This week we talk snowboarding history with Ingemar Backman and the infamous method seen on magazine covers around the world in the fall of 1996. Then we talk with Bob Klein about the world's first halfpipe contest and him making the podium at the 1986 World's. Then we talk to Rob Kingwill about weathering the Coronavirus in Jackson and him winning the 1998 US Open halfpipe. Today'[s episode is brought to you by Never Summer and 686. http://neversumer.com http://686.com Please consider supportin...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 164
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Danny Larsen • Pro Rider, Pro Artist • Episode 163 Danny Larsen became an acclaimed snowboarder in the Pirate snowboard films - racking up a ton of memorable parts - as well as pro models with K2 and 32 - but what really set Danny apart from other riders is his art. Developed during his time as a pro, he has gone on to take his unique stippling style to galleries and shows around the world. You can check out his unique art at http://dannylarsen.no This week’s interview is b...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 163
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 3/23/20 • Episode 162 Featuring Joey B. HOWADOIN, GIACOMO KRATTER, IZTOK SUMATIC, ERIC LUTHARDT, LT. SULIVAN AND JOHN CAVAN Coronavirus updates from Long Island, Italy, Slovenia, Michigan, Vermont and California. Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com Some links worth checking out: Chasing Bubbles https://vimeo.com/184028703 Wabi-Sabi https://vimeo.com/398419242 The Big One https://www.youtube.com/watc...
Mar 23, 2020•59 min•Season 2Ep. 162
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Aaron Biitner • Episode 161 Aaron Biitner has had a pretty amazing career He started on the slopes of Snowbird before moving to the streets and being rercognied for his determination and work ethic. Which led to video parts - many of them - and pro models - six with DC to be exact. After winding down his riding career, Aaron went on to be the marketoing guy for a brand named Skullcandy6. This is hi9s story, in his words. This week’s interview is brought to you by Cardiff Sn...
Mar 19, 2020•2 hr•Season 2Ep. 161
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT EPISODE 160 Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding -------------------------------------------------- Today’s episode is brought to you by: 686 Never Summer Snowboards -------------------------------------------------- The Snowboard Project is now broadcasting from our Alaska studio, Cloud Mountain. A lot has happened over the past week with the coronavirus so we checked in with snowboarders around the world to try and make at least a little sense of what is happening. TODAY’...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 160
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT BJORN LEINES • Part 2 • Super Pro • Episode 159 Bjorn Leines is a super pro - from riding for HOT snowboards to the Forum 8, Rome Snowboards and most recently with Cardiff Snowcraft. He has done it all - from the streets to Alaska and all points in between. In this first of two parts, we cover Cardiff, trends in the sport, the Forum 8 and the characters behind it, as well as the challenges of starting his own glove brand Celtek. Bjorn is a true inspiration for those who see...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 159
Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com Shapers Summit with Rob Kingwill, Ms. Superpark with Christine Savage and Melissa Ritano Teal with Sam Klein plus Freeride World Tour Methodology Police Blotter and more...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 158
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT BJORN LEINES • Super Pro • Episode 157 Bjorn Leines is a super pro - from riding for HOT snowboards to the Forum 8, Rome Snowboards and most recently with Cardiff Snowcraft. He has done it all - from the streets to Alaska and all points in between. In this first of two parts, we cover Cardiff, trends in the sport, the Forum 8 and the characters behind it, as well as the challenges of starting his own glove brand Celtek. Bjorn is a true inspiration for those who seek a long ...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 157
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 3/2/20 • Episode 156 With special Co-Host JP Walker’s Chin and Special Guest Blake Lamb Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 3/2/20 • Episode 156 With special Co-Host JP Walker’s Chin and Special Guest Blake Lamb Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com A DAY FOR JAKE A global day of snowboarding to celebrate...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 156
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Charles Reid • A Snowboarder’s Snowboarder • Episode 155 Charles Reid has had a pretty amazing 15 year pro career, first going to open qualifiers at the US Open (where he finished fourth in the slopestyle.) He went on to back to back rail jam victories at the Open in 2011 and 2012 - before qualifying for the 2014 Canadian Olympic team in 2014. After injuring his leg- he had complications - the kind that had him going under the knife five times in six months and almost cost ...
