Episode 001: Ed Leigh - How To Live Your Life Through Snowboarding

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Over the past twenty years Ed Leigh has lived one of the most extraordinary and enviable lives snowboarding imaginable. Today he presents flagship BBC winter sports show Ski Sunday and commentates on the Olympics for the BBC, but his road to the top has been a long one, even if his passion for snowboarding has always been the driving force.

In this fascinating conversation, recorded in February 2017, Ed dug deep into his bag of anecdotes as we explored how his life and career.

Highlights include:

* How he ended up presenting Ski Sunday
* What it’s like for an ordinary snowboarder to ride Alaska
* His best ever day snowboarding
* The health regime that he hopes will keep his going well into his 50s and 60s
* What he really thought about the controversy surrounding his commentary on Jenny Jones’ historic bronze medal.

It's an inspiring listen about making your passion your career, so sit back and enjoy.

Thanks to Nick Smith (www.hiddensound.tv) for post-production help and Matt Ward (https://linguistine.com) for the theme tune.

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