in this episode we follow the path that took Josh from the small mountains of rural Pennsylvania all the way to Alaska. At one time in the sport Alaska was considered the domain of the professional athlete or the super rich. NO MORE. Today recreational riders are pushing the bounderies of access further than riders with corporate budgets ever have.

This is the journey that one rider took to become a local in one of the best areas to be a skier or rider - Valdez, Alaska.

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Josh McPain is an unlikely suspect to become a local at one of the best snowboarding spots in the world: Valdez, Alaska. In this two part series we beak down what it takes to ride the most intimidating mountains anywhere. In the second episode we will cover Josh's story coming from rural Pennsylvania to the mountains of Alaska.

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In this episoide of The Snowboard Project we talk with New York Times best selling author Eric Blehm about his latest book: The Darkest White, the story of snowboarding legend Craig Kelly.

This is an interesting tale documenting the life of the sport's first superstar, 4 time world champion turned backcountry pioneer Craig Kelly - following his life and adventures in the world of snowboarding.

Eric Blehm, the author cut his literaryt teeth at the snowboarding publicatiln Transworld Snowboarding before turning to writing full time.

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In this episode of Real Talk, Chad Otterstrom, Eddie Wall and Mark Sullivan discuss what it takes to become a pro in today's media and competition landscape.

They also talk about The Darkest White, a new book by author Eric Blehm that focus' on the life of nowboarding legend Craig Kelly.

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On this episode of the Snowboard Project we talk with artist Scott Lenhardt who has created the graphics for more than 60 Burton snowboards - including the women's first pro model, Free Thinker series and much more. His boards have been regularly featured on the podiums of the X-Games and Olympics.

And here is the special news for all snowboard collectors out there - he is going to auction off all of the original artwork, sketches and boards that he had a hand in designing starting February 3RD. 

YOU CAN CHECK OUT. A PREVIEW OF THE AUCTION HERE:

https://www.nathanre.com/auctions/single-owner-artists-collection-scott-lenhardt-burton-snowboards-graphic-artist-30-years-of-innovation-and-flow

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This week we talk with former snowboarding super pro Eddie Wall. This interview is somewhat different than the other ones Eddie has done and was both fun and interesting. 

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In this episode of Real Talk, Chad Otterstrom and Mark Sullivan discuss current snow conditions, events, videos and more.

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On this episode of The Snowboard Project, we talk to one of the godfathers of powder surfing, Shark Powderboard's Tim Wesley. ( http://sharkpowderboards.com ) Along with Wolle Nyvelt, Jeremy Jensen and Greg Todds Tim's long time dedication to pow surfing puts him amongst the most iconic contributers to the discipline. 

If you are not farmiliar with powder surfing, check out some of these videos:

Powsurfing! 2020-21 Sharksnowsurf season recap
 https://youtu.be/0_dbFdWgfRM?si=F1GQyR_UuqUzOOv_

Powdersurfing - Triple Overhead

https://youtu.be/H-sRC4pOPOU?si=n8Ii9Hx60P7dOlv6 

Powsurf fin install!!

https://youtu.be/QD8dyZ_Q2h4?si=h42u3-9301vGHryL 

Shark Snowsurf - Icicle TV 

https://vimeo.com/40137952 

Shark Snowsurf and Tim Wesley - Brian Schaefer

https://youtu.be/i-LTz7l7oi0?si=iAUL0AjuX8qah-HB 

Shreddin’ for Ken - Matt Wainhouse
https://vimeo.com/87833321

NOTHING
https://youtu.be/0wOm_OUVxvs?si=98f5ffcWhKmlyKAv 

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