About this episode
BAM! KERPOW! From winter to spring in a matter of a couple days, the boys chase the change in season with an East Side pow mission and new trail construction on Mount Hough. Pow Bot laments the “get off my wave” localism culture of surfing that’s creeping into splitboarding, Trail Whisperer ASS rants about @sugarbowl opening Palisades to only elite athletes in a competition and the disdain he has for National Parks, a listener critiques Pow Bot for using “jazz hands” while snowboarding and Trail Whisperer gets his very first splitboard after being a lifelong skier. The boys chat more about wolves, public river access issues in Hirschdale, five finger shoes, DOPE OR DERP Nordic skiing and the favorite sounds snow makes when you’re slashing it. 2:40 – Spring has sprung!3:40 – All about boots and shoes and Trail Whisperer’s love of Vibram 5 finger shoes.11:40 – Pow Bot does an east side Sierra Nevada pow hunting mission.14:10 – The territorial “get off my wave” surfing mentality and culture creeping into backcountry skiing.16:55 – Trail Whisperer works a 40 hour work week for the first time in years.20:35 – New trails on Mount Hough in Quincy.24:10 – Pow Bot is back to being a weekend warrior after a winter off from work.27:10 – Listener feedback – more about the wolf conversation. Nevada issuing moose hunting tags for the first time in history.37:00 – DOPE OR DERP – Jazz Hands when snowboarding. Tanner on Insta says Pow Bot uses his hands too much while snowboarding.39:30 – Pow Bot got his love for jazz hands from some of the best surfers in the world – Tom Curren’s first wave at Jeffrey’s Bay.41:30 – Trail Whisperer gets his first splitboard!!50:05 – Pow Bot learns about the concept of onomatopoeia.52:10
