The mountains connect us all With Jon Miller | Developer of Backcountry United
Episode 49
Dark Starts backcountry splitboarding podcast presents Jon Miller of Backcountry United Foundation.
- Spending his childhood in areas like Salt Lake City, Utah; San Clemente, California; and Steamboat Springs Colorado Jon was totally immersed in the cultures surrounding art, surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding.
- Jon has been building connections between the snowmobiling and the snowboarding cultures for 2 decades through branding and storytelling, product innovation and by connecting businesses with their consumers' passions.
- Jons passion project, Backcountry United Foundation, is a non-profit that aims to create respect between all backcountry users and educate them on how to be safe in the backcountry.
Jon shares his stories about how he fell in love with both the human-powered and motorized cultures of the backcountry and now he puts his heart and soul into figuring out how to bridge the gap between them. Listen in and learn more about safely riding in the backcountry and how to keep public lands open for all to enjoy!
Show links:
https://www.bcufoundation.org/news
https://www.instagram.com/powdercowboy/
Episode 51
Dark Starts backcountry splitboarding podcast presents Ty Mills, founder and owner of All Aspects Alpine.
- Ty was just the second person to ever become a certified ACMG ski guide in Canada on a splitboard.
- He works for numerous guide services, including Eagle Pass HeliSkiing, 40tribes and Golden Alpine Holidays.
- He also runs his own guide business All Aspects Alpine, which offers backcountry adventures in Canada and Internationally.
Ty loves to play in the mountains. Lazy powder turns, bootpacking up couloirs, laying skin tracks or shredding alpine lines are a few of his favourite things. This guide takes us around the world, sharing his adventures and giving us solid tips from his years as a multi-faceted mountain guide. We learned a lot and hope you will too!
Show links:
https://aaabackcountryguides.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tymills/
http://www.ogasaka-snowboard.com/index_e.html
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