TPM Episode 253: Jossi Wells, Pro Skier

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

🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Jossi Wells became one of skiing’s rockstars in the 2000’s and he wasn’t one of those skiers born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He was born into ski patrol, and he was destined to become a skier. Along the way he and his family made all the right choices and he went from the little kid who shreds anything from Wanaka to an X Games Gold Medalist and an Olympian who became a household name in the global ski world.

Jossi Wells Show Notes:

3:30: Knee injuries, stem cells, ankle, breaking his back and total time out due to injury

13:00: Skiing as a job, tricks and breaking into the industry from New Zealand

20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

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

22:00: Growing up skiing at Cardrona, homeschooling, and other talents and activities

27:00: Time on the mountain, size in skiing, racing and then going to the park

39:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:15: The influence of Pettit and Kye, the Park City days, and living in Italy

45:00: Quitting racing, getting a travel budget, getting on a loose Atomic crew led by Rex Thomas, and thoughts of college?

50:00: Skiing 12 hour days in Park City, traveling with Blake Nyman and the Park City Team, and meeting his dad at the US Open

55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colby West

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 I just got back from Bend, Oregon.
0:27.3	And I know that I mentioned how much I love doing live events, and the 10-barrel Pray for Snow Party reinforced that belief.
0:38.4	While I could go on and on about how I crushed my part, I'm just the MC, and while I did have an hour of games and contests to bring to life with my energy on the mic, the real talent was the music on stage. Now I'm not the biggest fan of funk music in general, so I didn't know what to expect
0:43.2	with Sophista funk, but they were pretty awesome. But what I was really excited for was Andy Frasco.
0:49.0	I had listened to Andy Frasco and the UN on my drive down to bend and became an instant fan.
0:59.4	Frasco's a super talented Jewish guy who was such an entertainer, and I don't even know how he does it.
1:07.3	I mean, the dude must have drank a full bottle of Jameson on stage, and when he wasn't smoking cigarettes, he was smoking weed, and that's just the stuff I know about.
1:12.1	Regardless, he put on one of the better live shows that I've ever seen, and I highly recommend checking out his music. And while his music is great, the dude is really known for his live
1:17.8	music. So if you get a chance, check him out at a show if he comes to play your town. So I need to
1:22.4	thank Jordan, Andy, Mason, Kevin, and all the good people at Ten Barrel for including me in this event. It was amazing,
1:28.3	but enough about the event, it's time for me to get back to why I even have this podcast,
1:33.1	and it's skiing snowboard season, and I'm about three weeks away from being ready.
1:37.5	About two weeks ago, I was walking my dog on the sidewalk of a main road in my neighborhood.
1:42.3	I was messing with my phone and I got a little tug for
1:44.6	my dog on the leash. I stepped off the sidewalk and my dumbass totally rolled my ankle to the point
1:49.9	where when it happened, I fell to the ground like I had been shot and I was rolling on the ground
1:54.4	writhing in pain for about five minutes. And while so many cars saw this as they drove by, not one car
2:00.3	stopped and checked on me to see if I was okay.
2:02.7	But I get it. We're still in a global pandemic, and people don't care about strangers like they once did in my opinion.
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