TPM Episode 409: Alexi Godbout, Pro Skier, Filmmaker

The Powell Movement Action Sports Podcast

Alexi Godbout was born to ski instructor parents and was on his way to a pro skier future from a young age. He did the standard, started with ski racing, graduated to moguls, and then got his master's in park skiing. He went from local kid, following new school legend Philou Poirier, to a pro Salomon contract at 14 and a 20+ year pro ski career that, after years of podiums, shifted to the big mountains where he makes his “Blank Collective” films today. On the podcast, we talk about getting sponsored early, beating Tanner and Henrik at the ISPO Awards, injuries, big mountains, and more. Stan Rey asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Alexi Godbout Show Notes:

4:00: Born into a ski instructor family, ski racing, Philou, blading, and football

16:00: Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non- heated)

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19:00: Winning his first event at 14, was he cocky, English, and his first US Open, Charles Gagnier, and getting his first contract

27:00: Aspen Open, winning awards over Tanner and Henrik, Skimatic, his first knee injury, Kangaroo Flip, and Dew Tour

41:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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42:00: Money, Tall T style, his hair, filming with Jeff Thomas for the first time, and X Games

49:00: Poor Boyz, street skiing, MSP, winning Dew Tour, doing his knee again, coming back to a podium, and the Olympics

60:00: Moving to Pemberton, his new sled fiasco, Blank, learning from Jeff Thomas, too many cooks in the kitchen and Blank favorites

72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Stan Rey