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S2:Ep 14 -Sandy Melville: Silver to Slopes

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 10, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour
A century and a half ago, Utah's mountains were the home of boomtowns as silver mining flourished across the Wasatch from Little Cottonwood to Big Cottonwood and over Guardsman Pass to Park City. Today, the same slopes that harbored valuable ore are the home of some of the worlds greate...

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S2:Ep 14 -Sandy Melville: Silver to Slopes

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 10, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour
A century and a half ago, Utah's mountains were the home of boomtowns as silver mining flourished across the Wasatch from Little Cottonwood to Big Cottonwood and over Guardsman Pass to Park City. Today, the same slopes that harbored valuable ore are the home of some of the worlds greate...

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S2:Ep13 - Steve Sullivan: Stio - A Brand for the Mountain West

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 03, 2021 14:12 - 43 minutes
The outdoor adventure clothing brand Stio has been showing up more and more at Utah ski resorts. Founder Steve ‘Sulli' Sullivan grew up in neighboring Colorado but spent a lot of time in Utah's red rock desert and snow-covered mountains. Today, he puts his passion for the mountain west ...

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S2:Ep13 - Steve Sullivan: Stio - A Brand for the Mountain West

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 03, 2021 14:12 - 43 minutes
The outdoor adventure clothing brand Stio has been showing up more and more at Utah ski resorts. Founder Steve ‘Sulli' Sullivan grew up in neighboring Colorado but spent a lot of time in Utah's red rock desert and snow-covered mountains. Today, he puts his passion for the mountain west ...

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S2:Ep12 - Jeremy Jones: Progressing Sport at Woodward

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 24, 2021 19:59 - 57 minutes
Growing up in the Salt Lake Valley in the '80s, Jeremy Jones developed a knack for searching out urban skate and snowboard venues to feed his passion. Today, the sport legend has found it all under one roof as snow manager at Woodward Park City. Founded as a gymnastics camp in the hill...

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S2:Ep12 - Jeremy Jones: Progressing Sport at Woodward

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 24, 2021 19:59 - 57 minutes
Growing up in the Salt Lake Valley in the '80s, Jeremy Jones developed a knack for searching out urban skate and snowboard venues to feed his passion. Today, the sport legend has found it all under one roof as snow manager at Woodward Park City. Founded as a gymnastics camp in the hill...

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S2:Ep11 - Chris McCandless: Little Cottonwood Via Gondola

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 16, 2021 22:01 - 51 minutes
Chris McCandless grew up in Little Cottonwood Canyon, dropping powder lines as a kid and hiking Superior in the summertime. It's a place near and dear to his heart. Three or four days a week you might find him driving up the canyon where the decision of the morning is Alta, Snowbird or ...

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S2:Ep11 - Chris McCandless: Little Cottonwood Via Gondola

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 16, 2021 22:01 - 51 minutes
Chris McCandless grew up in Little Cottonwood Canyon, dropping powder lines as a kid and hiking Superior in the summertime. It's a place near and dear to his heart. Three or four days a week you might find him driving up the canyon where the decision of the morning is Alta, Snowbird or ...

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S2:Ep10 - The Seeholzers: Family Story of Beaver Mountain

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 09, 2021 14:41 - 57 minutes
Mountain manager Travis Seeholzer and I slid off the Harry's Dream Lift at Beaver Mountain, looking out on the vast expanse of state and national forest between Logan and Bear Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau. It's a magical view, with hoar frost on the trees and three to four inches...

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S2:Ep10 - The Seeholzers: Family Story of Beaver Mountain

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 09, 2021 14:41 - 57 minutes
Mountain manager Travis Seeholzer and I slid off the Harry's Dream Lift at Beaver Mountain, looking out on the vast expanse of state and national forest between Logan and Bear Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau. It's a magical view, with hoar frost on the trees and three to four inches...

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S2:Ep9. Greg Schirf: Evolution of Ski Town Breweries

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 29, 2021 19:15 - 1 hour
If you're a skier or snowboarder, there's a pretty good chance you've been in a brew pub be it for a draft beer, hamburger or a pizza. Today we take ski town brew pubs for granted. Where did it all begin? Well, right here in Utah! Craft brewery visionary Greg Schirf started it all in 1...

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S2:Ep9. Greg Schirf: Evolution of Ski Town Breweries

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 29, 2021 19:15 - 1 hour
If you're a skier or snowboarder, there's a pretty good chance you've been in a brew pub be it for a draft beer, hamburger or a pizza. Today we take ski town brew pubs for granted. Where did it all begin? Well, right here in Utah! Craft brewery visionary Greg Schirf started it all in 1...

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S2:ep8. Lamont Joseph White: Skiing in Color

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 19, 2021 18:27 - 59 minutes
Over the past year, our nation has been gripped in a discussion on racism. As skiers and snowboarders, how does that impact us in a sport that's not exactly known for its diversity? How inviting are we to minorities? How can we all help to change? What does it feel like as a Black skier...

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S2:ep8. Lamont Joseph White: Skiing in Color

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 19, 2021 18:27 - 59 minutes
Over the past year, our nation has been gripped in a discussion on racism. As skiers and snowboarders, how does that impact us in a sport that's not exactly known for its diversity? How inviting are we to minorities? How can we all help to change? What does it feel like as a Black skier...

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S2:Ep7. Jim Steenburgh: Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 12, 2021 13:37 - 53 minutes
Don't you just love it when you have to pick up your phone to call your boss back home. 'Hey, really sorry, but we just got snowed in with 60 inches of new snow. We can't get back to the airport. We're stuck up this mountain canyon.' Now that's a great ski trip! For over a half century...

