The SnowBrains Podcast

Dr. Daniel Swain - Climate Scientist/Meteorologist-Communicator Focused on Extreme Weather Events Like Floods, Droughts, & Wildfires on a Warming Planet

Episode #60

My guest today is Daniel Swain:

• Dr. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds concurrent appointments as a Research Fellow in the Capacity Center for Clima...

Mary Kate Buckley - President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY

Episode #59

My Guest Today is Mary Kate Buckley - President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming

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This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med

Escape to one of Club Med's more than 20 mountain resorts in Europe, Japan, Canada, or China, where you'll find world-class ski and snowboard terrain, exceptional service, and endless a...

Harlan Sheppard - Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 25-Years, Highway Avalanche Forecaster for Washington State, Hero's Journey Mindfulness Advocate

Episode #58

My Guest Today is Harlan Sheppard

• Harlan has been a heli-ski guide in Alaska for 25-years
• He's also been a ski patroller at Stevens Pass, Washington
• Harlan is an avalanche course instructor
• He's been working for the Washington Department of Transportation in ...

Kevin Quinn - Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All-Around Certified Badass

Episode #57

My guest today is Kevin Quinn,

Kevin is the founder of Points North Heli in Cordova, Alaska

He's been a heli-ski guide for over 20 yearsKevin is an avid STOL and STOL Drag small plane pilot

He also played professional hockey for a while

Kevin is a myriad of other things as well and I'...

Sophia Schwartz - Former US Ski Team Member, Pro Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mindfulness & Environmental Advocate

Episode #56

My guest today is Sophia Schwartz

• Sophia is a former US Ski Team member who competed in mogul skiing
• She is a badass skier who stomps double backflips and ski the Grand Teton
• Sophia is a mentor at Coombs Outdoors where they focus on getting people of color into the outdoors
• Sophia gave a killer ...

Dan Egan - Legendary Warren Miller Ski Movie Skier, Hall of Fame Inductee, Powder Magazine's Most Influential People, & Author

Episode #55

My guest today is Dan Egan:

• Dan has been in 13 Warren Miller movies and was a big part of 
• He has literally skied all over the entire globe
• In 2001, Powder Magazine called Dan one of the most influential skiers of our time
• In 2006, Dan was inducted into the US Skiing & Snowb...

Steven Nyman - USA World Cup & Olympic Alpine Ski Racer With 20 Years of Experience on the World Cup

Episode #54

• Steven 1st skied on the World Cup at age 20 and got 15th in slalom in your first-ever World Cup race
• He's been ski racing on the World Cup since 2002 with 14 World Cup seasons
• Steven skied in 3 Winter Olympic Games
• He won 3 World Cup Downhill Races
• Steven has been on ...

Colby Stevenson - Olympic Silver Medalist in Big Air, 3-Time X-Games Gold Medalist, Life-Altering Car Accident Survivor

Episode #53

My guest today is Colby Stevenson

• Colby won the silver  medal at the Beijing  Winter Olympics in 2022
• He's won 3 gold medals and a bronze at the X games
• Colby even won the World Cup Overall & Slopesylte crystal gloves in 2021
• Colby was also in a life-altering car accident in his teen...

Errol Kerr - Jamaican Ski Team Olympic Skier, Cover of Ski Magazine, X-Games Competitor, Warren Miller Ski Movie Star

Episode #52

Brought to you by Brian Head Resort & Elevenate

My guest today is Errol Kerr:

• Errol represented Jamaica as a skier in the Winter Olympics!  How cool is that?
• Errol is a World Cup & Olympic Skier who competed in Skier Cross at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
• Errol also went to the...

Vamonos Outside - Let's Get More People of Color Skiing & Snowboarding in North America!

Episode #51

Brought to you by Northern California Toyota Dealers & Alta Ski Area

My guest today is Vamanos Outside

• My guests today are the operators of an organization called Vamanos Outside:  Eduardo Romero & Wesley Heredia.
• Vamanos Outside's mission is to connect, engage & inspire our Latinx families & communit...

