Now Playing: Season 2 of the Another Level Podcast. Host Conor Smith speaks with ski filmmakers and athletes about their passion projects. Conversation topics eschew inside the industry nonsense, revolving around the culture of ski movies and the people who shape it.
Freedle Coty and Parker White join Conor Smith to discuss the state of union for ski movie culture, count down their top 5 favorite movies of the year, and hit a few other fun "best-of" categories. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more dank podcasts. First aired 2/7/22. Intro music: "Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind.
Brady Perron joins to talk about filming with B-Dog, his creative process, his career as a pro skier (kinda), working with Mango, and much more. Visit podcast.level1.ski for more dank podcasts. First aired 1/14/22. Intro music: "The Sheikh Pull up U Shake the Masjid" - Tha God Fahim
Jonah Elston and Nash Lisac from Carnage join the podcast to talk about Jonah's Tumalo Falls gap, how Carnage got started, the Beartooth road gap, making movies with your friends, and much more. New Carnage movie "Wasted Potential" is coming out soon - stay tuned to their Instagram (@ski_carnage) to make sure you don't miss it. Visit https://podcast.level1.ski for more dank podcasts. First aired 10/15/21. Intro music: "Age of Consent" - New Order...
Parker White and Freedle Coty join the podcast to talk about last year's film "Nothing" including the vision for a multi-sport film, choosing ski movie soundtracks, their upcoming project "Nothing New", and a ranking of Parker's top 5 favorite video parts of all time. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch the films we talked about here, including Parker's top 5 favorite video parts. First aired 9/29/21. Intro music: "It's My Life" - Jim Ford...
Flat Stan join the podcast to talk about people overhyping their ACL injuries, GOATs in skiing, the Cromat video he was part of and much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more podcasts and to watch a few of the films discussed. First aired 9/08/21. Intro music: Ennio Morricone - "The Ecstasy of Gold"
Strictly's street dogs join the podcast to talk about rules in street skiing, their upcoming project, making their first films 70/30 and Banged Up, helmets and head injuries and much much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more podcasts and to watch a few of the films that we talked about in this episode. First aired 8/24/21. Intro music: Frank Sinatra - "Forget Domani"
For the first episode of Season 2 of Another Level, B-Mack joins the podcast to talk about skiing as a coping mechanism for anxiety and depression, critiquing consumerism through his Finesse video part, making his own music, the dream of the 5-minute spot, and much much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more podcasts and to watch a few of B-Mack's films that we talked about in this episode. First aired 8/16/21. Intro music: "Feel The Feeling" - B-Mack...
As an epilogue to our Season 1 interview series, Josh Berman, Freedle Coty and Conor Smith discuss the standout ski movies in 2020. We count down our top 5 favorite movies, throw out some honorable mentions, talk about the best songs, discuss standout snowboard projects, and chat rider of the year. Favorite movie discussion starts at 27:00 in case you want to skip the life updates and big picture reflections. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch all the movies we talked about in this episode. M...
Henrik Harlaut ( @hharlaut ) joins Josh Berman and Conor Smith to discuss his 2-year project Salute, which you should view before listening at this link . Henrik talks about his session on the Baker road gap, hitting the biggest jump of his life in Jackson, first try stomps on NBD tricks, the high points of founding an apparel brand, and much much more. This episode of Another Level is brought to you by Pit Viper - use the code "anotherlevel" for 15% off anything at www.pitvipersunglasses.com Vi...
Pär Hägglund ( @thepeyben ) joins the podcast for the penultimate episode of Season 1 to discuss the pull of “real life” and why he’s determined to keep making amazing ski movies, creating 2019’s “color”, nicknames in The Bunch, the upcoming #IsThereTimeForMatchingSocks film, Mother Russia and creepy teddybears, hauling 600 pounds of gear to go tent camping for two weeks, and much much more. Visit www.thebunch.se to watch "color" and many more vibrational videos featuring skiing and filming by P...
Nick Martini (@ nickmartini ) joins the podcast to give us the rundown on what Stept has been up to including some "Salute" discussion, revisit some of the high points from the Stept catalog, share some insight into their editing process and how they approached storytelling, drop some advice for up-and-comers, and much much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for a collection of relevant Stept segments. First aired 10/12/20. Intro music: "Killing Pablo" - Alex Kane....
