TPM Episode 238: Chris Engelsman, Pro Snowboarder

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

Athlete, Oakley, K2, Hobbies, Ski, Skydiving, Mountains, Redbull, Leisure, Sports, Sking, Basejump, Moto, Powdermagazine, Snowboard, Outdoors, Extreme, Powder, Biography, Party, Olympics, Snow, Fun, Music, Xgames, Skate, Basejumping, Podcast, Skatepark, Snowboarding

4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Chris Engelsman, aka ETree, is one of the tallest snowboarders of his generation and a master of riding switch. He was one of those snowboarder entrepreneurs who was always starting brands and projects like Elevation Snowboards and Robot Food. On the podcast, we talk about his career, QI, Clicker, and inventing the backside Rodeo. It’s another good one.

Chris Engelsman Show Notes:

3:00: Photo shoot mishaps, Michigan, Snurfers, and ski family

8:00: Sports, snowboarding, contests, Hood, and Windell’s,

15:00: Western State, Crested Butte, evolution of big mountain riding, and his crew

21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide 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

24:00: QI Snowboards, Alaska in 94, K2 Clicker, and Standard Films

31:00: Old video parts, money, dropping out of school, and switch riding

38:00: Contests, X Games, and the backside rodeo

42:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports

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

44:00: Leaving K2, starting Elevation Snowboards, and Robot Food

53:00: The end of being pro, selling printer cartridges, Snowboarder Magazine, TGR, and where is he now

61:00: Inappropriate Questions

Transcript

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0:00.0	Have a seat on your porcelain throne.
0:02.0	It's time to talk some shit on the Powell movement.
0:06.0	I'm your host Mike Powell and one week after being back from vacation, things get turned upside down in my world.
0:20.0	See, I have this dog, cheek. He's a French
0:22.6	bulldog and he's cute as shit. Everyone loves this dog and he knows it. So much so that I feel like
0:28.0	he tolerates my family. He's like, I know that you know I'm cute and you can pet me and you can
0:33.1	take care of me, but when we were out and about, I want to meet every stranger. And I'll pretend that I
0:38.3	absolutely love them for a couple of minutes. And then I want to go on to the next person
0:42.1	and get that same love. And you guys, you're insignificant to me while we're on the road. I'll pay
0:46.9	attention to you a little bit when we're at home. I mean, Chief is great, but I also compare
0:51.4	him to like a supermodel. He knows he's good looking and he uses that
0:54.6	to his advantage. But when it comes to being a dog, it's not like he gets excited when we get home
0:59.5	from a vacation or anything, like my golden retriever growing up. If I got one step in the house,
1:04.6	he was sprinting up and jumping on me. Chief, he doesn't do anything like that. He lays there
1:09.1	and he waits for you to come to him.
1:15.1	Anyways, Chief ate something that made him puke, and he puked for a couple days straight.
1:20.0	And it was getting to the point where he really needed to see a vet. So my wife took the reins on this one and tries to get him in to see a doctor. But this pandemic has made all the vets so busy that the ERs won't take walk-ins. But she was able to find one,
1:29.3	and it was the only one available in the Seattle area. And you know what? It turned out to be a nightmare.
1:34.9	Now, I didn't make the five different trips to the vet, but my wife sent pictures and videos to me
1:39.5	to try and paint the picture of what this horrible place was all about. From the dimly lit hallways to the
1:44.8	argumentative doctors and staff, the place sounded like something out of a horror movie. This is a place
1:50.4	where dogs with minor things go to die. But we had to go there. There was no other option. And to make a
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