'SPONSORED' EPISODE 14: GLEN PLAKE: PART TWO

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, Glen Plake comes on for part two, recorded just after the 2016 presidential election. Plake discusses the election with host Mike Powell.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 13: MIKE DOUGLAS

This week on the "Sponsored" podcast, Mike Douglas tells his story, including the time he first went skiing—on a school trip when he was in the fifth grade, at Vancouver Island's Mount Washington.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 12: HADLEY HAMMER

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, host Mike Powell interviews top big-mountain skier Hadley Hammer. A Jackson Hole local, Hammer stands out for her intelligence and ability to drop massive cliffs effortlessly.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 11: GREG STUMP

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Mike Powell interviews Greg Stump, who is among the most influential people in skiing ever. The man behind Maltese Flamingo, Blizzard of Aahhh's, and other classics, Stump changed the way ski movies look, feel, and sound.  Stump talks about his growth as a skier and then as a filmmaker, shooting Scot Schmidt, Mike Hattrup, and Glen Plake, who was always pushing the boundaries of, well, everything.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 10: CODY TOWNSEND

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Mike Powell interviews Cody Townsend, who was fresh off a "jungle skiing" shoot as the stunt double for Vin Diesel. Townsend talks about how, as a kid, he followed the stars of Squaw, like Shane McConkey, JT Holmes, and Kent Kreitler, until they let them ski with him.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 09: GLEN PLAKE

Glen Plake, the most recognizable skier ever, is still punk. Despite the fame and his perspective on skiing is still humble, interesting, refreshing, and honest. On this episode of Powder Radio's "Sponsored" podcast, the first in a three-part series with Plake, he tells host Mike Powell talks about how the influence of the hot-dogging era, and the loss it represented to skiing, when an over-litigious society destroyed it.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 08: SAMMY CARLSON

Sammy Carlson's start began with a fateful powder day in which he missed a ski training on Mount Hood. On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, presented by Powder Radio, Carlson tells host Mike Powell that after he missed the training, his coaches wouldn't let him ski in a big race. So he and a buddy hiked over the backside of the hill where the park was.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 07: KENT KREITLER

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Mike Powell interviews Kent Kreitler, one of the pioneers of skiing in the 1990s. The two discuss his college roommate, Shane McConkey, the challenges of making it in skiing, and moving on from being a professional skier.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 06: MICHELLE PARKER

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Mike Powell interviews Michelle Parker, one of the most well-rounded skiers in the sport and an eternal optimist.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 05: CHRIS BENCHETLER

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Mike Powell interviews Chris Benchetler, one of the most successful athletes in skiing, who is known for his style. The two discuss food, marriage, and tragedy.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 04: COLBY WEST

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, we interview Colby James West.  Colby and I discuss West's career arc. Now out of skiing, West is looking for acting and voice work in Los Angeles, while experimenting with drift car racing. "I’m going to figure out my own way to do it," says West, "and I want to show how I can be unique and separate from that crowd.”

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 03: ANDY MAHRE

On this special episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Mike Powell chats Andy Mahre—who, alongside Seth Morrison, was recently let go from longtime sponsor K2.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 02: WAYNE WONG

On episode two of the "Sponsored" podcast, host Mike Powell interviews Wayne Wong—a legend of the hot dog skiing era. The two discuss skiing in the '70s, the Wongbanger, and skiing's role in creating the wet T-shirt contest.

'SPONSORED' EPISODE 01: SEAN PETTIT

FIRST AIRED: SEPT. 14, 2016

On episode one of Sponsored, host Mike Powell interviews Sean Pettit—a professional skier since age 12. The two discuss the sacrifices his mother made to ensure he and brother Callum could ski, their path as professional skiers, and the finer details of having an agent and sponsors.