Thank U Snowboarding

Jonathan (or Jon, I can't decide) has been around the British scene for years, and contributed to it, and the wider worldwide scene in so many ways, from grom on dryslope to working with some of the biggest names in snowboarding then or now, he has loved snowboarding all the way through, and helped others navigate it.There are photos of Jon riding a pre-Jamie Nicholls back yard dryslope in run to rail monstrosity, and also shots of him riding big AK looking lines, he was certainly no slouch on a snowboard, but its his enquiring mind that has set him in good stead in the industry, and also makes him one of the nicest, most down to earth people you could hope to hang out with, something I hope happens before too long.This is a fascinating conversation with a genuine frother and a guy who is so knowledgable about snowbooarding culture and what it means to so many people.The Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, and it is now SOLD OUT!!! If you'd like to be the first in line for whatever we put on in 27, then there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com Great food great people, good times snowboarding.If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/enI'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sketch is another one of those guys who has been around the scene for ages, and although I've seen and heard of him, our paths have never properly crossed, which is mad considering the size of the scene, which, btw, was and remains pretty small.But Sketch is without a doubt a die hard snowboarder, and you have to be in Scotland and insist on riding the highlands, because it ain't easy. Conditions change minute to minute and you get what you get, but there is such a joy that comes with that, it almost makes me want to most to Scotland.The Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, and it is now SOLD OOUT!!! If you'd like to be the first in line for whatever we put on in 27, then there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com Great food great people, good times snowboarding.If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/enI'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jono is another one of those people that upped sticks from the UK to devote and build his life around the shred. I'd heard his name mentioned loads of times because he also helped Chris Moran build his house, but I finally met him when we booked him to teach our kids to snowboard last Easter. He has the unenviable task of showing three autistic kids the fine art of shredding, from complete beginners to being able to link turns in less than four days. He not only acheived it, but did so with complete calm and a smile on hs face the whole time. Carefully explaining and demonstrating the nuances of navigating your way down a mountain, and for that, I owe you endless pints.I would wholeheartedly recommend Jono and you can find his website here: https://cab9snowboarding.com/There are two spaces left on the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com its gonna be so great, its dumping in the Alps, we have coaching available, Burton boards for you to try, our own blend of coffee even! Great food great people, good times snowboarding.If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/enI'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcus' life took a pretty big gear change 13 years ago, with the death of his best friend and partner in crime, Nelson Pratt. Its hard not to mention Marcus without talking about Nelson and we do, but Marcus' story is pretty mad on its own. From blagging snowboards and convincing a major Tour Operator to letting him and Nelson be their snowboard guides, to the ridiculous slam he took trying to air over a massive road gap in Val D'Isere (complete with Audi TT underneath) to working for Snowboard UK, the UKs longest (at the time) running snowboarding magazine. Marcus is also one fo the nicest guys you'll ever meet and is still as excited for the shred as ever. Sadly, the last two years I've been to Tignes early doors, are the only two years Marcus hasn't managed to make it out, so we caught up a few weeks ago via Zoom to have this chat. We do deal with some heavy topics around suicide and mental health, so if you are triggered by anything we talk about, are worried about someone, or are strggling yourself, then please head straight to https://www.thecalmzone.net or you can download their app here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/calmzone-anxiety-relief/id1439527291Another service offering support for men is https://1in6.org/ And also https://www.samaritans.org/At the time of Nelsons passing, Tim Warwood made a short tribute video, you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=aN-3XQuPazw&t=29sIf you are interested in Calm and specifically the Ride on Nelly event, there are a couple of videos you can watch here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JecwQTcieg0&pp=0gcJCTMBo7VqN5tDThere are. handful of spaces left on the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com its gonna be so great, its dumping in the Alps, we have coaching available, Burton boards for you to try, our own blend of ciffee even! Great food great people, good times snowboarding.If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/enI'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee has had an inlfuence on the biggest company in snowboarding globally, not in a glamorous, pro riding way, although he was