TPM Episode 103: Kye Petersen, Pro Skier
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.8 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2019
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Kye Petersen was born to be a skier. His father, Trevor Petersen, was the ski mountaineer that all the skiers were talking about and whistler was home. What looked to be a ski fairy tale of a life for Kye, all of a sudden wasn’t…Trevor was killed in an avalanche in France. Kye was six years old. The podcast is the story of a kid, who once had a lot of attitude, finding his way, for the most part on his own. Do not miss this one.
Kye Peterson Show Notes:
2:00: Pemberton compound, injury, 4FRNT Skis, and a new sponsor
9:00: Growing up in Whistler without his Dad
15:00: The new school ski movement
19:00: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up
RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)
21:15: Moving to Hawaii, The Pettit’s, and sponsorship
28:00: Weed and High School
37:00: Contests and more
40:40: Spy Optics: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is 'Out of Office' Pilsner
42:00: 2005, The Edge of Never, Chamonix and filming
55:00: Money
61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Pettit
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Powell Movement. |
| 0:03.0 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm your host Mike Powell and this week I head up to Pemberton, BC, to sit down with Kai Peterson at his compound. |
| 0:26.5 | We did the interview outdoors next to a river, and it's raining, and you can't tell any of that. |
| 0:32.5 | You may hear the sound of a truck going by, but this came out sounding way better than it did in its pre-edit form. |
| 0:36.9 | And Kai Peterson is one of those dudes that could be way more mainstream than he is, |
| 0:37.8 | but the way he's done things, he hasn't really been pushed to the forefront of skiing as much as some of his |
| 0:42.2 | peers, and while there never has been as many marketing dollars behind Kai, his skiing is |
| 0:47.1 | always spoken for itself. If you've seen his movie Numinous, which is scary to watch at times, |
| 0:52.4 | you know what kind of skier Kai is. |
| 0:54.8 | Kai's style on and off the hill is one of a kind, and his story is one of loss and then finding |
| 1:00.4 | himself. |
| 1:01.3 | Before we get into his amazing story, I want to ask you to please follow me on Instagram at |
| 1:06.1 | the Powell Movement, tell your friends about the show, and support my amazing sponsors. |
| 1:10.4 | They are Evo, Rescue Water, the 10 Barrel Burry and Spy Optic. Tell your friends about the show and support my amazing sponsors. |
| 1:14.9 | They are Evo, Rescue Water, the 10 Barrel Brewery, and Spy Optic. |
| 1:17.6 | Now, let's talk to Kai Peterson. |
| 1:24.1 | Another smoky morning here in Pemberton, British Columbia. |
| 1:28.5 | I'm sitting here with Kai Peterson on his little compound. All these pro skiers that I go visit seem to have a compound. And Kai, tell us about hello first and foremost. |
| 1:34.8 | Hi, how's it going? Good, man. This compound that you have is quite awesome. There's a few |
| 1:40.1 | different skate features, a couple different things that you have on the property that makes it |
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