TPM Episode 388: Ace Kvale, Legendary Skier and Photographer
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.8 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2024
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Ace Kvale has lived the ultimate ski bum life but he’s no bum, Ace is a legend. A Midwest kid who hitchhiked his way west at 18 for bigger mountains and a better lifestyle. After a few years of resort hopping, Ace made his way to Europe, connected with Marko Shapiro, and became part of the original Clambin Crew. He started out living in a chalet in Verbier, traveling the world skiing for the camera, and he climbed in the summertime. Eventually, Ace’s life transitioned to working behind the lens and is an award-winning photographer who focuses his talents on shooting adventure. This podcast is one of those must-listen history lessons from one of the original stoked ski bums. Stanley Larsen asks the Inappropriate Questions.
Ace Kvale Show Notes:
4:00: Kasha Rigby, skiing in MN, Tyrol Ski Club, freestyle, hitchhiking out west, and climbing
12:00: Chamonix, Verbier, meeting Marko, meeting Faulkner, and starting to shoot photos
21:30: Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com
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24:30: Year 2 in Verbier, Belle Uva, free stuff, making money as a model, becoming a photographer, and being an athlete
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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43:30: Marko, outside of ski photography, Telemarking, leaving Europe, Coombs and Valdez
56:00: Himalayan Cataracts project, searching for trails, off the grid, quick hitters, and Jerry Garcia
77:00: Inappropriate Questions with Stanley Larsen
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, |
| 0:18.5 | and this week school is out, |
| 0:20.3 | and it officially feels like summer here in Seattle. |
| 0:23.1 | While my ski season is done, I'm hoping to make it down to hood for a few days this summer, |
| 0:27.8 | and other than that, I'll be podcasting, biking, crabbing, and spending time with my family here in Seattle, |
| 0:33.3 | and then I go on my annual Rojobith Beach trip in August. |
| 0:36.8 | I'll hit the X games next week |
| 0:38.3 | and report back from an event I haven't attended in person in over a decade. A lot of you got back |
| 0:43.3 | to me after I did the outside festival event and put a podcast out around it. And you said that you |
| 0:48.3 | enjoyed that podcast and you'd like to see me go to other live events and report back from them. |
| 0:53.0 | So I'm going to start covering more live events, and I'm going to start with Summer X. |
| 0:57.0 | But before I think about X games, I need to tell you about my guests this week. |
| 1:01.0 | Ace Cavali was part of the original Clambin crew with Marco Shapiro and John Faulkner in Verbiay, Switzerland, |
| 1:07.0 | and Ace is an absolute legend. |
| 1:10.0 | He was a pro skier, a ski model, and eventually |
| 1:12.4 | transitioned behind the lens as a pro photographer who specializes in shooting both |
| 1:16.6 | skiing and in high altitude environments. He and others helped create the whole |
| 1:20.7 | extreme scene in Verbiay and his story is truly incredible. Before I get into it, I need to |
| 1:26.1 | remind you to check out my website to see my new |
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