a semi prosketer back in the 80's. But in a practicle, problem solving way, which is s important. From hand building his own boards back in the early days of snowboarding, finding his crew at Extreme in Doncaster, he saw an opportunity with Burton. So after writing a hand written letter, waiting for a reply and chancing his arm, sleeping (and nearly dying from hypothermia) in his car to make the most of a small crack in a door, he found himself overseeing new prodedures to make sure all of Burtons' products were the best quality.Having hand made a snowboard myself, there is a lot of processes, most of which aren't automated, so I can image this was a pretty tough job, but Lee was the guy and to this day helps companies maintain the quality of their output. He is sill riding his local mountain in Vermont three times a week, lives for the shred and as a geek for snowboarding, exactly the sort of person I like talking to.There are. handful of spaces left on the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com its gonna be so great, its dumping in the Alps, we have coaching available, Burton boards for you to try, our own blend of ciffee even! Great food great people, good times snowboarding.If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/enI'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I first heard Neils name when some waterproof shirts were quite the accessory, however, with a button phobia, it wasn't something I could go near. Since then, I heard his name quite often, often linked with James Stentifod on backcountry adventures, so I knew he was a rider of some standing.Fast forward a few years, I'm sharing a room with James and Neil at Spriing Break, although our paths didn't really cross, even though we slept in the same room. Upon checking out I found out that Neil, or Wags, as lots of people call him, had settled the bill. That was pretty awesome, and a sign of Wags' generous nature, so when it looked like we'd both be in Tignes at the same time, I jumped at the chance to get him on.He had more to do with the set up of British Instructors being able to teach around the world, is a highly respected coach and guide, and has a deep knowledge and love of snowboarding, so it was a joy to hear his story and we cover a lot of ground in this episode.If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As far as success after a life in snowboarding goes, Nathan certainly seems like he won. He took his riding skills and combined it with a good eye for an image and became one of the stalwarts of the British scene and capturing it, and took those skills to the wider world and became a very sought after photographer. Indeed, if world famous celebs whom youve worked with are any measure of success then you could say Nathan is very succcesful.Nathan has that rare ability to see things, to really see things, to question things and to think his way round things. Which is what makes this conversation such a wide ranging and interesting one (as far as I'm concerned) because one subject can pull in so many others and tangents are at least as interesting as the orginal subject, and that is something I love. Interesting, wide ranging, funny conversations and Nathan, or Nate, has that in spades.He pulled off some truly funny skits in Lockdown Projects films (on our Youtube channel) can play the piano with some abandon and in fact, its kinda funny he is comfortable behind the lens because he is pretty good in front of it too. If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features a rider who owns possibly the best turn in snowboarding. I'll caveat that with 'that I've seen in real life' because the general concensus is that Josh Dirksen has the best turn, but I've never ridden with him. I have ridden with Owain however, and I wanted to follow his line and ride like him and I've not felt like that for a long, long time.Owain is a coach and lives in a little village about Bourg Saint Maurice, which is where I used to live, but we met riding with a crew in Tignes whilst out at the Dragon Lodge early season. Whilst sharing a chairlift I found out a little more about him, his work on Jenny Jones' workshops, his involvement in Protect Our Winters (POW) and his life as a local in Tignes, and he just has a warm, low key energy that I really like, as well as some serious skills.We talked a bit about the camp we are running in March and if he'd like to come and spend a day coaching with our clients and then we talked about coming on the podcast to talk about his career in snowboarding, one which is acheivable, should someone listening want to endeavour on a similar path.I'm stoked he is coming on our camp, I can't wait to get some tips myself, and for the whole group to unlock the next level of their riding, as well as all the other cool stuff thats gonna be happening. If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in getting Owain to work on your snowboarding, you can check out his website here: https://www.motionsnowboarding.com/If you want to know more about Protect Our Winters, you can here https://protectourwinters.uk/If you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Carr is one of those riders whoo, in the 90's, was living for dryslope riding. A regular at Becton and Hillingdon, as well as a face and contender at any give drylope competition, Chris carved himself a nice little niche in snowboarding. Sponsored by Morrow and Special Blend (two holy grail sponsors) he may not have gone the biggest, but had a