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The Powder Hounds podcast is the original ski trivia game podcast. Host Jeff ”Shawman” Shaw will take listeners on a ski tour across North America to talk ski areas, ski news, ski passes and talk with ski industry professionals, volunteers and outdoor enthusiasts. Think snow sports fun on your way to or from the mountain!
Episodes
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, we pull back the curtain on what it takes to run a small, community or nonprofit ski area in the face of large mountain, corporate competition. My guest and long-time ski industry veteran, Jamie Schectman, takes a break from ripping turns in the Italian Alps to talk about an endangered specifies - small ski areas. The good news, financial models that exist to keep them sustainable – nonprofits, general improvement districts (Diamond Peak, NV), co-ops (Mad River Glen, VT), B-Corps (Taos, NM) historic preservation licenses (Old Hickory, NY) and even ski clubs. There are also operational models, such as NSAA’s Sustainable Slopes and Stoke Certification (Mount Ashland, OR) to help ski areas achieve the Triple Bottom Line - that their business is good on Profits, for People and for the Planet. For struggling ski areas, Jamie begs them to think outside the box, and for users to become the owners (a few movers and shakers and big donors will help). Storm clouds have been brewing around small ski areas for a while now, but Jamie will tell you there are lots of options to save a ski area – and even bring a few back to life (Saddleback, ME)! Keep an ear out for the Caddyshack and Hot Dog The Movie references!
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
This guest episode will surely make you want to catch first chair. You will hear from THE authority on lift-served skiing in North America – Peter Landsman. Peter is the Founder & Editor of Liftblog, the go-to resource for news and information about chair lifts, gondolas and trams at ski areas in North America. Peter is also a lift supervisor at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming. We talk about his remarkable quest – of visiting all 480+ lift-served ski areas in the U.S. as well as riding, documenting and photographing every chair lift! All 2,382 of them as of today (sorry Colorado Sun, but you missed one!). Peter gets peppered with rapid-fire questions about his lift passion, skiing past, 22-year epiK and iConic journey, the state of skiing, logistics and current lift installation and replacement projects. And of course, Peter gets a custom-crafted lift-related set of trivia questions he will probably ace. Find out all of that and more, in this "heavy lift" [chair lift pun intended] episode!
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
The 2nd Annual March Mogul Madness episode takes place in the Green Mountain State of Vermont. My OG, original ski partner in crime, Erik Lundquist, of Good in the Woods Productions, joins me for a long overdue conversation on the greatness that is skiing in Vermont. We wax poetic about our early ski days, college hoops, questionable 90s-era ski gear and awful attire, as we attempt to make inside jokes play well on the podcast (they don't/won't). The 8 ski areas in the year’s bracket are Jay Peak, Killington, Mad River Glen, Mount Snow, Okemo, Stratton, Stowe, and Sugarbush. The trivia games include Vermont Spring Skiing Traditions, and five mostly obscure questions about each ski area. I promise, you will learn a thing or two about Vermont skiing. A Final “Jeff-Pardy” Question awaits Erik as he positions himself for a run at the all-time March Mogul Madness Trivia Points Leader! But first, Erik gets worked a bit; and I definitely owe him a Single Chair or Tram Ale. Which will it be? Find out in this Mogul Madness episode!
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
This episode features McCauley Mountain, a medium-sized ski area in the Adirondacks that gets pummeled with Lake effect snow. The Tips Up segment features a SkiMag article about lift tickets under $50 (including McCauley!), a conversation about the resurrection of another New York ski are (Hickory) via the Storm Ski Journal and the big announcement from Big Sky..2025-the Final Chapter. McCauley is a must-stop for powder hounds of all abilities, but the glade and bump crowd will be especially happy. Be sure to chat up the lifties, they are super friendly and seem to love their jobs. Like, if there is an award for best lifties, McCauley’s crew should get a nomination. Of course, this episode features 9 custom crafted McCauley-specific ski trivia questions for your gaming pleasure. Finally, McCauley is a four-season mountain with a scenic chairlift and mountain biking and hiking trails, some with humorous names. Enjoy!
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Happy New Year, friends! We kick-off 2022 with a classic, Cranmore Mountain in the ski capital of New Hampshire, North Conway. A recent “Road Trippin’” adventure across Route 302 inspired this episode, featuring 11 ski area trivia questions as well as the familiar segment Tips Up – read, listen and watch recommendations. Also, new for 2022, all episodes will include an episode-specific crossword puzzle available on Twitter after each episode drops. Wah-HOO! Double the ski trivia game fun in 2022!
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
First, there was trivia. Then, there was ski trivia. Now, there is holiday-themed ski trivia! There is even Lake Tahoe specific holiday-themed ski trivia. Whoa. This "Holi-daze" trivia bonanza is sure to scratch both holiday and early ski season itches. There is even a game within the game! Just bonkers. A festive holiday spirit can be heard throughout the episode featuring, Christmas trees, Santa shenanigans, reindeer, saints, a sold out adult beverage and a deliciously sounding cookie competition. The abundant holiday spirit is intended to serve as a deposit of good will toward Ullr, the Norse God of winter and skiing, so he is inspired to do his part to make the seasons merry and bright by covering every ski slope with a fluffy white. Let it snow – and happy holidays, friends!
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
The 2nd Annual Ski Season Preview episode features the Northeast and covers opening dates, terrain expansion, weather predictions, operations, ski swaps and entertainment to set the stoke. Also, our friends at Ski(s) Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont have some solid, pre-season lift ticket promotions - one truly one of a kind - that will surely grab your attention. It's all about the future friends, ski season!
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Diamond Peak Ski Resort (Nevada) shines brightly from the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe. A hidden gem, some say is “overlooked and underrated,” but with abundant glade zones and breathtaking views of “Big Blue” from most trails, translates to must ski. Almost a dozen trivia questions cover the 50+ year history of the ski area, which should explain why Diamond Peak or - Ski Incline - if you’re an “OG” – is highly rated across the globe. Bear with the ridiculousness of the ‘Tips Up’ segment; what can I say, the spirit(s), tastes and flavors of the season have led to the absence of podcast reason! (Rhyme intended.) And be "shore" (lake pun intended) to catch the relaxing vibes of DP's old slogan..."ski happy," friends!
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
This solo episode features ‘no beginners allowed’ Mount Bohemia, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula, a remote finger of land that extends 80 miles into Lake Superior. Get your preseason stoke via Bohemia TV, hear why COVID may be the best thing to happen to the ski industry (not my words!), and hear how Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody unknowingly speaks to skiers and riders. Nine trivia questions about Mount Bohemia will surely make you want to buy a $99 season pass or day lift ticket (just not on Saturdays). Indeed, Mount Bohemia has extreme backcountry, a haunted valley, and middle earth, sans snowmaking and grooming.
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
In these dog days of August, imagine running 107 miles, in 90-degree day-time heat, with 12,000 feet of elevation gain and no human beings in sight for hours. Epic adventure or outdoor nightmare? According to Danny Manimbo, just another day of practicing "drive, self-motivation and staying at it." Hear about a secret weapon for trail runners, the importance of chicken parm at marathons and that skiing and riding does exist in North Dakota. The trivia games follow a deep rabbit hole in the badlands, while meandering back to Colorado. Hope to see you on the trail!
Danny's Resolve Fund-raising page: https://www.classy.org/campaign/manimbo-ultramarathon/c345917
Danny's blog: https://www.schellman.com/blog/tough-to-conceive
President Theodore Roosevelt's "The Man in the Arena Speech:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A311CnTjfos