episode Seventeen
EP 17 – LEGACY, LARRIKINS & THE GOLDEN ERA OF AUSSIE SNOW | STEVE LEE & PETE FORRAS
RECORDED LIVE AT THE SIA AUSTRALIA TRADESHOW, THIS EPISODE BRINGS TOGETHER TWO AUSTRALIAN SNOW LEGENDS — STEVE LEE AND PETE FORRAS — ALONGSIDE MATTY MYHILL AND AUSTIN TONER FOR A WILD RIDE THROUGH THE GOLDEN YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN SKIING.
FROM WORLD CUP GLORY AND DOWNHILL MADNESS TO THE CREATION OF ROJO OUTERWEAR AND XTM PERFORMANCE, THIS ONE IS PURE STORYTELLING GOLD. IT’S A CELEBRATION OF COURAGE, MATESHIP, AND THE UNTAMED SPIRIT THAT BUILT OUR SNOW INDUSTRY.
IN EPISODE 17 OF ONLY FRIENDS ON A POW DAY, AUSTIN AND MATTY SIT DOWN WITH STEVE AND PETE TO REVISIT THE ERA THAT SHAPED AUSTRALIAN SKI CULTURE — THE RACES, THE REBELLION, AND THE LEGACY THAT STILL INSPIRES TODAY.
WE COVER:
🏆 WORLD CUP WAR STORIES – From Austria to Japan, and the day Steve sent the legendary Camel Jump in Val Gardena.
🧤 FROM RACING TO RETAIL – How Pete transitioned from Olympic racer to founding ROJO and XTM.
🎿 THE LEGEND OF STEVE LEE – Downhill dominance, Japan powder days, and a life lived at full speed.
🏔 FRIENDSHIP, FAILURE & FROTH – What it takes to thrive when your office is a mountain.
🌊 BELLS BEACH WIPEOUTS – From the slopes to the surf, where adrenaline meets humility.
🍻 DARTS, BEERS & BRILLIANCE – The larrikin energy that defined a generation of snow pioneers.
A CELEBRATION OF AUSTRALIAN SNOW, LEGACY, AND LARRIKIN ENERGY
An unfiltered conversation with the men who defined the Aussie snow identity — full of history, humour, and heart.
📍 RECORDED AT THE SIA AUSTRALIA TRADESHOW
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