TPM Episode 120: Superpark 22, Crystal Mountain

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Superpark is the signature event of Snowboarder Magazine. For the past 22 years, Snowboarder has created an event that showcases the talents of some of the best snowboarders on the planet sessioning insane park features, built by world class terrain park crews. It’s the end of the season celebration that is about having a good time in the name of progression. The risk factor is through the roof and the action is non-stop. This week I take you behind the scenes at Superpark 22.

Superpark 22 Show Notes:

1:40: Superpark at Crystal Mountain, and Crystal’s history with snowboarding

7:07: Russell Winfield on Crystal

8:00: Maxx Von Marbaud on Crystal

9:00 : Brianna Stoutenberg, Crystal Mountain Marketing

12:00: History of Superpark

15:30: Stanley: Get 20% off site wide with the code Stanley20

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)

17:15: Getting to Crystal and talking to the terrain park crews (Carinthia, Seven Springs, and Diamond Peak)

27:00: Morgan the super-local and Sam Klein

30:00: Day 3: Mike Yoshida, Valentino, Valentino’s Dad, and Hana Beaman

39:30: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

41:00: Justin from snowboarder on the 4am shoot, injuries, and Windham Miller

46:00: Women at the event, Josh Rosen, and Peter Line

50:00: Pat Bridges

Transcript

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0:00.0	Sit back and relax, have some brandy, have a cigarette, you're listening to the fucking Powell Movement.
0:12.8	Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week I head down to Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington to talk to all
0:22.3	the behind-the-scenes players, park builders, and athletes at the 22nd edition of Snowboarder
0:28.4	magazine's famed Super Park event. If you haven't heard of Super Park, think of it as an end-of-season
0:34.9	celebration that includes the biggest and most creative features of the year.
0:39.8	Park builders from Seven Springs, Diamond Peak, and Corinthia Parks converge on Crystal, get hooked up at the latest and greatest snow-moving machines from Piston Bulley, and then create three park masterpieces.
0:52.9	It's one of those events that I've always wanted to attend, but I've never been able to make it.
0:58.4	And oh yeah, I guess this is the first time I've ever been invited.
1:02.3	Before we get into the show, I need to do a few things.
1:05.7	First, I want to thank the folks at West Seattle's Pearl Extracts for the amazing tour.
1:10.2	It was like a science field trip
1:11.6	where I learned how oil is extracted from plant matter through expensive machinery. It was really cool to see.
1:18.2	I also want to ask you to follow me on Instagram at the Powell Movement. Subscribe to my podcast
1:23.2	on whatever platform you listen to me on. And finally, I need to thank my sponsors who make this show happen.
1:29.2	They are Evo, Stanley, Spy Optic, Rescue Water, and the 10 Barrel Brewery.
1:34.9	Now, it's time for the Super Park episode.
1:39.4	A few weeks back, I was at Crystal Mountain to emcea Red Bull event, And while I was there, I met up with some folks that listened to the show.
1:47.3	We went out and shredded for a bit, and I did my part at the event.
1:50.5	And then we were shooting the shit, drinking some beers after the event.
1:53.9	They asked me if I was going to be at Super Park.
1:55.8	And I was like, well, I don't think so, but why do you ask? And then they mentioned that it was going to be at Crystal Mountain.
2:05.1	Hearing this was mind-blowing to me based on some of Crystal's history.
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