Pit Viper Co-Founders on String Theory; their Origin Story; Hotdogs; New Products; & More (Ep.252)

Pit Viper founders, Chuck Mumford & Chris Garcin, discuss the brand's history on the Blister Podcast

Chuck Mumford and Chris Garcin started Pit Viper to inject a bit more (okay, maybe a lot more) fun into skiing and riding. But behind all the party vibes, for the past decade they’ve also been sneaking in a good bit of functionality and performance into their products, too. So I talked to Chuck and Chris about the early days of trading sunglasses for hotdogs; growing the company; forest gnomes; working with Gronk; Chuck’s philosophy of ski reviewing, and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Chaos & String Theory (4:11)
  • Origin Story of Pit Viper (6:45)
  • Hotdogs (21:33)
  • The First 100 Pairs (22:58)
  • Where Did the Name Come From? (24:14)
  • From the Garage to Global Domination (26:44)
  • Marketing (34:28)
  • Working with Rob Gronkowski (42:26)
  • Party Vibes vs Performance (44:44)
  • Goggles? (51:19)
  • Lens Tech, Low Light, & Forest Gnomes (56:01)
  • Making Technical Apparel (1:05:54)
  • Chuck Mumford’s Ski Emporium (1:12:48)

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2 comments on “Pit Viper Co-Founders on String Theory; their Origin Story; Hotdogs; New Products; & More (Ep.252)”

  1. Just a personal pet peeve with sunglasses… In my opinion logos on lenses are great for advertising but bad for the actual user. Please care a little more about the paying customers and at least give an option to delete graphics on the lenses.

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