TPM Episode 53: Nick Goepper, Olympic Medalist, Pro Skier

Maggie Voisin’s life has been defined by skiing, family, and the highs and lows that come with both. A three-time Olympian and 7-time X Games medalist, Maggie knows what it’s like to achieve her goals and experience the highest of highs. But, between losing a brother to suicide, untimely injuries, and countless knee surgeries, she’s also experienced the lowest of lows. Throughout it all, Maggie innovated, inspired, and spent a lot of time on podiums. Inappropriate Questions asked by Ashley Battersby and Parkin Costain

Maggie Voisin Show Notes:

3:00:  X-Games, Whitefish, figure skating, wanting to be a pro skier, Windell’s, and moving out as a teenager.

21:00:  Stanley:   Get up to 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:30:  World traveling young (she said dank meal), WSI,  Dew Tour, X Games, Sponsors, the Sochi Olympics, and her injury

40:3 0:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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43:30:  More sponsors, more injuries, winning X Games, Olympics part 2, and losing her brother

60:00:  The aftermath of loss, a final Olympic run, the Covid Games, 

68 :00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ashley Battersby and Parkin Costain

Kaitlyn Farrington grew up on a cattle ranch in Bellevue, Idaho. Life growing up was all about hard work, rodeoing, and, if there was fresh snow, skipping school to head to her home mountain of Sun Valley.  Eventually, she switched from skiing to snowboarding, earned a scholarship for the Sun Valley Team, and things happened quickly. She went from being nobody to the World Cup to being named to the stacked US Team in a matter of years- she was always the underdog. But, in her biggest moment, she rode away with Olympic gold…and an injury took it all away. On the podcast, we talk about ranch life, making the US Team at 17, becoming a privateer, winning, a new reality, becoming an astronaut, and more.

Kaitlyn Farrrington Show Notes:

3:00:  Parents were ski bums, birthing horses, isolation, the old money of Sun Valley, and snowboarding.

12:00:  Joining the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Freestyle Snowboard Team late, casually competitive, getting on the US Team fast, Barrett Christy, Europe,  and specializing in halfpipe.

21:00  Stanley:  Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

24:00:  Selling cattle to get money for contests, X-Games, Gold at Euro X, leaving the US Team, sponsors, money, making the Olympic Team in dramatic fashion, and winning gold

41:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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43:00:  Daytona, parades, The Oscars, her injury, accepting reality, misleading sponsors, and The Dear Moon Project

56:00:  Inappropriate Questions 

Mark Mackay is a country music star in the making, but his background as a ski rep makes him the perfect new business episode. His road to Nashville included stints with Rossignol, Dynastar, and Atomic, all by the time he was 20. He was the head sales rep in California when Atomic started exploding, he had a dream job, he was young, and he left it all for the lucrative world of medical sales. Soon after, he had a life-changing epiphany on a paddleboard and, within an hour, quit his job, broke his lease, and went all in on being a country music star, and so far, it’s been working.

Mark Mackay Show Notes:

3:00:  Not partying, sports, skiing, music, Rossignol, Dynastar, Atomic, O’Neill

20:30:  Stanley:  Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:30:  Amer Sports takeover, American Idol, leaving skiing for medical device sales, having a life epiphany, starting over with music in LA and the hustle or the music business.

41:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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44:00:  Toby Keith, selfishness, losing money on the road, singing the National Anthem AT&T Park, his Ted Nugent break via legend Doc McGee, the pandemic, signing with a major label, and revenue streams

66:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Craig Wingard

Andy Hetzel is the Rick Kane of snowboarding. Hailing from Arizona, Andy’s first love was skateboarding, then punk rock. This eventually led to Andy finding snowboarding and moving his life to Breckenridge. He competed early and often and achieved pro status, but Hetzel won’t be remembered for contests, well maybe as the reigning World Mogul Champion. But, outside of that bump title, Andy and the skate-influenced crew he rode with, you know, the Palmer and Ranquet types, helped create the derelict culture of the sport when it wasn’t considered a sport, it was a lifestyle. It’s a fun history lesson, and Utah legend Benny Pelligrino asks the Inappropriate Questions. 

