FNRad Snowboarding Podcast

Mar 05 2025 272 ep. 74 mins 239
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FNRad Snowboarding Podcast brings you interviews with Snowboarders. New episodes drop every Wednesday from November until April with a special Elmer episode every April 1! 

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Mikey Rencz - FNRad S10E18

Mar 05 2025 99 mins  
Send us a text Mikey Rencz has been on the Burton team for 30 years!! Since he was 8 Mikey's been a snowboarding phenom, crushing halfpipe, jumps, park, and back country. Now, he's bringing the best in the world into his backyard (The Whistler Backcountry) on sleds to continue the progression. Soon to be a father of 2, he's one of the raddest snowboarders to ever dedicate their lif

Nils Mindnich - FNRad S10E17

Feb 26 2025 79 mins  
Send us a text NIls Mindnich is a professional snowboarder and mechanical engineer for Salomon Snowboards in France. He started in Vermont with his brother Hans and their dad was college room mates with the legendary Burton board shaper JG. The Mindnich brothers grew up riding Burton prototypes and both have very successful snowboard careers. Nils has crushed a few genres at this p

Dani Kiwi Meier - FNRad S10E16

Feb 19 2025 74 mins  
Send us a text Dani Kiwi Meier is a New Zealander who moved to Switzerland and became a huge part of the European snowboard community. As a pro rider Dani had parts in videos, covers of magazines, and wrote features and columns influencing the culture and style of the scene. He's an absolute gem of a human and I remember his name being on Rad Air Soul snowboards, the asymmetrical f

Duncan Howat - FNRad S10E15

Feb 12 2025 44 mins  
Send us a text Duncan Howat was the president and CEO of Mt Baker Ski Area from 1968-2024. He is FNRad's first Octogenarian guest and he's the man responsible for allowing snowboarding at Baker in 1984! Duncan worked with Tom Sims on the 1985 Slalom contest that morphed into the Legendary Banked Slalom and he continues to build features for the course 40 years and 35 competitions l

Matt Cummins - FNRad S10E14

Feb 05 2025 154 mins  
Send us a text Matt Cummins had the first pro model Lib Tech snowboard back in the early 90’s and Lib Tech still puts the MC branding on boards every year making it the longest run of pro model boards in the world which probably won’t never be outdone. Matt started One Ball Jay wax in the eighties and still sells his quality wax and accessories to all the best snowboard shops�

Roberta Rodger - FNRad S10E13

Jan 29 2025 149 mins  
Send us a text Roberta Rodger is an amazing human and one of the foundational pioneers of women's snowboarding. Roberta rode for and did design work for Westbeach, Thirty Two, Soloman, Chorus (the first women's only snowboard company), and Foursquare. Her impressive career included winning the Westbeach Classic and filming parts. She's married to JP Walker. She has survived being h

Mike Olson Pt. 2 - FNRad S10E12

Jan 22 2025 126 mins  
Send us a text conversation. Mike is the founder of Gnu snowboards, cofounder of Lib Tech snowboards, and an inventor whose groundbreaking ideas have shaped the way we ride. What’s really inspiring is that he’s on the autism spectrum, which gave him a hyper-focused perspective that helped him turn his visions into reality. His story is a powerful reminder that being different i

Mike Olson - FNRad S10E11

Jan 15 2025 161 mins  
Send us a text Mike Olson is an absolute legend of snowboarding. Arguably the individual responsible for the most innovation, Mike brought us modern sidecut, torsion wrap, tri-axial woven fibre glass, sublimated graphics, lifetime team riders, magna-traction, banana-tech rocker, a company that doesn't do ads, and trade show booths that are remembered 30 years later. Mervin Manufact

Mikkel Bang - FNRad S10E09

Jan 08 2025 134 mins  
Send us a text Mikkel Bang started his career as a 12 year old on the Burton team. He won contests without coaches, learned double corks without airbags, and chose to not do the same run twice, such a badass. Mikkel started snowboarding at Hemsedal Norway during the era of huge snowboard features built by Lars Ericksson, who took him under his wing. Mikkel's career continues today

Jesse Burtner - FNRad S10E10

Jan 01 2025 171 mins  
Send us a text Happy New Year! Jesse Burtner hails from Alaska and became a well known pro rider for Lib Tech with a pro model. He's in a band with his wife and together they are raising their kid! Being from Alaska, Jesse chose a jibber's life, forsaking his birthright back country skills and showcasing his creativity in the streets. He's the brain behind Think Thank and he's got