The Fifty Episodes in Review | Scott Kessler | E50

In the wake of a Thanksgiving bomb cyclone that walloped Northern California with rain and snow, the boys celebrate reaching 50 episodes with superfan #1, Scott Kessler. In addition to recapping their personal favorite episodes and the most listened to ones, the three amigos chat about chasing pow in Mammoth and Lakes Basin, telemark skiing versus splitboarding versus pow surfing, Scott’s days as a chain installer on Interstate 80 and building his business, Truckee Overhead Door, his European mountain bike vacations and opening up about the loss of his first wife, Kathy Kessler, in the 2002 British Columbia avalanche that also took the life of Craig Kelly and five others. Also, are the BOA lacing system, fat bikes and Cody Townsend’s 50+ project Dope or Derp?

2:45 – December 1 is the first day of meteorological winter.

3:30 – Recording once again in the Truckee Overhead Door facility in Hirschdale with Scott Kessler.

4:40 – The packers versus the shovelers – who will win winter this year?

6:30 – Recapping the first 50 episodes and suggesting some of our favorites.

8:00 – Core lord callout at the gas station in Sierraville and the old days of telemark racing.

9:30 – What new sport should Trail Whisperer pick up, splitboarding or telemarking?

16:00 – Recapping the series of bomb cyclone storms just before Thanksgiving.

19:00 – PowBot chases the pow down to Mammoth Mountain and meets Zak Mills.

21:30 – Scott bought his first van when he had a chaining permit, chaining up cars on Interstate 80 during the winter.

29:00 – Starting Truckee Overhead Door, a garage door company in Truckee/Lake Tahoe.

34:00 – Dope or Derp? BOA. Cody Townsend’s 50+ project. Fat Biking.

55:15 – Reviewing the first 50 episodes. Most popular and our personal favorites. Todd Woodward, Daron Rahlves, Episode 1, Emily Kachorek, 10 Shredmandents, Chris McNamara, Harrison Biehl, Eric Blehm, Duncan Meyers, Alenka Vrecek, Nate Greenberg, Nick Bliss, Avalanches and the Frog Lake Huts, Marco Osborne, Make Downieville Gold Again, Christina Thayer.

1:21:20 – Scott’s European mountain biking adventures in Italy and Switzerland the Alps and the Pyrenees. Aosta Valley Freeride – one of the best guiding companies, Massimo, Blake and Anna.

1:34:30 – Scott opens up about the loss of his first wife, Kathy Kessler in 2002, after being involved in the British Columbia avalanche that also took the life of Craig Kelly and five others.

1:46:30 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?