TPM Episode 87: Mike Ranquet, Legendary Snowboarder, Mount Baker Hard Core
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2018
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Mike Ranquet is part of a rare breed of athlete (for lack of better term) who's a legend in his sport but never became a household name. His lack of filter when it came to sharing his opinions kept him out of the mainstream media, you only saw him in paid ads and video parts. His style and attitude helped shape a sport and his story is a rollercoaster of awesome. Do not miss this one.
Mike Ranquet Show Notes:
2:00: Car accidents and Hawaii
8:32: Growing up in Renton, WA, having an old Dad, and losing his sister as a kid
12:30: Enter Craig Kelly, skiing, and skateboarding
19:25: Mount Baker Hard Core and the NW
22:30: 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
24:45: His style was different for a reason, the Breck Worlds in 86, and high school
35:00: Getting on Sims, Skiing jumping into snowboarding, and skiing without snowboarding
42:00: The Olympics, getting kicked out of Japan, and filming
49:00: Riding for Lamar, boards, and skate influence
56:17: Roadkill, burning bridges, and Jake v Pat
60:00: Not seeing him in print ever, voicing his opinion and West Seattle
64:00: The Nature Ramp and new friends
69:00: The end of snowboarding, Electric, and underground influence
76:00: What he does for money today, D-Day,
78:00: Inappropriate Questions with Glen Plake
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You don't know you better ask somebody. |
| 0:02.0 | You listen into the Powell Movement. |
| 0:11.1 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:14.3 | I'm your host, Mike Powell, and summer is officially over on the podcast. |
| 0:19.1 | Winter is just around the corner, so it's time to start |
| 0:21.8 | talking about it. And this week is an all-time snowboard episode. I have a guest whose story |
| 0:27.8 | has never really been told. Mike Rankwit is a Northwest Skate Kid who met Craig Kelly on a chairlift |
| 0:33.6 | at 14 and was part of that original Mount Baker hardcore crew. |
| 0:38.1 | Mike was the original asshole snowboarder who always kept it real. |
| 0:42.2 | And being that this is his first real interview, it's safe to say that keeping it real |
| 0:46.4 | has hurt his career over time. |
| 0:48.5 | While we only saw Mike Rankwit and paid ads and videos for the most part, he was one of |
| 0:53.3 | those dudes that was able to bring skate, snow, and music together, videos for the most part. He was one of those dudes that was able to bring |
| 0:54.6 | skate, snow, and music together, especially in the Northwest. Rankwick goes all over the place |
| 1:00.5 | in this podcast, so there's a ton of history that comes out, but I'm not sure if he ever really |
| 1:04.8 | answered any of my questions, and it really doesn't matter. Before we get into the show, |
| 1:09.3 | I want to ask you to follow me on |
| 1:11.0 | Instagram at the Powell Movement, share my Facebook posts, which no one ever does, and if you have |
| 1:17.0 | anything that you want to share with me, you can email me at Mike at the Powell Movement.com. Finally, |
| 1:22.7 | I need to thank my sponsors. They are Evo, Rescue Water, and the 10 Barrel Brewery. |
| 1:28.0 | Now, let's talk to Mike Rankwit. |
| 1:30.5 | I wrecked the girlfriend's car last week. |
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