Andy Hetzel Show Notes

3:00:  X-Games, contests, reigning World Mogul Champion, Arizona, skateboarding, punk rock, and snowboarding an AZ

20:00 Stanley:  Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:00:  Breckenridge, Worlds’s, sponsors, Jamie Salter/Kemper, Utah, MCA, Andy Brewer and Kemper Tour   

40:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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42:30:  Bad sponsor choices, Pro model, Palmer, no moderation, and getting kicked out of Hood

53:00:  Covers, video parts, guns and Alaska, the wild west of AK, Japan, and how does his career end

65:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Benny Pelligrino

Greg Stump, the legendary filmmaker behind ski classics like Blizzard of Aahhh’s, The Maltese Flamingo, Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski, and Legend of Aahhh’s, is back on the podcast. Stumpy is promoting his March Residence at the Isis Theatre in Aspen this March, where he is screening the incredible films mentioned above. On the podcast, we discuss stories from each movie and talk about many players, including Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, Mike Hattrup, Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain, Laird Hamilton, Craig Kelly, Hunter S. Thompson, and more. On top of that, there’s twice the number of Inappropriate Questions.

Greg Stump Show Notes:

3:00:  Greg’s health, his Aspen Residency, The Maltese Flamingo

22:00  Stanley:  Get up to 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

25:00:  The Maltese Flamingo cont…, Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski, and Blizzard of Aahhh’s

41:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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43:00:  Blizzard of Aahhh’s cont… and Legend of Aahhh’s

54:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Mike Hattrup and Cody Townsend (from 2015)

Nick McNutt’s ski bum story is one of the best. After ten years of dirtbagging it, Nick became a big-name pro skier and one of the faces of TGR movies. When Nick moved to Whistler at 17, he quickly became the skier other skiers were talking about because of his huge switch landings…something that wasn’t too common back in the day. While he filmed with smaller production companies, TGR’s 100K Collab contest was the thing that changed his life…and he didn’t even win. On the podcast, we talk about his journey to pro skierdom, getting buried in an avalanche with a faulty beacon, the aftermath, and much more. One of Nick’s oldest, loose-cannon friends asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Nick McNutt Show Notes

3:00:  His name, Quebec to BC, learning to ski, racing, and snowboarding.

 10:00:  Twin Tips, skiing everything switch before anyone was doing that, being small in HS, and straight to Whistler at 17

20:00 Stanley:  Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:00:  Growing a foot in Whistler, the under the radar Whistler switch movement, Idea, ski tech creating his style, no poles, the Olympics, filming/TGR Collab and sponsors

41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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43:00:  Almost Ablaze, winning awards, Linecatcher, all-time trips, narrating “Far Out”, and money

53:00:  Ski films can make things feel more dramatic, getting buried, the transceiver fiasco, the injuries, and the aftermath

72:00:  Inappropriate Questions Tony Keller

Ross Reid is known these days as the Nerdy About Nature guy, a modern-day Bill Nye, helping educate the digital world about what's happening in nature. But Ross isn't just an internet influencer; he's an award-winning filmmaker who spent 20 years in the ski industry, working with the best athletes in the world. On the podcast, we talk about growing up at White Pass, his brand Rime Knits, his time with Poor Boyz Productions, K2, his Tamashii project, Nerdy About Nature, and much more. The Inappropriate Questions are off the record and all-time!

