In episode 98 of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding,” Matt Larson, Brian Donovan, and Chris Rogers reunite for an unstructured catch-up after a missed recording when Matt got called to the hospital. They share seasonal updates (river trips in Montana, Vermont black fly season, travel, volleyball, motorcycles, a Pittsburgh birthday trip and sunburn, and Rogers’ basement renovation) and note ongoing work toward national alignment and Interski. The hosts reflect on how snowboarding pushed them into jobs that built work ethic and transferable skills, swapping stories about odd and tough gigs. They discuss best off-season jobs like raft guiding and team-building facilitation and float a potential Learn From Snowboarding meetup at Big Snow in New Jersey in September, plus a brief appearance from Matt’s mom, Barb Larson.

00:00 Fan Message Shoutout

02:11 Spring Catch Up

05:25 National Alignment Update

06:51 Vermont Summer Mode

15:30 Episode Intro And Format

16:38 Snowboarding Work Ethic

21:26 Weird Jobs Stories

25:08 Alaska Gold Dredge Tour

30:53 Enterprise Insurance Honesty

33:31 Best Side Hustles

33:45 Raft Guiding Life Skills

34:52 Ropes Course Facilitation

38:18 Skill Transfer and Fire Work

48:22 Big Snow Meetup Planning

51:43 Barb Larson Drops In

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The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Chris Rogers, Matt Larson, and Brian Donovan. Tune in each week as we discuss snowboarding, snowsports instruction, instructor certification, and how, well, basically, we learned everything we need to know from snowboarding!

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