Johnny Collinson - Pro Freeskier, Ski Movie Star, Youngest to Climb The 7 Summits, Fitness Guru

Episode #50

Brought to you by LEKI & Northern California Toyota Dealers

My guest today is Johnny Collinson:

• John had climbed all of the 7 summits by the age of 17 making him the youngest to have done so
• He is a professional freeskier who won the Junior Freeskier World Tour, has competed on the Freeride World Tour, has been in ...

Nina Aragon - Climate Scientist Discusses The State Of The Western US Snowpack 

Episode #49

Brought to you by Northern California Toyota Dealers & Leki

My guest today is Nina Aragon

Nina is the team captain of the Protect Our Winters Science Alliance

Nina has a masters in science from Portland State University

Nina is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Oregon State University

Nina deeply studies our Western US Snowpack and how...

Kelly Pawlak - CEO of the National Ski Areas Association

Episode #48

Brought to you by Northern California Toyota Dealers & Vail Mountain

My guest today is Kelly Pawlak

Kelly has been the CEO of the National Ski Area Association since 2018

Kelly has occupied a variety of executive positions in the ski industry over the past 30-plus years including 12 years as Mount Snow, Vermont's Vice president & General Manager

This ...

Dr. Robb Gaffney M.D. - The G in G.N.A.R., Ski Movie Star, Former Pro Freeskier, Activist, Medical Doctor of Psychiatry, Cancer Survivor

Episode #47

Brought to you by CARV & Gunnison Crested Butte

My guest today is Dr. Robb Gaffney M.D. - The G in G.N.A.R., Ski Movie Star, Former Pro Freeskier, Activist, Medical Doctor of Psychiatry

• Robb is one of the best skiers I've ever witnessed
• He's is a former professional freeskie...

Henri Rivers - President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers

Episode #46

Brought to you by Vail Mountain:

My guest today is Henri Rivers

Henri Rivers is the President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, as well as a native New Yorker and an avid skier and outdoor enthusiast for over 45 years. He is a professional ski instructor, certified master teacher and children’s specialist as well as a U.S. Ski & Snowboard Alpine coa...

Mike Douglas - The Godfather of Freeskiing

Episode #45

Brought to you by Elevenate & Brian Head Resort, UT

My guest today is Mike Douglas - The Godfather of Freeskiing

This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Elevenate:

• Not ready to compromise on quality, fit, and function? Elevenate ski gear is designed by athletes for athletes to feel like a second skin, infinitely comfortable to ski in, dependab...

Zahan Billimoria - IFMGA Mountain Guide, TGR Ski & Snowboard Movie Guide, Samsara Experience CEO, Jackson Hole Local 

Episode #44 

Brought to you by Brian Head Resort & Elevenate 

My guest today is Zahan Billimoria: 

• Zahan is a fully certified IFMGA mountain guide who has been the guide of the famous TGR movies including guiding Jeremy Jones and crew on the legendary 13,000' Grand Teton in Wyoming&...

Spot Insurance - US Health Insurance Sucks, Medical Bills Are The #1 Cause of Bankruptcy in America, Spot Can Help

Episode #43

Brought to you by Peak Skis & Scarpa Boots 

My guest today is Spot Insurance CEO Matt Randall

• The health insurance system we have in the USA today is broken and medical bills are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in America.  I personally have paid over $24K in the past 7 years for my skiing injuries and t...

Utah Avalanche Center - Should We Use Avalanche Airbag Backpacks?, How To Stay Out of Avalanches, Updated "Know Before You Go"

Episode #42

Brought to you by Alta Ski Area & Gunnison Crested Butte

My guest today is the Utah Avalanche Center's Executive Director, Chad Brackelsberg:

• Chad joined the Utah Avalanche Center as Executive Director in July 2017. 
• He is responsible for communications, marketing, fundraising, strategy,...