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Wintry Mix

106 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 276 ratings

Skiing's variety show since 2015. CO, VT and beyond. Produced by AK former dirt ski bum and resort exec. VM/text line (802) 560-5003.

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Wishing Vail Good Health

February 21, 2022 18:37 - 10 minutes - 14 MB

Since they are going to listen I figured I should at least provide them my 10 minutes of tough love free consulting. Here's to hoping they begin eating a more balanced diet. Stay healthy my friends. WFG

92 - The Finale: Arapahoe Basin

May 03, 2021 14:58 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

A-Basin still has weeks (or months) left in their 20-21 ski season so we head behind the curtain with help from Bryce and Katherine.  Wintry Mix is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  @wintrymixcast is shifting to @WFG_DEN on twitter and instagram. Peace. 

91 - Volume IV: Listeners Lament

March 21, 2021 20:05 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

The final VM EP for now. Cooking up something special for 92.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com too. 

90 - Volume III: Call Me Maybe

February 22, 2021 17:47 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MB

Vibes from four western states, four eastern states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  And highlights from the Wintry Mix / Phish Radio collab after the beep. AK's SiriusXM program airs Tuesday, Feb 23 7pET and Saturday 10aET on channel 29.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail at 802...

89 - Volume II: Straight to Voicemail

January 24, 2021 15:58 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MB

Vibes from 6 states and a province. I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast...

88 - Plague Style: Listener Love Hate

December 24, 2020 18:40 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MB

I miss actual humans and maybe you do too. So the voicemail is a big part of the plan until the plague is over. 802 560 5003.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar o...

87 - Car Talk 2: Your Questions vs VT Mechanic

November 19, 2020 18:30 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

Disasters are everywhere but you still gotta go places. It's Wintry Mix Car Talk time with Paul McCarthy our Burlington based skiing mechanic.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are...

86 - GO CO: Joel Gratz and Jason Maurer Live From Neptune

October 19, 2020 19:12 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MB

Are you ready Colorado? Joel Gratz of OpenSnow and Jason Maurer of Colorado Mountain School live from Neptune Mountaineering's Virtual Kicking Into Winter Party.  Use code WINTRYMIX to get $10 off ski shop work at Neptune through Nov 30.   This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or els...

85 - Good Timing: Colorado's Bluebird Backcountry

September 25, 2020 16:57 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

Uphill equipment is flying off shelves in our new Covid world.  My guest is Erik Lambert, co-founder of Bluebird Backcountry heading into year 2 of their hybrid ski area concept in a reshaped world no one saw coming.  The time is right for the new ski area slash backcountry education operation that caters to this booming audience in need of a fitting place to get started. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me alex@wintrymixca...

84 - Keepin' It Local: Powderhorn Tiny House Time Capsule

August 10, 2020 20:01 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB

Live from Powderhorn just before the Covid shutdowns. Is this a place built to weather the storm? Perhaps.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMixCast.com...

AK's Odds of Skiing: Early May Edition

May 03, 2020 16:30 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MB

Next ski season? In April we met Rosey, John and Chad. In May we meet John's kids and a new wildcard. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560 5003. Follow @wintrymixcast. The new Covid vs Ski Business FB group is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/skiingvscovid/ This all sucks. Stay safe. 

AK's Odds of Skiing: Early April Edition

April 03, 2020 16:37 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MB

Exactly how f*ucked is the business of skiing and therefore the communities around skiing? AK attempts to place betting odds on three different potential scenarios as of early April 2020. Send in your predictions to the pod voicemail 802 560 5003. Follow @wintrymixcast.  This all sucks. Stay safe. 

83 - This Ain't No Party This Ain't No Disco

March 23, 2020 16:36 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MB

AK is joined by Doug Stenclik of Aspen, Carbondale and Vail based Cripple Creek Backcountry, Rebecca Kaufman who runs Ullrs Tavern and Wake N Bacon in Winter Park, and Matt Gebo of Visit Mammoth.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pes...

COVID QUICKPOD 6: The Great Unknown

March 19, 2020 00:11 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MB

AK is joined by Mountain Outfitters Doug and Cindy of Breckenridge from Quickpod 4, Dave Amirault of SLC from Quickpod 3 and Clinton Desveaux from Atlantic Canada. This is the final Quickpod for now. We all grasp we're screwed and now it's just a question of to what degree and for how long. So we start to look at some of those questions.  Recorded at 4pm Mountain Time on Wednesday, March 18. Follow the podcast @wintrymixcast on instagram or twitter. Leave a voicemail at 802 560 5003. And t...

