Our guest today is Markus Eder, one of the greatest (and most versatile) big-mountain skiers ever. Hoji just stated this again on Friday on our GEAR:30 conversation, and on our Blister Podcast (ep. #193), Cody Townsend called Markus’ Ultimate Run the best ski edit of all time.
Markus and I talked about training; skateboarding as prep for ski season; the golden age of skiing; “sending yourself numb”; competing on the FWT; filming the Ultimate Run; lessons learned from Hoji and Sam Anthamatten; the Volkl ‘Built Together’ program; and more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Living in Italy (3:24)
- Injuries (5:04)
- Skateboarding for Skiing (13:13)
- Markus’ training routine (15:30)
- The golden age of skiing (28:11)
- Crystal Ball Question (32:56)
- Pressure: FWT Comps vs Park Comps vs Filming (37:03)
- Ultimate Run: scariest moment? (51:29)
- Ultimate Run: your favorite shot? (57:57)
- That ‘bonkers three’ off the glacier (58:39)
- Lessons from Hoji & Sam Anthamatten? (1:00:28)
- Volkl’s Built Together program (1:08:01)
- Volkl Revolt 121 (1:11:49)
- Plans for the upcoming season? (1:18:03)
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Two great interviews in one week. Hoji and Markus, wow! Was finding it hard to get stoked for skiing after a great fall of biking, but these interviews and a snowstorm in Calgary, have made me excited to get on the snow .
Glad we got confirmation of the next Revolt ski, that it’s a directional charger is very interesting! Not what I was expecting from the prototype that’s been shown… already looking forward to 2024 gear :P