Thank U Snowboarding

Danny, for a long time, was far and away the most powerful stylish and progressive rider the UK had produced. He made his presence felt, not just in the UK scene, but internationally, with a heavy bag of tricks and a keen eye on what those tricks looked like. From humble beginnings in Pontefract to a life travelling and snowboarding, filming wih an A list of snowboarders, living in the Alps, countless photos and video parts, to designing outerwear and making films, his career took him far and wide, with progression always on his mind.After snowboarding, his desire for progression took him briefly into graphic design which morphed into an MA in Fine Art, at Chelsea. It woud seem his desire to do things to a high standard wasn't confined to snowboarding.Its hard for me to sum up Dan, he has been a great friend to me over the years, I've had some of the best days on the mountain with him, as well as some of the best social times too. We've been to gigs, discussed art, even had kids at pretty much the same time, as he mentions in this interview, its hard to find good old friends and Dan is one of my best, old friends, a legend in snowboarding and I can't wait until we are both chatting shit on a chairlift and hitting some pow together in the future.There is loads of Dans sections up on the youtube channel right now, check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzv12VwCKEfXL1TBup-ByCAWe'll also be keeping the Instagram rolling all summer, keeping the froth levels high, you can find us @thank_u_snowboarding_podcast on InstagramIf you want to get in touch, please email me at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you want to know more about the Brits, check it out here: https://britssnow.com/

Well, we are nearly there... The last episode for ths winter is coming next week, but in the meantime (which means I haven't recorded it yet) here is a mix of songs from snowboard movies, put together in a fashion by me, which I hope will get you frothing for snowboarding, bring back some happy memories, or both...As you all might know by now, my day job is in music, producing, mixing and DJing, and this project was born out of being booked to play an Absinthe movie premier in London, where I thought it might be more interesting to put together some of my favourite songs from snowboard movies, and run a competition to see who could name all the movies they are from. I don't think anyone got them all, so have a go and let me know how many you have right at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comSee you next week for the last episode before autumn, its gonna be a good one to finish on.Until then, Thank U Snowboarding xx

For those of you who don't know Mark Munson, and there are probably a lot of you, Mark is one of our cultures true individuals, almost aggresively so. Its fair to say that Mark didn't really want to be part of snowboarding originally. He wanted to acheive, because one of the things you'll learn, is that when Mark does something, he goes all in 100%.Regardless of whether that is skating, snowboarding, his business or growing rhubarb (he grows some fucking banging rhubarb btw) Mark is all in. That attitude to life is something I gravitated too, after hanging out at one fo the board tests many years ago, we lived together in the legendary 35 Rue Desserteaux in Bourg Saint Maurice and have been on many more board tests and snowbaord related endeavours togther. An aggressive pursuit of life led Mark not only to many places on a snowboard, such as being in charge of Duotone snowboards in the Uk, but also skate team manager for Airwalk and later, Duffs, starting a game changing Angling brand, making a book about skate stickers, really, Mark has kicked open doors of opportunity and made them his.We start the podcast with me talking about a time I told Mark that I hate it when people leave kitchen cupboard doors open. Of course, Mark then made it a point to open cupboard doors as much as possible for the rest of the season. Knowing Mark, if he didn't count me as someone he liked and respected, he wouldn't have bothered, but, I took it as his way of showing his friendship that he would make the effort to do this, thats how I saw it anyway. I hope you enjoy this episode, the time flew by as we were talking, which is always a good thing... This episode is supported by The Snowboard Asylum and they have a sale on whcih you can check out here: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/Peace x

Snowboarder, guitarist, model, influencer, mother. It would be easy to not like someone like Juliet if you just looked at what she has done on paper, but that is a fraction of the story. Juliet has always been a bright eyed girl, stoked on life and what opportunities it has presented, her infectious smile and laugh about how absurd most things are has seen her through some pretty amazing situations without her turning into what those situations could easiy have done.The story of how she ended up as probably the most reluctant cover model for Vogue is a case in point, most models would kill for that to happen, yet Juliet shrugs it off because she'd rather be snowboarding, seeing it more as an absurd thing to happen.The same how she could have easily become a touring guitarist, but it wasn't really her, so she did it for a bit, then didn't do it anymore. Most guitar players would, again, would kill for that opportunity, but Juliet remained true to herself and knew it wasn't where she wanted to be.It would seem she is now very much where she wants to be, her Instagram and life in bikes is her main gig, alongside being a mother and partner, but she has built a life and career doing something she loves, maybe something we'd all kill for right?In this episode we talk about her cover of Vogue which you'll find on our instagram @thank_u_snowboarding_podcastShe also mentions her time playing noisy music in German squats, which you can check out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxI_PY1qsJoIf you'd like to check out Juliets Insta, then go here: @julietelliottOur friends at The Snowboard Asylum have a sale on now, so go check them out for great deals: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/And I mention The Upbattle next weekend, you can find more info here: https://www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/events/upbattle/Thats it for now, peace x