distinct and solid style honed from countless hours lapping dendex kickers.Fast forward 30 years, Chris has lived and ridden in the USA, Austria and France, has worked in many different positions in the industry, finding ways to keep his dreams of shredding alive. He zigged to Austria when most of the UK scene was in France, was in Mammoth when the scene over there started popping off, got sponsored by Bud Ice, which for a snowboarder at the time could have been a nail in the coffin, but he took all these experiences and, started a company to act as the go-between between brands who wanted some of snowboarding and actions sports' shine and the core of the industry.It's quite the journey and one Chris is still on as he takes his (nearly grown up) kids to the mountains and pushes himself to stay ahead of them. Its great to see and after 30 years of knowing Chris to say hi to, a pleasure to actually spend some time with someone who is still frothing for the shred.If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a great example of how Snowboarding, possibly unlike other 'sports' can bring people together. I'd never met Hannah before and we sat down as strangers, but by the end of the interview I felt I'd made a new friend. Then we went shredding and had a great day with a solid crew, some up from Bourg and other Tignes locals, all chopping around in the bit of pow we had, laughing on chairlifts and basically, doing what snowboarders do.I wanted to tell stories like Hannah's because doing a season is a joy in itself, and for some, one season turns into a life and a career. I wanted to show that is is possible, no matter where you are from, that you too can carve a life out in the mountains, and that there are people that speak your language, come from where you come from, doing the thing you might want to do.It is totally do-able and hannah is the proof, that as well as snowboarding, she had carved her career doing other things she loves too, it isn't just a subsistance lifestyle of doing whatever to get by (well, it might be early doors) but you can pursue your other passions out in the mountains and live a life that is rewarding in all aspects.You can find out more about Hannah by visiting her instagram @hannah.tadasanayogaIf you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there had to be one skier who blurs the line between skiing and snowboarding, it is Jim Adlington aka Skier Jim. He doesn't necessarily ski like a skier, and is definitely 'one of us' in terms of personality and outlook. Its quite mad that given the community in Tignes which he would fit right in with, he lives over the mountain in bat shit crazy Val D'Isere, a town which has transformed in many ways since I was last there 31 years ago. In fact Jim lives in the same apartment block that I first lived in for two weeks whilst trying to find a job and life over there when I was 19, which wa a bit of a mind bender.Jim owned and ran Planks, a very succesful clothing brand out of Val and he talks candidly about that story arc, why it closed and what he is up to now. He loves DJing, which we did talk about a lot before and after I pressed record (a bit geeky even for me!) we took a walk round Val, Jim certainly is part of the furniture there, we could barely walk for 50 yards without someone stopping to say hi, and it was great to see someone be as fondly regarded as he is.Jims love for the mountains is infectious, as is his interest in life. We talked a lot about all sorts of things and the podcast is only part fo that, I"m very much looking forward to hanging out with Jim again as soon as possible (he says loading a bag with vinyl in anticipation of the call...)If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, we have T's and Hoodies in all sizes, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their sale is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Lewey was hand building snowboards in the Alps, or Japan, no-one would bat an eyelid, but as a guy building boards in the UK, he stands out as different. But Lewey is a prime example of someone being exactly where they want to be in life. Sure, he could be a bit bigger and maybe have an employee or two, but as someone who loved snowboarding, who found someone needing an apprentice to learn how to build snowboards, local to where he lived in the West Country of the UK, whose Dad was working nearby and popped his head it to see they had received his application instantly pushing his CV to the top, is a wild set of circumstances. Or meant to be.I enjoyed making this episode so much, from getting to know Lewey and our conversation, to the time spent building a board and getting hands on in his workshop.Lewey isn't just a snowboard brand, maybe not even a brand, but he is a craftsman. Every board that comes from his factory has felt his hands a hundred times, the only automated process being a C&C machine to router the shape and the inserts, everything else is done by hand, and it is glorious.You can watch the process in a video up on our Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/c2ApXTeo1tMAnd you can find out about DOUK Snowboards by heading to their website here: https://www.douksnow.