TPM Episode 379: Jake Hopfinger, Pro Skier
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2024
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Jake Hopfinger created a name for himself in skiing at the Kings and Queens of Corbet's in Jackson Hole. The double backflip he threw there for a 3rd instantly made his name known worldwide. While the dollars and travel budgets are now coming in, Jake was once an aspiring D1 East Coast ski racer who could never finish a race. Then he quit racing, moved to Montana, and learned to ski powder. The rest is history in the making. Parkin Costain and Jonnie Merrill ask the Inappropriate Questions.
Jake Hopfinger Show Notes:
5:00: AK, thoughts on climate change, growing up in Western NY, ski racing, partying, and other hobbies.
12:00: Competitive mentality, being a grom, Jon Olson, jr nationals, who was he in HS, D1 ski racing, not finishing races, are racers better skiers and not spinning as much as the park kids
22:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com
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25:15: Transferring to Montana State, making friends through slacklining, sponsorship, plug boots, money, his lucrative side hustle, Benshi Creative, interesting way into TGR, and intimidating trips
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
42:00: 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)
44:00: Independent media, Kings and Queens of Corbet's, the Crankworks fiasco, triples, and Ben Richards
56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jonnie Merrill and Parkin Costain
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 I'm back after two incredible weeks of vacation. |
| 0:21.8 | As you know, my wife, Ange has cancer, and London and Paris were on her bucket list. |
| 0:26.4 | So we planned a trip for the whole family to check out the world. |
| 0:29.4 | We started our trip in London, and I will say I was blown away by the city. |
| 0:33.4 | The pub culture was so cool. |
| 0:35.2 | Everyone gets a pint, and when you get it, you pay for it right then and there's no tipping. |
| 0:39.3 | If you have 10 beers, then you have 10 receipts. |
| 0:42.0 | I like the system and I love the beer even more. |
| 0:44.7 | There's something about the foam and the beers in England that just hit a little bit different than anything I've ever had. |
| 0:49.3 | It was also pretty cool how everyone seems to grab a pint and then they leave the bar and they stand outside and |
| 0:54.4 | talk and vape. Yep, it was crazy how many vapors there were in London. What else I noticed about London |
| 0:59.8 | was it was a lot like the States, except for everything was done a little bit smarter and a little |
| 1:04.1 | bit more efficient. I mean, they are the OGs and that showed. While we were there, we saw all the |
| 1:09.7 | sites, we did a ton of tours, and we really |
| 1:11.8 | pushed Anne to her limits. Really, her poor body has been through so much. All the surgeries |
| 1:17.0 | and all the drugs have really, really zapped her endurance. The good news was she'd been off |
| 1:21.8 | chemo for a month to be in a better place for this trip. The bad news is, the medicine is still |
| 1:26.2 | wreaking havoc on her body and the most |
| 1:28.2 | noticeable side effects other than the stamina are the infections. |
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