TPM Episode 412: McKenna Peterson, Pro Skier, Commercial Fishing Captain

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

McKenna Peterson is a pro skier, that’s rad, but being the captain of the Atlantis and an Alaskan Commercial Fisherman is what separates her badassery from the rest of the pro ski world. Born into a ski bum family, McKenna had early Olympic dreams, but racing never materialized for her. Neither did big mountain contests, but they helped McKenna find her tribe, and she was able to parlay that into a 15-year career of pro skiing in the winter and Captain in the summer. On the podcast, we talk Sun Valley, racing, partying, opportunities, Crazy Karl, and so much more. Amie Engerbretson asks the ‘Inappropriate Questions’.

McKenna Peterson Show Notes:

4:00: Cell phones, Knee injury, telling sponsors, contracts and money, sexism in the water and on the mountain and her ski bum parents.

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24:00: Ballet, ski racing, not being good enough, canyon party, college in Boulder, finding her tribe in Crested Butte, big mountain contests, Ryan Hawks, and getting sponsors

40:30: Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non- heated)

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42:00: Content opportunities, Warren Miller, John Falkiner, Matchstick Productions, Brap Ski, losing her dad, life on the water, Greenland

72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Amie Engerbretson

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 this week I'm heading to Reno to host the High Fives Foundation's annual Silver Tie Gala.
0:24.3	This is one of those spare no expense fundraisers where the host, me, is decked out in a tuxedo,
0:30.0	and the goal is to raise a half a million dollars to produce the programs that help make the High Fives Foundation so inspirational.
0:37.2	I love seeing Roy Tuscany, and I love doing live events better than doing podcasts.
0:42.5	For the sole reason that you can't mess up at live events, there is no editing, there is no
0:47.4	net, and that's when I'm at my best. If you're at the event, please introduce yourself.
0:52.4	I may have a special gift for you at the end of the
0:54.5	night. But if I don't see you at the Reno ballroom, well, I still have a free gift for you.
1:00.0	This is the gift of podcast, and this week, it's someone I've been meaning to interview for a long
1:05.0	time. McKenna Peterson was a K2 athlete while I was at K2, and she's still with the brand.
1:10.7	She's also an Alaskan fisherman, and not just a fisherman.
1:14.1	She's Captain of the Atlantis, and McKenna came to the studio to record a podcast,
1:18.7	which was the first in-person interview that I've done in a while.
1:22.1	And I don't know if that makes for a better podcast, but it's so much more enjoyable to record
1:26.5	when you can see the person you're talking
1:28.0	to and how they react to what you say. I wish I could do this all the time, but I can't, and that
1:33.8	doesn't matter. What does matter is you telling a friend about the show. What else matters is buying
1:38.8	stickers from me. Honestly, if you want some incredible Christmas ideas or Hanukkah ideas,
1:45.0	email me at Mike.com at diecut stickers.com and I'll give you some great, thoughtful ideas for under
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