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooHJEi3JmLCJw0FYx6sCsKvAdTrRlXQNJATkKQRo7UrBprB_2BeIf you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, then hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stewart blasted into the snowboard industry, missioned with hooking up a team of riders and spreading the Oakley name as far and as wide as possible, and boy, did they choose the right person.Anywhere he went, he would look after his team and associated people, if he saw someone on the mountain struggling with their goggles, bam, he'd hand them a pair. He was generous to a fault, I can only wince if I think how much product Stewart used to give out, but then again, that was his mission, and Oakley make fucking great goggles. In fact, I've pretty much always used them.Stewart took that mentality to other sports too, watching Olympic athletes all wearing Oakley sunnies, that was his doing. His energy for looking after people took him around the world and he has countless outrageous stories to tell, we only scratched the surface in this interview, but he is genuinely one of the most generous individuals to have worked in snowboarding and there are a ton of riders who owe him their careers.Thank U Stewart xIf you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, then hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ash is another one of those people who has an infectious energy for snowboarding. His path has taken in many facets of the lifestyle of snowboarding, from a job in the industry to playing in bands out in the Alps, (probably in the wrong order) and maybe he lost the love for it at points. As a community we are thankful that Ash is still with us. Sadly, the lifestyle of snowboarding can be an easy place to get lost in, and I think this is a conversation that is starting slowly to be had, but one that there are quite a few people who aren't willing to have it.If you are worried about the amount of alcohol you are consuming or worried about a loved one, then you can speak to Drinkline on 0300 123 1110 which is an NHS service, or you can get help and advice from https://alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help-now or https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/Luckily, we do still have Ash and his infectious laughter and smile, and I for one, hope to see him on a board soon, and take some laps and hear some more of his stories on a chairlift.If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, then hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Izzi has an infectious love of snowboarding, everytime I"ve seen her, she has a big smile on her face and you can tell she is so stoked on snowboarding. We met at the Spring Break and I'm sure Shannon from the TSA had mentioned her, so we got chattng and I found out she runs meet ups for snowboarders, which, I'd never really thought was a thing. Back in the day, you just went where there was snowboarders and you got chatting. But I guess these days, with higher social anxiety, amongst other problems, people want to feel like they will be safe and putting on social events is a great way to welcome more people into our great world.Through her social events, there is a burgeoning crop of people who just love snowboarding and the people around it and are finding 'their tribe' which is great to see, and The Reason magazine championed that in the latest copy of their magazine.Snowboarding in the UK needs people like Izzi to keep the community alive, we all live such disparate lives, but getting together with fellow snowboarders is always a joy, so if you need companions for the shred, take a look at https://www.instagram.com/snowcone.social/?hl=en-gbIf you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you are interested in merch, then hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russ has been quietly shaping and documenting the best of British Snowboarding for as long as I can remember. I didn't really know what Russ did entirely, he was just everywhere, at every event or happening for ever. I assumed he had something to do with organising things, maybe the Brits, maybe dryslope things, then of course, I noticed he started shooting snowboarding as more and more of his photos appeared in magazines. It felt like he worked with Snowboard UK and Document magazine mostly, and certainly whoever was coming off dryslope and turning their attention to bigger things, but I didn't realise just how involved he was in representing British Snowboarding to the wider world.He is well tarvelled because of this, totally grounded and prior to the interview I enjoyed a ride or two dwon from the Kaurnatal glacier, chatting about all sorts of things, including his love of Lambrettas (definitely not Vespas)He is planning to release a book of some of his fine images next year, which we'll keep you updated about. and is still frothing for snowboarding after all this time.Its people like Russ that make the British scene, just regular people, with relatively regular lives, but with a deep love of snowboarding and the people within it.Keep on shredding Russ. xIf you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James has probably ridden more powder than any other UK rider (except Neil Mcnab probably) and has hard earned his repuatation as one of Europes best freeriders. From his early skate style snowboarding, to the big peaks of Chamonix, his career has taken him around the world to many far flung places, a bug for adventure he still services with his own camps.Eschewing the usual pro snowboarder turned industry bod, which to be fair, he tried for a bit, he realised that actual snowboarding was way better than talking snowboarding, but instead of just persuing a solo pursuit, he shares his love of adventure and powder with his clients, making