The Powell Movement Action Sports Podcast

Tom Hyser was born into the quad culture of the rinks around Atlanta and went from rink rat to skate rat.  His family's move to the Midwest was life-changing when he first discovered inline skating.  Tom is an original X Gamer, a product visionary whose designs have sold millions of units, an internet pioneer, and through it all he’s lived the struggle of being an inline skater.  On the show, we talk about the love of skate, the hate received for it, and everything in between. Tom Hyser Show Notes: 4:00:  Covid travel, skateboarding, and Wisconsin 17:00:  Jamie Thomas, skateboard hate, and incidents 18:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15 % 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 21:45:  The decline of inline, growing up outside of Atlanta, roller skating, and wrestling year-round 26:00:  Getting sponsored, high school, qualifying for the pro tour, and college 33:00:  Hoax 2, blowing

Griffin Post was born into the ski industry. His dad was an executive with some big brands, ultimately running Smith, and wanting a young Griff to be anything but, a pro skier. That said, there was no special treatment for Griffin and he almost didn’t make it. A chance trip and win at the US Extremes took Griffin away from utilizing his MBA and working his way into the world of TGR. Hear Griffin’s unique path to pro skiing on the podcast. Griffin Post Show Notes: 6:00:  X-Games Gold Medalist, growing up in Austria, and settling in Sun Valley 11:00:  Ski racing, the new school, powder days, kind of straight edge as a youth, and his first avalanche at 16 20:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15 % 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 22:00:  Challenges at Bowdoin, transferring to Denver, skier cross, and getting his MBA 31:00:  The life changing US Extremes, does his dad help, and what

Dan Egan is a Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Member and living legend with a ton of stories to tell. In round two of his podcast, he tells the story that almost killed him, what it took to survive and how it changed his life forever.  There were 15 people that didn’t make it out and Dan tells the tale. We finish things off with my complaints about the Ski and Snowboard HOF that Dan is currently the face of. Dan Egan Show Notes: 6:00:  OR Show, Dan’s summer, and his book 9:00:  What is Degree7, Patrick Vallecant, why the trip to Mount Elbrus   14:00:  Arriving in Paris and realizing this is a crazy idea, a massive group, and being watched in Russia 17:00:  The creepy phone call, why so many die on Elbrus, vacation mentality, Allah doesn’t like May Day, the differences between Dan and John, and forgetting gear 24:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15 % 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than a

While a lot of people know Skogen Sprang as the US Freeski Slopestyle Coach, before he held that title, he was one of the sport's true innovators, bringing new tricks and a snowboard style to the table.  On the podcast we talk about doing every action sport as a kid, turning his pro snowboard dreams into a pro ski career, innovation, his prolific 2000 year, the injury, and what it took to come back.  Don’t miss this one. Skogen Sprang Show Notes: 3:00:  Olympics, growing up in the bay, soccer, and skateboarding 11:00:  Skiing, snowboarding gear, inline skating, and mountain biking 17:00:  The culture of sport, switching to snowboarding, and quitting soccer 22:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15 % 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 24:45:  Wanting to be a sponsored snowboarder, his parent’s reaction, and his crew 28:00:  The influence of Troy, switching to skiing, instant progre

Chris Engelsman, aka ETree, is one of the tallest snowboarders of his generation and a master of riding switch.  He was one of those snowboarder entrepreneurs who was always starting brands and projects like Elevation Snowboards and Robot Food.  On the podcast, we talk about his career, QI, Clicker, and inventing the backside Rodeo.  It’s another good one. Chris Engelsman Show Notes: 3:00:  Photo shoot mishaps, Michigan, Snurfers, and ski family 8:00:  Sports, snowboarding, contests, Hood, and Windell’s, 15:00:  Western State, Crested Butte, evolution of big mountain riding, and his crew 21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 24:00:  QI Snowboards, Alaska in 94, K2 Clicker, and Standard Films 31:00:  Old video parts, money, dropping out of school, and switch riding 38:00:  Contests, X Games, and the backside rodeo 42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports R

