TPM Episode 86: Scott Gaffney, Filmmaker

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

Hobbies, Sports, Leisure

4.9 • 860 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Scott Gaffney is a Sherpa in the world of elite athletes. He carries a 40 pound backpack through some of the more remote places in the world all in the name of "getting the shot". Like many before him, the ski dream was only achieved through hardships that a lot of us don't know. Sleeping in cars, taking showers in local sprinkler systems and doing whatever it takes to make it. And for Scott, "making it" became a sort of groundhog day of filming, editing and producing rad ski movies. Hear the whole story on the podcast.

Scott Gaffney Show Notes:

2:00: South America and Tahoe

8:00: Growing up in NY

14:00: Seeing movies and they change his life, his brother Robb and moving to Colorado

17:30: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout)

RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is Out of Office Pilsner

20:00: Summit County and meeting Shane

25:00: Moving to Tahoe, how is he making ends meet and Walls of Freedom

32:00: Meeting the MSP guys and the struggle coming up

36:00: The MSP days and living with McConkey

43:00: Losing his best friend and the McConkey Movie

49:00: What does he actually do?

53:00: The past 4 years of MSP movies

57:30: Inappropriate Questions

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Powell Movement.
0:09.6	Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week I have another legend on the show.
0:17.2	And I know, it gets old, me calling people legends, but really, the movements that I've
0:22.4	had have been pretty legendary and I'm happy to share them with you.
0:26.5	So this week it's film again, and my guest is Scott Gaffney of MSP films.
0:31.6	And for the past 20 plus years, Scott has been dealing with the elements as the unsung hero
0:37.1	who shoots all winter and edits all summer.
0:40.3	Speaking of summer, I did have two more summer podcasts planned.
0:44.7	One has been a ghost over the last week, and the other has wasted at least five work days of mine over the past two years.
0:51.1	I even showed up at his place of work once on his request, but he was a no-show.
0:55.5	I'm not going to mention who that is because I'm not that much of an asshole, but I will say the
1:00.2	podcast was supposed to be about things on two wheels. And if you happen to be listening,
1:05.1	please get your shit together and be a man of your word. Before we get into the podcast, I want to
1:10.3	ask you to follow me on Instagram at the Powell
1:13.1	Movement, tell your friends about the show, and shoot me an email if you have any
1:17.2	guest suggestions or just want to share something.
1:19.8	My email is Mike at the Powell Movement.com, and I will get back to you.
1:24.3	I also want to thank my amazing sponsors who make the show happen.
1:28.6	They are Evo,
1:35.9	rescue water, and the 10-barrel brewery. Now, let's talk to Scott Gaffney. You are just back from South America, it sounds like. I am, yeah. Had a great trip to Argentina. Well, how long do you
1:41.3	go for? About a week and a half. And for the skier that doesn't ever make it to South America, what are the big differences when you go on a trip down there compared to anywhere else you go?
1:51.0	Huh. That's a challenge. You know, this is my first trip actually down there. I've been to Peru for kind of more of a ski mountaineering trip for days of my youth. But for that, I didn't even bring my skis.
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