Hosted by Craig Zolan · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 38 episodes
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Fresh Corduroy brings listeners inside the world of skiing through in-depth conversations with athletes, industry leaders, and changemakers shaping the future of snow sports. From Olympians to resort executives and policy voices, host Craig Zolan explores the stories, challenges, and culture that matter most to passionate skiers.
Craig Zolan hosts Fresh Corduroy - for skiers, a sports show with 38 episodes published.
Hig Roberts took an unconventional path to the top of alpine skiing. From growing up in Steamboat Springs to skiing at Middlebury and earning a spot on the U.S. Ski Team, Hig reached the World Cup through persistence, te
Three-time Olympian Resi Stiegler grew up skiing in Jackson Hole , the daughter of Olympic slalom champion Pepi Stiegler . From those early days roaming the mountain as a kid, she went on to make the U.S. Ski Team at jus
What does it take to build one of the most successful programs in NCAA ski racing ? In this episode of Fresh Corduroy , host Craig Zolan sits down with legendary Dartmouth coach Peter Dodge for an inside look at the worl
What does ski racing really look like outside the World Cup spotlight? In this episode, Craig sits down with Elsa Powell, creator of the YouTube channel Fall Liners , which documents the unfiltered journey of British ath
When people think about collegiate ski racing, they think NCAA. But every winter, nearly 5,000 athletes compete through the U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) — across alpine, Nordic, snowboard, and free
Ski patrollers are there before the lifts spin and long after they stop — often invisible on the best days and indispensable on the hardest ones. In this episode, Craig sits down with Stephanie Cox , CEO of the National
In her return to Fresh Corduroy , Annika Hunt reflects on a whirlwind stretch of her career—making her first World Cup starts, racing on the sport’s biggest stage, managing nerves and expectations, and navigating injury
Raphael Lessard’s path to the World Cup wasn’t linear—and that’s exactly what makes it so compelling. In this episode of Fresh Corduroy , World Cup speed skier Raphael Lessard joins the show to break down his journey fro
Former Division I ski racer Kelly Brush joins Fresh Corduroy for a powerful conversation about ski racing safety, adaptive sports access, and how culture—not just equipment—shapes risk on snow. After a 2006 collegiate ra
Tricia Mangan is an active World Cup alpine ski racer for the United States — but her path to the highest level looks very different from what most people expect. Growing up skiing a small hill in western New York, Trici
What actually goes into designing a ski or a boot—and why do some products feel right while others miss the mark? In this episode of Fresh Corduroy , Craig sits down with Thor Verdonk , Global Technical Director for the
What’s really happening behind the scenes at ski resorts—and where is the ski industry headed? In this episode of Fresh Corduroy , Craig sits down with Mike Reitzell , President & CEO of the National Ski Areas Associatio
Avalanches aren’t just a backcountry issue — they’re a ski culture issue. In this episode of Fresh Corduroy , host Craig Zolan sits down with Ethan Greene , Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, for a gr
In this episode of Fresh Corduroy , host Craig Zolan sits down with Joe Dunn — former NCAA ski racer, longtime coach, and current instructor at Deer Valley — to explore what actually helps skiers improve and what often g
Snowmaking is one of the most misunderstood—and essential—parts of modern skiing. In this episode, TechnoAlpin USA CEO Taylor Ogilvie joins the show to break down how snowmaking really works, how the technology has evolv
Three-time Olympian Shannon Ogbnai Abeda joins Fresh Corduroy for a candid, wide-ranging conversation on identity, pressure, and carving your own path in the sport. Shannon opens up about growing up the son of Eritrean i
Amy and Dan Macuga join Fresh Corduroy to share one of the most remarkable family stories in skiing. What started as keeping the kids active in Park City turned into something nobody could have predicted: three siblings
Warren Miller producer Chris Leavell joins Fresh Corduroy to pull back the curtain on how the world’s most beloved ski films get made. From coordinating shoots across continents to shaping story arcs and working with top
In this episode of Fresh Corduroy , host Craig Zolan sits down with Greg Willis , longtime leader and head of Vail’s ski and snowboard school, to explore the art and evolution of ski instruction. Greg shares insights fro
Two-time Queen of Corbet’s Caite Zeliff joins Fresh Corduroy to talk about her journey from ski racing in New England to freeride fame in Jackson Hole, the mindset behind big-mountain skiing, and how she’s redefining suc
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