Thu, 07 May 2026 07:59:57 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1763710 en-us © 2026 Hoods to Woods Podcast yes 43de6cfa-148c-5879-bc05-195a163e9464 Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz https://storage.buzzsprout.com/kr2y0gaim8o77qalqmnl3kl14kg9?.jpg Episode #6: Miles Fallon This episode we kick it pro snowboarder and Hoods to Woods ambassador Miles Fallon to discuss giving back to help others and the joy of snowboarding!

]]> This episode we kick it pro snowboarder and Hoods to Woods ambassador Miles Fallon to discuss giving back to help others and the joy of snowboarding!

]]> Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz Buzzsprout-11332901 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0400 2210 2 6 full false Episode #5: Black Dave Today's episode we catch up with Dave Spruill aka Black dave aka The Dark Blizzard! to discuss his connection to the sport of snowboarding. He was once a team rider for Air Walk and has worked for brands Red Bull, Oakley and being East Coast sales rep and team manager for Nitro Snowboards and a house music DJ, that spends more time at Kink bar in Mountain Creek South than on the hill, lol. We discuss the recent interest and support of diversity in Winter Sports and how he is connected to the Zebb Powell story.

]]> Today's episode we catch up with Dave Spruill aka Black dave aka The Dark Blizzard! to discuss his connection to the sport of snowboarding. He was once a team rider for Air Walk and has worked for brands Red Bull, Oakley and being East Coast sales rep and team manager for Nitro Snowboards and a house music DJ, that spends more time at Kink bar in Mountain Creek South than on the hill, lol. We discuss the recent interest and support of diversity in Winter Sports and how he is connected to the Zebb Powell story.

]]> Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz Buzzsprout-10425070 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400 2868 2 5 full false Episode #4" Zebb Powell We catch up with professional Snowboarder Zebb Powell to talk about his humble beginnings at Cataloochee Ski Area in North Carolina to winning X Games gold, and his aspirations to be active in helping bring winter sports to economically disadvantaged communities. 

]]> We catch up with professional Snowboarder Zebb Powell to talk about his humble beginnings at Cataloochee Ski Area in North Carolina to winning X Games gold, and his aspirations to be active in helping bring winter sports to economically disadvantaged communities. 

]]> Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz Buzzsprout-9364684 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:00:00 -0400 2520 1 4 full false Episode #3: Tim Mackenzie Today's episode is with Tim Mackenzie, a long time supporter of Hoods to Woods and Snowboarding industry sales rep for brands such as Airblaster, Oneball Jay and Ashbury Eyewear & Goggles. He is also a Snowboard historian, collector and has over 500 snowboards in that collection! We discuss how the industry can have an impact with being more inclusive to POC, and Black lives matter.

]]> Today's episode is with Tim Mackenzie, a long time supporter of Hoods to Woods and Snowboarding industry sales rep for brands such as Airblaster, Oneball Jay and Ashbury Eyewear & Goggles. He is also a Snowboard historian, collector and has over 500 snowboards in that collection! We discuss how the industry can have an impact with being more inclusive to POC, and Black lives matter.

]]> Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz Buzzsprout-9135821 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:00:00 -0400 1847 1 3 full false Episode #2: The "Jackie Robinson of Snowboarding" Russell Winfield We catch up with one of the first African American Pro Snowboarders Russell Winfield to discuss how he got involved with Snowboarding, and his impact today on inspiring students in Hoods to Woods!

]]> We catch up with one of the first African American Pro Snowboarders Russell Winfield to discuss how he got involved with Snowboarding, and his impact today on inspiring students in Hoods to Woods!

]]> Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz Buzzsprout-8451801 Mon, 03 May 2021 14:00:00 -0400 3023 1 2 full false Episode #1: How Hoods to Woods got started Founders of Hoods to Woods Foundation, Brian Deka Paupaw and Omar Diaz discuss how they met and got started volunteering in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn to take teens snowboarding for the past 11 years. 

]]> Founders of Hoods to Woods Foundation, Brian Deka Paupaw and Omar Diaz discuss how they met and got started volunteering in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn to take teens snowboarding for the past 11 years. 

]]> http://www.hoodstowoodsfoundation.org Brian Paupaw, Omar Diaz Buzzsprout-8379566 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0400 1803 snowboarding, not for profit, volunteering, mentoring 1 1 full false