Tom Hsieh is the godfather of snowboarding media. He started Absolutely Radical Magazine in 1985 years before Transworld. Here we have the story of how he started the world's first snowboard mag and why he eventually changed the name to ISM. This is a piece of snowboarding history I'm seriously proud of. Recorded in person with Tom Hsieh at The Leg…

Jimi Scott dug the pipe at Donner Ski Ranch while we all rode powder. Some things never change. Jimi was 5 times world halfpipe champion. He had iconic pro models on Apocalypse, Lamar, and Ice Age. And he was the pro snowboarder I interacted with more than any other before I started FNRad. This week Jimi talks about his life in snowboarding. Please…

Darrah and Geeves are two Winnipeg legends of professional snowboarding that moved to Whistler after growing up together at Forest Mountain, a converted gravel pit with a rope tow. The two are old friends and their careers happened together almost 20 years apart... Darrah's board is out right now on DWD and Geeves was a part of the legendary DC cre…

Craig is important to all of us. Last week a few of his friends gathered at the PacWest Banked Slalom (an event that Craig helped start) and spoke about how Craig was important to snowboarding and to them. Happy Birthday Craig. Thank you for everything. Support the showBy Eric Blehm / Bas, Fulton, Welch, and Swanson

Nix is a Whistler legend born and raised in Calgary. He named and invented the frontside rodeo (after Calgary) and was trying to land it the day Kevin Young first put it down. He worked at 4 star Distribution and was a staple in the Canadian Snowboard scene writing articles for Snowboard Canada that defined the era. Support the show…

Rube Goldberg is a Whistler pro snowboarder from the 90's and 2000's whose smooth style landed him in movies and magazines. Rube is a snowboarder's snowboarder who also had some success in competitions, when I met him at The Baker Banked Slalom he had qualified 1st in the pr men's masters category. We get into some real talk and this is a very fun …

Bas is the man. He's from Mt Vernon. You've probably seen him driving the Baker shuttle in the White Salmon Day Lodge parking lot. His pro model on Gnu sold a lot of units!! Jason Basarich is a true snowboarder with a kind heart. The Ninth Season of the FNRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www.instagram.com/skyviewcampers W…

TJ Schneider is a badass pro snowboarder from the 2000's (and Red Deer Alberta where the local hill is a valley not a hill or mountain...) who rode for Capita for 12 years. He was one of the original Capita team who suddenly vanished from snowboarding in 2012... Here's a conversation that includes a bit of backstory about that decision. Support the…

Eric Blehm snowboarded in the San Bernardino Mountains as a kid in the early eighties. He became a sponsored amateur on the Look team for a season and then His passion for snowboarding lead him to become a writer for Transworld where he worked his way up to editor in chief before leaving to freelance. For nearly 20 years Eric embedded himself with …

Sean sullivan is a professional snowboard photographer from Snowboarding’s golden age. Sully joined Snowboarder magazine before they had a senior photographer program and took some of the most iconic snowboard photos of all time. Sully was there for the transition from the magazines running snowboarding to videos, DVD’s, and eventually social media…

Josh Dirksen is one of the nicest pro snowboarders I've ever met. Hailing from Oregon and riding out of Mt Bachelor, Josh developed amazing surf style snowboarding through a career of competing, filming, and freeriding. Living with his family in Switzerland, I caught up with Josh at The Mount Baker Headquarters in Bellingham Washington just an hour…

Megan Pischke Porcheron is a Legendary Pioneer Women's Pro Snowboarder. She filmed for tons of movies and competed in seven X-games. Her reputation as a back country snowboarder is all time. She's been married to DCP for 25 years and the two have raised two shredding children and just got back from a Japow trip with the whole family. Megan is a dir…

Tyler Nichol is a cat driver from the Yukon. He was the guy behind the 2010 Olympic SuperPipe and then he did a few years building the Mount Seymour Park. Tyler's story is fascinating and his take on the snowboarding community may just be the antidote to all the corporate craziness going on in the snowboard industry. Sit back and relax as Tyler tea…

