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Thank U Snowboarding

Chris Cracknell

Welcome to “Thank U Snowboarding,” the podcast that dives deep into the rich history and vibrant culture of UK snowboarding. From the early pioneers handcrafting boards in the Scottish Highlands to today’s Olympic medalists and world champions, we’re uncovering the incredible stories behind an island nation that, despite its lack of towering peaks, has made a monumental impact on the snowboarding world.Join us as we chat with the trailblazers, innovators, and everyday riders who have shaped, and are

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2:29:50

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep21 - Jon Weaver

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2026/03/19

Jonathan (or Jon, I can't decide) has been around the British scene for years, and contributed to it, and the wider worldwide scene in so many ways, from grom on dryslope to working with some of the biggest names in snowboarding then or now, he has loved snowboarding all the way through, and helped others navigate it.There are photos of Jon riding a pre-Jamie Nicholls back yard dryslope in run to rail monstrosity, and also shots of him riding big AK looking lines, he was certainly no slouch on a

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2:07:47

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep20 - Sketch

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2026/03/12

Sketch is another one of those guys who has been around the scene for ages, and although I've seen and heard of him, our paths have never properly crossed, which is mad considering the size of the scene, which, btw, was and remains pretty small.But Sketch is without a doubt a die hard snowboarder, and you have to be in Scotland and insist on riding the highlands, because it ain't easy. Conditions change minute to minute and you get what you get, but there is such a joy that comes with that, it

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1:34:23

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep19 - Jono Cab 9...

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2026/03/05

Jono is another one of those people that upped sticks from the UK to devote and build his life around the shred. I'd heard his name mentioned loads of times because he also helped Chris Moran build his house, but I finally met him when we booked him to teach our kids to snowboard last Easter. He has the unenviable task of showing three autistic kids the fine art of shredding, from complete beginners to being able to link turns in less than four days. He not only acheived it, but did so with complete

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2:16:27

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep18 - Marcus Chapman

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2026/02/26

Marcus' life took a pretty big gear change 13 years ago, with the death of his best friend and partner in crime, Nelson Pratt. Its hard not to mention Marcus without talking about Nelson and we do, but Marcus' story is pretty mad on its own. From blagging snowboards and convincing a major Tour Operator to letting him and Nelson be their snowboard guides, to the ridiculous slam he took trying to air over a massive road gap in Val D'Isere (complete with Audi TT underneath) to working for Snowboard UK,

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2:18:10

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep17 - Lee Bryan

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2026/02/19

Lee has had an inlfuence on the biggest company in snowboarding globally, not in a glamorous, pro riding way, although he was a semi prosketer back in the 80's. But in a practicle, problem solving way, which is s important. From hand building his own boards back in the early days of snowboarding, finding his crew at Extreme in Doncaster, he saw an opportunity with Burton. So after writing a hand written letter, waiting for a reply and chancing his arm, sleeping (and nearly dying from hypothermia) in

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1:57:22

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep16 - Neil McNair

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2026/02/12

I first heard Neils name when some waterproof shirts were quite the accessory, however, with a button phobia, it wasn't something I could go near. Since then, I heard his name quite often, often linked with James Stentifod on backcountry adventures, so I knew he was a rider of some standing.Fast forward a few years, I'm sharing a room with James and Neil at Spriing Break, although our paths didn't really cross, even though we slept in the same room. Upon checking out I found out that Neil, or Wags,

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2:30:23

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep15 - Nathan Gallagher

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2026/02/05

As far as success after a life in snowboarding goes, Nathan certainly seems like he won. He took his riding skills and combined it with a good eye for an image and became one of the stalwarts of the British scene and capturing it, and took those skills to the wider world and became a very sought after photographer. Indeed, if world famous celebs whom youve worked with are any measure of success then you could say Nathan is very succcesful.Nathan has that rare ability to see things, to really see

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1:40:33

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep14 - Owain George

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2026/01/29

This episode features a rider who owns possibly the best turn in snowboarding. I'll caveat that with 'that I've seen in real life' because the general concensus is that Josh Dirksen has the best turn, but I've never ridden with him. I have ridden with Owain however, and I wanted to follow his line and ride like him and I've not felt like that for a long, long time.Owain is a coach and lives in a little village about Bourg Saint Maurice, which is where I used to live, but we met riding with a crew in

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2:15:38

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep13 - Chris Carr

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2026/01/22

Chris Carr is one of those riders whoo, in the 90's, was living for dryslope riding. A regular at Becton and Hillingdon, as well as a face and contender at any give drylope competition, Chris carved himself a nice little niche in snowboarding. Sponsored by Morrow and Special Blend (two holy grail sponsors) he may not have gone the biggest, but had a distinct and solid style honed from countless hours lapping dendex kickers.Fast forward 30 years, Chris has lived and ridden in the USA, Austria and

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1:29:20

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep12 - Hannah Duncalf

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2026/01/15

This episode is a great example of how Snowboarding, possibly unlike other 'sports' can bring people together. I'd never met Hannah before and we sat down as strangers, but by the end of the interview I felt I'd made a new friend. Then we went shredding and had a great day with a solid crew, some up from Bourg and other Tignes locals, all chopping around in the bit of pow we had, laughing on chairlifts and basically, doing what snowboarders do.I wanted to tell stories like Hannah's because doing a

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1:50:32

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep11 - Skier Jim

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2026/01/08

If there had to be one skier who blurs the line between skiing and snowboarding, it is Jim Adlington aka Skier Jim. He doesn't necessarily ski like a skier, and is definitely 'one of us' in terms of personality and outlook. Its quite mad that given the community in Tignes which he would fit right in with, he lives over the mountain in bat shit crazy Val D'Isere, a town which has transformed in many ways since I was last there 31 years ago. In fact Jim lives in the same apartment block that I first

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1:55:09

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep10 - Lewey Payne (Douk...

