The man Jason Arens
Descendance is pretty thought-provoking, as ski movies go and not in an arty/The Bunch kind of way. If you haven’t seen it it’s about North Face Austrian/Ghanaian skier Dennis Renalter, exploring his heritage (descendance). We spoke to him when he got home in Salzburg, where he moved to six-months-ago from his childhood home of Stubai. Obviously we touch on his differences and challenges, but he was more than happy to talk about skiing too!
Straight out of Zermatt, these two are going to become familiar names real soon!
Last month Planks athletes; Chris McCormick, Harris Booth and co. embarked on a handful of ski/bike touring and jump-building missions in the Cairngorms, Scotland. In the latest episode of Chris & Matt McCormick's video series, Shed Boys, they documented one of the sendiest Scottish springs we've ever seen.
Chris Benchetler returns to talk about fatherhood, his Grateful Dead collabs, his art and business ventures and how he still fits his unmistakeable style of skiing into the equation.
Roy Tuscany had dreams of being a pro skier and that dream came true, but what he became after breaking his back is actually so much more incredible! I speak to the Founder of the High Fives Fives Foundation about his life before and after that fateful crash and the silver-lining for him and countless other survivors.
Stepping out of the park and into the chowdah might be the move.
Get to know Surface Rider Carson Kerr.
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Charlie Cultrara is the mastermind of the animated series Mashed Potatoes. I met him for the first time a couple weeks ago.
This kid is gonna light up the Minnesota streets.
4bi9's own Bryan Wyble gives me some definitions and answers in the fourth installment of The Facebook Interviews.
Here is a better look at one of our Salt Lake City based athletes named Brian Tonetti.
Andrew Holson recaps his 'Hurricane Season' and releases the third episode of his webisode series of the same name.
Frej Jönsson is familiar for bringing the Dub Cork Seven to the table 3 years ago. With the Triple Cork Ten landed last week it seemed it was time to have an insight into his skiing and what he thinks of filming with Jossi, Swedish skill, leaving Atomic and Meatballs.
The man, the legend, the mohawk. Glen Plake is one of the most recognizable skiers of any generation. The man with so much to say that we had to split his interview into two parts! This week he talks about his early life, troubles and the movie that changed his life.
NS proudly presents a unique and one of a kind interview with Jerry Hall, father of Tanner Hall.
The Bunch on their new film, "Many Fantasies Later."
In this episode, we sit down with Steve Stepp to learn about growing up in Pennsylvania, meeting Tom Wallisch, living in the 4Bi9 house, and working with Saga. We also answer the question on everyone's mind: What happened to They See Me Trollin?
Tanner Hall is arguably the best skier of all time. From contests wins to video parts, Tanner has continued to re-invent his game for over 20 years. This 100th episode is a look into Tanner’s life, career and all the things that make Tanner Hall, Tanner Hall. It’s not always pretty and his emotions get the best of him sometimes, but Tanner Hall is one of the G.O.A.T.’s and his story is one that everyone should hear.
Tanner Hall Show Notes
2:00: Oakley
6:00: Montana, family skiing, and ski racing
10:00: Being cocky, Mom being a superfan, and his brother
16:00: School
17:00: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
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19:30: Living with coaches, moving out, host families
23:00: Partying, getting kicked out of school, winning everything
30:00: Mammoth, sponsorship, and Armada
37:00: C Crew, Boznutz,,and skydiving
41:00: Contests, emotions, and arrested in Vail
46:00: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is 'Out of Office' Pilsner
47:30: Does being popular change him, big injury #1 and the comeback
52:30: CR’s injury, special wins, and Simon Dumont
56:00: Toys, big injury #2, and opiates
60:00: CR passes away, how does he deal with that, and who he hasn’t filmed with
64:00: Sober skiing, posting on the internet in capital letters, and the Freeride World Tour
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Eric Iberg
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Vincent Gagnier never looked like he felt the pressure of having to follow his talented brothers, but it turns out he may have been using the force this whole time anyway...
