Marcus Goguen is the 2024 Freeride World Tour Champion. He opens up about the whirlwind year that led to his world title, what it's like navigating the business side of skiing at a young age, and how he's balancing competition, personal growth, and future planning. Marcus shares insights into his journey of finding an agent, managing real estate in…

Mark Warner and FWT Commentator Derek Foose dissect all the action, share the news and provide deep insights into the Freeride World Tour and Natural Selection! Only the event RECAP episodes will be posted here on the LPP channel. Subscribe to The Freeride Guide Podcast to get access to every episode including breaking news and event updates. -----…

Mark Warner and FWT Commentator Derek Foose dissect all the action, share the news and provide deep insights into the Freeride World Tour and more! Only the event RECAP episodes will be posted here on the LPP channel. Subscribe to The Freeride Guide Podcast to get access to every episode including breaking news and event updates. ------- This is th…

Mark Warner and FWT Commentator Derek Foose dissect all the action, share the news and provide deep insights into the Freeride World Tour and more! Only event RECAP episodes will be posted here on the LPP channel. Subscribe to The Freeride Guide Podcast to get access to every episode including breaking news and event updates. Watch This Episode on …

Joey Kraft is an emerging talent in ski filmmaking, quickly making a name for himself with his unique vision and dedication to the craft. In this episode, we dive into his journey from working in the Kitchen at RMU and studying at the Whistler Adventure School to winning iF3 awards for his first two films, Water the Plants and The Harvest, which we…

Colby James West is an entertainer. He used to ski. He still does, but he used to too. We chat about his desire to create music and films, inspired by his crazy experiences travelling the world as a professional skier. We chat about current influences and mentors as well as his plans for multiple, ski-themed films, and how he plans to make them hap…

Giray (Gr-eye) Dadali is a pro skier and mechanical engineer of Turkish heritage who grew up in Bristol Valley, New York. Upon moving west to attend school and ski bigger mountains, he became known for many years as "Ahmet's Brother", referring to his pro skier brother Ahmet Dadali. Giray is shedding that moniker now as his personal brand and list …

Colby Stevenson is one of the most versatile, and accomplished, skiers on the planet. He won an Olympic silver medal in Halfpipe in 2022, he was crowned King of Corbets in 2023 and also won Standout Male Skier of the Year at the 2023 iF3 Movie Awards. We talk about a lot on this episode of the LPP. He shares his plans for competing at the next Olym…

Mark Warner and FWT Commentator Derek Foose dissect all the action, share the news and provide deep insights into the Freeride World Tour and more! Only event RECAP episodes will be posted here on the LPP channel. Subscribe to The Freeride Guide Podcast to get access to every episode. Watch This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ztS18vASmv4 The …

This is the full RECAP of the FWT25 Stop #2 - Val Thorens Pro with special guest, Reine Barkered! The second event of the season saw the FWT make its return to France where the riders attacked the Lac Noir Face, in powder conditions, on a spectacular bluebird day. For some, the deep snow proved to be more than they could handle. Mark Warner and FWT…

The FREERIDE GUIDE has returned! We're back with Mark Warner and FWT Commentator Derek Foose to dissect all the action, share the news and provide deep insights into the Freeride World Tour and more! Only a few episodes will be posted here on the LPP channel. Subscribe to The Freeride Guide Podcast to get access to every episode. This is the full R…

Zoa Engineering has created a personal electric ski lift that's uniquely portable and easy to use. It's been designed to give skiers and snowboarders more out of their time in the backcountry. Zoa Founder Robert Button and Co-Founder and Marketing Director Andrew Zwicker join us to explain how their PL1 Portable Rope Tow System came to be, how it w…

Peter "Peru' Chrzanowski has lived a live of adventure and mishap... and he's survived. In his memoir aptly named, "I Survived Myself", Peter tells stories of first descents, harrowing accidents, wild travel tales and much more. In this conversation we talk about the process and inspirations for writing the book about his life. We dive deeper into …

Peter Landsman's, "Lift Blog", is arguably the internet's most comprehensive website dedicated to ski area lift infrastructure, info and current events. Chairlifts are his passion. So much so, he works for Jackson Hole's lift operations department and has just completed the impressive feat of visiting every lift in the US and Canada... all 750 of t…

Todd Lawson is the Publisher of Mountain Life Magazine has written his first book, "Inside the Belly of an Elephant". Is the true story of his worldly journeys by motorcycle, inspired by his brother Sean, who passed away from preventable Malaria on his very first moto adventure. Lawson takes us through Africa, every country in Latin America, with h…

Eric Blehm is a former editor of Transworld Snowboarding Magazine and is a New York Times best selling author specializing in adventure biographies. He's here to talk about his latest book, "The Darkest White" which is a deep look into the life and tragic death of the legendary snowboarder, Craig Kelly. Kelly is arguably the most influential Snowbo…

