Closing out the first season of the Holmlands Adventure Podcast, we are joined in conversation by professional skier, adventurer and entrepreneur, Cody Townsend as he speaks with host Cameron Hall about his life and times in skiing to date. When it comes to free skiing, Cody, 37, is not only one of the most awarded athletes in the history of the sport but also one of the most likable. Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California - a town famous for it's surfing and skateboarding culture - Cody moved to Lake Tahoe at the age of sixteen to pursue his passion for skiing and hasn't looked back sinc ..read more

Benjamin Alexander, 37, is a former international DJ turned professional skier, aiming to become the first ever alpine ski racer to represent Jamaica at the Winter Olympic Games. Growing up in Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom, to an English mother and a Jamaican father, Benjamin discovered a passion for music as a teenager, which led to him playing records as part of the thriving London pirate radio scene in the early 2000's - before turning his love for music into a career that enabled him to travel, playing at some of the biggest and best music festivals around the world. It wasn't u ..read more

When is comes to ski movies, Scott Gaffney has been a leading force in genre for the best part of three decades. Speaking with Holmlands Founder and Director, Cameron Hall in this special episode - Scott discusses his journey from growing up in a small town in New York State and graduating from Ithaca College in the late 1980's with a degree in filmmaking before following his passion to make his own ski films. After graduating, Scott followed his brother Rob to Colorado, where he would meet and start filming with a young pizza delivery guy and upcoming ski talent; Shane McConkey - who would ..read more

Big mountain professional skier, Ian McIntosh joined Holmlands Founder and Director, Cameron Hall, in conversation for episode seven of the Holmlands Adventure Podcast. Born in the interior of British Columbia, Canada, Ian started skiing at the age of two, just two months after learning to walk. Having grown up in the ski racing world he moved to Whistler to pursue his dreams of skiing powder, after tasting success in the World Heli Challenge in New Zealand in the early 2000's. Ian has since gone on to compete in the Freeride World Tour, and is a familiar face in many of Teton Gravity Resea ..read more

It was our pleasure to be joined for episode six of the Holmlands Adventure Podcast by the man commonly known as the "Godfather of Freeskiing" Mike Douglas - well regarded as one of the most influential freeskiers of all time. Along with the members of a crew known as the "New Canadian Air Force", Mike pioneered modern freestyle skiing and developed the first high-performance twin tip ski with Salomon back in 1997. After helping Salomon develop the "1080", the New Canadian Air Force began jumping and filming in traditionally snowboarder dominated terrain parks - pushing and creating new boun ..read more

We caught up with Holmlands client and Winter Paralympic hero Chris Lloyd for episode five of the Holmlands Adventure Podcast. Chris's story starts in September 2011 when he was involved in a rally car accident; breaking his back, damaging his neck and crushing his spinal cord, leaving him paralysed from the neck down. He was told he would never be able to ski or race race a rally car again - two of his biggest passions. ​ Following the accident, Chris understood the challenge he faced, but he was determined that his body had the capability to heal itself - setting himself the target of comp ..read more

In episode four of the Holmlands Adventure Podcast, we speak with British adventure athlete, author and speaker Laura Kennington. Having quit her office job five years ago, Laura carries a passion for the endurance capability of the human body. From kayaking the length of the Volga River in Russia; to running 100 miles across Fuerteventura; to cycling the North Coast 500 in Scotland and many more - Laura shares the stories of her adventures to date - in an honest conversation, discussing how not everything in life always goes to plan. Today, Laura is on a mission through her adventures to h ..read more

Episode three of the Holmlands Adventure Podcast features Lindsey Cole - a cold water swimmer,cyclist, adventurer, environmentalist, writer and speaker. Lindsey has taken on multiple self propelled challenges from swimming the River Thames dressed as a mermaid to help shine a spotlight on plastic pollution; to cycling the length of Africa to watch the World Cup; and retracing an incredible journey along Australia's Rabbit Proof Fence. With a background in journalism and documentary film making, topped with a lust for travel and wandering, Lindsey travels wherever her curious nature takes her ..read more

The Holmlands Adventure Podcast "Conversations in Isolation" limited series continues - as we speak with some of our favourite athletes from the world of adventure sports during the global Coronavirus lockdown. In our second episode, Holmlands Founder Cameron Hall chats with Professional Skier and Programme Coordinator for Protect Our Winters Canada, Izzy Lynch ... Izzy grew up in the city of Calgary - but it was the mountains that raised her, as she developed a thirst for ski racing at a young age. The eldest of four siblings, her parents built a backcountry ski cabin as a family getaway w ..read more

We kick start the Holmlands Adventure Podcast with our "Conversations in Isolation" limited series - speaking with some of our favourite athletes from the world of adventure sports during the global Coronavirus lockdown. First up, Holmlands Founder Cameron Hall chats with Professional Skier, Producer and Writer Nat Segal ... Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Nat spent six years travelling the world as a top competitor in freeride skiing events taking podiums on both the Freeride and Freeskiing World Tours while based out of the USA and Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Nat's career progressed from f ..read more