Next Level Skiing is a podcast about skiing. Your skiing. Longtime ski journalist Jason Blevins talks to the sport's luminaries and behind-the-scenes bosses about strategies and hacks for stepping your skiing up a notch. Sure, the key to getting better at skiing is to go skiing. A lot. If it was only that easy. This podcast will offer some shortcuts to becoming the skier you want to be, without having to quit your job and move to a ski town. Subscribe where ever you get your podcasts by searching for "Next Level Skiing." Learn more at wagnerskis.com/nextlevel.
Next Level Skiing
Claim This Podcastby Wagner Skis
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66 episodes
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Next Level Skiing is a podcast about skiing. Your skiing. Longtime ski journalist Jason Blevins talks to the sport's luminaries and behind-the-scenes bosses about strategies and hacks for stepping your skiing up a notch. Sure, the key to getting better at skiing is to go skiing. A lot. If it was only that easy. This podcast will offer some shortcuts to becoming the skier you want to be, without having to quit your job and move to a ski town. Subscribe where ever you get your podcasts by searching for "Next Level Skiing." Learn more at wagnerskis.com/nextlevel.
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Recent Episodes
February 25, 2026
Wrap-Up Episode
This wrap-up episode compiles wisdom and insights from skiing luminaries like Chris Tatsuno, Lee Cohen, and many others, offering strategies to elevate every skier's performance on the slopes.
February 2, 2026
Smarter and harder skiing with Ingrid Backstrom
<p dir="ltr">Welcome back to the Next Level Skiing podcast, brought to you by Wagner Skis. For more than 20 years, Ingrid Backstrom has been championing women in freeskiing, through more than 20 ski movie appearances, pioneering first descents, coaching and teaching avalanche awareness classes. The mother of two who grew up skiing in Washington's Cascades continues to plow a path for women in skiing, encouraging up-and-comers to find their creative voice through skiing. Listen in as Ingrid shares insights into coaching, shifting mindsets in the backcountry, balancing life as a pro skier and parent, changing training tactics as you age and the importance of getting out of control on skis. Thanks for listening to Next Level Skiing. </p> <h3 dir="ltr">Topics:</h3> <p dir="ltr">2:30 Winter weekends in a 1954 Bookmobile at Crystal Mountain</p> <p dir="ltr">3:15 First move appearance in Matchstick Productions "Yearbook" in 2004</p> <p dir="ltr">4:30 Carrying the torch for women in freeskiing</p> <p dir="ltr">5:10 The new generation of female rippers. "The level has just gone exponentially higher."</p> <p dir="ltr">7:30 Challenges of coming up as a pro skier 20 years ago versus today</p> <p dir="ltr">9:40 Twenty years coaching with the Superstars Camp in Portillo Chile</p> <p dir="ltr">11:00 "The best ways of learning something is to turn around and teach it."</p> <p dir="ltr">12:30 Personality and style in skiing</p> <p dir="ltr">13:00 Being able to read the front of a sweatshirt from downhill perspective</p> <p dir="ltr">13:30 The power position </p> <p dir="ltr">16:30 Lack of industry support for moms in pro skiing</p> <p dir="ltr">19:10 "If you want to grow, get more women on skis."</p> <p dir="ltr">21:00 Training shifts as you age. "Play On: The new science of elite performance at any age."</p> <p dir="ltr">22:10 Nightly mobility exercises for 15 minutes </p> <p dir="ltr">24:00 Diet and cooking for recovery</p> <p dir="ltr">27:00 Mental preparation and the "75% rule."</p> <p dir="ltr">27:40 Tuning in and asking "Why am I doing this?"</p> <p dir="ltr">28:20 Task driven versus ego driven </p> <p dir="ltr">30:00 Shifting mindsets in the backcountry </p> <p dir="ltr">32:10 "Let's ask the stupid questions because there is no stupid question." </p> <p dir="ltr">33:20 Go into the backcountry like a robot</p> <p dir="ltr">33:50 Best advice: Get out of control</p> <h3 dir="ltr">Quotes:</h3> <p dir="ltr">"My contracts got cut when I got pregnant. There wasn't really, at the time, a marketing demand for moms as pro skiers."</p> <p dir="ltr">"If you want to grow, get more women on skiis."</p> <p dir="ltr">"Just the maintenance becomes so much more important, training smarter and not harder."</p> <p dir="ltr">"Taking away that ego piece of [asking questions] has led to a lot better discussions and, frankly, a lot better education."</p> <h3 dir="ltr">Resources:</h3> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.ingridbackstrom.com/">Ingrd Backstrom Website</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ingridbackstrom/?hl=en">Ingrid on Instagram</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.wagnerskis.com/">Wagner Custom Skis</a></p> <p> </p>
January 26, 2026
Marcus Goguen's Body is his Armor
Freeride World Tour champion Marcus Goguen details his Adrenaline Performance program, which uses structured training and daily routines to help skiers avoid injuries and improve performance, making their bodies their armor in this interview.
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