Sidehit Podcast
Episodes
Ep 54 Connor Harding
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Connor Harding drops by, tune in while we talk about growing up in Wanaka in the era of Snowpark, Joram Makuru, Will J, Mitch Brown, The infamous Burt...
Ep 53 Sam Deavoll
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of Queenstown's OG grom crew Sam Deavoll drops by. Tune in while we talk about Outrunning one on NZ biggest avalanches, Sub 20, Amnesia after ...
Ep 52 Marcus Wherle
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of Australia's finest Marcus Wherle sits down for a chat. Tune in while we talk about Big Air Competitions in Beirut, Squatting In Europe, Dyl...
Ep 51 Tiarn Collins
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tiarn Collins drops by, tune in while we talk about Jossi Wells, Growing up in Arrowtown, The Olympics, Kids jumping off lifts and so much more...enjo...
Ep 5 Olly Burke
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now that the dust has settled from his foray into local politics we are now very pleased to bring back the Olly Burke episode. Tune in while we talk a...
Ep 50 Jossi Wells
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
50 Episodes!!! That's some crazy shit!!!! So we decided to get a perspective on NZ snowboarding from one of the G.O.A.Ts of snow sports!! Jossi We...
Ep 49 Carla Carlson
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Carlson (Simcox) drops by. Tune in while we talk about Rachel Newton, Mt Ruapehu, Fun Times in Vegas, Summer camps in Alaska, The Nitro women...
Ep 48 Dave Suckling
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Suckling drops by tune in while we talk about The NZSBA, Spy Dunbar, The Mt Ruapehu Snowboard Festival, The World Quarters, The First NZ Junior S...
Ep 47 Sam Lee
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Lee drops by , tune in while we talk about...well...everything SnowPark...
Ep 46 Pam Bell
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand's first snowboard Olympian Pam Bell drops by. Tune in while we talk about the 1998 Nagano Olympics, Riding on an active volcano with n...
Ep 45 Jamie Bassett
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Bassett drops by, tune in while we talk about all things retail and demo, The cost of a night out on Ohakune, Nearly not getting sponsored for b...
Ep 44 Morgan Schofield
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Schofield drops by, tune in while we talk about Ghostriding the whip, Mahi Mains, Getting banned from snowplanet, Riding urban in Alaska, Getti...
Ep 43 Dave Barrell
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Barrell drops by, tune in while we talk about The Infamous Queenstown Cavemen, Steve Dunstan, Chris Blain, John Cardiel, Peninsula Bay Forest Dwe...
Ep 42 Stefi Luxton
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stefi Luxton drops by. Tune in while we talk about, Sochi Olympics, Possum Torr, Being a grom in the era of Snowpark, Beach Thurlow, Wanaka Skate Crew...
Ep 41 Haidee Mayen-Pereira
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Haidee drops by, tune in while we talk about, Wanaka back in the day, Ju Bray, Early competing days, Tim Jackways, Downtown Big Air Competitions, The ...
Ep 40 Haley Ashby
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Haley Ashby drops by tune in while we talk about Snowboard Photography, Documenting snowboard culture as well as stunts, Girl gangs, Print media and i...
Ep 39 Dan Fountain
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Fountain drops by, tune in while we talk about all things Ohakune, Utah, Logan Holt, Ross Lind-Mitchell, Johnny Mac, Transitioning into building a...
Ep 38 Jamie Anderson
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Anderson drops by, tune in while we get a perspective in New Zealand snowboarding from one of the Greatest Of All Time!! We talk about Zoi Synno...
Ep 37 Dion Newport
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dion Newport one of the most respected judges of where the ptex hits the snow drops by. Tune in while we talk about Freeride and freestyle judging, Th...
Ep 36 Steve Dunstan
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Dunstan drops by, tune in while we talk about Vespa Roadies, Tony Woolston, Being Mike Ranquets Stunt Double, Dave England, Sub 20, All things H...
Ep 35 Pat Nepia
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Nepia drops by, tune in while we talk about IHI Syndicate, Brad Galloway, Mt Ruapehu, Atlantis Snowboards, Rachel Newton, Leon Eru, The North Isla...
Ep 34 Hamish "Bilzy" Martin
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bilzy drops by...tune in while we talk about coaching Zoi Synnott, Snowpark, Christy Prior, Getting kicked out of Switzerland, Airplane Kareoke, Playb...
Ep 33 Ed leigh
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ed leigh drops by, tune in while we talk about Natural Selection, The Olympics, Zoi Synnott, Riding in King of the Hill, Will Jackways, RMB, Get an ou...
Ep 32 Robett Hollis
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ladies and Gentlemen...Robett Hollis!!! Tune in while we talk about NZ Snowboard.com, Fast times in Tahoe, Stef Z, Snowpark, The Jackways bros, Snowbo...
Ep 31 Richie Johnston
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richie Johnston (King of Mt Roy!!) joins us, tune in while we talk about all things snowboard instructing, Growing a scene in China, Banked Slaloms, K...
Ep 30 Sharon Parker
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon parker drops by, tune in while we talk about self service lifts at TC, Dean Hunt, Ju Bray, Springfield Boarding Mongrels, The Barracudas, Abby ...
Ep 29 Tim Pierce
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Pierce drops by, tune in while we talk about Snowboard photography, Filmmaking, The Beards, Will Jackways, Mates in Alaska, Jossi Wells and so muc...
