TPM Episode 316: Micah Evangelista, Pro Skier
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2023
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Micah Evangelista isn't a household name in the ski world, almost by choice. Micah is the underground, soul-skier type whose love of being in the mountains comes from growing up in the shadow of Mt Baker in Glacier, WA. Micah is such a talent; I've always wondered why he hasn't blown up in the ski world. The podcast was the perfect platform to figure out why…we talk about getting into video early, Baker's deep snowboard history, Lucas DeBari, why bringing a big-name pro isn't the motivation for him, and a lot more.
Micah Evangelista Show Notes:
7:00: His tiny home, how the family ended up in Glacier, WA, skiing at six days old, school, and his insane work ethic in the mountains.
19:30: Challenging days in the mountains, who works harder, and Confluence
24:30: Best Day Brewing: All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.
Puffin Drinkwear: Be the hit of every party and gathering with the coolest and cutest drink accessory ever created. Get 20% off with the code powellmovement
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
27:30: Baker community, Lucas DeBari, Patrick McCarthy, and Henrick Harlaut
37:00: Not having a terrain park or freeride program, getting into video, what videos and who's editing was he was into, and sponsoring me tapes
44:30: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
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Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
45:00: His lack of self-promotion or care to be pro, holding onto clips, and looking for long-term stability, and he should have been a skier in the 90s
60:00: Inappropriate Questions (and more) with Sophia Rouches and Mattias Evangelista
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 this week I have a lot of bad shit to talk about in this intro. |
| 0:22.1 | And for the first time in forever, it has nothing to do with me or my family. |
| 0:26.2 | This time it has to do with the ski community, the Tahoe community, |
| 0:29.4 | plus the friends and family who suffered a huge loss with the passing of Kyle Smaid. |
| 0:34.4 | This loss is a huge shock to the whole ski industry. |
| 0:37.2 | I've met Kyle a couple times, |
| 0:38.8 | but I don't know him. But from all the tributes I've read, he was one of the most stoked and |
| 0:43.1 | positive people, and he really loved skiing, and he wasn't afraid to tell you about that often. |
| 0:48.2 | Death in the mountain sucks, and we always say they died doing what they love to do, and while |
| 0:53.0 | that's always partially true, |
| 0:54.8 | the real truth is, the people we lose in the mountains while doing rad shit, they don't 100% |
| 0:59.9 | die doing what they loved. Because what all of them loved most was living. And these heroes of |
| 1:05.6 | ours that we've lost, it does give me a little bit of comfort knowing that they really did |
| 1:09.6 | live and experienced a lot of things that none of us will ever have the opportunity to do so. |
| 1:14.7 | So while Kyle is gone and that it's painful for so many people and it's a huge loss, he did get to experience a whole lot in his short life. |
| 1:22.8 | So goodbye, Kyle. I'm thinking about your friends and your family, and I know it totally sucks. |
| 1:27.8 | And you know what else totally sucks about death in the mountains? |
| 1:30.7 | Is that it always seems like it's the best people that are the ones to go. |
| 1:34.5 | You never hear about that skier who is a total dick who was killed in the slide. |
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