While a lot of people know Skogen Sprang as the US Freeski Slopestyle Coach, before he held that title, he was one of the sport's true innovators, bringing new tricks and a snowboard style to the table.  On the podcast we talk about doing every action sport as a kid, turning his pro snowboard dreams into a pro ski career, innovation, his prolific 2000 year, the injury, and what it took to come back.  Don’t miss this one. Skogen Sprang Show Notes: 3:00:  Olympics, growing up in the bay, soccer, and skateboarding 11:00:  Skiing, snowboarding gear, inline skating, and mountain biking 17:00:  The culture of sport, switching to snowboarding, and quitting soccer 22:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast Dragon:  Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15 % 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 24:45:  Wanting to be a sponsored snowboarder, his parent’s reaction, and his crew 28:00:  The influence of Troy, switching to skiing, instant progression, Constantine and his Chapter 3 Part 35:00:  Vision of being a pro in both, Line Skis, and Poor Boyz Productions 42:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life Rollerblade:  Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program 44:00:  MSP, McConkey and the crazy year that 2000 was: Covers, tricks, contests, and the injury that threatens to end it all 64:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Shane Anderson