TPM Episode 358: Todd Jones, Founder, Teton Gravity Research, Visionary

Todd Jones and the company he helped found Teton Gravity Research, has had a huge impact on Skiing and Snowboarding. This private school-educated kid from Cape Cod became passionate about sliding on snow at Stowe, then became a certified Deadhead in high school, and college was all about leaving private college life to become a dish dog in Jackson Hole. The rest is history. Part 1 of the podcast we talk about The Dead, the early Jackson days, battles with ski patrol, pioneering Alaska with Coombs, and founding TGR. Ian Macintosh asks the Inappropriate Questions Todd Jones Show Notes: 3:00:  Kai's injury, growing up on the Cape, Stowe, and learning to be bored 21:00: Stanley:  Get 30% off site-wide with the code winteriscoming Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar. Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. 24:30:  Drink it blue, ski racing at Kimball Union Academy, academics, Dead shows and TR and The Dead 40:00:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there.  Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 42:00:  Jackson Hole, rich people, battles with ski patrol, and opening the gates 54:00:  Being a sponsored skier, the Warren Miller debacle, pioneering AK, inspirations, and fishing boats 68:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh