Another Level

Freedle Coty and Parker White join Conor Smith to discuss the state of union for ski movie culture, count down their top 5 favorite movies of the year, and hit a few other fun "best-of" categories. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more dank podcasts.  First aired 2/7/22.  Intro music: "Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind. 

Brady Perron joins to talk about filming with B-Dog, his creative process, his career as a pro skier (kinda), working with Mango, and much more.Visit podcast.level1.ski for more dank podcasts. First aired 1/14/22. Intro music: "The Sheikh Pull up U Shake the Masjid" - Tha God Fahim

Jonah Elston and Nash Lisac from Carnage join the podcast to talk about Jonah's Tumalo Falls gap, how Carnage got started, the Beartooth road gap, making movies with your friends, and much more. New Carnage movie "Wasted Potential"  is coming out soon - stay tuned to their Instagram (@ski_carnage) to make sure you don't miss it.  Visit https://podcast.level1.ski for more dank podcasts.  First aired 10/15/21.  Intro music: "Age of Consent" - New Order

Parker White and Freedle Coty join the podcast to talk about last year's film "Nothing" including the vision for a multi-sport film, choosing ski movie soundtracks, their upcoming project "Nothing New", and a ranking of Parker's top 5 favorite video parts of all time.Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch the films we talked about here, including Parker's top 5 favorite video parts. First aired 9/29/21. Intro music: "It's My Life" - Jim Ford

 Flat Stan join the podcast to talk about people overhyping their ACL injuries, GOATs in skiing, the Cromat video he was part of and much more. Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more podcasts and to watch a few of the films discussed. First aired 9/08/21. Intro music: Ennio Morricone - "The Ecstasy of Gold" 

Strictly's street dogs join the podcast to talk about rules in street skiing, their upcoming project, making their first films 70/30 and Banged Up, helmets and head injuries and much much more.  Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more podcasts and to watch a few of the films that we talked about in this episode. First aired 8/24/21. Intro music: Frank Sinatra - "Forget Domani"

For the first episode of Season 2 of Another Level, B-Mack joins the podcast to talk about skiing as a coping mechanism for anxiety and depression, critiquing consumerism through his Finesse video part, making his own music, the dream of the 5-minute spot, and much much more.Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for more podcasts and to watch a few of B-Mack's films that we talked about in this episode. First aired 8/16/21. Intro music: "Feel The Feeling" - B-Mack

Josh Berman and Freedle Coty join Conor Smith to recap their winters, talk about the impact of Covid-19 on the world of skiing, and discuss X Games Real Ski.  Consider this episode a teaser for Season 1 of the Another Level Podcast Series, where each week we'll talk with creators and skiers about a notable movie from their past.  Stay tuned for new episodes dropping sometime in the next few months. In the meantime, stay home and stay safe.

Josh Berman and Conor Smith go in-depth on Level 1's sophomore movie Second Generation. Topics include: the first urban skiing missions, the role of crash reels in movies of the day, and starting to think of Level 1 as a business. Go watch the movie at www.podcast.level1.ski (free for a week after this episode drops!) to get the most out of this podcast.  Intro track: "Even If" - Method Man.  First aired 7-7-19. 

Josh Berman, Freedle Coty, and Conor Smith go in-depth on Level 1's sixth feature film: Shanghai Six. Topics include the end of the Dave Crichton era, the transition to HD video, and the limitations of the ski technology of the time. Go watch the movie for free at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track: “Seventeen Years” - Ratatat. First aired 8-4-19. 

Josh Berman, Freedle Coty, and Conor Smith go in-depth on Level 1's fifth film High Five. Topics include the early years of backcountry sled-skiing, Corey Vanular winning the inaugurual Superunknown, and the first Level 1 urban skiing drop-in ramp.  Go watch High Five for free at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track: "Ghostwriter" - RJD2. First aired 7-28-19.

Josh Berman, Freedle Coty, and Conor Smith go in-depth on Level 1's fourth film Forward. Topics include: Dave Crichtons breakout performance, the role of Superpark/Parkasaurus in the ski community, and the first Level 1 international trip.  Go watch the movie for free at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track: "Jealousy" - The Pharcyde. First aired 7-21-19.

