TPM Episode 141: Tricia Byrnes, Pro Snowboarder

Tricia Byrnes is on the podcast this week…. she’s a wealth of knowledge and a fun interview.  Tricia’s known for her competitive days, she was on the contest circuit for 20 years but these days, she’s organizing the contests and making sure she helps pave the way for the future of the sport.  We talk about her life and times on and off the podium, the future of the sport and some great old stories.    

Tricia Byrnes Show Notes:

2:00:  Dick Byrnes, partying, and growing up rich

6:00:  Wanting to be an Olympian, skiing, and snowboarding

12:00:  All disciplines, The US Open, and high school

16:00:  Sims and parents

19:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30

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21:00:  Winning The Open, College, and Rossi

27:00:  Sponsors, Olympics, and X Games

33:00:  Not making the team, making the team… losing sponsors and her brother

29:00:  Plake, Afterglow and, product design

39:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

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

41:30:  Athlete Agent, 2002 Olympics, Octagon, and retirement

50:00:  Africa, Go211, USASA, and life after snowboarding

56:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Spencer Harkins