Sponsored, Episode 15: Glen Plake, part three

On this episode of the "Sponsored" podcast, Glen Plake comes on for the third and final part of his conversation with host Mike Powell. The two talk about the dawn of snowboarding and how it was pitted against skiing as a marketing ploy, but in the beginning, it was all about just being in the mountains and being creative. Glen Plake Part three Show Notes: 1:00: The beginning of snowboarding and how Plake was involved 7:25: Skiing and how they use athletes 9:49: The old guard of skiing 11:26: Hotel and Resort Ski Areas 12:40: How Plake’s skiing has evolved 21:50: Down Home Tour 25:30: The promotional machine of Plake 29:23: The Guatemalan Persuader 38:15: Rory Silva

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Sponsored, Episode 15: Glen Plake, part three is an episode from Sponsored: The stories behind the skiers by Audioboom.

This episode is 38:36 long.

This episode was published on Dec 14, 2016.

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