Growing up in Park City, Todd Ligare’s life was based around ski racing and making the US Ski Team.  As a teenager, he started traveling the world and after a decade of racing and travel, Todd got slower and while he still earned a scholarship to ski race in college, his race dream had now turned into the Tangerine Dream, he wanted to ski for the biggest cameras of all over at TGR.  This podcast is another lesson in making things happen for you through hard work and hustle. Todd Ligare Show Notes: 3:00:  Last name, having older brothers, growing up in Park City, and a family of skiers 8:00:  Ski programs, other sports, when does skiing get serious, and how much did he ski 12:00:  "I Ride Park City", who is his crew, race sponsorship, The Winter Sports School 21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 24:00:  Tanner Hall, weed, his look, music, Michael Jor

Amie Engerbretson is a pro skier who understands the importance of marketing yourself and creating your own brand more than most.  Amie started as a dancer and didn’t make it in that world, so after a 4-year break, Amie decided she wanted to become a pro skier… she had a path, she’s been a ski model with a photographer dad since she was a kid, and she got a ton of coverage.  But Amie wanted more than just ski modeling, she never took no for an answer and made her dreams happen. It's a cool story. Amie Engerbretson Show Notes: 4:00:  Powder, photography, and her Dad 15:00:  Born in Tahoe cookie shop and her mom 18:45:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 21:15:  What does her 21-year-old single dad know about parenting, quitting skiing for dance, not making the dance team 8x’s, and college 27:00:  Deciding she wanted to be a pro skier, figuring out her val

Ross Powers had all the chips stacked against him…His life started in leg braces, and things weren't easy.  What Ross did have, though, was a strong mom and snowboarding.  He strapped in, learned to shred, started winning, and didn't stop until he was an Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the most decorated riders of our time.  On this week's podcast, we talk about his journey from Vermont to just about every podium in the world. Ross Powers Show Notes: 3:00:  The Hall of Fame, growing up with a different childhood and finding snowboarding 15:00:  Progression, contests, and getting hooked up by Burton 20:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 20:15:  Everything starts happening so fast, the IFS and FIS, and starting to dominate the contest scene 42:15:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports Rollerblade:  Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program 44:0

Robert Guerrero grew up during the intersection of the internet and inline skating. Meaning he made friends all over the world via AOL chat rooms and lived a double life…Loner student during the weekdays and popular street skater on the weekends.  Eventually, Rob G became a legend within the sport, known for both insane rails as well as some of the most creative skating ever seen.  Throughout this time, Rob lived a spiritual, nomadic lifestyle that eventually takes him to an Ayahuasca retreat in Peru.  This is where he ends up getting shot in the face at point-blank range.  Hear all the details in the podcast Robert Guerrero Show Notes: 3:00: Ben Weis, the Midwest influence, growing up in San Jose, and roller hockey 10:30:  HS Football, picking skating, skate culture, and the start of nomadic life 15:00:  Influential bladers, AOL chatrooms, and VG Videos 19:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers,

Kristen Ulmer is routinely called the best female big mountain skier of her time, maybe ever, and that annoys her, and she’ll let you know it.  If you’ve seen Kristen ski, you know her gender doesn’t matter, she’s always been about sending it and most of the time it’s bigger than her male peers.  Kristen is a living legend, a unique personality, who doesn’t’ lack confidence…. on part two of the podcast, we talk about ski mountaineering, pioneering AK, gender, and more…. Kristen Ulmer Show Notes Part 2: 3:00:  Knee issues from part 1, Nepal Mountaineering with no permits or visas, and crazy solo vacations 15:00:  How long was she off the snow over her career, how does she deal with downtime, the relief of injury, and being competitive against all men 20:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 20:15: Skiing for cameras only, pioneering in AK, getting left i