NewSchoolers.com has been the leader in skiing's freestyle / jib / park culture since 1999. In that time it has been bought, sold and restructured by their parent companies more times than you can count on two hands. Even though they we're being passed around like "Pokemon Cards", NS was the "cockroach" that just kept on surviving the mergers and d…

Emily Childs is one part of the three person crew of fun loving, hard charging skiers, The Blondes. Earlier this year The Blondes released their film, "How Did We Get Here?" , which answers that exact question, sharing a quick look into the histories of the three athletes and friends. Emily had a busy winter this year with several big ski trips and…

Janelle Yip is one part of the three person crew of fun loving, hard charging skiers, The Blondes. Earlier this year The Blondes released their film, "How Did We Get Here?" , which answers that exact question, sharing a quick look into the histories of the three athletes and friends. This week we dive deep. Janelle or "JY" as she is usually called …

Tonje Kvivik is one part of the three person crew of fun loving, hard charging skiers, The Blondes. Earlier this year The Blondes released their film, "How Did We Get Here?" , which answers that exact question, sharing a quick look into the histories of the three athletes and friends. This week we dive deep. Tonje grew up in Norway before making he…

Marielle Thompson is the 2024 Ski Cross, Crystal Globe winner. It's actually her fouth overall title which she can now place on the mantle alongside her gold and silver Olympic medals. We talk about the evolution of Ski Cross as a sport and why Team Canada has been so dominant over the years. She also shares how she manages the extensive travel spe…

Ming Poon is a very accomplished photographer and environmental advocate based in the outdoor Mecca of Lake Tahoe. His path up to this point took a very unexpected detour when he was thrust into the world of big business and a move to China after the death of his father. We talk about Ming's constant evolution from aspiring guide to expat executive…

Josh Daiek returns to the LPP! This time we spoke in his kitchen in South Lake Tahoe on one of his rare off days. Josh is a true workhorse with an energy dedicated to the projects he creates that is hard to rival. One such project is the third installment to his "Mountain State" film project which highlights the lesser traveled mountain ranges in N…

This is the full RECAP of the FWT24 Yeti Verbier Xtreme This fifth, and final, event of the season was the cherry on top of an amazing, record breaking cycle of the Freeride World Tour. This comp had drama. It had suspense. It had runs that once again pushed forward progression of the sport and it had riders who wouldn't know if they'd be champions…

Je Paq literally launched onto the scene when the clip of his triple front flip off the backside of Whistler Mountain went super viral. One trick doesn't make the skier though as he has been consistently showing us that his skiing ability isn't relegated to a single impressive moment. Je Paq is a true "ski bum", living in his car skiing and every s…

The fourth event of the season saw the FWT make its return to Fieberbrunn, Austria and the legendary Wildseeloder face. This was the first event after the cut with the field of athletes being reduced to half. This is also the only event of the season where the riders get two runs. We talk about record breaking runs, the new, Men's Snowboard Champio…

Emil Granbom is a skier you may know from World Cup Big Air and Slopestyle competitions or SLVSH games. Or you may know him as part of The Bunch. After talking with Emil we've learned that the list is only getting longer. We talk to Emil about his story, starting as a teenager attending a ski academy to finish his schooling up to now, travelling th…

The field of FWT24 riders has been cut in half and we're here to talk about what comes next. Those riders who got cut and those who qualified through the 4* events will now meet in the Challenger Series. We introduce you to some of the names you should to pay attention to including the Challenger Wild Cards. We learn about an athlete who has qualif…

Stinius Skjøtskift ( pronounced Shot-Shift) is a Norwegian skier who's path to becoming a pro athlete has been determined by several fateful moments and his willingness to just "go with it". Trying to join the military and being denied, then accepted led to him winning a couple freeride comps all while Dj-ing nightclubs on the weekends, as a teenag…

The third event of the season saw the FWT make its way to the country of Georgia for the very first time and this event was the cut! We saw Victor de le Rue win his third consecutive event and Marcus Goguen tie the record for the highest scoring run. The ski women suffered a lot of crashes and the Ski Men had 7 men score in the 90's 0:00 - Travel t…

Maxime Chabloz is a RedBull athlete for two different sports and he competes on two different World Tours, simultaneously! One being The Freeride World Tour, which he won in 2022, and the other he kite boards on the GKA Kite World Tour. Max explains how he's able to juggle both, sometimes flying from one event in the mountains to another on the bea…

Lily Bradley is a competitor and event winner on the Freeride World Tour who identifies as Queer / Non Binary. They are in the short film. "People Like Us", that explores queer identity in mountain towns and snow sports. Lily talks with Mark about the inherent difficulties growing up in a sport feeling very different from everyone else and figuring…

The second event of the FWT season saw the tour return to Canada at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, BC Canada. The comp couldn't be held on the OZONE face as intended due to poor conditions and was switched to T1 South, the same face as 2022. As expected the riders did their thing including another level unlocked by a Ski Women's competito…