Gustav Cavallin ( @gustavcavallin ) and Jens Nilsson ( @jnillagrams ) join the podcast to talk through the high points from the Bunch catalog over the years from the Trilogy to India Kash to Interpretation, with a discussion of how their collaborative process as a crew evolved, and how they think about evoking emotion in ski movies. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for a collection of relevant Bunch movies. You should also visit www.thebunch.se for merch and vibrations. First aired 10/5/20. Intro mu...
Andy Parry ( @parryandy ) and Will Wesson ( @willwesson ) join Josh Berman and Conor Smith for the oral history of Andy+Will, from growing up together and H8ing NY, living and dying by #vanlife , whether Line Traveling Circus has an expiration date, an Andy Parry Rant Session™ to finish it off, and much more. This episode of Another Level is brought to you by Pit Viper - hit the direct link pitviper.biz/level1 to recieve 15% off your entire cart at checkout! The auction is over, but you can stil...
Eric Iberg ( @inspiredmediatv ) joins Freedle Coty and Conor Smith for a deep dive on his 2001 film "Royalty," from how he assembled an insane crew of riders for his first film, to his approach to the soundtrack, to collecting $40,000 checks at the age of 20. A ton of insight into how ski films are made, the early days of modern freeskiing, and the mind of one of skiing's most iconic creators. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch Royalty and other relevant films. First aired 9/21/20. Intro musi...
Emily Childs, Tonje Kvivik, and Janelle Yip (collectively @the_blondes_ ) join the podcast to discuss how they made a name for themselves having fun and drinking beer, the highs and lows of backcountry snowmobiling, shooting for the 2020 Matchstick film, and much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch some relevant Blondes footy. First aired 9/14/20. Intro track: "Barracuda" - Heart...
Connor Gaeta and Alex Hackel join Freedle Coty and Conor Smith to dive into HG Skis two-year project Eat The Guts, including some of the most memorable shots and stories from these years, their goal of making street skiing approachable+accessible, the rise and fall of HG Skis as a company, and much much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch a handful of relevant content collected for your convenience. First aired 8-31-20. Intro track: "Somebodies Gonna Get It (Live On WWE Smackdown)" - Thr...
Jacob Wester joins Josh Berman and Conor Smith to talk about his role in unlocking the double cork era, producing DIY big-mountain content, navigating being an influencer, and much much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch some highlights from Jacob's career collected for your convenience. First aired 8-24-20. Intro track: "Let's Dance to Joy Division" - The Wombats.
Taylor Lundquist and Laura Obermeyer join Freedle Coty and Conor Smith for a conversation about their short film Jyosei, the value of both filming with all-ladies groups and mixing it up with the boys, Taylor's hectic 2020 season, future endeavors, and more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch Jyosei as well as a handful of other relevant content collected for your convenience. First aired 8-17-20. Intro track: "REALiTi (Demo)" - Grimes...
Andrew Mildenberger and Gavin Rudy join Josh Berman and Conor Smith for a conversation about how Strictly got started, their recent film "Welcome", the challenges of ski filmmaking, and much much more. This episode of Another Level is presented by Tall T Productions! Use the code "Level1" at checkout and get 20% off anything in the Tall T store. Free shipping in the USA for any order over $100 at: www.talltproductions.com Check out www.strictlycreate.com for the list of influences we discussed i...
Kim Boberg joins Freedle Coty and Conor Smith for a conversation about the 2014 Armada team movie "Oil & Water", his "Strengthening and Lengthening" exercise program, how filming in his hometown of Älvdalen shaped his approach to street skiing, his relationship with filmer Andreas Olofsson, shooting for the 2020 Bunch project, and much much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch Oil & Water as well as a handful of other Kimbo content rounded up for your convenience. First aired 8-3-...