Kristen Ulmer is routinely called the best female big mountain skier of her time, maybe ever, and that annoys her, and she’ll let you know it.  If you’ve seen Kristen ski, you know her gender doesn’t matter, she’s always been about sending it and most of the time it’s bigger than her male peers.  Kristen is a living legend, a unique personality and in part one of the podcast, we talk about her not really falling in love with skiing until HS, being blind as a bat, extreme skiing, injuries, the US Ski Team, and more. Kristen Ulmer Show Notes: 3:00:  Art Cars, New Hampshire, being blind, and sports 12:45:  Beauty Pageants, partying at 14, semester abroad, and moving to Utah to ski 18 :30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 20:15:  Scott Markewitz, ski modeling, and filming for the first time 24:00:  How the other girls reacted to her success, being more co

While Matt Peterson is the current VP of Woodward Tahoe, Boreal and Soda Springs, he’s done it all in the world of snowboarding.  During his pro riding days, he competed in the X Games, filmed with Warren Miller and others, had the sponsors, and did the travel.  He then went on to help start Academy Snowboards and used his marketing genius to help make the brand an instant success.  And while Matt keeps moving up to bigger and better corporate jobs--in his heart, he will always be that passionate rider, fighting to build meaningful community and he’s doing just that—with Woodward budgets. Matt Peterson Show Notes: 3:00: Vashon, his dad’s ski industry history, 5 kids, and moving to Wisconsin 7:00:  Snowboarding, his crew, Chad Otterstrom, and Rad Air 14:00:  Being sponsored by brands he wanted to, Hood, and getting in trouble on the hill 21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support actio

Rory Bushfield is known for living dangerously.  He’s part reckless, part calculated, and always fun.  Even on this podcast, not many people live a life close to as spontaneous and adventurous as the life of Rory Bushfield.  His risks and adventures have created notoriety, respect, money, and a whole lot of loss.  We talk about it all on Part 2 of Bushy’s Podcast and Trennon Paynter asks the “Inappropriate Questions” to close it out and they don’t disappoint. Rory Bushfield Show Notes: 3:00: Stunts part 2, Level 1, and how he is portrayed in movies 12:00:  MSP, McConkey, JP Auclair, and what he sucks at 20:45:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 22:45:  Rossignol, money, blow it if you got it, getting hurt with friends, and more injuries 33:00:  The K2 Back 9, best results, and getting into flying 39:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Getting you outside for over 70 years Rollerblade:  Find out all about the aw

Rory Bushfield is known for living dangerously.  Yeah, he’s a pro skier, but the risk factor seems to come from everything else in life that he does.  Rory started out as the kid who was always getting hurt, but he was also the kid who, cast or not, would crush you in the moguls.  He was the JR Olympic Mogul Champion and he quit his Olympic path or the park, pipe, and video parts.  In part 1 of this hilarious podcast, we talk about his stunts, money, LCP, death, pressure, and a lot more. Rory Bushfield Show Notes: 3:00: Panama Canal, were his parents dangerous, and Balzac, Alberta 12:00:  Is there family money in the Bushfield Family, getting hurt as a kid, always being a little hurt, and skiing 16:00:  Soccer, skiing and having to pick one, taking trains to ski, and being tall for a skier 20:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 22:45:  Freestyle program, internet school through getting beat up by a girl,

Shane Anderson was a key personality and image when skiing needed it the most, in the mid to late 90’s.  While Shane had the Rockstar look, it was his tricks and the company he kept that thrust him to the forefront of the ski industry.  Part early big mountain guy and part new schooler, Shane rolled with the innovators of the sport until injuries got in the way.  On the podcast, we talk skiing, the Tahoe crew, Hollywood, and making documentary films. Shane Anderson Show Notes: 3:00:  Getting the Keys to the City of Olympia, growing up in Olympia and finding skiing on his own 9:00: Champion Archer, the Olympia music scene, and being the shy kid 13:00:  When does the Shane look start, College in Tahoe and the Tahoe scene 17:00:  Filming with CP, skiing with legends, progression, and competitiveness 22:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 25:00:  Sponsors, money, contests, and the state of the industry 30:00:

