TPM Episode 109: Marie-France Roy, Pro Snowboarder

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2019

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Marie-France Roy is a French-Canadian Snowboarder/Activist. She is very polite, nice, smart, and passionate about making a difference. Her path to success went from the backwoods of rural Quebec to the booming metropolis of Whistler. Along the way she has competed, traveled the world, and now, is focused on her true passion, the environment.

Marie-France Roy Show Notes:

2:00: Nicknames, growing up in Canada, and family

11:00: Working, getting into snowboarding and ramps

15:00: Tomboy and being found

20:30: 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)

22:00: Free stuff and money

26:00: The Rome days, contests, school, and living in her car

38:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is 'Out of Office' Pilsner

40:30: Snow Safety, insurance, and Absinthe

45:30: Breaking her neck, coming back, and The Little Things

60:00: Inappropriate Questions around Activism

Transcript

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0:00.0	Relax, have a siggy. You're listening to the Powell Movement.
0:10.4	Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week it's back to snowboarding, activism, and a chat with a very polite French Canadian. My guest is Marie
0:22.8	Francois, Roy, I don't know how you pronounce it, but we'll get the correct pronunciation
0:27.1	from Marie. And her story takes us from the backwoods to the back country, and a shy girl who
0:32.9	grew up hunting rabbits, killing them, and eating them, grows up into a badass woman who is focused
0:38.8	on spreading awareness about the most important topic of the day. It's an interesting chat,
0:44.0	as environmentalism is not my thing. I know it's a problem. I do a little on my end to minimize
0:49.4	my footprint, but my guest has a massive footprint, and we discuss how the rest of us can minimize
0:55.8	ours, so that's what really makes it interesting.
0:58.4	We will get to that in just a minute.
1:00.5	Before we do, I want to ask you to tell your friends about the podcast, follow me on Instagram,
1:05.9	and email me with anything you want to share.
1:08.2	My email is Mike at the Powellmovement.com, and I will get back to you.
1:13.0	Finally, I want to thank my sponsors.
1:15.4	They are Evo, Rescue Water, SpyOptic, and the 10 Barrel Brewery.
1:20.0	Please support them as they make the show happen.
1:22.6	Now, let's talk with Marie.
1:25.3	So we are in West Seattle.
1:27.2	I had talked to Robin Van Ginn a long time ago.
1:30.2	Robin Van Ginn, Robin, I can't even remember which way to pronounce it.
1:33.5	So I say it both ways.
1:34.9	I said, Robin, who do you want me to interview next in the snowboard world?
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