TPM Episode 318: Josh Loubek Legendary Pro Skier, Part 2
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2023
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Josh Loubek is a pioneer of the new school freeskiing movement. He had a solid pro career when the sport was developing and will forever be looked at as a true pioneer. In part 1 of the podcast, we discuss what happens when pro skiing ends, the transition to becoming a sales rep, judging, founding the AFP, the Sochi Olympics, and more. Glenn Mittendorfer asks the Inappropriate Questions
Josh Loubek Show Notes Part 2:
4:00: Speaking to the Boise State Football team, contests, and heli-skiing with Plake
11:00: The end of being pro, becoming an Oakley rep, the start-up cost, life on the road, money, and awards
21:30: 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
24:15: DTC, Luxottica, Armada, growing the brand and product input.
33:00: When things go wrong, sub reps, judging, legends, becoming the go-to guy in the wild west, and becoming the head judge
41:00: 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
43:45: Judging range, the hard parts about being a judge, the IFSA, and the F=founding of the AFP
51:00: The FIS, the Sochi Olympics, quitting drinking, and founding Niima
63:00: Inappropriate Questions with Glenn Mittendorfer
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 as you listen to this, I'll be making some turns at Mission Ridge. |
| 0:22.2 | My kid and I are heading over there for midwinter break, and while the good folks at Ilan |
| 0:26.3 | skis sent me a brand new pair of Playmaker skis, which look like they're going to be a game |
| 0:30.8 | changer, especially in soft snow, I'm not going to be mounting them up. This week is going to be |
| 0:35.1 | all about standing sideways. My kid has been |
| 0:37.7 | skateboarding a shit ton this year. He's gotten so into it that on dry weekends in Seattle, |
| 0:42.5 | sometimes he chooses to hit the skate park or go street skating instead of going skiing with me. |
| 0:47.2 | It's cool that he's found something that he's passionate about, and while he still loves to ski, |
| 0:51.8 | he's really excited to try snowboarding. |
| 0:57.5 | So I got him a group lesson for a few hours on day one at Mission Ridge, |
| 1:00.3 | and then on day two he's going in for a private lesson. |
| 1:03.3 | And hopefully after three days of riding at Mission Ridge, |
| 1:05.1 | he'll be able to figure out his edges. |
| 1:08.8 | I'm bringing my snowboard too, and while I don't really claim it, |
| 1:12.0 | I was a snowboarder once in my life. And I don't know if I've talked about it much on the podcast. But working in this industry is really what turned me off to |
| 1:16.6 | snowboarding. I mean, I came into my job at K2 with a few hundred day seasons in a row. I lived |
| 1:22.5 | in Vail and I really lived the life. I was riding every single day. But I blew my knee out on a snowboard, and after |
| 1:29.0 | surgery and rehab, I ended up getting a job with K2 skates and skis. I eventually took a job |
| 1:34.1 | with K2 skates on Vashen Island. And the whole reason I got into this job with K2 skates was because |
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