TPM Episode 377: Colter Hinchliffe, Pro Skier
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2024
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Colter Hinchliffe is living proof that the Aspen rockstar ski bum dream not only exists but it can thrive if your heart is in the right place. Colter spent his life surrounding himself with the only thing that mattered to him - Skiing. And between growing up near Aspen, dropping out of college to shred, moving to Alta, and returning to Aspen, he made the right contacts to make the dream come true. He was tending bar in Aspen, making handfuls of cash, allowing him to travel anywhere in the world at a minute's notice...That lifestyle put him in AK and eventually in a helicopter with the TGR crew when he was 25 years old, and that, combined with an unexpected Powder Magazine cover, helped Colter graduate from ski bum to pro skier pretty late in the game. It's a real-life Aspen Extreme Ski Bum Story.
Colter Hinchliffe Show Notes
3:00: Ski gangs of Aspen, Basalt, no ski programs, X in Aspen, Aspen rich person stuff
18:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
21:00: Cloud 9, Mesa State, dropping out, Alta, always moving his career forward, chasing powder, and contest drama
38:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
Outdoor Research: Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)
40:30: Powder Cover, sponsors, why he likes Aspen better than Jackson, money, and his life-changing AK trip
59:00: Finding out he was in TGR, and stories worth hearing
98:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Bell
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're listening to this intro and episode, I'll be traveling England and France, eating a shit ton of bad food and putting on weight. |
| 0:25.8 | Since I'm out and about across the pond, this saves you from a long intro from me. |
| 0:30.4 | I'm just going to say that my guest this week, Coulter Hinch Liff, is one of those few athletes that I've interviewed, |
| 0:35.7 | whose life looked like it was destined to be a professional ski bomb for better or worse. |
| 0:40.3 | But like I always say, when you surround yourself with things you love, good things will |
| 0:44.5 | happen. |
| 0:45.5 | And between Alta and Aspen, Coulter did just that, and eventually he moved from behind |
| 0:50.4 | the bar to behind the TGR lens. |
| 0:53.3 | This one is a cool story about a dude who was and is living the ski town locals dream. |
| 0:58.3 | And I will say that the first 10 minutes of audio is B level on this one. |
| 1:02.6 | Culture was driving. |
| 1:03.8 | And while it's not that bad at all, it gets better. |
| 1:06.2 | And I just wanted to let you know that before you get into the podcast. |
| 1:09.4 | And before I get into the podcast, |
| 1:11.1 | I want to thank you for listening. I want to ask you to review me wherever you listen. And please |
| 1:15.9 | listen to my sponsor ads and buy from them. I only work with the best brands in the business |
| 1:20.6 | and they are outdoor research, Peter Glenn Ski and Sports, Best Day Brewing, Elon Skies, and Stanley. |
| 1:27.4 | Now, let's talk with Culture HinchLiff. |
| 1:30.3 | Your stomping grounds growing up is Aspen, Colorado, and there's a lot about Aspen that people know about. |
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