TPM Episode 271: Jimbo Morgan - Part 2

Part 2 of Jimbo Morgan’s life and times start with a trip to the Albertville Olympics in 1992. While this should have been the best day of Jimbo’s life, we talk about the good friend that died in his arms that day and how it impacted him. We then talk about the end of filming speed skiing with Plake and Stump, pioneering bungee jumping, inventing skiercross, and getting sponsored as a skier, telemark skier, and snowboarder. We also cover founding the Factory Team and how Powder Magazine set the sport of skiing back a decade by being close-minded. Brad Holmes asks the Inappropriate Questions

Jimbo Morgan - Part 2 Show Notes:

3:30:  US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, sticking out in France, and sponsors

15:00:  The burnt French flag story, making the US Team,  

20:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

23:00:  Excitement around speed skiing, having a friend die in his arms hours before the Olympic Final and his Olympic tattoo

34:00:  His Olympic experience, breaking glasses, filming for Greg Stump’s Groove Requiem, and the end of speed skiing

40:00:  Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

45:00:  Managing Fungus, knowing musicians through Joel from Sessions, and bungee jumping

48:00:  Testing snowboards with K2, getting sponsored for three sports by K2 while drunk at a trade show, stealing the concept of boardercross for skiers, and creating Lord of the Boards

54:00:  Why is Jimbo known as X in EXP Productions, the players of Lord of the Boards, launching the Poacher with Holmes, Kreitler, and Terje in Japan, and fire extinguishers in Japan

60:00:  The creation of the K2 Factory Team, did Seth shop at Hot Topic, new sponsors, who was the first person to grab their skis, and how did Powder Magazine set skiing back seven years

86:00: Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes