Season Co-Founder, Austin Smith, on Snowboarding, Telemarking, Comfy Boots, & Fire Truck Customization
Austin Smith is the co-founder of Season Eqpt and the man in charge of the snowboard side of Season, while his co-founder, Eric Pollard, oversees the ski side. Today you’ll get Austin’s perspective on...
20 Sep 202155min
Reviewing the News w/ Cody Townsend (August 2021)
Cody and Jonathan discuss wildfire management; athlete sponsorships and why the current model needs to be fixed; emerging technologies designed to capture CO2; having to pay to ski uphill; the prospec...
6 Sep 20211h 35min
Mountain Town Economics, Pt 3: Developing Housing, Addressing Climate Change, & Mitigating Megafires
As of this morning, massive fires are drawing closer and closer to South Lake Tahoe. So while we have been talking about the crisis of affordable housing, we are also dealing with a crisis of megafire...
30 Aug 20211h 28min
Mountain Town Economics, Pt 2: Housing, Community, & Core Values
This week we are talking again about a number of the logistics facing most mountain town communities — and discussing a number of potential solutions. So if you are someone who lives in a mountain tow...
23 Aug 202158min
Benji Alexander’s Bid to Become Jamaica’s 1st Olympic Alpine Ski Racer
Benji Alexander is a passionate ski racer and backcountry skier with a stranger-than-fiction backstory. So we talk about how Burning Man got him into skiing; what inspired his Olympic aspirations; the...
17 Aug 20211h 12min
Mountain Town Economics, Pt 1: Affordable Housing, Short-Term Rentals, & More
Last week, Cody Townsend and I talked about the profusion of short term rentals that have become increasingly common in mountain towns. This week, our guest is Dr. Jenny Stuber, a sociologist and auth...
9 Aug 20211h 14min
Reviewing the News w/ Cody Townsend (July 2021)
Cody and Jonathan discuss athletes & mental health; the affordable housing issues facing mountain towns; Pit Viper vs. far-right extremists (??); the ongoing consolidation of outdoor media; and more. ...
2 Aug 20211h 31min
Revelshine founder, Jake Bilbro, on Skiing & Wine Culture, and the Joys of Getting Out but Going Easy
Jonathan Ellsworth has been in Ketchum, Idaho, this past week hanging out and riding bikes with Blister member, Jake Bilbro, who is the founder of Revelshine. In this conversation, we talk about Jake’...
26 Jul 202143min