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 155
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding Skolf Finals and Lord of the Ropes Featuring Max Tokanaga and Peter Harvieux Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer, DC Snowboarding and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://dcshoes.com This we we talk moving, Skolf Finals with organizer Max Tokanaga and Lord of the Ropers founder Peter Harvieux. THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding Skolf Finals and Lord of the Ropes Featuring Max Tokanaga and Peter Harvieux Hoste...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 154
HEAR ALL ABOUT TAILGATE ALASKA - FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IT. This episode is about Tailgate Alaska (TGAK), the World Freeride Festival, that takes place every spring in Thompson Pass, Alaska. Mark Sullivan, host of the Snowboard Project started Tailgate Alaska in 2008 to make riding Alaska safe, practical, and affordable for backcountry snowboarders of all levels. 13 years later the festival is still going strong. Mark handed the operation down to Real Talk Co-Host Dustin H James in 2018. TGAK ...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 42 min
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Giacomo Kratter • The Italian Stallion • Episode 153 Giacomo Kratter is one one of Italy’s most famous snowboarders. In the 2002 Olympics he missed the bronze medal by .01 points. Giacomo went on tho represent Italy again in 2006 at the Olympics in Italy, representing in front of his hometown crowd - who went nuts every time he dropped in. Giacomo’s career, cut short by injury forced to to reinvent himself, this time as a coach. In this interview we spend an hour with The I...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 153
The Snowboard Project Reath Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 2/17/20 Featuring Jason Wolle, Mark Clavin, John Cavan, Nora Beck and Chad Otterstrom Today’s Episode is brought to you by http://neversummer.com http://686.com We are going to try to keep this episode short - kind of like the news in snowboarding this week. Lord of the Ropes This Week US Open is a week away 5th Sunday in the Park (featuring Skyler Gallardo) Test Pressing with Brandon Cocard - ep1 just dropped - mixing street and BC KIN...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 152
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Jen Brill • Founder of Silverton Mountain • Episode 151 Silverton Mountain was founded by Aaron and Jen Brill and opened for business on January 19, 2002 with one double chair that had been purchased from Mammoth Mountain Ski Area . Known for lift accessed backcountry skiing, Silverton Mountain also maintains educational programs such as Avalanche Level I, Avalanche Level II, and Backcountry 101. The ski area is designed to have minimal impact on the environment. Based pure...
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 151
Real Talk: Legendary Banked Slalom, Snowboarder Awards, Dew Tour, Freeride World Tour and DCP’s Deeply Rooted. Featuring Jeff Pensiero, Zoi Sadowski-Synott, Cooper Whittier, Dustbox, Jill Perkins, Luke Winkleman, Jamie Anderson, Sage Kotsenberg, Maria Thomsen, Drayden Gardner, Rene Rinnekangas, Benny Milam, DCP, and Jeff Pensiero. It’s a jam packed show featuring the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom, Snowboarder Awards, Dew Tour, Freeride World Tour and DCP’s Deeply Rooted. Today’s show is brought to you...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 150
The Snowboard Project Fridtjof Sæther Tischendorf AKA Fridge • The "Livsnyter" • Episode 149 Today's episode is brought to you by: http://dcshoes.com http://yesnowboard.com http://cardiffsnowcraft.com Fridge St AKA Fridge AKA Fridtjof Sæther Tischendorf is perhaps best known as the rider always wearing a backpack when riding. Perhaps he should be better known for his innovative approach to the sport. First breaking out on the scene at the 2017 Superpark event, Fridge has got on to win the inaugu...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 149
Today's Episode brought to you by http://686.com & http://neversummer.com THE TRADESHOW EPISODE PART TWO The Snowboard Project (well at least Dustin as Mark was announcing the Grand Prix in Mammoth) went to the tradeshow in Denver this week with their mobile recording studio to get the 411 on all things brands and products. We got so many interviews that we had to break this episode up into two Real Talks. Mark and Dustin take you on a tour of the industry featuring interviews with all those...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 148
Todays episode brought to you by: http://neversummer.com and http://686.com THE TRADESHOW EPISODE PART ONE The Snowboard Project (well at least Dustin as Mark was announcing the Grand Prix in Mammoth) went to the tradeshow in Denver this week with their mobile recording studio to get the 411 on all things brands and products. We got so many interviews that we had to break this episode up into two Real Talks. Mark and Dustin take you on a tour of the industry featuring interviews with all those w...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 148
Todays episode is brought to you by Yes and Cardiff Snowcraft. http://yesnowboard.com http://cardiffsnow.com Jeff Fulton is one of the most legendary living snowboarders today. He was one of the first people to ride at Mt. Baker - perhaps being the very first. He introduced Caig Kelly to the Sport, helped start the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom and was there founder of the MBHC. (Mount Baker Hard Core). It was a great honor to record some real history of the sport - and there are few people more direc...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 147
THE SNOWBOARD PROJECT Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding with Guest Co-Hosts Nelson Wormstead and Mons Roisland And interviews with Max Parrot, Ryo Ayazawa, Zeb Powell, Sven Thorgren, Darcy Sharpe and Jesse Paul Hosted by Mark Sullivan and Dustin James Produced by Mark Sullivan Associate producer Dustin James Art by Aaron Draplin and Sarat Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer, DC Snowboarding and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://dcshoes.com This week we recap all ...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 146
Mark McMorris • Winning the Game • Episode 145 Shout out to the sponsors of this episode Cardiff Snowcraft and Yes Snowboards. We ask that you support the brands that support disruptive snowboard media. Find out more about these guys at their websites. http://cardiffsnow.com http://yesnowboard.com Please consider supporting us at http://www.patreon.com/thesnowboardproject You can follow us on Instagram @thesnowboardproject Mark talks about being on Saskatchewan snowboard team from a young age wh...
