If Travis Rice, Jeremy Jones, and Danny Davis all agree that you are pushing the envelope of what backcountry snowboarding is... you are either doing something right or a complete psychopath. After sitting down with Nick Russell for our latest episode, we can happily report he just seems to be doing it right. Pushing the limit of his ability and what is possible on a snowboard, Russell is one of the most respected riders out there currently. Although he has a similar path of pros all over the world, leaving competition behind for a pursuit into the unknown, his career move into the backcountry the last few seasons with exploratory trips all over the globe is second to none. Whether it is a first descent or just an attempt to score while the weather is good, Nick seems to focus more on the process than tallying the results. Check out the latest episode with T. Bird and Clavin as your hosts above and go watch Papsura: Peak of Evil starring Russell as soon as you are done. You will not be disappointed.
ANOTHER BIG GUEST! For the latest episode, our two hosts sit down with The Snow League's Chief Operating Officer Ian Warda. Getting his start in the event world with the Burton U.S. Open back in the day and ushering it through its global dominance, Warda has done his time and has now partnered up with Shaun White at the Snow League to launch the new series. The episode covers how it all came to be, future plans, and where all the action will be going down for the inaugural year. Enjoy!
Fresh off his latest project, The Quiver, launching on Youtube, longtime pro snowboarder Bryan Fox sits down with Mark Clavin and T. Bird for the latest episode of Mark My Bird. The Snowboard Mag podcast talks movies, media, career, and plenty more with the California native as he gears up for another winter spent between his home in the PNW, Japan, and anywhere else that gets a good storm.
A true guest that needs no introduction. We have been lining this one up for a while between travel schedules and the holidays! Travis Rice (super pro, star of "Art of Flight", and founder of the Natural Selection) kicks off 2025 with Mark Clavin and T. Bird for the latest episode of Snowboard Mag's "Mark My Bird" podcast. They chat about the upcoming Natural Selection Tour, the Olympics, Shaun White, competitive leagues, life outlooks and plenty more. This episode covers a quick look into Travis' career and his thoughts on what could still be coming with backcountry snowboarding potentially making a bid for the Olympics and the expansion of his Natural Selection tour into ski, surf, mountain biking and more! To keep up with all of the news, head over to Travis' social channels or the new Natural Selection handles to see all the action going down now! Enjoy!
A gift for the holidays from Mark My Bird! We recorded this one with Mike Yoshida, one of snowboarding's top photographers, a few months ago and figured we will give the gift of Yosh this Christmas! From his start up in Alaska to his career taking off around Mt. Baker, Yosh worked his way from the kitchen up at Hood to the photo editor of Snowboarder Magazine. Some other highlights from his career include snagging an X Games gold, working on The Fourth Phase, topping the karaoke charts, and being able to buy a house in California! Now working as a full-time freelance photographer for brands like Arbor, The North Face, Bonfire, and more, enjoy the latest episode chatting career, living in Southern California and the Mt. Rushmore of snowboard photography. Ep. 19 of Mark My Bird with T. Bird and Mark Clavin is out!
A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE. Clavin lost a bet a while ago and T.Bird made him wait for a true Boston sports fan to cash in. We have pro snowboarder and host of the biggest podcast in the snowboarding (The Bomb Hole), Chris Grenier, on the show today. We have been trying to get him on Mark My Bird since the first episode not because we thought he would be a great guest, but so we can learn how to become a successful podcast. Hoping this would catapult us into immediate success, we are sorry to report we are still hovering around the #206 mark in snowboarding podcasts in Chile. Giving us some insight from his career, updates coming from The Bomb Hole headquarters, and a healthy debate bout snowboard cross, enjoy the latest episode and remember to subscribe so we can eventually become the #199 podcast in Chile about snow. Oh, and go listen to THE BOMB HOLE!
The underground MVP? Nik Baden has been pro snowboarder's favorite pro ever since he won Transworld Snowboarding's Rookie of the Year back in 2018. Whether it is because of his style, approach to the sport, or just natural ability he brings to any feature in front of him, Nik is one of the most respected riders out there currently doing it. At just 26-years-old, Baden has done everything from competing on the world stage to filming video parts with some of the biggest sponsors in and out of snowboarding including Adidas, Rockstar, Mountain Dew, Oakley, Red Bull, Burton, Sims, and plenty more. With covers and movie of the year accolades already under his belt, he sat down with Mark My Bird hosts Mark Clavin and T. Bird to chat about whatever popped up in their heads to ask. A relaxing talk about his current day-to-day and plenty more. Enjoy!
Our most serious episode yet... well, Clavin put on a suit but that is about the extent of the serious portion. We wanted more than just what could fit in the latest Snowboard Mag print issue with Joe Sexton so we decided to have him on as a guest as well! From filming iconic parts over the past 15+ years to helming his own brand, Public Snowboards, Joe sat down to chat about it all. He covers how he went from being a snowboarder trying to get signed to now signing riders, having a twin brother in the NHL, hitting a world record rail in the streets and plenty more. Enjoy the latest episode with one of snowboarding's favorite people (and with T. Bird and Clavin there as well). Check out Public Snowboards here! https://www.publicsnowboards.com/
One of the busiest people in snowboarding. We have been trying to get Erik Leon on the podcast since the first episode and it only took 15 to get him! Hailing from Southern California, Leon gives us a look into a career he has created with some of the biggest brands in the outdoor space (including The North Face and Ford) without an agent! You read that correctly. Erik does his deals the old-fashioned way, by being an extremely talented snowboarder and an equally enjoyable human to be around. It probably helps that the Riverside-born rider has a vision and drive that is hard to disagree with. Enjoy a convo with Erik and our two hosts, T. Bird and Clavin, for the latest episode of the podcast brought to you by Snowboard Magazine. Also available anywhere you listen to your other podcasts! Thanks for listening. More episodes coming soon.