Vicky and Nige Brookes are lifers, simple as that. They have built their lives around a love of snowboarding, finding any which way to keep them doing what they love. They started off living in a van in Chamonix doing seasons way back when, and I can tell you, I lived in an Ambulance in Val D'Isere for a week in 94 and came close to dying, so its no mean feat they van lifed it, before there was such a thing as van life.So, having a child that snowboards would seem like a natural extension of their love for the mountains, which they did. The fact that this child got really fucking good is a testament to their love of the sport and their enthusiasm for it. When you chat to Nige ad Vicky, it makes sense, and they have done everything they can to enable Mia to pursue her talent, again, back to the van life in Laax, living frugally to afford Mia the opportunity to ride everyday.You can see that in her riding and the joy that it brings her parents, who are an absolute pleasure to hang out with and are in no way precious about their daughter and the lifestyle that now encompasses them, they seem to embtace it and enjoy the journey.I saw Nige being interviewed at the X Games, and he isn't banging Mia's drum as much as championing snowboarding and womans snowboarding in particular, which is pretty cool, as he could be insular about what Mia could and does acheive, but they are in it for snowboarding, and that is rad.Their own story is as interesting and I think its gonna get a whole lot more interesting as time goes on... I hope there will be a part 2 of this at some point, I'd love to know what Mia thinks about the stories of their parents snowboarding...We mention the Greg Stump movie 'The Blizzard of Ahhh's' which you can check out now on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzv12VwCKEfXL1TBup-ByCAIf you'd like to send us pictures of you riding for our Instagram or a rad story or your thoughts about snowboarding, hit us up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.comIf you need kit for your next trip to the dryslope or mountains, give our friends at The Snowboard Asylum a shout: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ where you'l aslo find info about their Shred Weeks...I mention the Upbattle splitboarding weekends, if you want to know more about that, check out their https://www.instagram.com/upbattlesplitboarding/Nice one x

Matt Barr, quietly (mostly) helped shape what UK snowboard culture, and the wider worldwide culture, looked like over the last three decades. Matt recognised his own talents early on, realising he wasn't going to be a pro snowboarder, set about making it his life in other ways. Learning a few tricks from the master of the blag, Chris Moran (he won't mind me saying that) Matt used snowboarding as a means to travel the world on someone elses budget, finding the interesting stories and bringing them back with him, sharing them in the pages of Whitelines and laterly, Transworld Snow.You might think after all those adventures, you might have gotten your lot out of this great lifestyle, but Matt went to on pioneer action sports podcasts with Looking Sideways (https://wearelookingsideways.com/) and took that to the great and the good of snowboarding, then into the wider surf, skate and outdoors communities, finding the interesting stories and important issues.As well as this, Matt is owner of All Conditions Media (https://allconditionsmedia.com/) going about helping brands deliver their message in a non shit way.As always, we are supported by the lovely people at The Snowboard Asylum, tell them I sent you: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/I mention that Matt came over to my studio to record this, I work as a music producer and mix engineer out of my own studio space, if you are interested you can find that here: https://goldtone.co.uk/If you'd like to get in touch with us, share a story or just tell us what snowboarding means to you, then email thankusnowboarding@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @thank_u_snowboarding_podcast and you can get us on Facebook and Youtube by looking for @thankusnowboardingPeace, out x

When I first thought of the podcast, Oggys story is one I wanted to tell. This guy hasn't lived the life per se, but he has lived, and continues to live, his life in snowboarding. As a shop owner, Oggy made sure he treated his customers in a way that helped them become lifelong snowboarders, making sure they had the right kit, knew what to expect, what to take, what NOT to take, and all the good shit you'd know if you have some experience. Everyone I've ever met who shopped with Oggy were slightly in awe of this legend of a man, and I"ve never heard a single bad word about him. My own direct experience is one of positivity, interest, and learning. Whilst working for Airwalk he would always spend the time learning about the kit, so he understood what he was selling, and from the days with the chalet, he always recommended us to his customers, and his customers became our clients (and staff in one example) Selling snowboard kit isn't an easy gig, esepcially as a small independant and indeed we have lost most of our shops, for many reasons, but the sad factor is, they were the unsung heroes, quietly getting people stoked on snowboarding, creating scenes, riding dryslope and making it their lives, miles from the snow.These are the heroes IMHO...The film I mention in the outro of this episose is 1999, you can watch it now on our Youtube Channel @thankusnowboardingIf you want to check out our Instagram, which has loads of stuff on there that I'm unearthing every day, check it out instagram.com/thankusnowboarding You want to get in touch? Email me thankusnowboarding@gmail.com or DM me on Insta, tell me why you love snowboarding.If you are looking for kit, then go see out friends at The Snowboard Asylum, they've been looking after UK riders since day one, so they can certainly help you find what you need. https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/If you need some gloriously printed images for your walls or need something to look at whilst you take a dump, then go check The Reason mag, a lovingly put together tome, designed to make you want to go snowboarding... https://thereasonmag.com/Thats it for now, keep it real. xxx

Its quite funny how UK snowboarders have spread themselves around the globe, I mean, its not funny per se, but UK snowboarding, for a small country, has a bigger influence over the world of snowboarding than you might think. I was chatting with Matt Barr this moring and both he, and Ed Leigh are on Travis Rices Natural Selection selection committe, which is quite mad, then you have Tom Willmott who is the coach of the New Zealand Ski and Snowboard teams.From a humble beginning up on Telford Dryslope, which. by the way, produced its fair share of talented shredders, to travelling the world coaching some of the worlds best athletes, Toms journey is really one of a true love f snowboarding and the many facets of it. He takes time off from coaching to guide up in Alaska, indeed, as we talk about, would bail on a night of drinking to go hike a summit to rude down at sunrise. At the time, I couldn't get with that, but now I understand, Tom has been chasing as many experiences on a board as possible, and he has crafted a life doing so.Its been nearly 20 years (and btw, how the fuck does time move so quickly?) since I last got to hang out with Tom, but we managed a few laps and laughs together in Laax, nicely followed by a couple of beers outside the Indy Bar, which, really sums up snowboarding for me, good mates, some fun runs, a few beers... Good times.This podcast is made with the help of the Snowboard Asylum, who have more knowledge and experience, to make sure you get the right kit for whatever snowboarding you want to do. Give them a shout here, tell them I sent you: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/If you want to get in touch, hit me up at thankusnowboarding@gmail.com or head over to Instragram @thank_u_snowboarding_podcastSee you next week xxx