TPM Episode 358: Todd Jones, Founder, Teton Gravity Research, Visionary

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Todd Jones and the company he helped found Teton Gravity Research, has had a huge impact on Skiing and Snowboarding. This private school-educated kid from Cape Cod became passionate about sliding on snow at Stowe, then became a certified Deadhead in high school, and college was all about leaving private college life to become a dish dog in Jackson Hole. The rest is history. Part 1 of the podcast we talk about The Dead, the early Jackson days, battles with ski patrol, pioneering Alaska with Coombs, and founding TGR. Ian Macintosh asks the Inappropriate Questions

Todd Jones Show Notes:

3:00: Kai’s injury, growing up on the Cape, Stowe, and learning to be bored

21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site-wide with the code winteriscoming

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

24:30: Drink it blue, ski racing at Kimball Union Academy, academics, Dead shows and TR and The Dead

40:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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42:00: Jackson Hole, rich people, battles with ski patrol, and opening the gates

54:00: Being a sponsored skier, the Warren Miller debacle, pioneering AK, inspirations, and fishing boats

68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh

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.
0:16.9	I'm your host Mike Powell, and I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving where you spent a ton of time with your family.
0:22.7	Mine was a lot different this year.
0:24.3	Our plan was to do the holiday on Sunday before Thanksgiving because Ange had chemo before the official holiday, and she'd be down for a few days.
0:32.0	But if you've been listening lately, you know my life doesn't really go as planned, and Angie and I ended up getting
0:37.5	COVID, and mine lasted 12-fold days before I tested out.
0:41.9	What really sucks is that my mom came in time with her husband, and my dad was also here,
0:46.6	and we didn't get to celebrate the holiday because of the virus.
0:49.9	The good news is, I did get to see my dad for a day while he was in Seattle, and my mom
0:54.1	was here for a month, so we got to see my dad for a day while he was in Seattle, and my mom was
0:54.3	here for a month, so we got to spend a lot of quality time together.
0:58.0	And while being a COVID first-timer really sucked, there are so many other things in life
1:02.0	that sucks so much more, so whatever.
1:04.6	The good news is, we replaced our car that we totaled a few weeks ago with a new one for
1:08.9	us off of Carvana. It arrives next week and hopefully
1:12.5	we'll have a good luck streak with this car. But luck hasn't been on our side lately. Unless you're
1:17.2	talking about my guest list, because with that, my guest list has been incredible. This week,
1:22.0	I have another absolute legend on the podcast. Everyone who listens to this show should know
1:26.3	about Teetan Gravity Research. And if you don't, well, it's time to go show should know about Teton Gravity Research.
1:28.0	And if you don't, well, it's time to go check out their website and buy their movies.
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