For the Love of Winter
Welcome to "For the Love of Winter," a weekly podcast that explores our cultural love affair with winter sports, the mountains, and of course the people who are shaped and forever changed by their love of winter.
Each episode, Kendra and her special guests, share their heartwarming stories, insider tips, and inspiring tales of conquering the slopes. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a winter enthusiast, "For the Love of Winter" will ignite your passion for the snowy wonderland.
So, grab your skis, snowboard, or cozy up by the fireplace and get ready to fall in love with winter all over again. Subscribe now and embrace the chill on "For the Love of Winter"!
Episodes
95 episodes
Jay Rawe
This week, Kendra sits down with freestyle sit-skier Jay Rawe to explore the mindset that has carried him from a life-changing spinal cord injury to becoming one of the sport's biggest innovators. Together, they discuss overcoming fear, embraci...
David Zorko
This week, Kendra sits down with David Zorko, CEO of Newschoolers, the online community that helped shape modern freeski culture. David shares how a passion for skiing led him from being an active forum member in the platform's early days to ev...
Nate Strauss
This week, Kendra sits down with Nate Strauss, Vice President of Sales at Jack and Sage, the apparel brand known for creating unique, experience-driven merchandise for ski resorts, national parks, and outdoor destinations across North America. ...
Chad Blain
This week, Kendra sits down with Chad Blain, co-founder of the Jamie Blain Memorial Foundation, also known as Snowboarding Saves, and the filmmaker behind Liam and Friends. Chad shares the deeply personal story of losing his son Jamie ...
Mr.Slushcup 2026 - Eric Taylor
This week, Kendra sat down with Mr. Slush Cup 2026, Eric Taylor, to talk about growing up ski racing in Alberta, spending over a decade with the Banff Alpine Racers, and finally getting his first chance to compete in Sunshine Village's iconic S...
Liam Moffat
This week, Kendra sits down with Canadian Olympic snowboard cross athlete Liam Moffatt to talk about the journey that took him from the small hills of Nova Scotia to competing on the world stage. Liam reflects on falling in love with snowboardi...
Michael Haid
This week, Kendra sits down with designer and former mogul skier Michael Haid, who grew up in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and eventually built a life in the Canadian Rockies. He looks back on learning to ski on a small rope tow, which led him into ...
Megan Oldham
This week, Kendra sits down with Olympic freestyle skier Megan Oldham, fresh off a breakout performance at the Milano 2026 Winter Games, where she claimed gold in big air and bronze in slopestyle. She talks about arriving as an underdog and lea...
Michaela Gosselin
This week, Kendra sits down with Canadian para-alpine skier Michaela Gosselin, fresh off her Paralympic podium in Milano. She shares how everything shifted after a cancer diagnosis at 18, and what it looked like to find her way back to skiing a...
Bill Short
This week, Kendra sits down with Bill Short from Ceramic Pro, whose journey into the ski industry started later in life when he learned to snowboard at 56, inspired by his son and a desire to reconnect with the mountains after decades away. Wha...
India Sherret
This week, Kendra sits down with Canadian ski cross athlete India Sherret to talk about her rapid rise in the sport and the challenges that followed. From discovering ski cross at 13 to finishing third overall in the world, India reflects on th...
Andy Lindsey
This week, Kendra sits down with lifelong snowcat enthusiast Andy Lindsey, a PistenBully sales manager whose career has taken him from a small ski hill to building courses for World Cups and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Andy shares how a chance op...
Irfhan Rawji
This week, Kendra sits down with entrepreneur Irfhan Rawji, who shares how he returned to skiing at 39 after moving to Calgary and wanting his children to grow up embracing winter. What started as a family decision quickly became a passion, wit...
Isabelle Weidemann
This week, Kendra sits down with three-time Olympian and two-time gold medalist Isabelle Weidemann, fresh off her final Games. She reflects on finding her way into speed skating without ever really seeing sport as a clear path growing up, and w...
Brendan Mackay
This week, Kendra catches up with Brendan Mackay after his Olympic bronze medal in Italy, where a pressure-free mindset and a last-run comeback led to one of the best performances of his career. From decompressing in Portugal before the Games t...
Matt Widmer
This week, Kendra sits down with longtime Banff local Matt Widmer, founder and CEO of Wildlife Distillery in Canmore. Born and raised in Banff, Matt reflects on growing up in a small mountain community shaped by skiing, backcountry adventures, ...
Doug Maclean
This week, Kendra sits down with longtime Bow Valley local and art dealer Doug Maclean, whose connection to Sunshine stretches back to a solo train ride west at just ten years old. From Trapper’s Lodge ski weeks in the early 60s to decades spen...
Aviva Kohen
This week, Kendra sits down with Aviva Kohen from Tourism Calgary to explore why the city is so much more than its old “Cowtown” reputation. Aviva shares how Calgary has evolved into a diverse, creative destination that blends big city energy w...
Courtney Hinrichs
This week, Kendra sits down with Courtney Hinrichs, Director of Engagement and Social at Backbone Media, to talk about how influencer marketing has shifted and why athletes deserve to show up online as their full, authentic selves. Courtney ref...
Kristen Bujnowski
This week, Kendra sits down with Canadian bobsleigh athlete Kristen Bonowski to talk about the long, winding road that led her to one of the fastest sports on ice. Kristen shares how early Olympic dreams, injury, burnout, and mental health chal...
David Legg
This week, Kendra sits down with David Legg, Mount Royal University professor and longtime advocate for disability sport, for a wide-ranging conversation about inclusion, innovation, and the power of winter sports to foster a sense of belonging...
Pieter Sneep
This week, Kendra sits down with Pieter Sneep, a Level 4 CASI snowboard instructor at Sunshine Village whose path to the mountains began in the Netherlands. Pieter shares how early trips to Austria sparked a lifelong love for snowboarding, even...
Jared Anderson
This week, Kendra sits down with Jared Anderson, a longtime leader in Alberta’s snowboard community and the driving force behind Riders On Board. Jared reflects on how the club grew from a small family-run program into a province-wide snowboard...