Alex Hall has the world in the palm of his hands.  In only a few years, Alex has gone from an up-and-coming Swiss kid to arguably the best American Slopestyle skier... What's different about Alex is his basketball player height and the hunger he brings to the table.  The best part about Alex is that he is a throwback…  He’s the X Games Gold winner in Real Ski, in Slopestyle, and in Big Air but he always makes sure that he’s filming for something.  And he's just getting started. Alex Hall Show Notes: 3:00:  Comparing winning Real Ski to a X Games Slopestyle, who is his top 3 in Real Ski, and the Tanner controversy 10:00:  Growing up European, dual passports, and his parents 16:00:  Soccer, skiing and having to pick one, taking trains to ski, and being tall for a skier 21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 22:45:  Events as a grom, who he looks up to, and the EU vs US parks 27:00:  Newschoolers, moving to

Jason Hines has spent his entire career behind the scenes building events and he has been responsible for some of the biggest action sports events in the world and beyond, and he’s put out fires at all of them.  I’m talking Red Bull, X Games, ASA Entertainment, and more. ….but he’s so much more than that.  On the podcast, we talk about race throughout his life, inline skating in the ’90s in South Florida, all the events, Red Bull, and more. Jason Hines Show Notes: 3:00:  Your experience with racism, wrestling, and college for a semester 15:00:  Welcome to Miami, inline skating, working at Fritz’s, and finding Franky Morales 23:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 26:00:  Taking a leadership role at events, almost building ramps at X Games, and running the ASA Am Circuit 30:00:  Growth within the ASA, more race, the LG days, and what he

Damian Sanders is arguably the first and last real rockstar in the world of snowboarding.  He’s one of those riders who had an image that the whole sport could be marketed on.  From his look to the way he rode, to how he partied, to his entourage, if you saw Damian out, you wouldn’t think he was a snowboarder.  He was larger than life and defined 'go big or go home' on and off snow.  On the podcast, we talk about coming up punk/new wave, Tahoe, Palmer, Farmer, Plake, cars, money, and more.  It’s a fun chat with a true living legend. Damian Sanders Show Notes: 3:00:  Monster Stage, growing up in a huge family, and no rules as a BMX kid 10:00:  Moving to Tahoe at 16, school with Palmer, Avalanche Snowboards, Soda Springs event, and his sense of fashion. 21:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 23:45:  Hardboots, Glen Plake, Sponsorship, and marrying a Penthouse Pet 34:00:  Photo shoots,  and Pet of the Year 4

Rory Silva was a child prodigy and one of my favorites…. He was this talented kid, who had a really unique style, and was progressive. What he didn’t have was the assertiveness, ambition, and guidance to become a household name in skiing….But he still had a huge impact on the skiers of his era. On the podcast we talk about weed, video parts gone wrong, diabetes, and more... Rory Silva Show Notes: 3:00:  Weed, growing up in Mammoth, tattoos, and his living set up during covid 15:00: Ski racing, Glen Plake, and getting skis from K2 17:00: Diabetes and weed 24:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program  10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 26:45:   Bad eating habits, travel, contests, X Games, and nerves 35:00:   Who was his crew in Mammoth, his WSki-106 part, career guidance, and the K2 Team he was on 43:30:   Peter Glenn Ski and Sports Elan Skis: Making the best ski 75 years 45:0

Tim Petrick has had a pretty epic ski career. From ski instruction, to the PSIA Demo Team, to Powder Magazine, to Aspen, to K2, to Booth Creek, to K2, to Rossignol, to K2, to Silverton……  You get the idea, Tim has done it all and most of it, at the corporate executive level….  But Tim Petrick is not your typical exec, he's a ski bum at heart and this podcast is a testament to how much this dude loves to ski.  Tim Petrick Show Notes: 3:00:  Skipping work to ski, growing up in MN and NY, and wanting to be a skier for a living as a kid 10:00:  Going to college near Stowe, PSIA Demo Team, and the end of Stowe 17:00:  Snowbird, Bear Valley, Aspen, and endurance sports 23:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast Rollerblade:  Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 26:00:  Powder Magazine, Olin Skis, and round 1 with K2. 27:00:  Dealing with a shift in production and laying people off 42:15:  Peter