Josh Berman, Freedle Coty, and Conor Smith go in-depth on Level 1's third film Strike Three. Topics include: Candide's 540 heard round the world at Superpark 2002, partying and shenanigans on the road, and the first time shooting at Mt. Hood.  Go watch the movie for free at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track: "Shame on a N***a" - Wu Tang Clan. First aired 7-14-19.

Josh Berman and Conor Smith go in-depth on Level 1's first movie, Balance. Topics include: how Josh picked up his first camera, meeting Candide for the first time, and the summer scene at Whistler back in the day. Go watch the movie on the Level 1 website at www.podcast.level1.ski to get the most out of this podcast. Intro track: Sick Shift - "Upstairs".  First aired 7/1/19.

As an epilogue to our Season 1 interview series, Josh Berman, Freedle Coty and Conor Smith discuss the standout ski movies in 2020. We count down our top 5 favorite movies, throw out some honorable mentions, talk about the best songs, discuss standout snowboard projects, and chat rider of the year.Favorite movie discussion starts at 27:00 in case you want to skip the life updates and big picture reflections.Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch all the movies we talked about in this episode. Music: QuarterPiece: "Lookin 4 Ya" and Good Morning: "Best Supporting Actor". First aired 12/31/20.

Henrik Harlaut (@hharlaut) joins Josh Berman and Conor Smith to discuss his 2-year project Salute, which you should view before listening at this link.  Henrik talks about his session on the Baker road gap, hitting the biggest jump of his life in Jackson, first try stomps on NBD tricks, the high points of founding an apparel brand, and much much more.  This episode of Another Level is brought to you by Pit Viper - use the code "anotherlevel" for 15% off anything at www.pitvipersunglasses.com   Visit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch the Refresh Mammoth segment and older Henrik movies. First aired 11/15/20. Intro music: "Represent" - Nas

Pär Hägglund (@thepeyben) joins the podcast for the penultimate episode of Season 1 to discuss the pull of “real life” and why he’s determined to keep making amazing ski movies, creating 2019’s “color”, nicknames in The Bunch, the upcoming #IsThereTimeForMatchingSocks film, Mother Russia and creepy teddybears, hauling 600 pounds of gear to go tent camping for two weeks, and much much more.Visit www.thebunch.se to watch "color" and many more vibrational videos featuring skiing and filming by Peyben.Intro track: "Genesarets sjö" - Kjell Höglund. First aired 10/19/2020

Nick Martini (@nickmartini) joins the podcast to give us the rundown on what Stept has been up to including some "Salute" discussion, revisit some of the high points from the Stept catalog, share some insight into their editing process and how they approached storytelling, drop some advice for up-and-comers, and much much more.Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for a collection of relevant Stept segments.First aired 10/12/20. Intro music: "Killing Pablo" - Alex Kane. 

Gustav Cavallin (@gustavcavallin) and Jens Nilsson (@jnillagrams) join the podcast to talk through the high points from the Bunch catalog over the years from the Trilogy to India Kash to Interpretation, with a discussion of how their collaborative process as a crew evolved, and how they think about evoking emotion in ski movies.Visit www.podcast.level1.ski for a collection of relevant Bunch movies. You should also visit www.thebunch.se for merch and vibrations.First aired 10/5/20. Intro music: "Gyöngyhajú lány" - Omega

Andy Parry (@parryandy) and Will Wesson (@willwesson) join Josh Berman and Conor Smith for the oral history of Andy+Will, from growing up together and H8ing NY, living and dying by #vanlife, whether Line Traveling Circus has an expiration date, an Andy Parry Rant Session™ to finish it off, and much more.This episode of Another Level is brought to you by Pit Viper - hit the direct link pitviper.biz/level1 to recieve 15% off your entire cart at checkout!The auction is over, but you can still donate to help Soren McFalls at www.32auctions.com/helpsorenVisit www.podcast.level1.ski to watch relevant LTC episodes and IH8NY videos.  First aired 9/28/20.  Intro music: "Our Mouths Were Wet" - Oh No! Oh My!