TPM Episode 259: Mark Abma, 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

🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Mark Abma isn’t your typical pro skier. If you break him down, he’s part elite athlete, part farm boy, part hippy, part businessman and part dreamer with a work ethic that puts most people to shame. On part one of his podcast, we talk about the journey from his dad’s welding shop, to the Hemlock Valley Freestyle Team, to the BC Freestyle Team, to the X -Games, to the big mountains, to the big screen and beyond. Abma is a legend, and his story will surprise you.

Mark Abma Show Notes:

3:30: Being the young guy on the Yearbook and Focused shoots, mentoring the young guys today, and other guys who teach him about the backcountry

11:00: Sid sized life, work ethic, what else did he do, skiing at 10, and inspirations

16:30: Freestyle team at Hemlock Valley, getting into the side country, and not being a great skier form the get go

22:00: 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

24:30: Traveling for moguls, how is he doing, almost freezing to death, and getting on the BC Freestyle Team

30:00: Rex Thomas and other bodybuilding skiers, are the Olympics the dream, seeing the new school of skiing for the first time, and getting into the competitive circuit.

33:00: What sucks about moguls, declining spot on the Canadian National Team, seeing the path in the park and pipe, and doubters

35:00: Sid sized goals, struggling with odd jobs, local contests, ski cross, Fisher skis and early Japan trips with Pollard and Mike Nick

41:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

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

43:30: What Anthony Borownowski did for his career: Superpark, shooting with TGR, shooting with MSP, meeting K2 and paying his rent

47:00: His joke of a Frankensled, high speed crashed on his sled, longlining his sled out of the BC, and not being comfortable with self-promotion

53:00: Smith, Sessions, the US Open, X Games, being star struck, and finally being accepted by the cool kids

58:30: Inappropriate Questions with Chris Turpin

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,
0:18.5	and first and foremost, I want to wish everyone a happy new year.
0:22.1	Hopefully 2022 will be a big improvement from 2021, and life will continue to get back to normal.
0:28.5	But I doubt that's going to happen as the virus, while it never went anywhere, is back and it's spreading more than ever.
0:35.1	And since I'm recording this intro on December 30th,
0:38.0	I have one more big, sketchy event to get through in 2021.
0:41.7	My lovely wife and I are spending our anniversary and my birthday
0:44.8	seeing Dave Chappelle and friends,
0:46.8	and I hope that I not only don't get sick,
0:49.1	but that I have as much fun at the show as I did at Mission Ridge this past week.
0:53.4	I need to give a big thank you to Tony Hickok.
0:56.1	He's an awesome and busy dude and he took time out of his busy life to show me and my son the best of Mission Ridge and Wenatchee.
1:03.4	And man, while that mountain is like three hours from Seattle and it only has four lifts and two rope toes,
1:09.2	it felt way bigger than it was, and it had no lines,
1:12.4	a variety of terrain that will keep everyone happy.
1:15.1	It was awesome and really cold, like zero degrees cold, and we still had a blast.
1:20.5	It's one of those places where if I live closer, I would be stoked to call it my home mountain.
1:25.4	It has that mom-and- pop vibe that takes the whole experience
1:28.2	back to another time. It's totally worth checking out for a weekend. But really, my home mountain
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