The Blade Dive || Episode 5 || Peter Colombo

The Blade Dive

Aloha! ... The Blade Dive Podcast, Episode 5, we are joined by someone who has and continues to leave a personal mark on the industry, Peter Colombo.

• The Massachusetts native, Peter Colombo spent his time exploring Snowboarding at the local Golf Course fairways, sliding sideways whenever there was enough snow to do so. Eventually Colombo found himself shredding locations like Loon Mtn. & Waterville Valley Resort and Stratton Mountain Resort. Colombo found Snowboarding during the golden era of Terrain Parks and witnessed their creation as well as their expansion, placing his signature style on everything he put his blade to. Boots on the ground, Colombo witnessed events such as the US open at Stratton Mountain Resort and experienced Mt. Hood, OR’s summer camps, as a high school graduation gift from his parents.

• Initially hesitant, Peter Colombo ended up making the move to Mammoth Mountain, at 19 years old. Joining his hometown buddies, after just one week in town, Colombo landed a job Grooming trails with the Fleet crew. Working on perfecting his new found passion, Colombo was offered an opportunity to bulk push snow for Superpark. At the end of the season, Colombo headed back east, with the thought of attending college... which later fell through. In 2002 Colombo inquired about a job Grooming again with the fleet, but fortunately for him their crew was full and it was this turning point for Colombo that his employment with Mammoth Unbound, under the management of Terrain Park Director, Oren Tanzer, began. Colombo’s operator influences during his early years were Mike Gerstner and Issac Smith.

• From 2002-2009 Peter Colombo was with Mammoth Mountain, investing his time in others and progressing and pushing the limits on what was possible in the parks. Colombo's list of builds is hefty and long, including projects for brands such as Smith Optics, Snowboarder Magazine and big industry events like Superpark and X Games. As Colombo transitioned over to work with Snowpark Technologies, he became a key operator and influencer, contributing to Sun Valley Resort, ID. While there, Colombo helped to establish their Terrain Park program, along side Brian Callahan.

Peter Colombo stays with our podcasts trend of individuals who tell it as they see it. Colombo is wise, insanely talented and notably humble; crediting others before himself. Currently Colombo and his wife reside in Hawaii and manage a charter boat business dedicated to whale watching and snorkel trips. In this "deep dive" We discuss work/life balance, managing the skill sets of individuals, failure and learnings, team work and the autonomy sometimes needed for individuals on the team, operator insecurities with respect to feedback and what leading a team to ground breaking success looks like from someone whose done it best!
Enjoy... and if you're in the machine, go ahead and TURN THE VOLUME UP!
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