The Powell Movement Action Sports Podcast

Todd Barber is an events guy.  He's spent his life being the man behind the scenes for more than 100 events.  And, he's known for being the guy who helped concept and deliver the best action sports event of our time, Red Bull Rampage.  On the podcast we talk about coming up on snow, getting into events and of course, a lot of talk about the ins and outs of Rampage.  It’s a business episode and another good one.  Todd Barber Show Notes: 1:15:  Whistler and his Proving Grounds event 9:00:  Rampage site options, coming up in California, and music 13:00:  University of Colorado, early jobs with the Dali Lama and meeting Red Bull 18:15:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 20:00:  Making his way in freeride, Rampage ideation, and planning for pain. 28:00:  Rampage Hiatus, finding a new spot, and building featured 33:30:  Prize money and H5 Events 38:15:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code T

Steve Buckhantz, or as I like to call him, Uncle Steven, is a legend in the world of Washington DC sports broadcasters.  He’s won Emmy Awards, was the voice of the Washington Wizards for the past 22 years, was inducted into the DC Sports Hall of Fame, the list goes on and on.  His work speaks for itself, but in the world of business, that doesn’t matter.  Weeks ago, the Washington Wizards parted ways with their longtime, hometown, announcer, in the worst way possible.  We talk about his long career, Michael Jordan and more.  It’s an interesting one.  Steve Buckhantz Show Notes: 2:00:  Eagles, Redskins and Football 8:22:  When did he realize he wanted to be a broadcaster, manual labor, and U of M/JMU 13:00:  Getting on the radio, then TV and internships 22:00:  Chattanooga and Nashville 25:45:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 27:30:  What was life like for a young Buckhantz, Atlanta and coming to DC 31:45:  Locke

Parker White is one of the most creative, stylish skiers out there today.  He’s known for his Level 1 Segments, his friendship with Darkness, and the style he brings to the backcountry.  He’s one of the more likeable people in skiing and while he’s only 28, he grew up fast in the ski world, moving from the East Coast to Mammoth at an age when most people are thinking about getting a driver’s license.  He’s also started brands, developed a line of skis and a whole lot more. Parker White Show Notes: 2:00: Sean Decke, Stunt Man and family of athletes    8:22:  Vermont, Ski racing, and getting twin tips/Wicked 12:00:  Chris Logan, Mt Snow, Vice’s and contests 20:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 21:30:  Style, being found, and Level 1 26:00:  Leaving home, Hood, and Monster 30:00:  After Dark, stepping up his game, and The Big Picture 38:00:  Money, Sponsors, and 40:30  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyop

2005 Transworld Snowboarding ‘Rider of the Year’ Chad Otterstrom is on the podcast.  When you win an award like that in 2005 and you’re a guest on a podcast, it’s usually a 'where are they now'.  That's not the case with Chad.  His pro shred career is still going and now, he’s a brand owner living that desk jockey life, all while remaining a pro rider. Chad Otterstrom Show Notes: 2:00: How long has he been riding and crazy birthdays    5:31: Minnesota, scars, and ski family 7:25: Switching to snowboarding, high school, and ADD 10:00:  Mountains of Midwest and Kingpin Snowboards 17:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 18:30:   Moving to Colorado, early snow safety, and contests 23:00:  High Cascade shaping his career, video parts v contests, and The Hellcats crew 26:00:  The Revival and Technical Difficulties year, and money 31:00:  Getting a lot of days, ADD-boarding, and the Olympics 34:30:  Doping control 37:3

It’s summertime and in the snow world, that means summer camp.  This week I headed down to Windell’s Camp in Oregon to catch up with longtime camp veteran and TGR athlete Tim Durtschi.  On the podcast, we walk through Tim’s life and times.  Tim is one of those dudes that has no media training and is not afraid to answer anything which makes for an entertaining show and the “Inappropriate Questions” with Andy Parry may be the best yet. Tim Durtschi Show Notes: 2:00: Summer Camp, Kai Jones, and big nights 5:41:  Ski family, racing, and finding twin tips 13:00:  moving, divorce, and competing  15:15:  Filming with Rage, Pete Alport, and Poor Boyz 18:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 20:15:  Sponsors, Saga, and money 28:00:  Competing, Chad’s, and learning tricks 34:00:  Phone hack, 2013 Powder Awards, and X Games 38:00  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20 10 Barrel Brewery:  B