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S2:Ep7. Jim Steenburgh: Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 12, 2021 13:37 - 53 minutes
Don't you just love it when you have to pick up your phone to call your boss back home. 'Hey, really sorry, but we just got snowed in with 60 inches of new snow. We can't get back to the airport. We're stuck up this mountain canyon.' Now that's a great ski trip! For over a half century...

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COVID-19: Innovating a New Approach to Service

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 30, 2020 15:54 - 33 minutes
Have you been skiing or riding this year? If so, you've experienced a new sensation - standing atop a snow-covered ridgeline, soaking in the alpine peaks and feeling a freedom from the COVID-19 restrictions that have ruled your life for eight months. Utah's resorts have been busy since ...

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COVID-19: Innovating a New Approach to Service

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 30, 2020 15:54 - 33 minutes
Have you been skiing or riding this year? If so, you've experienced a new sensation - standing atop a snow-covered ridgeline, soaking in the alpine peaks and feeling a freedom from the COVID-19 restrictions that have ruled your life for eight months. Utah's resorts have been busy since ...

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S2:Ep5. Jodie Rogers: From Turkey Chili to Gooey Warm Cookies

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 21, 2020 23:14 - 49 minutes
Imagine feeding thousands of skiers at a dozen locations across five mountains every day? That's the life of Jodie Rogers. An Australian skier who found Utah over 20 years ago, Rogers brings a jovial spirit to her role as director of food and beverage for Deer Valley Resort - staying on...

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S2:Ep5. Jodie Rogers: From Turkey Chili to Gooey Warm Cookies

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 21, 2020 23:14 - 49 minutes
Imagine feeding thousands of skiers at a dozen locations across five mountains every day? That's the life of Jodie Rogers. An Australian skier who found Utah over 20 years ago, Rogers brings a jovial spirit to her role as director of food and beverage for Deer Valley Resort - staying on...

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S2:Ep4. Chris Waddell: Tragedy To Opportunity

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 07, 2020 20:59 - 1 hour
Like many of us, Chris Waddell loves the feeling of being atop Bald Mountain at Deer Valley Resort. The distant peaks of the snow capped High Uintas are off to the right. To the left is the panoramic ridgeline of Park City. Below him is a pristine piste that is ready to be carved. But ...

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S2:Ep4. Chris Waddell: Tragedy To Opportunity

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 07, 2020 20:59 - 1 hour
Like many of us, Chris Waddell loves the feeling of being atop Bald Mountain at Deer Valley Resort. The distant peaks of the snow capped High Uintas are off to the right. To the left is the panoramic ridgeline of Park City. Below him is a pristine piste that is ready to be carved. But ...

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S2:Ep3. Nikki Champion, Utah Avalanche Center

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 26, 2020 14:13 - 46 minutes
Imagine boots on snow for 12 months a year? From the towering peaks of Denali and Rainier, to the powder-filled backcountry of Utah's Wasatch Range, that's the life of Nikki Champion. It's a long way from the young girl who was chasing gates as a ski racer in Michigan. Today, she's a vi...

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S2:Ep3. Nikki Champion, Utah Avalanche Center

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 26, 2020 14:13 - 46 minutes
Imagine boots on snow for 12 months a year? From the towering peaks of Denali and Rainier, to the powder-filled backcountry of Utah's Wasatch Range, that's the life of Nikki Champion. It's a long way from the young girl who was chasing gates as a ski racer in Michigan. Today, she's a vi...

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S2:Ep2. Bryn Carey: Innovation for a Better Ski Vacation

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 20, 2020 14:20 - 54 minutes
Few would argue that one of the most challenging aspects of a ski vacation can be renting the gear. Bryn Carey, a Sugarloaf, Maine transplant to Utah, has been changing that through his innovative approach to rental equipment delivery at Ski Butlers, a Park City-based company he founded...

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S2:Ep2. Bryn Carey: Innovation for a Better Ski Vacation

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 20, 2020 14:20 - 54 minutes
Few would argue that one of the most challenging aspects of a ski vacation can be renting the gear. Bryn Carey, a Sugarloaf, Maine transplant to Utah, has been changing that through his innovative approach to rental equipment delivery at Ski Butlers, a Park City-based company he founded...

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S2:Ep1. John Cumming: Passion for Utah and Outdoors

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 26, 2020 16:39 - 1 hour
Ever wonder what happened to the 'E' in POWDR, the owner of Woodward Park City and nearly a dozen resorts nationwide? You'll learn about that in the season two debut of Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast. POWDRresort company owner John Cumming still has fond memories as a young boy of h...

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S2:Ep1. John Cumming: Passion for Utah and Outdoors

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 26, 2020 16:39 - 1 hour
Ever wonder what happened to the 'E' in POWDR, the owner of Woodward Park City and nearly a dozen resorts nationwide? You'll learn about that in the season two debut of Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast. POWDRresort company owner John Cumming still has fond memories as a young boy of h...

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Ep 13. Season Pause: A Fabulous Snow Season Cut Short

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - May 19, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes
Without doubt, the 2019-20 ski and snowboard season was one for the record books - great snow, guests from around the world enjoying the Greatest Snow on Earth, restaurants and bars serving up the Ski Utah lifestyle. Then, it all came to a sudden pause on March 14. The pandemic pause c...

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Ep 13. Season Pause: A Fabulous Snow Season Cut Short

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - May 19, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes
Without doubt, the 2019-20 ski and snowboard season was one for the record books - great snow, guests from around the world enjoying the Greatest Snow on Earth, restaurants and bars serving up the Ski Utah lifestyle. Then, it all came to a sudden pause on March 14. The pandemic pause c...