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Glen Plake (born September 9, 1964) is a US National Ski Hall of Fame skier. He grew up in Lake Tahoe, skiing Heavenly Valley. [1] He is known for his appearances in ski films such as Greg Stump's The Blizzard of Aahhhs. Plake has been named a pioneer of extreme skiing in America by ESPN. Glen has been the host of the RSN program Reel Thrills.
At 55, Hall of Famer Glen Plake is an enduring—and iconic—ambassador for the sport of skiing, its downhome roots and honoring its past. Criss-crossing the country on the Down Home Ski Tour with wife Kimberly.
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SKI interviews the rebel turned PSIA poster child, Glen Plake, on his past as a Hot Dogger, his changing views on skiing, and his newfound respect for ski instruction.
After sliding 1,000 feet over a serac and down the mountain, Plake was somehow still in his sleeping bag and tent when he came to a stop. Costa was nowhere to be seen, nor was Lécluse. Plake punched his way out of the tent and joined other survivors in a frantic search for the missing.
Glen Plake has been called the “Pied Piper of Skiing.” With his signature, multi-colored Mohawk hairstyle, he is the most recognizable and quite possible the best-known skier in the world.
With his trademark mohawk in tow, Plake, Scot Schmidt and Mike Hattrup tore up Chamonix, France, and gave American audiences a taste of what skiing was like overseas. In the three decades since, Plake, 59, has remained one of skiing’s most recognizable — and popular — ambassadors.
At 55, Hall of Famer Glen Plake is an enduring—and iconic—ambassador for the sport of skiing, its downhome roots and honoring its past.
Even with his mohawk down, ski boots off, and mouth closed—hiding his diamond-studded tooth—Glen Plake is easily the most recognizable character in skiing. Nearly a quarter century after his breakthrough performance in Maltese Flamingo, California-bred, Chamonix-based Plake, 47, is still relevant—and probably logging more vert than you are.
Fall-Line’s 25th anniversary would never be complete without some words from Glen Plake, godfather of radical freeskiing. Here the man with the mohawk talks to Abigail Butcher about the ten most pivotal moments in his life so far, from bagging his first pair of free skis to when The Blizzard of Aahhh’s made it big