Connor Ryan & Drew Petersen on Skiing, Running, & the Salomon QST Film Tour (Ep.235)

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Connor Ryan & Drew Petersen in Blister HQ (Elevation Hotel, Mt. Crested Butte, CO)
Connor Ryan & Drew Petersen in Blister HQ (Elevation Hotel, Mt. Crested Butte, CO)
On the Blister Podcast, we talk to Hunkpapa Lakota skier, Connor Ryan, about his film, Spirit of the Peaks; his vision for skiing and the ski community; radical and rebellious acts; the ‘kiss before the dance’; and more.
Connor Ryan during the filming of Spirit of the Peaks (photo by Micheli Oliver)
Drew Petersen at the 2022 Blister Summit
Drew Petersen at the 2022 Blister Summit
Connor Ryan & Drew Petersen on Skiing, Running, & the Salomon QST Film Tour (Ep.235), BLISTER
Connor Ryan & Drew Petersen on Skiing, Running, & the Salomon QST Film Tour (Ep.235), BLISTER
Connor Ryan & Drew Petersen on Skiing, Running, & the Salomon QST Film Tour (Ep.235), BLISTER

Connor Ryan and Drew Petersen were in Crested Butte for the Salomon Quality Ski Time Film Tour, so I sat down with them in Blister HQ to talk about the tour, their friendship, their missions, Hilaree Nelson, the act of celebrating others, skiing, running, and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Salomon QST Film Tour in CB (1:50)
  • New Trend: Scuffed-Up Yeti Coolers (5:20)
  • The Films in the Tour (10:32)
  • Filming: Skiing, Producing, Directing (13:42)
  • Tracing Influence (19:14)
  • Skiing as the Economic Driver of Communities (36:20)
  • When did Connor & Ryan first meet? (39:24)
  • Running (45:46)
  • Who is Harder to Crew For? (48:44)
  • Future Race Plans? (57:16)
  • Running During Ski Season? (1:02:05)

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