Air Time Podcast

Shin, the timeless powder hound, has been an iconic presence since the late '80s. With a career spanning decades, he's not only witnessed, but lived through it all. From a gritty renegade in Whistler, crafting local videos with his homies, to scaling the peaks of snowboarding stardom with Tree Top, Absinthe, Standard, White Out, and more. He briefly ventured into mountain guiding but a tragic incident led him to a new path. Today, Shin orchestrates cinematic magic behind the lens, skillfully managing and producing awe-inspiring commercial shoots that dominate the sea-to-sky landscapes. Although he's moved on from professional snowboarding, his passion remains unwavering. Shin's story epitomizes passion, resilience, and evolution. Enjoy the show!

Devun Walsh aka the GOAT. If only you could put into words the impact Devun has had on snowboarding. From his signature style, timeless tricks, mentorship, films, companies, attitude and his overall vision for our culture… and of course his ability to seek out and find new zones and features that till this day are the gold standard of professional backcountry riding. Truly one of the greats. Thanks for coming on boss. Enjoy!

Jeff has been a super fan of snowboarding since a Craig Kelly autograph signing many moons ago. Since that day he’s gone from contest rider, park groomer, park designer; building some of the biggest park jumps to date, running his own park/ cat operation, professional/ staff photographer, a board collector with over +400 boards (“a much lower number if his wife asks”) and now he’s trying to open a snowboard museum to help share his passion around snowboarding and it’s history. @pattersonimages is a pure boarder, enjoy the podcast! A really great history lesson indeed. Tune in!

Finn is a professional snowboarder from Calgary, Alberta. Homie is a Swiss army knife when it comes to snowboarding, he indeed does it all from snowboarding, filming, editing movies, writing for magazines, hosting events, photography and beyond. He's made a name for himself by starting his own film company called SRD, which over the years has helped create opportunities for many well-known steel boarders including; Kennidi Deck, Tom O'Reilly, Gregor Zed, Sebi Springeth and twin brother JJ Westbury! Big fan of the Westbury's. Keep your eyes peeled for their newest filming dropping this fall. Thanks for coming on the show Finn.

Gabe is a master behind the lens! He grew up in the interior of British Columbia, fell in love with the mountains at a young age, and has spent 25+ years documenting snowboarding. From the early days with TreeTop to Brainfarm productions; Thats it That's All / The Art of Flight alongside Travis Rice and gang to his latest work; Ark with Danny Davis and crew, Gabe has been behind the camera documenting some of the most iconic moments on snow over his long career. Having him on the show to talk boarding was an absolute pleasure! Enjoy!

Rube was a professional snowboarder from the late 90s to middle 2000s. His approach to his career was simple, don't take it too seriously and keep snowboarding fun. He continues to snowboard all winter and is still heavily enrolled in the Canada scene. He's mentored some of the greatest names in snowboarding over the years from Rusty Ockenden to Helen Schettini to Bryan Fox and Austin Smith. He's one of the most selfless and enjoyable humans to be around. Big fan. Tune in. Enjoy!

Sean is an up-and-comer from Saskatchewan, Canada. He grew up riding contests and by the age of 18 bailed and dove head first into filming in the backcountry. He's been making a name for himself the past couple of years and has been through a lot for someone so young; from overcoming injuries, avalanche rescues, stand out clips and much more. The kids got a bright future! Thanks for joining me boss. Enjoy.

Norway's Mads Jonsson joins me on the show! Mads was known for going massive, like world record kinda massive. He was also a stand-out rider in Standard Films for almost a decade. Truly a destroyer of all. Tune in to catch up with one of the greats!

⚠️ Powder Hounds / Backcountry Riders as many of you know this year's snowpack is really challenging, to say the least. I felt it was important to shed some light on these issues as I kept seeing, reading, and hearing about them. I reached out to a friend, avalanche expert, and legendary guide; John Buffery to talk about the issues many regions are facing. Please tune in if you are interested in adventuring into the backcountry. Thanks again for joining me on the show! Tune in, share, and enjoy! Play safe everyone. 🏔⛑❤️ Presented by www.vans.com Supported by www.gibbonswhistler.com Shop Sponsor www.sourceboards.com  

Garrett the underrated all-terrain destroyer joins me from Nelson, BC to talk about; filming with Absinthe films, his new sponsor Jones Snowboards, why he started playing the piano, filming with J-rob, traveling Europe, his top 3 boarders, why he's wearing a helmet, the passing of his close friend Jaeger Bailey and much more. Thanks for coming on the show, enjoy!