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SE5EP10 - Devin Logan & Caroline Claire: Kindred Spirits

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - May 02, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes
Olympians Devin Logan and Caroline Claire are kindred spirits, finishing each other’s sentences and sharing a common passion for hucking themselves off jumps and poofing through powder pillows in the Little Cottonwood backcountry. So how did the two Long Island girls, seven years apart ...

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SE5EP10 - Devin Logan & Caroline Claire: Kindred Spirits

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - May 02, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes
Olympians Devin Logan and Caroline Claire are kindred spirits, finishing each other’s sentences and sharing a common passion for hucking themselves off jumps and poofing through powder pillows in the Little Cottonwood backcountry. So how did the two Long Island girls, seven years apart ...

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SE5:EP9 - Junior Bounous: Living the History of Skiing

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 19, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour
The red tram pulled out of the station, heading up to Hidden Peak on its seven-minute run. Perched along the front left window was the legendary Junior Bounous, looking down and surveying the ski runs he plotted out 53 seasons ago. From his base at the Lodge at Snowbird, the 98-1/2-year...

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SE5:EP9 - Junior Bounous: Living the History of Skiing

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 19, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour
The red tram pulled out of the station, heading up to Hidden Peak on its seven-minute run. Perched along the front left window was the legendary Junior Bounous, looking down and surveying the ski runs he plotted out 53 seasons ago. From his base at the Lodge at Snowbird, the 98-1/2-year...

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SE5:EP8 - OurSundays: Finding the Joy in Skiing

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 24, 2024 16:30 - 51 minutes
A big part of the history of skiing is the fellowship of ski clubs. And before you write it off as a thing of the past, meet the OurSundays Ski & Board Club. This started out to be a podcast on diversity, exploring OurSundays’ affiliation with the National Brotherhood of Snowsports. But...

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SE5:EP8 - OurSundays: Finding the Joy in Skiing

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 24, 2024 16:30 - 51 minutes
A big part of the history of skiing is the fellowship of ski clubs. And before you write it off as a thing of the past, meet the OurSundays Ski & Board Club. This started out to be a podcast on diversity, exploring OurSundays’ affiliation with the National Brotherhood of Snowsports. But...

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SE5:EP7 - 2034 Winter Games: Will the Olympics Return to Utah?

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 01, 2024 22:50 - 47 minutes
The spirit of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City still resonates across the state. This July, there will be more cause for excitement as it’s anticipated that the International Olympic Committee may name Salt Lake City-Utah as the 2034 host for the Winter Gam...

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SE5:EP7 - 2034 Winter Games: Will the Olympics Return to Utah?

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 01, 2024 22:50 - 47 minutes
The spirit of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City still resonates across the state. This July, there will be more cause for excitement as it’s anticipated that the International Olympic Committee may name Salt Lake City-Utah as the 2034 host for the Winter Gam...

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SE5:EP6 - Craig Gordon: Helping Others Understand the Danger

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 16, 2024 18:11 - 51 minutes
The Christmas blizzard of 2003 still ranks as one of the biggest winter storms in Utah’s history – legendary enough to have its own Wikipedia page. It dumped four feet of snow in the valley and upwards of twice that in the mountains, closing resorts. But it also brought tragedy. On Dec....

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SE5:EP6 - Craig Gordon: Helping Others Understand the Danger

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 16, 2024 18:11 - 51 minutes
The Christmas blizzard of 2003 still ranks as one of the biggest winter storms in Utah’s history – legendary enough to have its own Wikipedia page. It dumped four feet of snow in the valley and upwards of twice that in the mountains, closing resorts. But it also brought tragedy. On Dec....

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SE5:EP5 - Evan Thayer: Bringing Us Utah Powder

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 14, 2023 23:00 - 36 minutes
It’s early season at Alta. OpenSnow forecaster Evan Thayer has left his meteorological screens in the hotel and is bashing his way down some fresh powder under the Collins chair. Life is good. If there is anyone we tens of thousands of Utah skiers owe a ‘thank you’ to, it would be Thaye...

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SE5:EP5 - Evan Thayer: Bringing Us Utah Powder

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 14, 2023 23:00 - 36 minutes
It’s early season at Alta. OpenSnow forecaster Evan Thayer has left his meteorological screens in the hotel and is bashing his way down some fresh powder under the Collins chair. Life is good. If there is anyone we tens of thousands of Utah skiers owe a ‘thank you’ to, it would be Thaye...

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SE5:EP4 - James Coleman: The Freedom to Ski

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 07, 2023 19:32 - 42 minutes
Ski Utah's new Last Chair will take you inside Utah's resorts for the story behind the Greatest Snow on Earth®. In a weekly series of audio features, host Tom Kelly will bring you behind the scenes with resort leaders, athletes and fascinating figures who are the stories inside Utah skiing and sn...

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SE5:EP4 - James Coleman: The Freedom to Ski

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 07, 2023 19:32 - 42 minutes
Ski Utah's new Last Chair will take you inside Utah's resorts for the story behind the Greatest Snow on Earth®. In a weekly series of audio features, host Tom Kelly will bring you behind the scenes with resort leaders, athletes and fascinating figures who are the stories inside Utah skiing and sn...

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SE5:EP3 - Chris 'Gunny' Gunnarson: Building on Progression

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 22, 2023 15:20 - 1 hour
Head to any Woodward Mountain Center and you’ll immediately be drawn to the kids in the Jib Park and Peace Park pushing themselves to new heights. Since Woodward’s humble beginning over 50 years ago as a gymnastics camp in Pennsylvania, progression has been central to its mission. Today...

