The Backcountry Podcast
Inspire | Educate | Entertain
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The Backcountry Podcast is a collection of conversations with influential members of the outdoor community, including our athletes and ambassadors. We dive deep into widespread topics from guests’ perspectives, ranging from film projects to personal pursuits and outdoor industry news. The Backcountry Podcast is hosted by Backcountry athlete, professional snowboarder, University of Utah Mechanical Engineering graduate, and all-around mountain guy, Nils Mindnich.
Rio Lakeshore | Ep. 27
Rio Lakeshore is a Backcountry partner who's known for his trail running achievements—but he’s accomplished so much more than that. Rio is a deeply introspective individual and he’s also very intentional... Read More
Remy Metailler | Ep. 26
Remy Metailler is a mountain biking phenom known for his viral POV videos that capture seemingly impossible lines in the Squamish wilderness. We're proud to have him as a Backcountry ambassador... Read More
Victor Daviet | Ep. 25
In this week’s podcast episode, we’ll cover an unlikely crossover between the Taliban and snowboarding, but first, let’s introduce our guest. Victor Daviet recently made his Natural Selection Tour debut... Read More
Toby Miller | Ep. 24
Toby Miller is a Backcountry athlete who also rides for WHITESPACE snowboards, so he’s the perfect fit to sit down with Nils on the Backcountry Podcast. Toby carved his path through the ranks of professional halfpipe riding under the wing of none other than Shaun White... Read More
Gimbal God | Ep. 23
Spencer Whiting is better known by his viral Instagram handle, Gimbal God, a staple account for video content across the ski and snowboard scene. Known for buttery smooth follow-cam clips in the terrain park with the biggest names in the sport... Read More
Seth Huot | Ep. 21
Raised alongside the development of the snowboard industry, Seth Huot is a pro snowboarder turned videographer, and now he’s the Volcom Team Manager. Volcom is one of our favorite brands and Seth speaks to their brand story... Read More
Justin Clark | Ep. 20
Justin Clark, also known as J Stone in the greater Salt Lake snowboarding community, is the Snowboard Development Engineer at K2. He’s also a personal friend of our host, Nils, which makes him the perfect candidate for... Read More
Tom Wallisch | Ep. 19
Known in the freeskiing community for his signature style and rail skiing prowess, Tom Wallisch is someone we knew we had to invite onto the podcast. Nils gets into a wide-ranging conversation with Tom, covering everything from X-Games wins... Read More
Craig Gordon | Ep. 18
As the face of the Utah Avalanche Center, Craig Gordon’s roots run deep in all things snow safety, powder skiing, and the Utah backcountry skiing community. From his time ski patrolling at Brighton to... Read More
Shaun White | Ep. 17
Seeing as we’re the exclusive retailer of Shaun White’s snowboarding brand, WHITESPACE, it’s no surprise that we’re big fans of the guy. We figured it was about time to invite him on the podcast to talk about... Read More
Torstein Horgmo | Ep. 16
Torstein Horgmo is a veteran in the pro snowboarding community whose career isn’t slowing down anytime soon. From X Games gold medals to his close involvement in Shred Bots... Read More
Karel Sabbe & Crew | Ep. 15
Karel Sabbe recently set out to break the supported running record for the Pacific Crest Trail, and we made a film to document his journey. Pacing The Pacific covers the entire journey from Mexico to Canada... Read More
Lexi Dupont | Ep. 14
With Lexi Dupont joining the team as a Backcountry athlete, it made perfect sense to pull her into the HQ for a podcast episode...Read More
Lauren Samuels | Ep. 13
Salomon is one of our top brands for skiing and snowboarding, so we invited Category Manager Lauren Samuels on the podcast to dive into the Salomon world... Read More
TGR x BC Athlete Team | Ep. 12
Parkin Costain, Jake Hopfinger, McRae Williams, and Colter Hinchliffe are all Backcountry athletes featured in this year’s Teton Gravity Research film, Legend Has It... Read More
Andrew Alexander King | Ep. 11
Andrew Alexander King is a professional alpinist and big wave surfer who’s well known for his humanitarian work. His prospering career earned him a spot on Outside Magazine’s Top 20 Most... Read More
Robert Workman | Ep. 10
This episode’s guest, Robert Workman, founded Goal Zero power banks and Barebones premium camp kitchen gear. Considering he’s the mind behind two of our favorite brands, we... Read More
Rachael Galipo | Ep. 9
We invited Rachael Galipo on the show to talk about her extensive experience in outdoor photography, and her budding freelance career. Rachael is impressively multi-talented in her field... Read More
Julian Carr | Ep. 8
Julian Carr is a decorated pro skier, businessman, and is known for hitting some of the biggest cliffs of all time on his skis. He’s also the founder of the Cirque Series... Read More
Shyanne Orvis | Ep. 7
We sat down with Shyanne Orvis to welcome her onto the team as a Backcountry athlete and talk about her career as a fly fishing guide. Shy discusses becoming a mother... Read More
Tanner Hopson | Ep. 6
Paralympic ski racer, Tanner Hopson, first connected with Backcountry through our partnership with the National Ability Center. Just three and a half years after becoming a bilateral above-knee amputee... Read More
Caroline Gleich | Ep. 5
Caroline Gleich is a ski mountaineer, climate activist, Backcountry athlete, and all-around badass. She finds her awe on nature’s most prolific peaks and aims to inspire climate activism through storytelling... Read More
Melissa Riitano | Ep. 4
Backcountry athlete Melissa Riitano spent much of her snowboarding season here in Utah to enjoy our historic snow year. Melissa has been a pro snowboarder for over a decade, and she’s currently shifting her focus... Read More
Matt Bluher | Ep. 3
Matt Bluher is the director of brand marketing here at Backcountry. This dedicated skier and fly fisherman has been working in the outdoor industry for 15 years... Read More
Kait VanHoff | Ep. 2
This week we invited Backcountry ambassador Kait VanHoff on the podcast to show you all what it looks like to rep the Goat. Kait is a familiar face to anyone who engages with our content... Read More
Alex Quitiquit | Ep. 1
We’re kicking things off by providing some insight into the ski and climb worlds with our very own Alex Quitiquit. Quiti is a merchandise manager here at Backcountry, a well-seasoned trad climber, and renowned backcountry skier... Read More