TPM Episode 233: Kristen Ulmer, Legendary Skier Part 2

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Kristen Ulmer is routinely called the best female big mountain skier of her time, maybe ever, and that annoys her, and she’ll let you know it. If you’ve seen Kristen ski, you know her gender doesn’t matter, she’s always been about sending it and most of the time it’s bigger than her male peers. Kristen is a living legend, a unique personality, who doesn’t’ lack confidence…. on part two of the podcast, we talk about ski mountaineering, pioneering AK, gender, and more….

Kristen Ulmer Show Notes Part 2:

3:00: Knee issues from part 1, Nepal Mountaineering with no permits or visas, and crazy solo vacations

15:00: How long was she off the snow over her career, how does she deal with downtime, the relief of injury, and being competitive against all men

20:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

20:15: Skiing for cameras only, pioneering in AK, getting left in the mountains, and the Wild Wild West

29:30: She thinks skiing was never not cool, Snowboarders in AK, men putting her in awkward situations, and gender differences

34:00: Creating personas for marketing purposes, making more than the men, selling out, and seeing everything as a business

42:15: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports

Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program

44:00: Becoming a film skier, making pennies in skiing today, and best skiers ever

52:00: Skiing the Grand Teton, manufacturing drama, and 50 near death experiences

59:00: Inappropriate Questions with Aaron McGovern

Transcript

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0:00.0	Strap yourselves in and hold on tight. This is the Power Movement.
0:12.5	Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host Mike Powell, and this week it's Part 2 with
0:19.0	Kristen Ulmer. And what you didn't get in part
0:21.3	one and you really don't get the full picture of in this episode is Kristen's relationship with
0:25.8	fear. Kristen is an expert on the subject. She's written books on it. She works with some of the
0:30.8	greatest athletes in the world and focuses on their fear. And that's the last thing I want to hear
0:35.2	about. Sure, it's a big part of Kristen's life,
0:38.1	but there are plenty of places where you can hear her talk about fear.
0:41.3	And I knew Kristen would try to talk about it.
0:43.6	So I tried to steer the conversation away from fear whenever possible
0:47.1	and focus on Kristen's career.
0:49.2	And while fear may have played a role in her career,
0:51.6	at the time, it seemed like there was no fear in her life.
0:54.7	Kristen sent it. If you listen to episode one, you know Kristen doesn't have much of a filter,
1:00.2	and it gets even better in round two. Before we get into it, I need to ask you to do a few things
1:05.1	for me. First is tell a friend about the show. I'm no former athlete or personality with a built-in audience, so in order
1:12.2	for this thing to get bigger and better, I need you to recommend the show to people that would like it.
1:16.8	The second thing I want you to do is follow me on Instagram at the Powell Movement. I'm so close to
1:21.4	that elusive 10,000 follower mark, and I need you to help me get there. It unlocks some cool
1:26.3	features that I'd like to use.
1:28.4	Finally, I want to thank the people who make this show happen, my amazing sponsors.
1:33.1	They are the 10-barrel brewery, Stanley, Peter Glenn Ski-in-Sports, Rollerblade, and Alpine Vans.
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