EPISODE 163: JULIEN REGNIER

Julien Regnier is one of the founding fathers of new school skiing.   Before there were twin tips there were pockets of bump skiers wanting to get in the snowboard park and land backwards.  Julien was in that first group that all quit moguls to invent the sport, product, tricks s and culture.  On the podcast, we talk about growing up in a ski family of champions, bump skiing, finding a new way to ski, founding Armada, getting fired from Armada, going to Black Crows and more…

Julien Regnier Show Notes:

2:00:  Drinking, his mom’s ski career, getting lost in the mountain

8:00:  The Sports School, mogul skiing, and Olympics  

15:00:  Who is new school first?

19:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

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22:30:  More Olympics, moguls weren’t ready, and quitting moguls

30:00:  Moving to Canada, Pow Air, starting Armada

38:30:  Early Success, business, and changes

44:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

43:30:  Trouble at Armada, getting fired, and money

51:30:  Black Crows and ski mountaineering

56:00:  Content changes, issues or escape, and getting bought and layoffs

48:00:  Editor in Chief, gnarly terrain, and being a woman

58:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Frank Raymond