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The Powell Movement is the podcast that pushes the envelope and is designed to be the go-to show for sports enthusiasts who want to know what it takes to achieve success.

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The Powell Movement is the podcast that pushes the envelope and is designed to be the go-to show for sports enthusiasts who want to know what it takes to achieve success.

    Ted Ligety, Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion Ski Racer, Part 2

    Ted Ligety, Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion Ski Racer, Part 2

    Ted Ligety is one of the greatest US ski racers in history. He’s won two Olympic gold medals and is a five-time world champion who’s won 25 World Cup events. He’s a legend, and in part 2 with Ted, we talk about Gold Medals, Tom Brady, FIS rule changes, Bode Miller, his Park City Parade, and a whole lot more. It’s another do not miss episode.
    Ted Ligety Show Notes Part 2:
    3:00:  Calculator watches, GoPro mounts, ski tech, and traveling with gear
    11:00:  Torino Gold Medal, the late media tour, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and Shred Optics
    21:30:  Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
    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.
    24:30:  Olympic Rule 40, Vancouver 2010, the mental game, Warren Miller, and exposure
    40:00:  High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
    Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement
    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 
    43:00:  Going to Head skis, angry with the FIS rule change, total domination, and winning 3 Gold Medals at World Championships
    55:00:  His Park City Parade, Bode, the media-built rivalry, and Sochi 2014
    63:00:  Pyeong Chang 2016 and retirement
    70:00:  Inappropriate Questions 

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Ted Ligety, Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion Ski Racer

    Ted Ligety, Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion Ski Racer

    Ted Ligety is one of the greatest US ski racers in history. He’s won two Olympic gold medals and is a five-time world champion who’s won 25 World Cup events. He’s a legend… but it wasn’t always easy for the late-blooming Ted. In part 1 of the podcast, we talk about finding skiing, being bullied, growing into his body, Tanner Hall, The Winter School, making the US Ski Team, and much more. World Champion Felix Neureuther asks the Inappropriate Questions 
    Ted Ligety Show Notes:
    3:00:  How hard it was to watch racing and what he would do to change ski racing, and NASTAR
    14:00:  Coming from a non-ski family, finding racing, not making the team, figuring out carving skis, and how that shaped his technique.
    20:00:  Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
    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.
    23:00:  World Cup in Park City, injected courses, confidence, the Newschool movement, being the small kid and being bullied, and how it hardened him.
    29:00:  The Winter School, Tanner Hall, figuring out speed, his senior year, and the 2002 Olympics
    41:00:  High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
    Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 
    43:00:  Making the US Ski D Team, his first World Cup, and partying
    53:00:  Is it cutthroat when you’re racing for money, moving up on the US team, bumping people off the team, and hazing
    63:00:  Beaver Creek dominance, making the Olympic Team, and money
    69:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Felix Neureuther

    • 1 hr 15 min
    TPM Episode 331: Derek Taylor, Former Powder Magazine Editor in Chief and Journalist

    TPM Episode 331: Derek Taylor, Former Powder Magazine Editor in Chief and Journalist

    Derek Taylor once held the most important job in ski media at a time when magazines dominated the media landscape. Derek was Editor in Chief of Powder Magazine, but before that, he was a “ski bum” in Crested Butte right about when Seth Morrison and the US Extremes came to town. In the early days, DT made ends meet by freelance writing for outfits like ESPN The Magazine, The Ski Journal, Freeskier, Outside, Bike Magazine, and more. Then he landed the dream job at Powder. On the podcast, we talk about his journey from college soccer player to dirtbag skier, the early days of Crested Butte, and the rise and fall of Powder Magazine. The Buena Vista Surf Club asks Inappropriate Questions.
    Derek Taylor Show Notes:
    3:00:  Rugby, The Hartford Whalers, soccer, and skiing; growing up 
    10:00:  High School, college soccer, leaving and going to Crested Butte and what the town is like
    15:00:  Ski v Snowboard rivalry, and all the players of Crested Butte
    20:00:  Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
    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.
    23:00:  Covering the US Extremes for the school paper, ski bumming, is Vail the enemy article, and landing an internship at Bike
    32:00:  Moving to CA and working for free, making a difference at Bike as an intern, going back to Crested Butte, learning how to freelance through friends, X-Games, and leaving CB
    41:00:  High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The legendary snowboard camp
    Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 
    43:00:  Getting hired by Powder, Powder Magazine readership, where they make their money, what is lifelike writing at the mag
    49:00:  Pressure at the magazine, favorites, his writing, passed over and eventually landing the Editor in Chief role, and his vision with Powder
    56:00:  Crazy expense reports, writing the letter from the editor, managing Powder in the changing landscape of media, and money
    63:00:  Changes when getting bought, fighting for his team, what happened to Powder, and giving up work to become a stay-at-home dad  
    75:00:  Inappropriate Questions with The Buena Vista Surf Club
     

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Wiley Miller, Pro Skier, Commercial Pilot