Thomas Vanderham is a living legend in the world of freeride mountain biking and he’s a guy that doesn’t do many interviews.  Over the past 20 years, he’s let his riding do the talking and his riding has said a lot.  I was lucky to get an hour with Thomas to walk through his career, that started when he was just 15 years old.  We talk about how things came into place for Thomas, sponsor changes, filming and a lot more.  It’s another do not miss episode. Thomas Vanderham Show Notes: 2:00: Return to Earth Movie (comes out this week on itunes) and change in movies and social 9:00:  Growing up in Edmonton, finding biking, and team sports 12:30:  Moving to Vancouver, meeting people, and getting sponsored 18:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 20:00:  Starting to film, high school, and travel 26:30:  Rampage, leaving Rocky Mountain, and going to Evil 36:30:  Product development, and the science of building lines 38:4

Todd Richards has done everything.  He’s a two-time X Games Gold Medalist in the halfpipe, he has hardware from slopestyle competition as well, and he’s pretty much the voice of board sports.  The funny thing is, he never really achieved the dream of being a pro skater and he had to settle for snowboarding.  The history, insight, and stories that Todd brings to the table are awesome and it’s another entertaining show.  Todd Richards Show Notes: 2:00: Todd and Chris Coté’s Podcast and Paxton, MA as an only child 6:00:  Getting the nickname Toddler and being shoved in a locker 11:30:  Finding punk rock, skateboarding and dropping in on the Putnam Ramp 19:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 20:30:  Finding snowboarding through Thrasher, his college scholarship, and getting metal edges 25:00:  Funky snowboards, Brushie, and getting on Sims 36:00:  The trip when he became a name, traveling and the US Open. 40:00:  S

Saying Fabiola da Silva is the best, and most underappreciated female athlete of our time is a bold statement…but it’s one that I fully believe.  I can’t think of another case in sport where a woman was so dominant in her field,  that the sport’s organizing body decided to cancel the woman’s event and have the women (Fabiola) compete against the men...And Fabiola did not disappoint, standing on the podium with her peers at some of the biggest events in the world.  Fabiola da Silva Show Notes: 1:30:  Life at Cedar Point Amusement Park and Cross Fit 8:00:  Sao Paolo, kickboxing, and meeting Chris Edwards and Arlo 14:00:  Coming to America at 16, the other girls and X-Games 18:30:  Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 20:15: Winning X and travel 25:00:  Getting second at X, sponsors, and financial advisers 28:00:  Gender, the Fabiola rule, and a bad year in 2003 36:00:  Winning Silver at Latin X Games (against the men) a

Casey Brown has one hell of a story.  This bad ass mountain biker’s life has been filled with twists and turns that I will not spoil in this intro.  I will say that Casey had an upbringing different than anyone’s that I have met in my life.  Based on all that Casey shares, you would think that she would have a totally different, maybe even strange personality.  I found none of that, what I did find was an amazing athlete who knows all about highs and lows.  It’s another incredible story. Casey Brown Show Notes: 1:30:  Traveling and growing up in Barn Bay, NZ 13:00:  Moving inland, learning to bike, divorce, and losing everything in a fire 21:15:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 22:45: Leaving her mom, Revelstoke, and her first real bike 28:00:  The myth of her brother, skiing, and biking 32:40:  Crankworx at 16 38:15:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code powell20 10 Barrel Brewery: 

Once labeled a ski model, Caroline Gleich’s path to becoming a respected ski mountaineer has been quite the climb.  From the billboards of Utah to the monsters of the Himalaya, there is no fear in this 5’1” ball of energy.  The podcast gives a little of Caroline’s backstory and then a lot about Everest.  It was a heavy year on the mountain and Caroline shares what she experienced.  It’s a real look into a world that most of us only read about and it’s a great listen.   Caroline Gleich Show Notes: 1:30:  Knee surgery (last week) recovery  5:00:  Her backstory (2017):  MN, Skiing, Utah, Kristin Ulmer, loss, photos, 2013, and challenges 20:15:  Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 21:30:  Her insane 2018 (72 peaks), peaks she is proud of and proposing 28:00:  Deciding to go to Everest, the reason, the cost 38:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers,

