Chris Davenport on Risk, Longevity, & Using Skiing as a Passport to See the World

Chris Davenport is a professional skier, ski guide, and true legend of the sport. The multifactorial chapters of his career—from winning the World Extreme Ski Championships in 1996 all the way to his film career, skiing Everest, numerous first descents around the world, authoring the Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America, and more led to him being inducted into the US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame.Dav is one of my biggest childhood heroes. I personally most vividly remember when he became the first person to ski all of the fourteeners in Colorado in one year. Like he was one of my childhood heroes, in the interview he exhibits the joy in still living out his childhood dreams.Over the past two decades since then, the longevity and evolution of his career and skiing lifestyle has inspired me to continue learning from Dav. Through conversation, he shows that longevity comes from an evolved relationship with risk, keeping pursuit rooted in passion, and finding purpose in facilitating experiences for others. Connecting with him for this conversation was also a joy because we linked up at Aspen Highlands last spring, and in the time since, I’ve moved to the Roaring Fork Valley and made Aspen my new home mountain.—This episode is brought to you by Salomon. To check out the QST line of skis, and Salomon ski gear, click here.—Listen / watch / subscribe:YouTubeSpotifyApple Podcasts—Follow Chris on Instagram: @steepskiing—Follow me/the show on Instagram: @drewpeterskiSign up for my Substack/the podcast newsletter: https://substack.com/@drewpetersen—Score discounts and connect with all of the podcast’s sponsors any time at drew-petersen.com/podcast