Episodes

Sunday Jan 02, 2022
AWP Episode 044 (Modern Day Sniper) w/Phillip Velayo
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau shoot the shit with Phillip Velayo (Marine Scout Sniper) of Modern Day Sniper
TOPICS
Little all mountain skiers, ice fishing electronics, on the lake ice activities & family fun, Filipino background & family connection, 4.0 student to surprise marine, falling into sniper life, 4 tours & ship life, Camp Pendleton Instructor, Hawaii school house, sniper school, differences in proficiency, passion for teaching one’s hobbies, closed mouths never get fed, biggest bad habit is squaring up right, long range hunting, caliber selection, ball and dummy drills, tricks for training, let it surprise you, field training scenarios, wobble zone, body positioning breathing & trigger control, Modern Day Sniper, calm breeds calm, spotters role, long range shooting schools in AK, shooting basics for teaching kids
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Sunday Dec 26, 2021
AWP Episode 043 (Mission Alaska) w/Austin Manelick
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Sunday Dec 26, 2021
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau go full hunt mode with “Mission Alaska” Austin Manelick
Manelick Athabaskan Chief, Talkeetnas, Brooks Range age and Mitchner’s Alaska, Mission Alaska, blogging, writing for Winchester, fired up story telling, Ultimate Survivor Alaska, US Mens Rugby, light your fire, preseason moose pack out training, Hilleburg for Chillyburg tents, Start of Mission Alaska, Valdez Mtn Guides, process of becoming a guide, adding more regulation and road blocks, hunting guide training requirements, land concessions, hunting Native land, Nanny you’re bad, ADFG bios, Denali and trivia, Chad Mendez sheep hunting story, Twisted steel sex appeal and prize thighs, film inspiration and personal currency, stop killing for the gram, can’t turn the wolf off, mtn goat story and lost pinky, solo suck, Winchester Wednesday, Alaska cast, Mountain Shape, More sheep stories, Jet Tech inflatables, Vince paddle board trad moose, Filsoned out

Sunday Dec 19, 2021
AWP Episode 042 (Single Track Advocates) w/Lee Bolling
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau pedal into all topics biking with Single Track Advocate President Lee “Tron” Bolling
Snow biking bicentennial, temperature effect on snow conditions, Bison heads, nicknames, who is Lee, Palmer stuntmen crew, Reno jolt, Anchorage 2006 single track, Falcore the luck dragon, Middle name is Tobin, your clean energy, bluff trail 2009, Janis Tower of Power, adding 30 miles of single track to Anchorage, Nordic Ski Association & Subarus, Jodhpur needs help, The creation of Kincaid South addition single track (bowling alley, kitchen sink, toilet bowl…), tribute to the help, game & XC trails, permission & happy trails, bows & implants, gravity logic, North Kincaid conquest, the development of middle earth, hillside projects, bike science, riding and pushing hard as a Dad, lost lake dinosaur backs, favorite trails, snow dawg, story of Tron, Lee’s book “Welcome to Earth Fellow Human”, STA & Bou dreams