Ep 28 Heath Patterson
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heath Patterson drops by, tune in while we talk about all things Dero, THAT Career Ending Injury, Kitchen Mosh Pits, Antics in Utah, Night Fury, Hidde...
Ep 27 Deni Bevin
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deni Bevin joins us, tune in while we talk about Queenstown before snowboarding, Whistler Seasons, Dylan Butt, Ju Bray, The Mt Baker Banked Slalom, Vo...
Ep 26 Jay Smith
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Smith drops by tune in while we talk about all things Burton, Skating in Christchurch, Guy Alty, Life on the road, Jake and Donna Burton, Burton &...
Ep 25 Jack Spence
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Spence joins us, tune in while we talk about, Snowpark, Terrain Park Construction, Japan with Will J, Big Air Jump Mishaps, Skating, Superpark an...
Ep 24 Nick Hyne
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Hyne drops by, tune in while we talk about Guiding Travis Rice in Japan, Diaries down under, Travelling with Nick Brown, Heath Patterson, Trick p...
Ep 23 Dean Hunt
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ladies and Gentlemen...Dean Hunt!!! Dean drops by to talk about your favourite snowboarders as skateboarders, The Daggers, Springfield Boarding Mongre...
Ep 22 Roland Morley-Brown
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
RMB drops by tune in while we talk about hitting the Pyramid gap, Filming for mates in Alaska, The Dero crew, Freeride Competitions, The Mayrhofen sce...
Ep 21 Guy Alty
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ladies and gentlemen...Guy Alty!!! Tune in while we talk about "Wooly Fishing", The Ohau Cake bake Off, The Burton NZ Open, Jake and Donna Burton, Ter...
Ep 20 Matt Slocombe
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cardrona Parks head honcho Matt Slocombe drops by. Tune in while we talk about what goes into creating a world class park, comparisons between New Zea...
Ep 19 Glen Leggett
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Glen Leggett drops by, tune in while we talk about, Sub20, Aaron Jamieson, Queenstown in the 90s, Danny Way and John Cardiel, Rob Johnstone, Recoverin...
Ep 18 Shelly Brock (Gotlieb)
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shelly Brock drops by, tune in while we talk about, The Burton U.S Open, Sochi Olympics, Support from Ohakune Community, Ruapehu Crew , The Awesome Fo...
Ep 17 Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott drops by, tune in while we talk about Snowpark, Bilzie, The Olympics, Natural Selection, Jamie Anderson, Freeriding, Mitch and Se...
Ep 16 Carlos Garcia Knight
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carlos Garcia Knight drops by tune in while we talk about the Olympics, Ruckus2, JJ, Zoi Synnott, Burton, A Weetbix Sponsorship and so much more!
Ep 15 Aaron Jamieson
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Jamieson drops by tune in while we talk about Trevor Ponting, Sub 20, Avalanche rescues, Glen Leggett, Olympic qualification sagas, Coronet side...
Ep 14 Mark Catsburg
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Catsburg drops by, tune in while we talk about tight pants, Steve Ferguson, Bluffing a snowboard team, Chump bumps, The shooters rail, Loci...
Ep 13 Will Jackways
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wiil Jackways drops by, tune in while we talk about Volcom, Japan, Snow park, Jamie Anderson, Getting told off for doing 7s in slopestyle courses, Ala...
Ep 12 Brent Screen
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Screen drops by, tune in while we talk about Madwax, Alex McDonald, The Clubbies, Park rangers at TC, Explore Wanaka, Chey Ataria and so much mo...
Ep 11 Dylan Butt Part 2
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Butts drops by again to talk about Heli runs with Travis Rice, Snaking Pipes with Terje, The Battle, Marcus Wherle, The Dream, What happens when...
Ep 10 Dylan Butt Part 1
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dylan Butt drops by to talk about the early days, Chains from Glendhu Bay, Olly Brunton, Deano Johnston, Niseko in 1995, The world quarterpipe champs,...
Ep 9 JJ Rayward
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
JJ Rayward the slippery gypsy himself drops by!! Tune in while we talk about Rachel Newton, Volcom, Moving from contests to filming, Zoi Synnott, Will...
Ep 8 Abby Jackways
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Abby Jackways about explore Wanaka, being a rad mum, snow park, Jamie Anderson, Shelly Gotlieb, stopping traffic, tacos in Japan and so muc...
Ep 7 Dani "Kiwi " Meier
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the original New Zealand professional snowboarders, Dani "Kiwi " Meier drops by. Tune in while we talk about first descents in Alaska, Rad Air,...
Ep 6 PDIGSSS
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LISTEN PAST THE THANK YOUS!!! Because we talk about Olly Brunton, Dean Hunt, Police Lucifer, Olly Burke, Downtown Brown, Alan Petersen and so much mor...
Ep 4 Juliane Bray
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Juliane Bray drops by, tune in while we talk about the Olympics , Rachel Newton ,Boarder cross carnage , Cosmic Surf, Edge technique , Coaching and so...
Ep 3 Graham "Spy" Dunbar
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DISCLAIMER : I blew it and recorder Spy through the wrong mic. However any questionable audio quality will be forgotten once Spy starts talking. So tu...
Ep 2 Mike Hygemann
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Mike Hygemann about Quentin Robbins, Unit, Early Methven days, Judging, Trevor Ponting ,Shaping boards , Ju Bray and so much more!
Ep 1 Ewan Straight
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with one of the og's of New Zealand snowboarding to discuss building snowboards, developing snowboard instruction, doughboy shredders, snowboa...