Listen to THE FREERIDE GUIDE right when it's released. Find and Follow the channel on your preferred podcast app. It will be released on the LPP a day or two later all season. -- Stan Rey has been announced as a Wildcard! Mark and Derek are discussing the Injury and Wildcard updates coming from the FWT ahead of the Kicking Horse Golden Pro event ne…

Simon Hillis is a pro skier who was born in Bali, Indonesia but grew up in Rossland, BC skiing at Red Mountain. It's a good thing his family ended up in settling in the Kootenay Mountains because he's proven he belongs on a pair of skis. As a child Simon was hard to beat on the Junior freeride circuit consistently winning North American and Local c…

Dane Tudor has been a pro skier for the last 15 years. Among many awards and accolades he won Standout Skier of the Year in 2009 and again in late 2022. He talks about the journey his career took in between those achievements and offers a rarely heard, and very frank, point of view on his relationships with past sponsors and the struggles of negoti…

This is the Full RECAP of the FWT Verbier Pro Event with Hosts, Mark Warner and Derek Foose The first event of the season was organized by the FWT in just under a week after the originally planned event in Baqueira Beret was cancelled and the action did not disappoint. 4:44 - The Backslap segment fan emails & insights from the commentary booth with…

This is all the info you need to know about all the new riders for the 2024 FWT season. We're covering the Rookies and Wildcards as well as notable athletes returning to the tour. Get yourself informed ahead of the first event in Verbier! We want to hear from you! We'll be reading listener's emails in our new segment called, The Backslap. Send your…

Brooklyn Bell is an important person at the forefront of the movement responsible for raising awareness and building representation in not only skiing but also mountain biking and the greater outdoor industry. This is a conversation I was grateful to be able to have because I haven’t had many like this. I'm grateful to Brooklyn for being able to as…

BIG NEWS out of the FWT this week. The first scheduled stop of the 2024 tour at Baqueira Beret, Spain has been cancelled! Hey LPP Nation, help us grow the new show ! Please find and follow the Freeride Guide Podcast's independent channel to get all the episodes, extended interviews and special features. Not everything will be posted here. Thanks! S…

The Freeride Guide Podcast is your guide to in-depth analysis, commentary and insider information about the Freeride World Tour and all your favourite, ski and snowboard freeride events. Your hosts Mark Warner and FWT broadcast commentator Derek Foose are back with this brand new podcast and start the show clearing up a few unanswered questions abo…

Grant Gunderson has established himself as one of the ski industry's all time great photographers. Fuelled by a insatiable love for skiing an unique need for creativity, he's spent the last 25+ years showing us the best of what skiing can be. Grant opens up about the events of last season's tragic avalanche in Japan that took the lives of Kyle Smai…

Kye Petersen Returns to the LPP to talk about his excellent 5 part film series, "Sacred Grounds". We discuss the changes he's seen and experienced in the ski industry since he entered it as a kid and what inspires him now. He also tells us about the lifecycle of Kye Shapes, the ski brand he founded and much more. #LISTENTOSKIING WATCH this episode …

Izzy Lynch is carving a path for professional athletes that are figuring out how to balance a family and manage their careers. The Revelstoke based mom of two, talks about her role in growing Protect Our Winters Canada, how the ski industry is adjusting to the new reality of motherhood in our sport, her insatiable need for new projects and how to k…

Ski Photographer Andrew Chad has a unique approach to his craft. You could possibly call it the no plan, plan. There's something to be said about being in the right place at the right time and he's a real believer in those special moments that you can't expect. Raised in Dallas Texas, Andrew tells us that his career has been heavily influenced by r…

Katie Burrell returns in the lead up to "Weak Layers" her first feature length, Hollywood Film! Over the last 6 years, Katie has been consistently levelling up with her filmmaking and she credits that to her ability to invest in herself. Set for a theatrical release on Jan 5, 2024 Weak Layers is a refreshed take on the ski comedy genre, with a far …

Dania Assaly is a pioneer of Women's freestyle skiing. She was part of the first wave of women, which included Sarah Burke and Kristi Leskinen, who would lead the way to create more opportunities, higher visibility and better pay for female ski athletes. She now coaches the next generation of shredders and helps keep the current roster of stars sta…

The legendary sender Hugo Harrisson emerges to talk about his influential skiing career and explains the sequence of events of how he became one of the best big mountain skiers of all time. Included are stories of not falling in his first 5 years of filming, the skis he used to keep him on his feet, transitioning into FWT judging and eventually ste…

Jonathan Rollins is next on the list of the up and coming skiers you need to know. The Rossland BC native, who was just nominated for the IF3 "Breakout Skier of the Year" award, talks to us about finding a Mentor in Dane Tudor, goal setting, getting put through "Style" boot Camp while working as a digger at Momentum and that he loves nothing more t…

In 2015 during the WSI World Tour Finals, Jamie MoCrazy suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) so severe that she really shouldn't be here today. Fast forward 8 years and Jamie is here with her sister Jeanee to talk about their new film, "#MoCrazyStrong", which documents almost a decade of recovery and what the MoCrazy family learned through the p…