, Independence Pass in the summer with his dad, and the Aspen School District Outdoor Education Program and trip
22:15:  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
24:15:  Climbing at Kastle Peak at least 300 times, Jeeps, and being a clean-cut, church-going kid who drank beer
37:00:  College baseball, studying accounting, the unwritten rules of climbing from his era, Denali, Logan, and learning how to suffer
38:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there
40:00:  First trip to Asia with Ed Viesturs, his first time above 20,000 feet, and  Ed inspiring him to bring skis on future trips
49:00:  Not cool enough for big-time ski or climbing sponsorships, getting enough hate online that there was a betting pool against them living through Shishapangma, and people questioning him (and his group) being the first North American to ski an 8000-meter peak
55:00:  Going got Everest with a chip on their shoulder, how not getting it impacted them, climbing, Choy Oyo pure style and Everest not fully pure style, and then his thoughts on supplemental oxygen (which he doesn’t use)
67:00:  Not bring his skis on the summit bid, getting stuck in lines, and then getting cold and turning around

The avalanche that recently buried Adam Ü in Japan was a life-changing event for many; lives were lost, and people will never be the same. In part 2 of my podcast with Adam Ü, we talk about marketability and marine biology. Adam then tells the heavy story of the avalanche, being buried, losing Kyle Smaine, and more. This podcast is a must-listen and a reality check for anyone who likes to play in the backcountry. 
Adam Ü Show Notes:
4:00:  Marketability, production, the switch to marine biology each year, risk on the water, and money in science and skiing  
13:00:  What to do if you want to ski every day, putting in the effort, and his favorite ski and water trip story 
19:30:  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear:  Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
23:15:  Snow safety, losing Carl Skoog, the lead-up in Japan, and Kyle Smaine
31:00:  Avalanche and what happens when you’re buried
39:45:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Outdoor Research:  The best outerwear ever built just got better get 25% off all OR products with the code POWELL25
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there
42:45:  Probe strikes him after 20 minutes, getting out, finding out about the others, making the worst calls of his life, dealing with police, and finally, heading home 
54:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Steve Christie

Adam Ü has received a lot of press recently, all for the wrong reasons. But getting a lot of press is what Adam does. Over the past 20 years, Adam has more covers than any skier I can think of, but his pro career has always been a struggle. It’s a good thing Adam lives a double life as a marine biologist. In part 1 of his podcast, we talk about his passions: the water, climbing, and, much later, telemark skiing. We also discuss Carl Skoog, dropping out of school, Bend, Whistler, and much more. 
Adam Ü Show Notes:
5:00:  His last name, Mill Valley, CA, growing up mixed race, hating skiing, fishing, and being mature for his age. 
12:00:  Climbing becomes a passion, legendary mentors, his nerdery, and Earthwatch
25:30:  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear:  Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
28:15:  Colorado Rocky Mountain School for climbing,  not being able to climb, and  picking Telemark Racing as his sport without ever trying it
37:00:  His senior project in the Bahamas, music, dropping out for bend and then Whistler to Telemark Race
46:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better get 25% off all OR products with the code POWELL25
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there
48:45:  Bellingham, Carl Skoog, K2, what was tele all about at that time, and K2 tele is absorbed by K2 alpine
63:00:  Inappropriate Questions

Josh Loubek is a pioneer of the new school freeskiing movement. He had a solid pro career when the sport was developing and will forever be looked at as a true pioneer. In part 1 of the podcast, we discuss what happens when pro skiing ends, the transition to becoming a sales rep, judging, founding the AFP, the Sochi Olympics, and more. Glenn Mittendorfer asks the Inappropriate Questions
Josh Loubek Show Notes Part 2:
4:00: Speaking to the Boise State Football team, contests, and heli-skiing with Plake    
11:00:  The end of being pro, becoming an Oakley rep, the start-up cost, life on the road, money, and awards
21:30: Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
24:15: DTC, Luxottica, Armada, growing the brand and product input.
33:00: When things go wrong, sub reps, judging, legends, becoming the go-to guy in the wild west, and becoming the head judge  
41:00: Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better. Get 25% off all OR products with the code POWELL25
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there
43:45: Judging range, the hard parts about being a judge, the IFSA, and the F=founding of the AFP
51:00: The FIS, the Sochi Olympics, quitting drinking, and founding Niima
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Glenn Mittendorfer

 Josh Loubek is a pioneer of the new school freeskiing movement. After graduating from moguls and aerials, Josh quit that path for a new direction in the sport. While people thought he was crazy, it all worked out. In part 1 of the podcast, we talk about a team sports guy in Seattle, the switch to skiing, Freeze Magazine, PBP, MSP, Sponsorship, money, and more. The Jerk, aka Mark Epstein, asks the Inappropriate Questions
Josh Loubek Show Notes:
3:00:  Shredder and The Mighty Ducks, Seattle, competitiveness, and team sports 
10:00:  Grunge, getting serious about skiing  at 17, upright aerials, JR Nationals, Colorado Mountain College, and heading into the park with Spencer    Tamblin 
20:30:  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear:  Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
23:15:  The traveling circus of skiing, the different tribes, twin tips, fat skis, and quitting moguls and joining the Pro Mogul Tour
33:00:  McConkey, Oakley, Pat Mac, Freeze Magazine, Johan and Marty, and sponsorship/money
41:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Outdoor Research:  The best outerwear ever built just got better. Get 25% off all OR products with the code POWELL25
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there
43:45:  East Coast Movie Tour, living in Whistler, High North, and Camp of Champions 
51:00:  Learning tricks, X-Games, The Snowcore Tour with Holmes, his Boy Band, stadium big air events, and the end of his pro career
60:00:  Inappropriate Questions with The Jerk