Rusty Malinoski, aka The Bone Crusher, is a World Champion Wakeboarder living the Canadian/American dream.  He’s got the house, the truck, the family, the CrossFit business and life is in a good place.  But it hasn’t always been that way.  On the podcast, we talk about being forced to enter the working world earlier than expected, moving to Florida with nothing more than talent, work ethic and a belief that he would make it, his long pro career, and a crazy road rage incident.  Rusty Malinoski Show Notes: 1:30:  Being intimidating and road rage 10:00:  Humboldt Canada, wakeboarding, and snow 18:45:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  Seattle, Portland, Denver, Whistler, and the interwebs 20:00:  Getting kicked out of HS, working, and confidence 23:30:  Going to Florida to make the dream happen 27:00:  Getting paid, the best in the sport and Spence Bangaway:15:  The younger wilder days, 22:30:  The bikes in the 80’s, and Craig Kelly 34:00:  Getting on the Burton Team, filming with Chr

Brett Tippie is a living legend.  He’s one of the influential pioneers of freeride mountain biking, he was the first to absolutely send it on a bike, ride insane lines, and became the face of a sport.  On the podcast we talk about being a pro snowboarder on Burton’s pro team, some amazing Craig Kelly stories, bikes, partying too hard, and coming back from that to sponsors and emcee gigs.  This is a funny history lesson that you do not want to miss.   Brett Tippie Show Notes: 1:30:  Traveling family man, meeting at Rampage 5:00:  Growing up moving, settling in Kamloops, and First Nation 11:00:  Football, School, and snowboarding 17:00:  Warren Miller and biking 21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 22:30:  The bikes in the 80’s, and Craig Kelly 34:00:  Getting on the Burton Team, filming with Christian Begin, and Pulp Traction 45:00  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20 10 Bar

Cesar Mora was born to become a professional soccer player and he was on track to make that happen.  He moved from Australia to Spain and began training with Rayo Vallencano before visa issues forced him out of Spain. When he returned to Australia, he worked at a skateboard shop, found rollerblading, and within two years, was on top of the sport.  He dominated vert from 95 to 99 and then he broke his arm.  While Cesar continued to compete, he was never the same.  It’s an interesting story with one of the best. Cesar Mora Show Notes: 1:30:  Meeting each other and growing up in Australia 5:00:  Finding soccer, soccer gets serious, and training with Roye Vaccanno in Spain 12:00:  Moving back to Australia, school, and working at a skate shop 16:00:  Skating and being strong    19:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 21:30:  The Extreme Games, th

Joel Gomez opened the first snowboard shop in the US when Sessions opened it's doors in Sunnyvale, CA in 1983.  The shop spawned an outerwear line, a record label, and the careers of some of the most influential athletes in the action sports space.  On the podcast he takes us through the history of Sessions, the legendary talent that happens to be his friends and what he is up to now.  The show closes out with some 'Inappropriate Questions' with Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament.   Joel Gomez Show Notes: 1:30:  Putting on his first show with Willie Nelson 3:30:  Moving a lot and younger life, becoming a product of Santa Cruz,  and sports 6:00:  Image, skateboarding, and college 9:30:  Music, Caballero shows him snowboarding, and Tom Simms 17 :00:  Starting Sessions Snowboard Shop, raising money for the shop, and 20:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

Graham Agassiz is way more laid back than you would expect for a mountain biker who looks forward to putting his life on the line at Rampage each year.  He’s one of the best, who rides with a signature, loose style that really shines in a big mountain setting.  On the podcast, we talk about leaving Kona, the influence of moto and snowboarding, getting bullied, rampage, and injuries.  Aggy is one of those dudes that lives to have fun and that always makes for a great podcast.  Graham Agassiz Show Notes: 1:15:  From Kona to Evil 11:00:  Growing up in Kamloops, RAD, and getting bullied 17:20:  Sun Peaks, quitting basketball, and moto influence 21:15:  Stanley:  Get 30% (limited time only) off site wide with the code Stanley30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 23:30:   BMX, being judged, and getting his first mountain bike 28:00:  Mountain biking, winning a comp at Sun Peaks and quitting racing 36:00:

