SnowBrains Podcast #43 | Spot Insurance – US Health Insurance Sucks, Medical Bills Are The #1 Cause of Bankruptcy in America, Spot Can Help 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 treatments. Spot has […] Podcasts Podcast | November 16, 2022 2 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #42 | Utah Avalanche Center – Should We Use Avalanche Airbag Backpacks?, How To Stay Out of Avalanches, Updated “Know Before You Go” 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, and UAC business operations. Chad brings more than 20 years of corporate experience in technology consulting and […] Podcasts Podcast | November 8, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #41 | Kit DesLauriers – 1st Person to Ski All of the “Seven Summits,” National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, 2-Time Freeskiing Champion Brought to you by Gunnison Crested Butte & Alta Ski Area My guest today is Kit DesLauriers: Kit was the very first person to ski from each of the legendary Seven Summits – the highest peaks on every continent She was the first woman to have won 2 consecutive World Freeskiing Champion titles in 2004 and 2005 Kit was the […] Podcasts Podcast | October 31, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #40 | Connery Lundin – Naked on Cover of Powder Magazine, Freeskiing World Tour Champ, MSP & Warren Miller Ski Movie Star Brought to you by Ikon Pass & Valle Nevado, Chile My guest today is Connery Lundin: Connery is fully naked on the cover of the second to last ever Powder Magazine He was the overall champion of the Freeskiing World Tour in 2015 Connery has been in seven ski movies including Warren Miller – “Winter Starts Now” (2021) Matchstick Productions […] Podcasts Podcast | April 19, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #39 | Jonny Moseley – Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile & Ikon Pass My guest today is Jonny Moseley: Jonny Moseley 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 […] Podcasts Podcast | April 12, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #38 | H.A.P.E. & The Ghost of La Anciana – Mexican Ghost Stories From 18,000 Feet 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 […] Podcasts Podcast | April 5, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #37: 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 Brought to you by Ikon Pass: My guest today is Elyse Saugstad: Elyse won the Freeride World Tour in her first 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, in 2013 and 2018. She was Freeskier Magazine’s “Female Skier of the Year” […] Podcasts Podcast | March 29, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #36 | Scot Schmidt – The Original Freeskier 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 […] Podcasts Podcast | March 15, 2022 2 Comments
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