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2026/01/01

If Lewey was hand building snowboards in the Alps, or Japan, no-one would bat an eyelid, but as a guy building boards in the UK, he stands out as different. But Lewey is a prime example of someone being exactly where they want to be in life. Sure, he could be a bit bigger and maybe have an employee or two, but as someone who loved snowboarding, who found someone needing an apprentice to learn how to build snowboards, local to where he lived in the West Country of the UK, whose Dad was working nearby

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2:05:30

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 Ep9 - Stewart Morgan

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2025/12/25

Stewart blasted into the snowboard industry, missioned with hooking up a team of riders and spreading the Oakley name as far and as wide as possible, and boy, did they choose the right person.Anywhere he went, he would look after his team and associated people, if he saw someone on the mountain struggling with their goggles, bam, he'd hand them a pair. He was generous to a fault, I can only wince if I think how much product Stewart used to give out, but then again, that was his mission, and Oakley

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1:38:33

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep8 - Ash Strain

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2025/12/18

Ash is another one of those people who has an infectious energy for snowboarding. His path has taken in many facets of the lifestyle of snowboarding, from a job in the industry to playing in bands out in the Alps, (probably in the wrong order) and maybe he lost the love for it at points. As a community we are thankful that Ash is still with us. Sadly, the lifestyle of snowboarding can be an easy place to get lost in, and I think this is a conversation that is starting slowly to be had, but one that

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1:33:03

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep7 - Izzi Jones

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2025/12/11

Izzi has an infectious love of snowboarding, everytime I"ve seen her, she has a big smile on her face and you can tell she is so stoked on snowboarding. We met at the Spring Break and I'm sure Shannon from the TSA had mentioned her, so we got chattng and I found out she runs meet ups for snowboarders, which, I'd never really thought was a thing. Back in the day, you just went where there was snowboarders and you got chatting. But I guess these days, with higher social anxiety, amongst other

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1:49:39

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep6 - Russ Shea

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2025/12/04

Russ has been quietly shaping and documenting the best of British Snowboarding for as long as I can remember. I didn't really know what Russ did entirely, he was just everywhere, at every event or happening for ever. I assumed he had something to do with organising things, maybe the Brits, maybe dryslope things, then of course, I noticed he started shooting snowboarding as more and more of his photos appeared in magazines. It felt like he worked with Snowboard UK and Document magazine mostly, and

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1:50:10

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep5 - James Stentiford

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2025/11/27

James has probably ridden more powder than any other UK rider (except Neil Mcnab probably) and has hard earned his repuatation as one of Europes best freeriders. From his early skate style snowboarding, to the big peaks of Chamonix, his career has taken him around the world to many far flung places, a bug for adventure he still services with his own camps.Eschewing the usual pro snowboarder turned industry bod, which to be fair, he tried for a bit, he realised that actual snowboarding was way better

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1:50:23

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep4 - Martin Drayton

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2025/11/20

Martin Drayton is one of UK snowboardings founding fathers. There it is. Simple. A kid from London who found skateboarding and then snowboarding, got himself to the Alps to do seasons, helped set up a frame work for teaching snowboarding, helped set up The Snowboard Asylum, was a pro for Burton back when no-one was pro, raced internationally, was a major part of Chalet Snowboard, even tried to qualify for the Olympics with no support from anyone, then tried again to represent Trinidad.So many of my

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2:01:57

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep3 - Ian Trotter

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2025/11/13

Ian came over to my studio with Jonny Weeks (S3 Ep1) to record their interviews, obviously I had known Jonny for some years although it had been some years, but Ian I'd never met. I knew Ian had started Chalet Snowboard, as far as I'm aware, the first Snowboarder specific chalet holiday company, which, at the time would have seemed like lunacy as the numbers were still quite small, but they hit a sweet spot in the sports growth and enjoyed quite a success, which certainly opened the door to young

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1:31:22

Thank U Snowboarding - S3 - Ep2 - Mia Langridge

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2025/11/06

Mia is one of the current crop of young UK riders who are blazing a path into the wider European and Worldwide scenes, and its quite incredible to watch. I've talked about how the UK punches above its weight in snowboarding, and I think its amazing to see a rider from humble beginnings, Knockhatch dry slope, which is quite local to me, and tiny and I certainly didn't think there would even be a scene there, let alone a scene which produces world class riders. Mia stood out in the crows at the Spring

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