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 145
Real Talk: This Week in Snowboarding 1/20/20 Featuring Mons Roisland, Stan Leveille and Sebbe DeBuck Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer, DC Snowboarding and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://dcshoes.com Moment of Silence for Craig Kelly - 17th Anniversary of Craig’s Passing https://www.redbull.com/int-en/films/let-it-ride BLOCK 1 - NEWS_This week in snowboarding Zak Hale gets busted at a rail spot - then goes to jail. Zeb Powell’s B-Day This Week in Video HONEY - I...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 144
DESIREE MELANCON • The Mentor Legend • Episode 143 Desiree came from Riverside CA. She knew, early on, that she would be a snowboarder. From Big Bear, she went to Mammoth, Bend, Portland and finally Salt Lake. This season she is working on filming with Ted Borland for the Snowboarder Movie, which she will also art direct. She is also doing artwork for her signature model on Salomon and well as the aesthetics for her signature 32 boots. In interview we touch on a lot of subjects - street educate,...
Jan 16, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 143
Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer, DC and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://deshoes.com WHAT’S UP WITH JAPAN? Reports from Nial Romanek, Blake Hamm, Aaron Sababba Lebowitz about the conditions, the onsen, the ramen, and the Freeride World Tour. GLOBAL CHECK INS Harry Winnard from England about Snow Domes Rinchen Wangyal about being a monk in Nepal Mike Baker about his own Banked Slalom Jason ‘Bas’ Basarich from the parking lot of Mt Baker during their dumpfest. Ss...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 142
Jeff Pensiero • Live Q&A • EPISODE 141 When Jeff Pensiero (owner of the Baldface Lodge came by Ketchum. we sat down with him and did a live Q&A with him - the video was broadcast via instagram and facebook and this audio is the final result. We cover a bunch of subjects and this proved to be an interesting conversation. Shout out to the sponsors of this episode Cardiff Snowcraft and Yes Snowboards. We ask that you support the brands that support disruptive snowboard media. Find out more ...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 141
Real Talk 1/6/20 Featuring Jason Borgstede, Stacey Alonzo, Tim Carlsen, Dave Jessen, Geoff Perkins, Jim Linnberg, Rob Kingwill and Skyler Gallardo Today’s Episode is brought to you by Never Summer and 686. http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://deshoes.com Snowboarding News Sponsorship Department Victor DeLa Rue off Nitro, on Jones BRANDON Reis Skate Banana redesigned Mona Reisa Maria Thomsen on Burton CHLOE KIM OFF BURTON, ON ROXY? Markus Keller on TSG protective gear (clip of markus on s...
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 140
Call our TipLine 208 471 8007 Leave a message to air on our Real Talk Show. 1/2 • Kyle Mack 1/9 • Jeff Pensiero Q&A 1/16 • Desiree Melancon 1/23 • Mark McMorris 1/30 • Jeff Fulton
Jan 05, 2020•5 min
KYLE MACK • Like It Ain’t Nothing • EPISODE 139 Kyle Mack came from the suburbs of Detroit. As a promising up and comer, racking up results, he moved to Summit County in Colorado to pursue riding full time. Clearly it paid off, as Mack went on the US Snowboard team and the Olympics where he took home the silver medal at Big Air in Korea throwing down his 1440 Bloody Dracula - demonstrating a different approach to the competition - which Kyle takes to his riding outside of competition - beit desi...
Jan 02, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Season 2Ep. 139
This week we look over the year 2019 in The Snowboard Project. We also make some plans for next year. Today’s episode is sponsored by Never Summer Industries, 686 Technical Outerear, and DCShoes. http://neversummer.com http://686.com http://deshoes.com
Dec 31, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 138
