FNRad Snowboarding Podcast
FNRad Snowboarding Podcast brings you interviews with Snowboarders. New episodes drop every Wednesday from November until April sometimes with a special Elmer episode April 1!
Episodes
Jose Fernandes is a legendary snowboarder from Switzerland who could probably be the first pro snowboarder ever... He's definitely the first pro snowboarder on Swatch... and he influenced the way the snowboarding grew from it's infancy into where we are now in a big way. Jose ran the very first snowboard camp based on the Swedish skateboard summer camps. Some of his first campers were Craig, Windell, and Ken Ach... ...
Gigi Ruff and Erik travel through the time portal opened by Ingemar, Abbe, and Theo and land at KOTH30 on the border of Norway and Sweden. Welcome back to FNRad Snowboarding.
Big News coming down the pipeline. Stay tuned to this feed for more!!
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FNRad 12 is presented by
Phantom Heli
Linestry
FNRad 12 Sponsors:
Bur...
Gigi Rüf is an Austrian legendary pro snowboarder whose smooth style and powerful riding got him featured in dozens of movies. Gigi spent 12 years on Burton working with the Seven guys and helping to build Un Inc. His first international sponsor was Volcom so when they started making boards he rode those for a couple of years after Burton and then went on to make his own company, Slash. If Gigi isn't in your top ten...
Brin Alexander is a Whistler raised pro snowboarder who's been crushing it for years. Last season Brin was brought on to the Natural Selection Tour and this year he finished 2nd. He's a well rounded snowboarder who can crush it in the back country or the park. He was a real pleasure to talk to.
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FNRad 12 is presented by
Phantom Heli
Circe Wallace is an agent to the stars... Torah Bright, Travis Rice, P-Rod, style stars. And she produces Movies (like The Art Of Flight), TV shows, and documentaries... All this while being a key part of the core team at Natural Selection...
Oh yeah, she used to be the Michael Jordan of women's snowboarding... her Band pro model outsold the Jamie Lynn, Shaun Palmer, Daniel Frank, and Rob Dow pro model Vans combined....
This year for Craig's birthday I give you the gift of Going Off! A history of snowboarding podcast from best friends Tricia Byrnes and Jen Sherowski. Going Off dives deep into the history of snowboarding and has some pretty epic episodes under their belts. Be sure to check them out. In this mini episode I talk expertly about Jake, Tom, and Craig... mostly drawing from what I've heard over the years from guests of FN...
Carter Westfall is the CEO of Natural Selection and a snowboarder. He grew up in New Jersey and graduated Princeton before working in finance in New York. Meeting Travis Rice at the signing event at The Art Of Flight Premiere in New York set his life on a different path. Today he's wearing a lot of hats at Natural Selection and he heads up the small team that runs the whole thing. Stoked to get to sit with him at Re...
Blake Moller, AKA BMO The Barrel Seeker, is a pro snowboarder for Salomon whose win at the 2022 Freeride Wold Tour makes him a top contender for the Natural Selection Championships. Blending big back country with smooth freestyle, Blake's snowboarding is a dream to watch in real life. His cool personality makes him cool to interview in real life too. Enjoy
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Lora Bodmer is the PR agent for the Natural Selection Tour. A hardcore snowboarder and a former Whitehouse intern to Bill Clinton, Lora's story is a peak behind the scenes of NST and the small team that's creating big things around the world.
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FNRad 12 is presented by
Phantom Heli
Linestry
FNRad 12 Sponsors:
Burt...
Paul Fidrych was the director of hardgoods product management for Burton during snowboarding’s golden era. Paul oversaw production of the Brushie trouts, Terje swords, and was a key player in the development of the Burton custom. And this year the Burton Custom turned 30 and the story behind its development highlights a commitment to progression, of materials, building techniques, art, and the culture of snowb...
Brad Heppner is a hometown hero snowboard photographer who's been snapping great shots since the golden age of snowboarding. Working with the Wildcats, Skids, and Partysnakes at Seymour got his foot in the door to shoot with some heavy hitters in the Whistler back country and all over the world. Brad's a great example of a snowboarder who's heart is all the way in it!
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Paul Culling was a pro snowboarder in the late 80's and early 90's scoring sponsorship contracts with Gnu, Nitro, and K2 before starting his own snowboard brand, Luxury Snowboards. He was also the first pro on Westbeach outerwear. Paul's entrepreneurial spirit found an outlet in snowboarding first through an innovation for boots, eventually in running the world's first adult snowboard camps on Mt. Seymour, and ultim...
Shane McKinney created Invasion snowboards in the early 90's and kept the ship sailing for over ten years. During the course of Invasion Shane went from being a snowboarder with sponsors to a brand owner sponsoring some of the best north shore rippers around. Invasion was the first brand to gain a big community acceptance at Seymour, paving the way for Dinosaurs Will Die and other local brands to build a great follo...
Smelly is the drummer in NOFX. He's been shaping surfboards for a while and within the last 6 years or so has started selling those surfboards to the public. That's how Carl from Upline Brewing got to know him and introduce him to me. Smelly's surfboard brand, Picklestix, did a colab with Dave Lee and the boys at Signal Snowboards creating a Picklestix series in 153, 157, and 161cm... The boards look amazing and acc...
Don Szabo's passing last week sucked. He was a pillar of joyous excitement in the action sports world. Don started his career as professional skateboarder and fell in love with snowboarding in Southern California. His pro model on Nectar snowboards out of San Diego was one of the very first pro models in snowboarding. His pro model on Lamar (all 4 of them) were among the best selling boards of the era. Double O Szab...
Chris Steeves was a North Van local and a pro snowboarder for Invasion Snowboards who had a factory there. As a part of the Invasion team Chris travelled filming and taking photos, two of which wound up as cover shots!! The cover of January 1999 Transworld Snowboarding was a Scott Serfas shot from Cypress Mountain (back when they attracted world class pros with their sky chair park builds!! nudge nudge... Liam, let'...
Jeff Patterson is living an incredible life in snowboarding. He has groomed park features all over the world, he has droned the Natural Selection Tour, he shot photos for mags, and he's got one of the world's best collections of vintage snowboards. I sat with him for almost 4 hours and we barely scratched the surface. Jeff Patterson will be a returning guest, that's for sure.
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Murray Siple is a Snowboard Filmmaker from the golden era of snowboarding who was based out of Vancouver and went to Emily Carr art institute. His unique films stood out and started the careers of some of the other BC film crews like Treetop. In 1996 Murray was in a car accident that left him paralyzed. Over the last 33 years he's navigated his new life in a way that can only be described as awe inspiring. His film ...
Matt Standish is a Golden Era North Shore Pro Snowboarder. Matt was a part of a crew up Mount Seymour that took the torch from the likes of Devun, Kevin Sansalone, Cashen, and the Wildcats. Matt helped with the Coastal Movies and continues to be a part of the vibrant Seymour snowboarding community.
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FNRad 12 is presented by
Phantom Heli
Clayton Larson filmed for Skids and Sandbox movies, shot with legendary snowboarders during the golden years of independent snowboard movies. His life path was set the day he saw his first two snowboarding movies, Whiskey and Whiskey 2. Clayton just co-directed and edited his first full length feature documentary film, Our Kind Of Chaos. It's a deep dive into the Whiskey franchise and the lives of the people behind ...
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