TPM Episode 15: Ian McIntosh, Big Mountain Skier
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.8 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2017
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
When it comes to Ian McIntosh, there's no flair, tricks, or showmanship... what you see is what you get. He started skiing at age two, was digging pits in the back country at age 8 and sitting in guide meetings at 10. Ian was born into the mountain lifestyle and this self-described “redneck” is a powerful skier who is the epitome of what Tight Loose is all about.
Ian McIntosh Show Notes
2:35: Thoughts on the Armada deal
3:56 It’s been a great season for soul shredding
5:28: What he’s realized that he’s 36 years old in the ski industry related to content
9:00: Who Ian is in the ski industry and in life…
11:32: Ian’s race background, his tight loose mentality, born in the backcountry
15:50: Quitting racing and being rich on life
17:10: Fernie to Kicking Horse to selling everything to live the eternal winter in NZ
18:08: Moving to Whistler
18:53: Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS)
21:00: Dirtbagging it in Whistler
23:39: The World Tour and the secret to success on the tour and filming
25:47: Coming out of the closet and living with James Heim and Dana Flahr but still skiing poor
27:09: Did the change in judging pull him off the tour? His thoughts on the tour now
28:51: He gets a tryout with TGR and gets a seat
29:55: In heli’s with Jeremy Jones and Sage
30:50: Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots
32:00: Divorce and drama in 2011
34:49: The crash that changed his skiing
36:57: Injuries stacking up and sponsors sticking with him The North Face, Marker, Volkl, Smith
39:45: When does human powered adventure start? It’s all about slowing it down
42:00: Thoughts on Julian Carr
43:39: Being Leonardo Dicaprio’s stunt double and chilling with Tom Hardy
45:29: Getting into speed flying
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You ain't going nowhere. |
| 0:01.3 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:10.3 | Welcome to another episode of the Powell Movement. |
| 0:13.4 | I am your host, Mike Powell, and this week we have Ian McIntosh on the program. |
| 0:18.9 | If you're not familiar with Ian McIntosh, we'll go out and buy |
| 0:22.1 | Tightloose from TGR, and you will see his line called the Narwall this year, which he won |
| 0:27.1 | line of the year for. And it is the definition of tight loose. While Ian's able to pull everything |
| 0:32.8 | together and stay on his feet, it is all over the place. It seems like it is really exciting to watch. |
| 0:38.9 | As you don't know if he's going to be able to hold it all together. |
| 0:41.2 | And at the end, he does. |
| 0:42.5 | And you can see when he comes through where all the other athletes are, Sage and everybody, |
| 0:46.1 | their minds are absolutely blown with what Ian's able to do. |
| 0:49.5 | And he does that every year. |
| 0:50.9 | It's nothing new for Ian McIntosh. |
| 0:52.8 | So the interview with Ian is great. He doesn't |
| 0:55.4 | sugarcoat anything. He is a salt of the earth type of guy who tells it like it is when we're talking |
| 1:00.5 | about his divorce, about his injuries, and anything else within his ski career. He's also one that |
| 1:06.3 | likes to be a great role model for the youth and you can hear him in the interview, try to pull back |
| 1:10.1 | on the bad words and make sure that he's creating a positive message for the kids out there. |
| 1:15.8 | Ian's one of those guys who really defines what's going on in the big mountains this year, |
| 1:19.7 | and every other pro skier looks to see what he is doing when the movies come out each season. |
| 1:24.3 | So it's going to be great to talk to Ian, but first I want to thank my sponsors because they're |
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