COVID QUICKPOD 5: Canadian Rockies and Gulf Coast

March 18, 2020 00:59 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MB

AK is joined by his mom as well as Senior VP at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Matt Mosteller.  Recorded at 5pm Mountain Time on Tuesday, March 17.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods. 

COVID QUICKPOD 4: Summit County CO is Closed

March 16, 2020 23:55 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MB

AK is joined by Doug Bittinger and Cindy Reese, proprietors of Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge right as Summit County, Colorado announced nearly all business will be closed and all visitors are to leave (and all recent visitors to the area should distance themselves).  Recorded at 4:30pm Monday, March 16th.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Quickpods. 

COVID QUICKPOD 3: SLC and Whistler

March 16, 2020 01:59 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MB

AK is joined by Maddy Grainger, Mark Warner, Dave Amirault and Katie Clifford as we all come to grips with our future in and out of the mountains. Recorded Sunday, March 15 at 6pm Mountain Time.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods.   

COVID QUICKPOD 2: The Moment It Happened

March 15, 2020 01:14 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MB

Joining AK is Jay Peak's Steve Wright, SAM Magazine's Dave Meeker and Mike Rogge of Verb Cabin and Mountain Gazette. Recorded moments after Alterra and Vail Resorts (and others) announced indefinite closures.  Reach out @wintrymixcast if you want to be on future Covid Quickpods.   

COVID QUICKPOD 1: Summit County CO The Day Before

March 14, 2020 00:32 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MB

A few minutes on the horn with the News Director at Krystal 93 in Dillon, Colorado about life and times in ski country while a pandemic spreads. Recorded Friday, March 13 at about 5pm.    Episode 83 will come out once this storm passes. 

82 - Deeper POW: Sugarbush Climate Panel

February 29, 2020 14:53 - 1 hour - 125 MB

On Feb 22 Sugarbush hosted a compelling Protect Our Winters ski industry focused climate panel that deserved the Wintry Mix podcast treatment so the humans can consume it on their schedule.  Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort. Panel Moderator. Cameron Wake, PhD, University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute, Research Professor & Climate Scientist. David Perry, Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Special Projects, Founding President & COO, Alterra Mountain Company. Heath...

81 - 4X Pod Panel: Unresolved Chicken

February 21, 2020 19:27 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MB

Mark Warner, Mike Powell, Adam Jaber and I had never been in the same room at the same time. When we finally gathered this shit happened. We apologize.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the...

80 - Aspen Extreme: Not The Movie

February 03, 2020 15:15 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MB

A former Aspen Skiing Company executive has recently been sentenced to 6 years in prison for stealing from the company. It's quite the story. Jason Auslander of the Aspen Times helps us understand what happened. This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Fo...

79 - Mike Hayes: Mansfield and Cookie Dough

January 24, 2020 22:51 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

Mike Hayes (@mhayes) takes nice photos, wakes up wicked early, and ensures the planet eats enough Ben and Jerry's.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast. All the links are on the sidebar of WintryMix...

78 - Interstate 70: Skiing's Most Traveled Access Road

January 12, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MB

Interstate 70. Right!?! Margaret Bowes is the Director of the I-70 Coalition, a non-profit organization representing 28 local governments and businesses along Colorado’s I-70 mountain corridor. She's on episode 78 to explain to us some past, present and future of everyone's favorite or maybe least favorite section of interstate highway.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza and 10 Barrel Brewing Company.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/te...

77 - Together in Steamboat: Olympian Style

December 11, 2019 17:53 - 59 minutes - 80.3 MB

Nelson Carmichael and Caroline Lalive are US Olympians, Steamboat residents, parents, entrepreneurs and more. They are also a married couple and on the podcast at the same time.  This episode is supported by Beau Jo's Colorado Style Pizza. Podcasting for pizza! Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintry...

76 - The Ski Doctor: Summit County Vantrepreneur

November 27, 2019 23:57 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MB

Listeners and @wintrymixcast gram followers tagged me up with Michael Walsh after he tuned their skis, and bam, a few weeks later The Ski Doctor was in my driveway showing us around his tuning mobile.   And three cheers to Beau Jo's for supporting the podcast. Podcasting for pizza! Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me...

75 - Powder7: Team Pocket Pickle

November 17, 2019 18:17 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MB

  I promised the panel episodes would improve with practice. Episode 75 with Morgan, Matty and Andrew from Powder7.com tests that theory. And three cheers to Beau Jo's for supporting the podcast. Podcasting for pizza! Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast.  Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast t...

