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The Powell Movement

TPM Episode 319: Adam Ü, Pro Skier, Marine Biologist

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

Hobbies, Sports, Leisure

4.9860 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Adam Ü has received a lot of press recently, all for the wrong reasons. But getting a lot of press is what Adam does. Over the past 20 years, Adam has more covers than any skier I can think of, but his pro career has always been a struggle. It's a good thing Adam lives a double life as a marine biologist. In part 1 of his podcast, we talk about his passions: the water, climbing, and, much later, telemark skiing. We also discuss Carl Skoog, dropping out of school, Bend, Whistler, and much more. 

Adam Ü Show Notes:

5:00:  His last name, Mill Valley, CA, growing up mixed race, hating skiing, fishing, and being mature for his age. 

12:00:  Climbing becomes a passion, legendary mentors, his nerdery, and Earthwatch

25:30:  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

28:15:  Colorado Rocky Mountain School for climbing,  not being able to climb, and  picking Telemark Racing as his sport without ever trying it

37:00:  His senior project in the Bahamas, music, dropping out for bend and then Whistler to Telemark Race

46:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

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

48:45:  Bellingham, Carl Skoog, K2, what was tele all about at that time, and K2 tele is absorbed by K2 alpine

63:00:  Inappropriate Questions

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.

0:16.8

I'm your host Mike Powell, and I'm back at the desk towards the end of midwinter break

0:21.1

and I'm scrambling to get this episode done.

0:23.7

My plan was to do my interview on a Friday, then head to Mission Ridge on Sunday,

0:28.3

shred for a few days with my boy, then come back for my wife's chemo treatment,

0:32.6

edit like a madman and then get this episode ready for your ears.

0:36.3

But things don't always go as planned.

0:37.7

So here's what happened.

0:39.1

I had been emailing with Adam U for a couple of weeks.

0:42.1

I was trying to chat with him about guest Micah Evangelista that I had a few weeks back,

0:46.5

and I knew Adam was good friends with Micah,

0:49.1

and I knew Adam could help me out with a little bit of beta.

0:51.5

But Adam was in Japan with Kyle Smae and Grant

0:54.6

Gunderson on a photo trip. So I told Adam that I'd get info about Micah another way and we made

1:00.0

a plan to record a podcast when he returned to the States. And while Adam and I did make a podcast

1:05.3

happen, it was after a life-changing event that he's still trying to unpack. I mean, this is an

1:10.3

event that will most

1:11.0

likely have an impact on him for the rest of his life. So I do want to call out that Adam and I were

1:16.0

planning on doing a podcast and the accident that happened to Japan was not the reason for this.

1:21.4

I'm no ambulance chaser per se, but when there is a difficult story, I'm not afraid to help tell it.

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