TPM Episode 246: Corey Smith, Pro Snowboarder, Artist, Founder, Spring Break Snowboards

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

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

While Corey Smith is the mastermind behind the shape changing snowboard brand Spring Break Snowboards, it’s not snowboarding that defines him. Corey is an artist first and foremost and he’s responsible for creating religions, spoof snowboard brands and some of the most popular snowboard graphics of the past decade. If that’s not enough, he was a also a pro rider who played in bands and lived the rockstar life….. This all makes for a great podcast.

Corey Smith Show Notes:

3:00: The Church of Quantum Interconnectedness, no rules at home, and art

8:00: Snowboarding at 16, Summer at Hood, and aspirations of being pro

14:00: Neoproto days, his image, his riding style, and being ahead of his time

20:15: Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there

Elan Skis: Find out why those who "know" are talking about Elan

22:30: Money, going through boards, making ends meet, Capita, and pushing the limits with graphics

28:00: Video part involvement, brands, riders he respects, and Love/Hate

34:00: College, bands Moving to LA, Ambiguous, and Commune

38:45: 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

40:45: The Commune Movie, moving to Tahoe to get back to snowboarding, and founding Spring Break

45:00: Getting ripped off by the big brands, partnering with Capita, and the best of both worlds for him

51:00: Inappropriate Questions with Sean Tedore

Transcript

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0:00.0	Have a seat on your porcelain throne.
0:02.3	It's time to talk some shit on the Powell Movement.
0:13.5	Welcome to the Powell Movement.
0:17.1	I'm your host Mike Powell, and Snow season is officially here in my book,
0:21.4	which means I've seen my first movie premiere.
0:23.9	I saw the TGR premiere of Stoke the Fire this weekend,
0:27.3	and that was an awesome primer to get me ready for the rest of the movies I'm going to be seeing leading up to the snow.
0:33.3	The one thing that's different about this preseason is the lack of early magazines.
0:37.5	I did get the free skier buyer's guide and I will see the new ski journal this week,
0:41.8	but it really feels like there's been a void in the magazine space, but that's changing.
0:46.6	Right now I see two groups filling that void.
0:49.4	If you haven't been following Slush the magazine on Instagram,
0:52.5	you're missing out on the best snowboard content
0:54.5	out there in bite-sized pieces. And Pat Bridges and his crew at Slush, they have a print magazine
0:59.9	coming out, and I can't wait to see it, and based on Pat's history and the history of everybody
1:04.3	that he's working with, it is definitely going to be worthy of your subscription.
1:08.1	Another magazine that is already out and killing it is the legacy title that
1:11.8	Mike Rogie brought back from the dead Mountain Gazette. This is like a coffee table magazine.
1:16.7	It's bigger than almost anything, which gives it the ability to showcase some amazing images
1:21.1	and the words are just as impressive. Another one worthy of your subscription. And while I'm talking
1:26.8	about things I like, things that get me
1:28.6	excited, I have to mention my Trager grill, which I use almost every day. If you don't have a smoker
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