The SnowBrains Podcast
The SnowBrains Podcasts interviews the most intelligent people in the snowsports industry and passes their fascinating knowledge onto you, our listeners. With our listeners, we explore skiing, snowboarding, snowsports, avalanches, technology, climate, snow science, medicine, nutrition, fitness, technique, and cutting edge adventure. The SnowBrains Podcast is hosted by professional freeskier, professional mountain guide, UC Berkeley Molecular Cell Biology graduate, and founder and CEO of SnowBrains, Miles Clark.
Episodes
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,...
Kit DesLauriers - The 1st Person to Ski All of the "Seven Summits", National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, 2-Time Freeskiing Champion
Episode #41
Brought to you by Gunnison Crested Butte & Alta Ski Area
My guest today is Kit DesLauriers:
Connery Lundin - Naked on Cover of Powder Magazine, Freeskiing World Tour Champ, MSP & Warren Miller Ski Movie Star
Episode #40
Brought to you by Ikon Pass & Valle Nevado, Chile
My guest today is Connery Lundin:
- Connery is fully naked on the cover the 2nd to last ever Powder Magazine cover
- He was the overall champion of the Freeskiing World Tour in 2015
- Connery has been in 7 ski movies including
- Warren Miller - "Winter...
Jonny Moseley - Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality
Episode #39
Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile & Ikon Pass
My guest today is Jonny Moseley:
- Jonny Grew up skiing at Squaw Valley/Palisades Tahoe, CA
- He made the US Ski Team at 18 years old in 1993
- Jonny Won the Olympic gold medal in moguls in 1998 with the 360º mute grab that hugely changed skiing
- He won a silver medal at the 19...
H.A.P.E. & The Ghost of La Anciana - Mexican Ghost Stories From 18,000 Feet
Episode #38
Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile
This episode is going to be a little different:
I'm going to tell you a ghost story. A ghost story from 18,000 feet up. A ghost story I first heard while evacuating a patient off a high volcano in Mexico. This story still gives me the shivers when I think of it...
This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast...
Elyse Saugstad - Ski Movie Star, Freeride World Tour Champion, Skier of the Year, 3X Best Line of the Year, In ESPN's Top 50 Women in Action Sports
Episode #37
Brought to you by Ikon Pass
My guest today is Elyse Saugstad:
- Elyse won the Freeride World Tour in her 1st year on tour, in 2008
- She won the Freeride World Tour's "Best Female Line of the Year" in 2009
- Elyse won Powder Video Awards "Best Female Performance" twice! 2013, ...
Scot Schmidt - The Original Freeskier
Episode #36
Brought to you by Ikon Pass
My guest today is the legendary Scot Schmidt:
- Scot was the very 1st professional freeskier in North America
- He created the genre and he did it with style
- Scot's intro into the ski industry was him dropping a 100' cliff at Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe, California in the 1983 Warren Miller Ski Movie and as he drops the monstrous cliff Warren says: "Sc...
Lel Tone - Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 23-Years, Winner of National Geographics "Ultimate Survival Alaska", Ski Patroller for 28-Years, Avalanche Professional
Episode #35
Brought to you by A Golden State & Killington
My guest today is Lel Tone:
- Lel has been an Alaska heli-ski guide for 23-years
- She won the National Geographic Reality Show "Ultimate Survival Alaska" in 2015
- Lel's been a Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe ski patrol...
Julian Carr - 210-Foot World Record Cliff Invert, Pro Freeskier, Discrete Founder, X-Games Gold Medalist, Cirque Series Founder
Episode #34
Brought to you by Killington & A Golden State
“Fear is very present. Fear’s a great thing, you should definitely listen to it most of the time. But I learned that just because something's scary, doesn't mean you can't do it.” - Julian Carr
My Guest today is Julian Carr
- Julian is a profe...
Park City Professional Ski Patrol - Battling Vail Resorts For a Living Wage
Episode #33
Brought to you by A Golden State & Killington
My guest today is Park City Professional Ski Patrol's business manager Patrick Murphy:
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