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SE5:EP3 - Chris 'Gunny' Gunnarson: Building on Progression

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 22, 2023 15:20 - 1 hour
Head to any Woodward Mountain Center and you’ll immediately be drawn to the kids in the Jib Park and Peace Park pushing themselves to new heights. Since Woodward’s humble beginning over 50 years ago as a gymnastics camp in Pennsylvania, progression has been central to its mission. Today...

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SE5:EP2 - Alex Schlopy: Rollercoaster Ride of X Games Champion

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 15, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes
Thinking back on it today, X Games champion Alex Schlopy still shakes his head. A homegrown product of Park City, Utah, in a month-long span in 2011 he won an X Games title in Aspen, became a world champion on his home hill at Park City Mountain and soared to Dew Tour gold in Snowbasin....

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SE5:EP2 - Alex Schlopy: Rollercoaster Ride of X Games Champion

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 15, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes
Thinking back on it today, X Games champion Alex Schlopy still shakes his head. A homegrown product of Park City, Utah, in a month-long span in 2011 he won an X Games title in Aspen, became a world champion on his home hill at Park City Mountain and soared to Dew Tour gold in Snowbasin....

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SE5:EP1 - Sophie Goldschmidt: America's Best in Utah

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 02, 2023 19:30 - 47 minutes
It was a typical day at the USANA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah as Olympic and Paralympic athletes were sweating it out on the training center floor, preparing for their winter competition seasons ahead. Sophie Goldschmidt, the president and CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, talked...

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SE5:EP1 - Sophie Goldschmidt: America's Best in Utah

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 02, 2023 19:30 - 47 minutes
It was a typical day at the USANA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah as Olympic and Paralympic athletes were sweating it out on the training center floor, preparing for their winter competition seasons ahead. Sophie Goldschmidt, the president and CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, talked...

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SE4:EP13 - Big Snow: Jim Steenburgh & Chase Thomason

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - May 03, 2023 17:58 - 44 minutes
The 2022-23 ski season was the biggest on record in Utah! So, just how big was the snowfall? And what’s the science behind it all? Last Chair got together with Professor Powder himself, Jim Steenburgh, along with KUTV2 meteorologist Chase Thomason to review the records and share their o...

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SE4:EP13 - Big Snow: Jim Steenburgh & Chase Thomason

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - May 03, 2023 17:58 - 44 minutes
The 2022-23 ski season was the biggest on record in Utah! So, just how big was the snowfall? And what’s the science behind it all? Last Chair got together with Professor Powder himself, Jim Steenburgh, along with KUTV2 meteorologist Chase Thomason to review the records and share their o...

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SE4:EP12 - Sandy Flint: Stio on Sustainability

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - April 20, 2023 16:41 - 38 minutes
Over the past few years you’ve probably noticed the brand Stio on the slopes. Born in the Mountain West, the company has become known for its extensive colors and a serious focus on technical materials that are sustainable. Last Chair did a visit with Stio Senior Materials Manager Sandy...

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SE4:EP12 - Sandy Flint: Stio on Sustainability

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - April 20, 2023 16:41 - 38 minutes
Over the past few years you’ve probably noticed the brand Stio on the slopes. Born in the Mountain West, the company has become known for its extensive colors and a serious focus on technical materials that are sustainable. Last Chair did a visit with Stio Senior Materials Manager Sandy...

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SE4EP11 (Bonus) - Cottonwoods Plow Team: Ride-along with Shawn Wright

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 24, 2023 20:03 - 7 minutes
The Ski Utah Last Chair podcast takes a ride all the way up to Solitude and Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon with UDOT Cottonwood plow driver Shawn Wright. A veteran drive, Wright takes us up in a snowstorm riding shotgun in a 30-ton Mack plow truck as he talks about the life of a plow...

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SE4EP11 (Bonus) - Cottonwoods Plow Team: Ride-along with Shawn Wright

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 24, 2023 20:03 - 7 minutes
The Ski Utah Last Chair podcast takes a ride all the way up to Solitude and Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon with UDOT Cottonwood plow driver Shawn Wright. A veteran drive, Wright takes us up in a snowstorm riding shotgun in a 30-ton Mack plow truck as he talks about the life of a plow...

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SE4EP11 - Cottonwoods Plow Team: Keeping Our Canyons Open

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 24, 2023 20:00 - 45 minutes
Utah gets a lot of snow! And as skiers and riders, our objective is to get up to the resorts as quickly as possible. But who takes care of that 30 inches of snow that fell overnight? And who mitigates that cornice hanging a thousand of feet above the highway? Last Chair took a ride with...

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SE4EP11 - Cottonwoods Plow Team: Keeping Our Canyons Open

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 24, 2023 20:00 - 45 minutes
Utah gets a lot of snow! And as skiers and riders, our objective is to get up to the resorts as quickly as possible. But who takes care of that 30 inches of snow that fell overnight? And who mitigates that cornice hanging a thousand of feet above the highway? Last Chair took a ride with...

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SE4:EP10 - Dr. McKenzie Skiles: Science of Snowmelt

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 08, 2023 18:28 - 34 minutes
As skiers and riders, we hate to think of melting snow. But to Dr. McKenzie Skiles, snow melt is the lifeblood of existence in the mountain west. Last Chair ventured up Little Cottonwood Canyon to join Dr. Skiles in a three-meter deep snow pit to talk about snow melt, the impact of dese...

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SE4:EP10 - Dr. McKenzie Skiles: Science of Snowmelt

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 08, 2023 18:28 - 34 minutes
As skiers and riders, we hate to think of melting snow. But to Dr. McKenzie Skiles, snow melt is the lifeblood of existence in the mountain west. Last Chair ventured up Little Cottonwood Canyon to join Dr. Skiles in a three-meter deep snow pit to talk about snow melt, the impact of dese...