Johnny Decesare joins Josh Berman and Conor Smith to talk about how he started filming, his favorite Poor Boyz movies, why skiing is the hardest sport to film, and the state of the sport today, among many other topics. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch a handful of famous PBP segments collected for your convenience. First aired 7-27-20. Intro track: "Fuck Authority" - Pennywise
Jake Mageau and Oliver Hoblitzelle join Freedle Coty and Conor Smith for a deep dive on their first year working together in 2017, reflections on two years of XGames Real Ski, and a little insight into the upcoming Zoot.Space 2-year movie. First aired 7/20/2020. Intro track: "The 1ne", Jeff Kohnstamm and Lindsey Elliot. Roasted: vimeo.com/241438136 Stain: vimeo.com/300524121 www.32auctions.com/helpsoren...
Josh Berman and Freedle Coty join Conor Smith to recap their winters, talk about the impact of Covid-19 on the world of skiing, and discuss X Games Real Ski. Consider this episode a teaser for Season 1 of the Another Level Podcast Series , where each week we'll talk with creators and skiers about a notable movie from their past. Stay tuned for new episodes dropping sometime in the next few months. In the meantime, stay home and stay safe....
For the Level 20 finale, Freedle Coty and Conor Smith talk with Lucas Stål Madison about the Japan trip of a lifetime, the spring scene in Riksgransen, and what it means to have the ender in Romance. At 45:30, Lucas hops off and Josh Berman, Freedle and Conor open up the listener mailbag before going in depth (and still barely scratching the surface) on Romance. Romance is now available for digital download on Apple TV, Vimeo on Demand, Amazon, Google Play, and Xbox. All 20 Level 1 films are ava...
Conor Smith goes back in time to World Premiere week in September to talk with Keegan Kilbride, Mike Hornbeck, and Wiley Miller about Level 1's final annual feature film Romance. Romance is now available for digital download on Apple TV , Vimeo on Demand , Amazon , Google Play , and Xbox . All 20 Level 1 films are available on DVD and shipping now at www.level1.ski - movies 1-9 (Balance through Turbo) remain free to watch at www.podcast.level1.ski . Intro track: "The Last Song" - Trisomie 21. Fi...
Chris Logan and Parker White join the Level 20 crew to discuss coming back to Level 1 for 2018's Zig Zag, not skiing together that year, the missed shot on the Baker Road Gap, and reuniting for Romance. At 1:38:20, PWhite and Darhk hop off and Josh Berman, Freedle Coty and Conor Smith discuss the Team Sweden opener, the Whale Tale remix at Sunshine Village, and changing it up from the narration style of the past two movies. Go watch the movie for free (for one week only!) at www.podcast.level1.s...
Tatum Monod joins the Level 20 crew to discuss her part in 2017's Habit and talk about the Retallack double backie, skiing in AK for the first time with Tanner Hall, and the relationship between filmer and athlete. At 1:02:00, Tatum hops off and Josh Berman, Freedle Coty and Conor Smith discuss the Russia trip horrorfest, why Flagstaff Gap sucks, and the return to Mammoth. Go watch the movie for free (until November 10th) at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track...
LJ Strenio joins the Level 20 crew to discuss his part in 2016's Pleasure and talk about filming urban in Washington DC, competing in and judging X Games Real Ski, and narration in ski movies. At 1:27:30, LJ hops off and Josh Berman, Freedle Coty and Conor Smith discuss the India trip, driving to Alaska, and the Eagle Pass heli segment. Go watch the movie for free at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track: “Stick Around” - Ty Segall. First aired 10-20-19....
Jonny Durst joins Josh Berman, Freedle Coty, and Conor Smith to discuss 2015’s Small World, including working with drones for the first time, filming a park segment in the Midwest, and emphasizing sound design in the edit process. Go watch the movie for free at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track: “Stasis” - Gilligan Moss. First aired 10-13-19.
Magnus Graner joins the Level 20 crew to discuss his part in 2014's Less and talk about how he views his style from that time, kicking the cops out of spots in Duluth, and the early days of the Bunch. At 1:07:15, Magnus hops off and Josh Berman, Freedle Coty and Conor Smith discuss the rest of the movie, including the inspiration for the name "Less", switching up the editing style, and turnover in the crew. Go watch the movie for free at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast...