sure they have a good time, ride epic lines and come away safely to enjoy a beer at the end of the day.If you want to know more about James' camps, you can find his website here: https://www.stentifordsnowboarding.co.uk/If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin Drayton is one of UK snowboardings founding fathers. There it is. Simple. A kid from London who found skateboarding and then snowboarding, got himself to the Alps to do seasons, helped set up a frame work for teaching snowboarding, helped set up The Snowboard Asylum, was a pro for Burton back when no-one was pro, raced internationally, was a major part of Chalet Snowboard, even tried to qualify for the Olympics with no support from anyone, then tried again to represent Trinidad.So many of my guests stories go back to Martin, he has quielty and modestly help shape UK Snowboarding, and there he is, 24 seasons deep in Park City, teaching people of all levels the finer aspects of snowboarding.The word legend gets bandied about a lot (by me, I know) but this guy is one, at 66 stilll going strong, surviving a hit and run on the mountain, back on it, riding as many days as he can.Thank U Martin for everything you've done for us. xHere are some links to articles and whatnot Martin sent over, there will be loads of photos on the Instagram and the Youtube version will have a photo gallery.https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/03/06/utah-snowboard-instructor-spine-fracture/https://www.skiutah.com/blog/authors/khai/60-the-new-30?brid=OkqpvVvKtAtIHbnAAqWTmQhttps://youtu.be/RYW9TywjzPIhttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/19bWedAQfd/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/17mV19jQUZ/?mibextid=wwXIfrIf you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian came over to my studio with Jonny Weeks (S3 Ep1) to record their interviews, obviously I had known Jonny for some years although it had been some years, but Ian I'd never met. I knew Ian had started Chalet Snowboard, as far as I'm aware, the first Snowboarder specific chalet holiday company, which, at the time would have seemed like lunacy as the numbers were still quite small, but they hit a sweet spot in the sports growth and enjoyed quite a success, which certainly opened the door to young snowboarders such as myself, to open more places for snowboarders to stay and be unashamably snowboard-centric.He bought along some literature to look at, including old Burton catalogues (CSB was a Burton Test Centre) and a copy of some mens mag where he went on a sandboarding trip, fair enough, he was a handsome fella and still is!Most of all, I loved Ians laid back and considered character, immediatly feeling at ease in his company and like we must have known each other for years.Ian is still shredding having bought a season pass for Western Switzerland which gives unlimited days for over 100 resorts, I hope he gets a good return on his investment, and I hope I get some make some turns with him soon.If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/We'll be back every week for the next 22 weeks with interesting stories from the world of UK snowboarding, so see you then!Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mia is one of the current crop of young UK riders who are blazing a path into the wider European and Worldwide scenes, and its quite incredible to watch. I've talked about how the UK punches above its weight in snowboarding, and I think its amazing to see a rider from humble beginnings, Knockhatch dry slope, which is quite local to me, and tiny and I certainly didn't think there would even be a scene there, let alone a scene which produces world class riders. Mia stood out in the crows at the Spring Break this year, her riding was incredible to watch, and given that Spring Break is mostly populated by balding middle aged dudes, seeing some young blood hanging out in the bar then slaying the mountain reminded me of my early seasons and its great to see snowboarding still has that spirit, that it isn't all gyms and training, because for most, its a fun thing to do, then to sit and talk about it afterwards. She rides for Dragon Europe and Yes Snowboards as well as the TSA, clearly her talent and enthusiasm for the shred is being noticed and with such a level head on her shoulders and strong work ethic, I can't see how she isn't going to go far... If you want to know more about the Thank U Snowboarding Community Camp in March 26, there are details here: https://thankusnowboarding.wixsite.com/spring2026 or you can email us at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comWe are supported by the rad crew at The Snowboard Asylum, and their new website with all this seasons product is online now: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/We are also looked after by Dan and Lizzie at Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en and Tom at High Days for Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/I'd like to take a moment to introduce FourTwenTea, which is delicious tea embibed with CBD oil, which I have been drinking over this summer, just to help keep my brain from overheating. Its completely natural, Jemma, the owner, is a snowboarder and total legend and I can't recommend this stuff enough, so go check it out: https://fourtwentea.com/We'll be back every week for the next 22 weeks with interesting stories from the world of UK snowboarding, so see you then!Peace x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.