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Rachael Burks, Pro Skier

Rachael Burks, Pro Skier

Season 7 Episode 323 Published 3 years, 5 months ago
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Rachael Burks may be the most stoked skier on the planet, and that stoke is contagious. Whether she's sending the biggest cliffs, picking the most technical lines, or doing what she can to promote women and women's skiing, Rachael is the person everyone wants to be around in the mountains. On the podcast, we talk about how she ended up in Texas, finding a ski career in her 20s, Billy Poole, TGR, paying to play, Going Greenland, mentoring women, and a lot more. Legendary airman Julian Carr asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Rachael Burks Show Notes:

5:00:  Going Greenland, growing up in Utah, and being recruited to the church

12:00:  Team sports, skiing, mountain biking early on, risk-taking, SMU, and depression 

21:00:  Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories, and sugar.

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

23:00:  Dropping out of school and landing a job at Snowbird, shop-life, contests, and the Crested Butte comp

32:00:  Finishing school in Oxford, competing on the European Tour with $350 in the bank, one speed in skiing, and getting a sponsor through crashing in Verbier

38:00:  Who was Billy Poole, going on shoots uninvited

43:00:  

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