Janelle Yip's path to becoming a pro skier was more unexpected than unconventional. She grew up as a skier on the slopestyle path, and while she loved it, being a comp skier wasn’t in the cards for Janelle. So, after a gap year led her to Revelstoke, Janelle never gave up on her pro skier dreams, giving herself a 5-year window to make it happen. In year one, Janelle met the crew that would become “The Blondes," altering the trajectory of her life. In what started as a play for free beer, “The Blondes” took the ski world by storm and, in turn, launched three ski careers. On the podcast, Janelle and I talk about the influence of Windell’s, starting an all-girls ski crew, Intersection, MSP, and so much more. One of Janelle’s partners in crime, Emily Childs, asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Janelle Yip Show Notes:

4:00: Parking, front teeth, sponsors, Ringettes, Windell’s, Canada Olympic Park, her gap year, and the dream of becoming a pro skier

18:30: Liquid Force, Feel the Pull and get 15% off your LF Purchase by using the code Powell15 at checkout

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22:00: Revelstoke, meeting Tonje, meeting Emily, making ends meet in Revy, starting a ski crew, sharing a sled, WSI’s Intersection fiascos, and MSP

40:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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42:00: Movie tours, TGR, personal projects, “The Blondes” identity, and women

50:00: Inappropriate Questions with Emily Childs

Klaus Obermeyer has had a bigger impact on skiing than any man alive, and when he wasn’t innovating the sport, he was in Aspen or traveling the world to ski. He was often found surrounded by a harem of beautiful women. In part 2 of his podcast, we talk about inventing sunscreen, mirrored sunglasses, ski brakes, the down jacket, and so much more. It’s crazy the innovations and the fun that Klaus has brought to skiing over his 105 years

Klaus Obermeyer Show Notes Part 2:

4:00: Aspen, 1947 ski school, Freedle Pfieffer, inventing a new ski boot, inventing sun block, raising money, inventing the down jacket,

18:30: Liquid Force, Feel the Pull and get 15% off your LF Purchase by using the code Powell15 at checkout

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22:00: Inventing the mirrored sunglass, inventing the ski brake, inventing aluminum ski poles, patents, Snowmass, and Spider Sabich

34:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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36:30: Athletes, snowboarding, working a lot, and life

Klaus Obermeyer has had a bigger impact on skiing than any man alive, and when he wasn’t innovating the sport, he was in Aspen or traveling the world to ski. He was often found surrounded by a harem of beautiful women. Klaus’s incredible story started 105 years ago in Hitler’s Germany where he was shot by Nazis trying to escape on his skis. From there, he came to America with nothing and eventually became one of the biggest business moguls in skiing. In part 1 of the pod-cast, we talk about making his skis, life in Nazi Germany, moving to the US with $10, Sun Valley, Warren Miller, and much more. This is mandatory listening with a wise man who’s lived more than almost anyone.

Klaus Obermeyer Show Notes:

4:00: Being surrounded by beautiful women, skiing, and yodeling

16:00: Liquid Force: Feel the Pull with the 2025 line and get 15% off with the code Powell15

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Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories or sugar.

18:00: Nazi Germany, getting shot by Nazis on skis, moving to the US,

32:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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34:30: Warren Miller, and going to Aspen