74 - Early Opening: Live From Eldora

November 03, 2019 21:43 - 43 minutes - 58.4 MB

Colorado skiing is off to a fast start thanks to an historically cold October.  Eldora grabbed that cold (and snow) and ran with it achieving a Nov 1st opening day. This episode is live from the base lodge, bar and liftline on opening day. Staff, guests, unicorns, etc.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagra...

73 - David Ollila: Backcountry vs Backcountry?

October 29, 2019 14:58 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

Battle of the backcountry? David Ollila had been manufacturing and selling Marquette Backcountry skis since 2010. In 2019 he got served by lawyers from Backcountry.com. And it sounds like he's not the only one. Where this goes nobody knows.  Email me [email protected]. Leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Play or elsewhere. Now on Spotify too. Follow and/or pester me on instagram @wintrymixcast.  Visit pat...

72 - Joel Gratz: Snowinar Live From Neptune

October 25, 2019 19:28 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MB

The VT to CO podcast transition continues. It's hard, but not as hard as forecasting snow. Episode 72 is a lightly edited version of Joel Gratz, founder of OpenSnow, doing a winter forecasting pep talk to the hometown crowd at Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder on Oct 24. He's doing more of these throughout the fall so get to one if you can.  Email me [email protected] or leave the pod a voicemail/text at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google...

71 - Team Guinea Pig: Colorado Launch

September 24, 2019 18:09 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MB

Pod's back. New format. New Colorado home base. Same questionable taste.  Episode 71 panel guests include Donny O'Neill of Freeskier Magazine, Liz Millikin who solves problems at Slack in Denver when not skiing with her dog, and Dave Belin or Boulder's RRC Associates. This episode recorded from the studios of KGNU in Boulder. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to keep me from quitting and support local causes (and help me pay for studio...

70 - Spring Break: Winter Park After Dark

April 29, 2019 17:32 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Most of episode 70 is a family reunion of sorts with my cousins that live and work in Winter Park, Colorado. Maybe you'd like to run a bar in a ski town. They have some tips.  Wintry Mix is usually Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center, for now.  Email me [email protected] or leave the pod a voicemail at 802 560 5003. Questions. Rants. Anything.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Pl...

69 - Idaho vs PBJ: The Schweitzer Episode

April 02, 2019 21:05 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MB

Way up in the Panhandle of Idaho is a town called Sandpoint and a ski mountain known as Schweitzer. Episode 69 takes us there and back. Buckle up.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. It's the best way to make sure I don't quit. As little as ...

68 - John Stafford: Mansfield After Dark

March 10, 2019 15:04 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

John Stafford grooms on first shift at Stowe Mountain Resort. There's more to that story.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 67 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be su...

67 - Alixandra Barron Klein: Waterbury's Upcycle Jeweler

February 20, 2019 15:34 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MB

This mountain minded Harwood grad went out west after college for work and skiing then returned to Waterbury years later and now runs an upcycled jewelry business. Husband Hans helps us out along the way.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. ...

66 - Bruce Hennessey: Maple Wind Farm

February 09, 2019 19:25 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MB

Bruce Hennessey has logged a great many days in the backcountry all over the planet. He also tends to Maple Wind Farm in Huntington and Richmond, VT. I was more interested in the farm.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per ...

65 - Will Romeo: Powe. Snowboards. Insurance.

January 27, 2019 21:54 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Will Romeo of Powe. Snowboards thought it would be fun to be a guest on the local podcast he'd been listening to. It was fun, but it was also other things. Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55 - 64 dropp...

64 - Kristine Keeney: Ski Town Affordable Housing

January 14, 2019 16:03 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MB

Kristine Keeney gets in 100+. She's also invested serious brian power into the issues surrounding affordable housing in ski towns, specifically in the Mad River Valley.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode...

63 - Mike DeBonis: Green Mountain Club and The Long Trail

January 02, 2019 16:39 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Green Mountain Club Executive Director Mike DeBonis is our guest for episode 63. If you've ever hiked in Vermont there's a good chance you've enjoyed this non-profit's handiwork.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month....

62 - Caleb Magoon: Power Play and Waterbury Sports

December 19, 2018 16:27 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MB

Caleb Magoon has the goods. The sporting goods. Episode 62 is a sit down with the owner of Power Play Sports in Morrisville and one of the owners of Waterbury Sports for a chat about life, skiing and business along Route 100. Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes ever...

61 - Nate Gardner: Stowe's Instructor of Instructors

December 11, 2018 17:30 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MB

Nate Gardner is Stowe Mountain Resort's Ski and Snowboard School Training Manager. In episode 61 he walks us through the business of ski instruction and the PSIA.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors supported by the Town and Country of Stowe. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center. Visit patreon.com/wintrymixcast to join the podcast listeners pooling their spare change to support local causes every time we hit $200. As little as $1 per month.  Episode 55, 5...