Sunday Dec 12, 2021
AWP Episode 041 (The Wet Dog Race) w/Ron Paye
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau torpedo into the Wet Dog Race with cofounder Ron Paye
Wet Dog Race, Alaska Jet Ski Club, arm rippers, beginnings of jet ski racing, world jet ski finals, offshore aqua bikes, buoying porpoising and water nomenclature, 230 Yamaha, alumiskis, seafood spark, mudflat rescue, silty anchorage boat launch, Sitka bucks and Butts on skis, Kachemak no ski, dip netting on jet skis, wet dog proof of concept story, planing ahead for warm beds and wet gear, bad weather game on, bears like wet dogs too, jet ski tour pack list, getting beat to hell, body positioning and training, pelican case nerd, packing geek out, jiggly refuel efforts, whistles and Visibility, race face logistics, post 2009 wet dog dream, what’s next for alaska jet ski race, dangerous waters did it, trivia time
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Sunday Dec 05, 2021
AWP Episode 040 ”Alaska Outdoor Girl” w/Erika Smith
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield sit down with Erika Smith of Alaska Outdoor Girl.
The breakup and beginning of Alaska Outdoor Girl, goals, winter activities in Alaska, Growing up in Sterling, Dark trails, Ice fishing, womens outdoor gear, dip netting thoughts, favorite trails, foraging, single?, Sir Mix A Lot jams, favorite pods, hunting, outside AK trips, taste test
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Sunday Nov 28, 2021
AWP Episode 039 (Scott Gomez)
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau puck around with Retired Alaskan NHLer Scott Gomez
Pressed jeans, Wendler Rams, neighborhood sports king, gym hockey, AK spirit, The Great Coach Larkey, Gomer, being your authentic self, rules of hockey work hard and have fun, never fight a wrestler, seawolf foundation, save uaa hockey, Thunderbirds, Gomez’s don’t quit, sneaking into camp, Larkey’ cabin, Trajan Langdon, leaving at 14, $1100 phone bills, homesick, worst king, Lou stories, Scott Steven Scares, Tootoo Bou, grab in a Kenai cabin, nickname origins, next level, boys and girls club, more Scotty coming soon, where are the rings, scrumming, list of legends
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Sunday Nov 21, 2021
AWP Episode 038 ”Hard Water Hustling” w/Dustin Slinker
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Daniel Buitrago and Brandon Fifield dip into Ice Fishing with The Baitshack owner Dustin Slinker.
Lighting up the shack, Firework hot spot, safe ice levels, snow machine set ups, Gucci ice houses, Minnesota boys, ice fishing brands, different augers, 8’ or 10’,insulated house or not, sleeping on the ice, under water electronics, upcoming Baitshack events, Jewel lake jamboree, Jacks trivia, shrimp, synthetic, and egg bait, Texas fishing trip, bathymetric, what is it? Favorite lakes, does Dustin Hunt?
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Sunday Nov 14, 2021
AWP Episode 037 ”Team 10” The Iron Dog w/Chris Olds & Mike Morgan
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Daniel Buitrago and Brandon Fifield hit the trail with Team #10, Iron Dog champs Mike Morgan & Chris Olds
Team #10 - 8 top 5 finishes, 5 top 3 finishes & 2 Championships back to back (2018 & 2019), sponsored by Polaris & Klim among others, Klim Valdez parka and layering adjustments during race with ever changing conditions, pre-season workouts, healthy eating & nutrition, training, short to long run test rides to tune equipment, body & the trail "Hair Scrambles", the race organizers, board & community groups, small local village support and checkpoints/layovers, Iron dog race history, route changes, length (8 days w/over 50 hours of riding), Iron Dog Legend (Scott Davis), future of the sport, rookie work shop for new race teams, out of state & (Canadian Race Teams), potential production of the sport and lack there of, AK Safe Riders Program, snowmobile and back country safety
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Sunday Nov 07, 2021
AWP Episode 036 ”Finish Strong”
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Daniel Buitrago and Brandon Fifield stride into the near future of AWP
Carbonation facts, Jacks concussion, seeing stars, Seattle scooter gang, tents not tickets, Kraken, future guests, Iron dog boys, fat tire boys and gals, pick click give, single track advocates, Alaska outdoor girl, things to do in AK, wet dog race, Chugach avalanche forecast, more upcoming guests
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Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau forge into sheep country with Kevin Dana of Barney's Sports Chalet
Red cedar whitetail antler staining, 1963 to present Barney’s history, from Barney to Bob to Dana, Frontier Gear, busy busy life, working through the fun, long trip perspective, harvester & family man, suck experiences resonating from childhood, sheep hunting hype, too hard on sheep, old matures vs harvest, resource conservation, making calls late in the game, Boone & Crockett Intent, do what’s best for sheep, survey time, making decisions with or without the data, emotional maturation, crazy Barney stories, Trolls, finding your way, quiet cats, sheep burger stuffed with Anaheim pepper, merino vs synthetic, down vs synthetic sleeping bags, hydrophobic down, weirdest hunting product, silvers in the sound aren’t like Valdez, Barney’s sale, production and logistical challenges for the present day small business
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