We talk to Garrett Altmann, a three-time competitor on the Freeride World Tour, as well as a Blister reviewer—one of our original reviewers, in fact.
We talk to Garrett about his background: growing up racing and mogul skiing, his time on the US ski team, filming with Warren Miller movies, and more.
Garrett is leaving in just a couple days to head to Europe for the start of the Freeride World Tour, so we talk to him about the FWT: about some of the venues, Garrett’s mindset heading into the tour; and his strategy this season—how he thinks about ‘Risk vs. Reward’ — that constant inner struggle of whether to pick a conservative line, play it safe, and just stay on your feet, Vs. saying, “Screw It,” and just Going Big.
We also talk about some rule changes that we’d like to see the FWT adopt, and why these FWT comps are even harder, scarier, and more demanding than they look.
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Show Notes:
• Garrett’s ski review of the Scott Punisher
• Garrett’s article on qualifying for the FWT
• FWT14 – Garrett Altmann – Chamonix Mont Blanc by FreerideWorldTourTV
• FWT14 – GOPRO Run of Garrett Altmann – Chamonix… by FreerideWorldTourTV
•FWT15 – Run of Garrett Altmann (USA) Swatch… by FreerideWorldTourTV
• FWT15 – Run of Garrett Altmann (USA) Swatch… by FreerideWorldTourTV
Comp Photos of Garrett
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Wow –thanks for a fascinating interview!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
At the risk of sounding like a pronunciation maven, which I’m not…just hand me a french menu, but I lived in Japan for five years and one word that many foreigners say that drives me nuts is Sake. It’s not Sa-Key. It’s pronounced Sa-Kay. Two short syllables. Don’t drag the end like you’re Snoop Dog. It drives me nuts only because it’s so easy whereas French is hard and Vietnamese is impossible. And in Japanese, it’s a completely different word. Whereas is if Luke went to japan and mispronounced Sakana, which he does, he’d still get fish though the sushi proprietor would likely pause for a moment. But if he wants to hit that one right, the syllables are all pronounced evenly sa – ka – na. Same for Katana. I feel like every brand at some point puts out a katana product.
… and yes, I’m going through every Blister pod cast. They work for me at work.