60 - Doug Mosle: MRV Real Estate, Sugarbush and Firefighting

November 30, 2018 20:40 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

If you're thinking about buying a condo in the MRV Doug's your guy. He also fights fires and formerly ran the lift operations department at Sugarbush. We dig into some history, local real estate trends, fighting fires in cold temps, and being the lifty at Castlerock watching a young John Egan lap the place.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 dropped right before this one to re-launch t...

59 - Car Talk: Audience Questions vs Burlington Mechanic

November 19, 2018 15:46 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MB

Paul McCarthy is a mechanic at Girlington Garage in Burlington. He's also a backcountry skier, budding ski patrol candidate and longtime Wintry Mix listener. Result? It was obviously time to conduct a car talk episode.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55, 56, 57 and 58 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Want to be on the pod? Or sponsor it? Or say ...

58 - Alek Jadkowski: Bolton Backcountry Guide and Heli Pilot

November 10, 2018 21:09 - 39 minutes - 55 MB

After eight years in the army and two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Alek Jadkowski is flying helicopters for a living back in the states. He calls Bolton Valley home and is putting together a special backcountry course just for veterans.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55, 56 and 57 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod for 18/19. So be sure to catch those too. Want to be on the pod? ...

57 - Ryan Dunfee: Boondocking, Hospital Air and Pageviews

October 24, 2018 17:56 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MB

Another new episode? Damn right.  Ryan Dunfee of Portland, Maine visited our neighborhood in September to do some mountain biking and boondocking. Even if you don't know him you've likely clicked on something that was his fault during his Teton Gravity Research days. True to form we talk skiing and not skiing.  Wintry Mix is Stowe, Waterbury, MRV locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55 and 56 dropped right before this one to re-launch the pod f...

56 - Aaron Rice: World Record Holder Lands in Waterbury

October 17, 2018 17:45 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MB

The pod is back! Episode 55 also just dropped so get both of them.  Aaron Rice decided to ski the most human powered vertical feet in a year. Then he did it. How and why he did it is pretty damn interesting. As is what life is like after accomplishing such a life altering goal. Lucky for us he's doing it in Waterbury so he's on Wintry Mix.  The future of Wintry Mix will be all locals and visitors. Recorded from my office/studio in Waterbury Center.  Episode 55 dropped right before this on...

55 - Spooked? Stowe Snowboarder and Ghost Hunting Mom Karen Keene

October 17, 2018 17:29 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MB

Happy Halloween. No joke. People get spooked. When they do they call a paranormal investigator to help them get answers. Stowe's Karen Keene is the Assistant Director and Case Manager for Paranormal Investigators of New England.  In the first episode of the locals and visitors format of Wintry Mix I sit down with Karen to learn about her other local pursuits, which are many, as well as what it means to be a ghost hunter. If you want to take one of Karen's (or my wife's) indoor cycling clas...

54 - August: Voicemails Okemo Whitefish SAM Alexa Abuse Frog

July 30, 2018 17:13 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

The hiatus is over. August pod. Listen if you can. The deadline for submissions for the September episode will be Aug 31. Send your audio to [email protected] to get in the Mix or call (802) 560-5003 to leave a voicemail. Click the "audio tips" page on wintrymixcast.com for inspiration.  Suggest rant topics and get ideas for submissions on the facebook page. Get newsy updates and jokes on the twitter feed. Watch me parent questionably on the instagram.  Subscribe, rate and review on ...

Hiatus Update, Off Season Project (PodSAM), Archive NWS Episode 11

April 12, 2018 16:22 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB

AK's off season partnership podcast is live. Go subscribe to PodSAM if you want to hear some serious inside baseball from some of the ski industry's most accomplished resort leaders. The teaser is live and a 6 episode run will begin in April.  Wintry Mix will be back in late summer or early fall, hopefully.  Listen. I explain. 

53 - March: Pressing Pause and Play at the Same Time

March 12, 2018 19:47 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MB

Episode 53 supported by The Alpine Shop. Get 10% off your order and free shipping with code MIX. Or mention the pod in store for your 10% hook up.  More information about the Summit Series podcast release will be forthcoming in April via both Wintry Mix and SAM channels.  Stay in touch with the show or AK's other audio projects at the facebook page. Get newsy updates and jokes on the twitter feed. Watch me parent questionably on the instagram.  Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes if you ...

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