Damian Buckley is a 90's Canadian Pro Snowboarder from the Calgary scene. Damian's involvement with Powderstick Snowboards lead to him working for Never Snowboards briefly in Vancouver (the original Vancouver based snowboard manufacturer where Wired owner Rob Dow designed boards in the 90's). After a move to Southern California Damian returned to C…

Retirement is going well. Thanks in a big way to this week's guest Sean Kearns. The story I'm telling myself is that you are lucky to have this conversational snapshot of where Sean is in his life today for many many reasons. One of the intentions of this conversation is to engage at least one person that needs to hear Sean's story right now. Sean …

Kevin Royes is the inventor behind Bakoda accessories. In the 90's Kevin innovated leashes, stomp pads, locks, waxing and binding tools. He took accessories to another level by signing Devun Walsh and half the Forum 8 to the Bakoda team. Then he sold Bakoda to Northwave and Drake in 1998. 20 years later when I tried to track him down Kevin was no w…

Estelle Pensiero is a pro snowboarder for Arbor Snowboards who is also sponsored by Volcom, DB Bags, and BCA. She cut her teeth in the backcountry growing up at Baldface Lodge in the Selkirk mountains riding with some of the best snowboarders in the world. Estelle has been featured in Volcom snow videos like NewFangled Phenomenon which just came of…

Court Larabee, or Blackbird, the English translation of his anishnaabe name he uses when doing spiritual work, is a snowboarding powerhouse who is dedicated to raising spirit in the indigenous community . He won Whistler’s rising star award, competed in The Amazing Race Canada 8, become a celebrated actor, all while helping run The Indigenous Life …

Jussi Oksanen is a Finnish retired professional snowboarder who went to the olympics, won the x games, and secured15 years of International Pro Team status at Burton Snowboards including 9 pro models. Jussi's son is completing the circle moving from their comfortable home in Southern California back to Scandinavia to play competitive soccer. Please…

Arthur Longo is a professional snowboarder from France known for his seemingly magical ability to turn in-bounds features into pure gold. His quiet, smiling demeanour is so disarming it’s easy to forget you’re in the presence of one of the great forces in pro snowboarding. Arthur’s career has seen X-Games and Olympics but his creation: Side Hits Eu…

Jeff Pensiero worked for Glissade snowboards and spent the early nineties shredding in Tahoe before migrating to BC Canada to follow his heart and his passion for back country snowboarding. In 2002 Jeff opened Baldface with a group of investors that included Craig Kelly and John Buffery as well as a handful of others, some you’ve heard of, like Dav…

Michael McDaniel is a professional snowboarder who rides for Gnu, Oakley, Airblaster, Coal, FatTire, and JBL audio. His smile and energy are infectious and his style is powerful and smooth. We recorded in a restaurant up on hill at Holy Bowly Sunshine Village. The Ninth Season of the FnRad Podcast is Presented by Skyview Campers Social: https://www…

Fabien Rohrer is one of the longest running pro snowboarders on the Nitro team. He won The Innsbruck Air And Style competing against the best snowboarders in the world at the time. He went to the olympics and then boycotted them... I was overjoyed to get an invite to Greenwater (Mike Michalchuk's AirBNB getaway up in Pemberton) to interview Fabien.…

Andrew and Jonas are Canadian Pro Snowboarders from the province of Alberta. This means they grew up in the Canadian Rockies. Both rode contests before following their passion into the backcountry. Andrew's unique personality matched the you'd unique style in their home terrain. They were olympic hopefuls in halfpipe riding the train that is the ol…

Schoph, Jamie Lynn, and Scottie Daniels join FNRad from the Denver Meka 1910 art show. We talk about snowboarding, friendship, and art... Support the showBy Erik Traulsen