TPM Episode 141: Tricia Byrnes, Pro Snowboarder

Tricia Byrnes is on the podcast this week…. she's a wealth of knowledge and a fun interview.  Tricia's known for her competitive days, she was on the contest circuit for 20 years but these days, she's organizing the contests and making sure she helps pave the way for the future of the sport.  We talk about her life and times on and off the podium, the future of the sport and some great old stories.     Tricia Byrnes Show Notes: 2:00:  Dick Byrnes, partying, and growing up rich 6:00:  Wanting to be an Olympian, skiing, and snowboarding 12:00:  All disciplines, The US Open, and high school 16:00:  Sims and parents 19:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up 21:00:  Winning The Open, College, and Rossi 27:00:  Sponsors, Olympics, and X Games 33:00:  Not making the team, making the team… losing sponsors and her brother 29:00:  Plake, Afterglow and, product design 39:00:  Spy Optic:  Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 41:30:  Athlete Agent, 2002 Olympics, Octagon, and retirement 50:00:  Africa, Go211, USASA, and life after snowboarding 56:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Spencer Harkins