Ted Ligety - Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & Five-Time World Cup Overall Giant Slalom Champion

02/04/25 • 81 min

Season 5, Episode 76

Ted Ligety is one of the most iconic figures in US Alpine Skiing. He's a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist as well as a five-time World Cup Overall Giant Slalom Champion. Ted dominated the World Cup between 2004-2018 with 25 World Cup wins and 52 podiums across five disciplines.

This past October, Ted joined DPS Skis as the Head of Product Performance, where he is helping to create and test skis at their headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT.

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Season 5, Episode 76

This past October, Ted joined DPS Skis as the Head of Product Performance, where he is helping to create and test skis at their headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT.

This episode of The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Club Med.

Follow The SnowBrains Podcast:

This episode was edited by Liam Abbott.

Music by Chad Croutch.

Host & Creator: Miles Clark.

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Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association - A Group of 200 Taking on Vail Resorts

Season 5, Episode 75

This week, two representatives joined us from the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) to discuss its current conflict with Park City Mountain Resort owner Vail Resorts. Katie Lips is the President of the PCPSPA and Quinn Graves is a business manager of the PCPSPA. In addition, Katie and Quinn highlighted what it takes for the ski patrollers of the largest ski resort in the United States to keep skiers and riders safe and out of harm's way.

Since recording this podcast, a lot has changed in the current standoff between the PCPSPA and Vail Resorts, most notably that as of Friday, December, 27th, the PCPSPA went on strike. This has resulted in Vail Resorts having to turn to scabs by flying in other Vail Resort ski patrollers to keep Park City Mountain Resort operational. This is a developing story, but all of the latest updates can be found on SnowBrains.com.

You can support the PCPSPA during its current strike with its GoFundMe here.

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Stephanie Cox - CEO of the National Ski Patrol

Season 5, Episode 77

After spending over two decades in the non-profit and start-up spaces, Stephanie Cox took over as CEO of the National Ski Patrol with the goal of modernizing and advancing the organization. She has been focused on revitalizing the operations, recruitment, training, and inclusiveness of the National Ski Patrol while shifting the organization in alignment with the growing outdoor industry.

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This episode was edited by Liam Abbott.

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