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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!
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Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Welcome to the Powder Hounds Podcast, a ski trivia game podcast. In this intro episode, meet host Jeff Shaw, a 30+ year skier out of the Northeast to hear about the show. Ski area reviews, outdoor lifestyle topics, hot deals, ski news, and most importantly, fun trivia games await guests and listeners. So sit back, kick your feet up, relax and enjoy the experience. See you on the slopes Powder Hounds!
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
With the shine of a New Year still radiating (well, not really), this “sprint” episode launches out of the gate with a little inspiration, an off-piste outdoor challenge and dad humor. The featured topic, the Return of Mountain Gazette, the semi-annual, 11x17 inch print magazine on mountain culture, receives high marks. The latest ski news of the week-ish is delivered in a new, lamed-name-trivia game!
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
This "(Stuck at) Home for the Holidays"-themed episode makes the best of our limited ability to see family and friends with fun trivia games over cocktails and Zoom. Hear the sounds of host Jeff’s actual family competing in their fourth consecutive week of trivia games, this time, ski specific. To kick-off the New Year's holiday on a high note, a number of honorable mentions and good ski news stories are shared to inspire and turn the page to a fresh, powdery, healthy and fun-filled year. Happy New Year, and all the best in 2021, Powder Hounds!
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Ice axes, X-Games, pirate life, skiing every trail on Cranmore Mountain by age 2, and a ride on the 1929 ski train are just a few topics covered…in the introduction! Buckle up for a fast-paced, witty, often humorous discussion with former X-Games Boardercrosser and world class sailing pro, Shannon Dunfey-Ball, of Ski New Hampshire, a nonprofit trade association for ski areas in the Granite State. We talk four season recreation, iconic places in New Hampshire, tasty off mountain Rueben potato skins and of course, preview the upcoming winter season.
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
This backcountry episode should get you excited for untracked lines hidden in plain sight at a ski area in southern Vermont. Leaders of DHASH, a nonprofit chapter of the Catamount Trail Association, will share the history of the ski area, offer tips for first-time visitors, talk about the grow of backcountry recreation, and reflect on former members of the 10th Mountain Division’s impact on the ski area. Support Dutch Hill by becoming a member of DHASH, signing-up for a work day, making a donation, or getting a friend involved. Also hear about work on Thunderbolt Run at nearby Mount Greylock in Massachusetts. Whether you snowshoe or skin, the trails await!
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
This episode features an interview with Lori Rowell, Director of Marketing & Sales, Pats Peak, New Hampshire. We talk expanded terrain for skiing, snowboarding and tubing, the Pay One Price (POP) Pass, Sled Pub nachos, Snow White and the Seven Wells, and 58 years of one family ownership! As for ski news, catch-up with the latest ski area openings, Warren Miller Entertainment’s 71st ski film, “Future Retro” and re-purposing gondolas for dining in Telluride. Oh, and hear about the recent discovery of skiing in West Hartford, Connecticut. Good homegrown vibes throughout the pod!
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Need a boost of excitement toward the upcoming winter season? Look no further than this episode featuring Jim Shockley, Branding & Equipment Director, at Mohawk Mountain. Jim sets the stoke for skiing and snowboarding in just a few weeks with his optimism, sharp wit, and tireless efforts to ensure not just a winter season, but individualized attention and a better experience for all customers. Learn insider tips on favorite views, discount season passes, best kept secrets, and future trivia question answers on the iconic 70-year old ski area. Hear about the excitement around the renewing with the Indy Pass, joining the Connecticut Outdoor Recreation Alliance and the best chili in Connecticut!
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
The calendar shows October which means the countdown to ski season is in full swing! With mid-November opening days expected and an Indy Pass already purchased, I will share my approach to getting to partner mountains for what is expected to be the most challenging season ever. Time to up the stoke! Make sure to catch the fall foliage, learn about a new ski area perfectly positioned for the pandemic, listen for two “busta rhymes” and my six-month-old son Jay trying to get in on the conversation. Trivia, listener questions, seasonal beers from Great Falls Brewery and an overview of the northeast Indy Pass ski areas fill the chatter.
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
It's mid-September and the change in the seasons from summer to fall just means winter is that much closer! This episode’s theme – an Outdoor State of Mind – will feature the airing of grievances, creative ways to embrace the outdoors into the cold months, a resurrected ski area in Maine, and a feature segment about the greatest challenge of our lifetime, protecting our winters. Season pass sales, winter operation updates and good ski news will all be part of this episode – recorded outside on my deck! The chirping birds, barking dogs and garbage truck are nice accent pieces to the episode theme. And for the love of God, “Is the Pano Open?”
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
To kick-off Season 2 of the Powder Hounds Podcast as well as start the countdown to Opening Day, I take a big bite out of the pie that is Vail Resorts recently released 2020-2021 operating plan. There are also plenty of other topics to cover, from drones being the future personal ski lift, to the potential encouragement of tailgating in ski area parking lots, to blasting live tracks while running outside and how to appropriately celebrate a personal best on the links. Also, the beloved games return with the segment – “C 10” Question Trivia (Happy belated National Chicken Wing Day Beamer!). Find the trivia question answers @PowderHoundSkis and post your score. Prizes for listeners are in the works, friends.