TPM Episode 340: Tina Basich, Pro Snowboarder

The Powell Movement Action Sports Podcast

Tina Basich is one of those living legend, pro snowboarders who helped shape the sport. Known for being one of the pioneering women in halfpipe and big air, Tina also crushed it in Alaska and influenced a whole generation of girls with her riding. In Part 1 of her podcast, we talk about gender, her Waldorf-style schooling, living in a teepee, creating the first women’s signature products, Shannon Dunn, and much more. Barrett Christy asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Tina Basich Show Notes:

3:00: Gender equality in early snowboarding, the first X Games big air, people supporting her, and creating the first women’s specific snowboard gear

21:30: Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.

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

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

23:30: Growing up different outside of Sacramento, Waldorf education, gymnastics, Michael’s health, and communication issues, living in a teepee and going to a public high school.

42:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code pmovement

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

44:30: Finding her tribe in the skateboarders, her mom gets her into snowboarding, when does the tech work, and riding a 2001 board until 2021

56:00: Donner Ski Ranch, seeing the pros, her first contest, 87 World Championships, racing, and is she living a double life?

69:00: Scholarship or Pro and getting boxes from sponsors

75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Barrett Christy