Ross Reid Show Notes

3:00:  Getting banned by Tik-Tok, growing up in Redmond, skiing, huge family, his early passions around animals and nature and who was Ross in HS

20:00  Stanley:  Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:00:  Montana State, bad at math, his first Poor Boyz Productions shoot, Rime Knits, his business acumen, and HellBents

40:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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42:00:  His prove it shoot with PBP, moving to LA, movie tours, behind the scenes of an industry, and shooting in Hawaii

53:00:  Taking a job with K2, being overworked, his K2 vision, and the Tamashii project

65:00:  Australia for his MBA and Nerdy About Nature

78:00:  Inappropriate Questions

Logan Pehota comes from ski royalty bloodlines. His dad, Eric Pehota, is a ski mountaineering pioneer, a badass in the big mountains. Logan's journey to ski stardom took him from racing to slope-style to the Freeride World Tour to where he is today, dropping the biggest cliffs and huge tricks in the backcountry. If you've seen a Matchstick Productions film lately, you know how giant Logan goes. On the podcast, we talk about his dad, high-risk logging, contests, how money dictates his contest lines, and so much more. Colby Stevenson asks the Inappropriate Questions. 

Logan Pehota Show Notes:

3:00:  Eric Pehota, Jet Boats, ski programs, the backcountry early on, and Warren Miller at 6

11:00:  Ski racing, being a gearhead, park skiing, not watching ski movies growing up, the Olympic track, and big mountain contests.

21:00 Stanley:  Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:00:  Red Bull Cold Rush, is there pressure from his last name, MSP at 17 years old, and long line logging.

32:00:  Monster Enemy Lines, Swatch Skier Cup, Summer Camps at Whistler, Freeride World Tour, Chamonix and Alaska

41:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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43:00:  Money is important, this is a job, money, going huge for dollars, and getting to film with MSP again

51:00:  Backflipping his sled, the 80 footer, fear, and the wow factor

58:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Colby Stevenson

Colby West is a big personality in skiing and has been for almost a decade...but didn’t start skiing until he was a teenager. When most people were getting into the sport, Colby lived an isolated life where he spent his free time mimicking different voices and spending the rest of his time in the woods…And then, he found skiing through a school program. Colby went all in on the sport, working all year to pay for High North Ski Camp. When he got there, he found a mentor in Shane Szocs, who opened so many doors for him in the pro ski world. On the podcast, we talk about dropping out of college to live in his car to make the ski dream happen, medaling at X games and other events, his vocal talents, his "Ski Musical" and so much more. Jossi Wells asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Colby West Show Notes:

3:00:  Voices, growing up in NH, the only rule growing up, finding skiing through school, and the High North fiasco.

20:00:  Stanley:  Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:00:  Mike Atkinson, Shane Szocs opening doors for him, back to New England skiing, death metal, and all black.

29:00:  Poaching the Waterville Valley Team, dropping out of school, living in his car, couch stories, going from K2 to Volkl, and getting into X Games and being on a podium with Candide

42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there. 

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44:00:  The emotions of X Games were the money, the non-specialized generation, his surprising contest mentality, and going from straight edge to partying with his traveling boy band.

52:00: Ski town famous, being the funny guy filming, fear in the backcountry when the tricks get too insane for him, Olympics, Kastle, money and Hollywood

71:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jossi Wells

Parkin Costain is a child prodigy, a kid born to pro level athlete parents, Parkin was in the backcountry before he could walk. He was learning to read lines, manage risk and enjoy adventure at a young age and then, at the ripe age of 7, started competing in big mountain contests…Those evolved into film contests, sponsors, and a career filming with TGR. We talk about it all and more on the podcast. Jake Hopfinger asks the Inappropriate Questions

Parkin Costain Show Notes:

3:00:  His parents; his name, cars, school, competing at 7, freedom, and rules

20:30: Stanley:  The brand that invented keeping things hot and cold

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

23:30: Close calls, ski culture, Line, TGR Grom Comp, fireworks, the Quicksilver contest, and AK

40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  

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42:30:  From Scot Schmidt to Andy Mahre, Sponsors, and getting the call from TGR,

53:00: King and Queen of Corbet’s, pressure, money, and family risk

59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jake Hopfinger