    Wiley Miller, Pro Skier, Commercial Pilot

    wileymiller ‘s ski career trajectory is so different from most people on the podcast. There was no competing early and often for Wiley. He earned his spot in ski movies by showing up at a film shoot. Then, Wiley was nominated for and won big awards early on, and parlayed that into a 20-year career of ski movies. While I wish it were all roses in this one, Wiley shares about his Mom’s battle against ALS, the ups and downs of sponsorship, owning brands, and more…And these days, while Wiley is still shredding on a pro level, he’s also a commercial pilot, and we get a great Nipsey Hustle story out of him during Inappropriate Questions. 
    Wiley Miller Show Notes:
    3:00:  Elliot Bernhagen story, Billings, MT, Red Lodge, his parents are athletes, and his Mom’s battle with ALS
    14:00:  Stem Cell treatment in Mexico, building jumps with his brother, no park skiing in Montana, Camp of Champions, and his brother being the better skier
    22:00:  Rollerblade:  They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
    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.
    25:00:  University of Calgary, New Zealand, paying the bills, Utah, and shooting for Photo Play   
    32:00:  Nominated for a Powder Award, sponsorships and getting ownerships of Saga and 4FRNT, and Level 1
    41:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there 
    High Cascade Snowboard Camp:  The legendary snowboard camp
    44:30:  Level 1 Realtime, Best Male Performance at IF3, X Games Real Snow, TGR, Chris Collins, and Conrad Anker
    51:00:  “The Connection to Gravity” Movie, not being able to say no when filming, Cold Rush, pioneering the Nosebutter 7 on skis, and close calls happen when he’s overconfident, and it happened a couple of weeks ago
    61:00:  The bad side of sponsorship, the Saga saga, the 4FRNT sale, his new sponsors, and Rory Bushfield 
    85:00: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Logan and an Anonymous Source
     

    • 1 hr 25 min
    Jason Borgstede, Pro Snowboarder, Entrepreneur

    Jason Borgstede, Pro Snowboarder, Entrepreneur

    Jason Borgstede is an OG snowboarder who isn’t afraid to tell it how it is. While Burton kind of screwed him over, he has and still is making a huge impact in the sport of snowboarding. On the podcast, we talk about sponsorship, The US Open, X-Games, money, JB Deuce, his breakup with Jesse, founding Blue, and Gold AK, and the importance of building culture and community in snowboarding.
    Jason Borgstede Part 2 Show Notes:
    6:00:  King of the Hill car chase story, gnarly snowboard OG’s, being straight edge, and peer pressure.
    14:00:  Vibing and Volcom, Jesse Burtner, and NSB
    21:30:  High Cascade Snowboard Camp: The most important snowboard camp on the planet
    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.
    24:30:  Mack Dawg, filming for JB Deuce, his first US Open, writing an essay to get into big air, and video parts
    38:00:  X Games, other contests, print coverage, money, and buying a house
    45:30:  Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet. 
    Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 
    48:30:  Getting screwed by Burton, Brushie and being a reality tv star
    60:00:  The end of JB Deuce, putting it all on the line for Blue and Gold AK and threats to his business
    70:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Mike Arzt and Me

    • 1 hr 23 min
    Jason Borgstede, Pro Snowboarder, Entrepreneur

    Jason Borgstede, Pro Snowboarder, Entrepreneur

    Jason Borgstede is an OG snowboarder who did everything in snowboarding minus having a pro model. While that’s a bummer, Jason is an X-Games Gold Medalist, he filmed with Mack Dawg, and he rode for the biggest brands in the sport…he did so much over his career that this is a two-parter. Jason wears his heart on his sleeve and in part 1, we talk about poker, living all over, finding skate and snow, sponsorship letters, getting on the Burton Factory Team, and much more. Mark Sullivan and Mike Arzt ask the Inappropriate Questions
    Jason Borgstede Show Notes:
    3:00:  His marathon bet, Danny Way, and Poker 
    20:30:  Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.
    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.
    23:30:  St Louis, California, Texas, and no male role model at home   
    30:00:  Skateboarding, moving to AK, and skating in Hawaii,
    38:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
    Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there 
    40:30:  Finding snowboarding, boards, pro in everything, and skate and snowboard becomes life
    50:00:  Wrestling, Boarderline, getting on the shop team, and sponsor me letters
    61:00:  Knee surgery, HCSC digger, getting on the in-house Burton Team, and  his first product box 
    75:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Mark Sullivan and Mike Arzt

    • 1 hr 20 min

Customer Reviews

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Cool Hand Luke in AK ,

It’s like a finding an old Polaroid….

Mike,

I’ve been listening to your podcast since Nobis called me last may and told me to check out his first episode…

The guests, the questions, the research, the inappropriate questions…. It’s all great.

So far you have interviewed 3 of my friends and you’ve nailed it every single time!

The stories are great and it’s fun to reminisce, considering I’ve heard or experienced some of these stories first hand.

Keep up the great work!

Moonermadness ,

“Wow, you really did your research!”

I look forward to Monday morning every week for one reason only, and that reason is The Powell Movement. This podcast takes a deep dive into the lives of action sports athletes and executives from every sport imaginable. One week it’s a pro skier, next it’s a mountain biker, followed by a rollerblader, then back to snow we go… and every episode is just as good, if not better than the last! Most of the time these days, it’s someone I am not even familiar with, and that doesn’t matter one bit. As someone who spent their whole youth chasing down rogue bike trails and getting kicked off school campuses for skating handrails, but now has a boring 8-5 career, it helps keep my stoke level high each week. My favorite thing is that Mike really goes the extra mile in his research leading up to the podcast, and the guests are always blown away by it. For anyone contemplating taking the TPM plunge, Mike always brings good energy and thought provoking conversation to the table, and I’m thankful for the content this podcast provides. You would be too.

elly ramon ,

Almost a listener from Nobis

Was going to be a regular podcast listener and even purchase some Stanley products based on your Nobis interview. But then you had to go off against proLifers. I don’t believe in the cancel movement but I can follow your advice and spend some more time in church and not listening to you.

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