Superpark is the signature event of Snowboarder Magazine.  For the past 22 years, Snowboarder has created an event that showcases the talents of some of the best snowboarders on the planet sessioning insane park features, built by world class terrain park crews.  It’s the end of the season celebration that is about having a good time in the name of progression.  The risk factor is through the roof and the action is non-stop.  This week I take you behind the scenes at Superpark 22. Superpark 22 Show Notes:  1:40:  Superpark at Crystal Mountain, and Crystal’s history with snowboarding 7:07:  Russell Winfield on Crystal 8:00:  Maxx Von Marbaud on Crystal 9:00  : Brianna Stoutenberg, Crystal Mountain Marketing 12:00:  History of Superpark 15:30:  Stanley:  Get 20% off site wide with the code Stanley20 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 17:15:  Getting to Crystal and talking to the terrain park crews (C

By the time Jim Rippey made it to high school, his goals were clear, he was going to punt in the NFL. When football didn’t work for Jim, he found snowboarding. Within a couple years on a board, Jim was a sponsored rider with Burton, eventually had 7 pro models, and was the first to back flip a snowmobile. The interesting wrinkle is, one day in Alaska, Jim found god and everything changed for him. Fast forward 15 years and Jim is a man of god, a correctional officer living a completely different life. Jim Rippey Show Notes:   2:00:  April Fool’s and growing up with in Quincey, CA with his dad 8:00:  Football, then moving to Tahoe to be a liftie 12:00:  The sponsorship process 19:45: Stanley:  Get 20% off site wide with the code Stanley20 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 21:45: His pro models, the details he thought of and royalties/money 29:00: Being the stereotypical looking snowboarder, being ad

Colleen Quigley’s life has been a series of dream jobs…. but nothing never really seemed easy for her.  Coming up on the East Coast, Colleen was a shop rat who made a B-List pro snowboarding career happen.  Her time as a pro shred was nothing flashy but it set her up to shine behind the scenes in the world of snow.  On the podcast, we talk about her pro days, her desk jockey days, and being a woman on the office side of snowboarding.  It’s the first business episode in a while and it’s a good one.  Colleen Quigley Show Notes:   1:30:  Dakine ownership changes 10:00:  Growing up, snowboarding,  and red hair    14:00:  Eastern Boarder, Waterville, and college 18:00:  Mammoth 20:30:  Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 21:45:  Things happening in snowboarding fast, getting paid and what is expected 28:00:  Money, High Cascade, board tests 42:20:   Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com usin

Cody Townsend has been at the top of the ski food chain for over a decade but he wasn't supposed to be a skier, he was born into a football family with surfing and skiing habit. Well, Cody bucked the family tradition and chose skiing over team sports. He became one of the best of his time, married another one of the best skiers of our time, has created brands, projects and so much more. Another do not miss episode. Cody Townsend Show Notes: 2:00:  Have you ever had technology failures 4:00:  Santa Cruz, Tahoe, and the Mighty Mights 7:00:  Football, High School, and leaving racing 18:00:  Salomon sale, far east travel and sponsors 21:00:  Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 22:15:  Who pays Cody, building his digital presence, and creating his own distribution 35:30:  Fame, traditional media, and money 42:00:  Time off as a pro skier and starting Arcade Belts 45:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their s

Anne-Flore Marxer is a lightning rod for change and the first Euro I’ve had on the show, and she’s super Euro..  She spends her life fighting for equality…being the squeaky wheel is something that she’s really good at and I’m sure every event organizer and Team Manager has heard her polite wrath.   On the podcast we talk about her new movie “A Land Shaped by Women, her long snowboard career and her fight for gender equality.     Anne-Flore Marxer Show Notes:   2:00:  Movie Tour in Istanbul 7:00:  Differences between here and EU and an AFM rant 13:00:  Growing up in the Alps, snowboarding, school,  and her first contest fiasco 20:30:  Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 22:00:  Her career is taking off in EU, heading to the US, and Rookie of the Year 31:00:  Sponsorship in Europe and why she left Burton    36:30:  Freeride World Tour 42:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the