"The coolest name in the history of snowboarding," according to T. Bird. Norway's Mikkel Bang has been on the Burton Snowboarding team for longer than Lebron James has been playing profesional basketball in the NBA. Needless to say, he has seen it all. For the latest episode of the Mark My Bird podcast from Snowboard Magazine, Mikkel chats with hosts Mark Clavin and T. Bird about his start, filming, Burton, Olympics and plenty more! We are still working through different recording platforms so bear with us as we dial in and get our show on a weekly basis with the biggest stars in winter sports! Enjoy!
Justin "Stan" Leveille checks in for the latest episode of the Mark My Bird podcast with Mark Clavin and T. Bird for a chat about all things Stan... which is what he mostly talks about anyways. If you aren't tired of seeing him on the internet yet or announcing at various contests, you will probably enjoy this one! A respected "snowboard journalist" and most notably the host of The Last Resort and Editor of Slush Magazine, the former Snowboarder Magazine editor and Yobeat writer breaks down his career (working with both Mark and Bird in the past), the current and future state of snowboarding media, and plenty more. Enjoy the conversation! And we are still looking for sponsors if you know of any...
We have a special one today! For those who loved snowboarding in the early 2010s, Jason "Hondo" Newman was at the center of snowboarding media. As the online editor over at Transworld Snowboarding, he was the face of the entertaining interviews and was the man who held the Instagram password for the site as it blew up with the app. His list of projects span from Adidas to Shaun White with plenty of highlights along the way. He has never done a podcast and we are still pretty new at it, so we decided to have him on to chat what life is like since he left snowboarding media for a successful career in New York City. Enjoy the latest episode from Snowboard Mag with editors/hosts T.Bird and Mark Clavin.
We are back after a long break working on the print magazine. We promise Snowboard Mag's Mark My Bird podcast is here to stay and won't go on another break until the winter is over. Our guest to launch off the early season is up-and-coming Burton team rider Rob Roethler. He talks how he got started at the professional level (with a little help from Tik Tok), Minnesota sports, golf and plenty more with hosts T. Bird and Mark Clavin.
This is why we do this podcast! One quick text from a friend saying they are down and next thing you know, we have an episode. A rising star in snowboarding and ripping piano player, Lolo Derminio aka the future lady John Daly, joins Clavin and T. Bird to chat the past year filming, pseudonyms, golf/PGA aspirations, coming from a big family, and plenty more. It is our 10th "podcast attempt" and it is a good one! Riding for Sims, Monster, 686, Northwave and currently looking for Long Drink or Twisted Tea to pick her up, Lauren called in from the back of her truck parked outside her sister's house in California for a quick hour with spotty wifi. Enjoy!
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A special episode with the voice of snowboarding, Todd Richards, to discuss the recent announcement of Shaun White's Snow League and the X Games League. As Todd puts it, going from no contests on the horizon to a ton, this is all going to get very interesting. Todd joins Mark Clavin and T. Bird to clarify some of the questions surrounding the new leagues, as well as talk potential impact for riders, fans and more. Will we finally have a mainstream tour that as snowboarders we can call our own? Only time will tell!
Sorry we are a bit late this week! But this one is worth it! Do pro snowboarders feel bad for damaging public property? We ask the latest pro snowboarder to join the Mark My Bird podcast, the one-and-only Jake Kuzyk! We also cover Kuzyk's love for Cleveland, Ohio and smaller U.S. cities, why Vancouver is a "golden handcuffs" situation, the epic Landline part, and why he is wearing yellow sunglasses! Listen in to one of the best to ever do it and remember, tell your friends in marketing about it so we can get some sponsors!
Climbing the ladder quick among up-and-comers in the streets, Montana-raised Iris Pham is on a trajectory rarely seen these days in snowboarding. Podiuming at rail jams and dropping video parts the last few seasons, Iris takes time from her apartment on wheels to talk to Clavin and T. Bird about van life, her burgeoning career, upcoming projects, and staying calm in the streets. As an anchor on the Never Summer team, Iris' style has caught the attention of just about everyone in snowboarding, so we figured it would be great to catch up with her while she had some time. Enjoy the hour convo before she had to jump and go surf a river wave!
Longtime friend, filmer and now director, Mia Lambson, sits down with T. Bird and Clavin to talk about her latest documentary project diving into the women who made the modern-day pro possible. The crew talks about the current freelance world in action sports for videographers and photographers, walks down memory lane when all three worked at Snowboarder Magazine, and laughs about the time they sent Mark into a parking garage with a bear. Enjoy.
A huge guest for the podcast today! Pro snowboarder Mark McMorris (3x Olympic medalist, 23x X Games medalist) checks in with our editors T. Bird and Clavin for the fifth episode of the Mark My Bird podcast (available to listen anywhere you get your podcasts). McMorris talks about sitting courtside at NBA playoff games, medals vs. broken bones, Jake Burton Carpenter, and plenty more. Jump on in and enjoy!
Surfing, taxes and the secret to a good turn. We sit down with one of the most stylish snowboarders to ever strap in, Blake Paul, and get his take on the list above. A newly-celebrated member of the Ride Snowboards team, as well as a veteran of the Vans Snow crew, Blake has been on top of his game ever since his first major premiere in SNOWBOARDER Mag's Foreword a decade ago. Enjoy a convo with editors Mark Clavin and T. Bird as they talk the upcoming offseason, Blake's career, and much more.