TPM Episode 299: Brant Moles, Legendary Skier, Part 2
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2022
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Brant Moles is a living legend, a World Extreme Champion who filmed with all the heavy hitters and is now back for part 2 of his podcast. The second half of his career is way more exciting than the race years; we talk about the extreme comp circuit, his role in forming the IFSA, MSP, TGR WM, IMAX, fat skis, injuries sponsorship, McConkey, and so much more. This is the first time Brant has shared any of this with a podcast, and you won't want to miss it.
Brant Moles Show Notes:
3:30: Peruvian, coming back to the US as an unknown, his first Extreme's and first trip to AK
14:00: Meeting the MSP crew, sponsorship progression, the SOS nightmare, and money
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
21:00: Not being a good self-promoter, battling for things, his shared vision with McConkey, and getting on fat skis for the first time
33:00: Founding the IFSA, winning three comps in 1997, does he prepare for 1997 differently, and the vibe of the contests
41:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:00: In the right headspace, Worlds in AK, filming with MSP, TGR, WM, and IMAX
57:00: X-Games, a string of injuries, the comeback, how the pro career ended, taking care of the legends, and what he is up to now
73:00: Inappropriate Questions with Keith Carlson
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 holy shit. |
| 0:19.8 | We are at episode 299. If you would have told me that I'd get to this Powell and holy shit, we are at episode 299. |
| 0:22.3 | If you would have told me that I'd get to this number six years ago, I would have believed |
| 0:26.0 | you. I mean, I knew I wasn't going to fail with this podcast. But it did turn out differently |
| 0:30.9 | than I intended. And I'm going to tell you all about that next week when I get all |
| 0:35.0 | emo about quitting everything I was doing for this podcast. |
| 0:38.8 | This week, it's finally part two with absolute legend Brandt Moles. In part one, we talked about |
| 0:44.4 | his race life and times and then filming stunts in Europe, but part two is way more interesting |
| 0:49.5 | to me. We talk about the days of winning extreme comps and shredding with the likes of |
| 0:53.4 | McConkey, Morrison, and |
| 0:54.7 | Krightler. We talk MSP, TGR, Warren Miller, IMAX, injuries, and so much more. It's awesome, |
| 1:01.1 | and I think you're really going to enjoy this one. Before we get into it, I need to remind you that |
| 1:05.4 | there's one week left in my outdoor research promotion, one week left to get 25% off the greatest |
| 1:10.8 | outerwear in the history of |
| 1:12.2 | the world. Seriously, if you've ever owned a piece of outdoor research gear, you know what I'm talking |
| 1:17.1 | about. It's built to last and it's made of the highest quality materials, period. Now it's time for me |
| 1:22.2 | to ask something of you and I know I sound like a broken record when I ask, but it really would be |
| 1:26.8 | appreciated if you tell your friends about the show. |
| 1:29.2 | If you like this podcast, |
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