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Mousseau Q&A Thread

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Byron_tha_gr8
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I, unbeknownst to him now, have decided to do a q+a interview with the man himself, as hes been doing for the ski community. Hes asked so many questions to the athletes of our sport, but do we know enough about the interviewer himself?

This thread should work the same way his do. Ask questions, upvote other ones you like, and I will decide which ones to ask him once he finds out I'm interviewing him.

Annnddd to Moose-o, if this takes off at all, I'll PM you.
Oct 30 2013 7:27PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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Keep em coming! I'm thinking 3 more days before I pick and send/ask the moose man a list of q's
Nov 2 2013 3:57PM
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LastChairMedia
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What is your worst fear?
Nov 2 2013 4:46PM
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coling
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A household name
Nov 3 2013 12:46AM
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.tomskis
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Would you ever consider bringing NS to the Australian winter? How many Aussie NSers are there?
Nov 3 2013 12:55AM
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No need! I can handle that -- I'll just answer everything when I have time... Probably try and get the article up by next Monday.
Nov 3 2013 9:02AM
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Mag
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What do you ski(park/all mountain/BC etc) and how well do you do it(don't be modest).
Nov 3 2013 9:16AM
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Malcolm
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What's the best perk with your job?
Nov 4 2013 11:59PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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If you had a face to face meeting with the creator of adblock, what would happen?
Nov 5 2013 12:07AM
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.Rybak.
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How many hours did you spend fixing spelling errors in the ns magazine?
Nov 5 2013 12:20AM
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JuliusJ
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Over or under for toilet paper direction?
Nov 5 2013 12:27AM
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I'm going to start answering them in here, and once we have a decent amount I'll whip it into a news article.
Nov 28 2013 11:55AM
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Per hour, or yearly salary? Per hour I make shit... but I work a lot of hours in a year.

Surprisingly, very little is paid in beer. With that being said, Doug keeps the office stacked with food, coffee, and booze -- which is amazing.

And I very rarely expense booze. I tend to keep those as personal expenses.
Nov 28 2013 12:27PM
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Alias_
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are you ever gonna bring back office parties?
Nov 28 2013 3:02PM
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Yes and no. We've already had a few smaller ones, but the space is a lot nicer than it used to be / there's a couple other companies operating in the office (it's an open concept shared office)... so we can't host ragers like we used to.

With that being said, I plan on having a bunch of NS Gatherings throughout the winter -- whether it be for happy hour, a day of lapping the park, a night of urban, etc.

And members are always welcome to drop by -- just make sure you bring beer ;)
Nov 28 2013 3:17PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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Will there ever be NS events/parties in the western half of North America?
Nov 28 2013 3:25PM
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Here's a list of jobs I've had since I was young. Note that I'll answer the second part of the question later in the thread.

Ski Gigs
General Manager of Newschoolers.com
Editor, Managing Editor, Photo Editor, Associate Editor, and Online Editor at SBC Skier (not all at once)
Content & Communications Manager, Athlete & Media Liaison, Social Media Manager at iF3 (not all at once)
Special Events Staff at Red Mountain, BC
Intern at Newschoolers and iF3

Non-Ski Gigs
Youth Worker at Dawson Community Center on-and-off since I was 14
Infantry Reservist with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) from 16-19
Roofer for a couple summers in BC
Commercial Mover for a couple summers and winters in QC
Freelance Photographer (fashion/portrait/action)
Photo Assistant for Felix Rioux

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I think that's about it! If you have any more questions about specific jobs don't hesitate to ask.
Nov 29 2013 8:14AM
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Yes!
Nov 29 2013 8:20AM
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A little bit of every thing

Nope -- that's Zak Mousseau.
Nov 29 2013 10:24AM
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onLINE
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where did you go to high school? were you a nerd?
Nov 29 2013 2:04PM
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SFBv420.0
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never figured you as a infantry grunt or a roofer
those trades tend to separate the men from the boys pretty fast
if you had to ski and party all day with a rotund egotistical babbling idiot
Rod Ford
or
Eheath?
Nov 30 2013 8:05AM
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jca
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how many chicks did you wrangle during the summer of 2008 in Whistler? (a lot)
Nov 30 2013 11:06AM
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A wide variety of reasons actually. I'm just going to post them as bullet points to keep it short & sweet.

- I grew up on Newschoolers, and if it wasn't for NS I wouldn't be here today. I jumped at the opportunity to enable others to do the same and make careers in the ski industry for themselves -- whether they be writers, photographers, producers, athletes, etc.
- Working with Doug again.
- The Yearbook / changing up traditional print media.
- I missed the instant feedback you get online vs in print -- hell, we basically got zero feedback other than the usual "Yeah bro the last issue was sick" catchphrase at iF3 / SIA / WSI / etc.
- The Hood Crew
- I was tired of working from home and wanted to go back to working in an office environment.
- I hit a ceiling at SBC and could no longer grow as an individual (at least not at the speed I'd like to / used to) or further grow the publication.
- I can't go into too much detail here, but there was an ongoing issue which was making it very difficult for me to properly do my job. Those who know me or have worked with me at SBC know what that is, and how many personal sacrifices I made to try and rectify it. Don't bother asking me to elaborate -- it won't happen.
- I'm sure I'm missing a bunch...

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With all that being said, it was actually a really tough decision for me. I absolutely loved working with Leslie Anthony (who taught me more than I could have ever wished for), Scott Birke (Snowboard Canada editor and SBC Media Winter Director) and the rest of the SBC crew. I also busted my balls to get Jeff a job at SKIER, so it was a little ironic that I had to give my 2 weeks only 2 days after he started working for us haha.

At the time I was also deeply involved with iF3, and didn't want to give that up or leave Felix hanging at the absolute worst time of the year.
Dec 2 2013 1:40PM
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Very little actually!
Dec 2 2013 1:42PM
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Newschoolers! I'm generally pretty good at working when I'm at work.
Dec 2 2013 1:44PM
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It definitely was at some point. Not at the present though... I'd love to make a career shooting fashion photography one day.
Dec 2 2013 1:52PM
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Mag
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Inb4 ken jeong gif
Dec 2 2013 2:28PM
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Maybe fashion wasn't the right word? I'd love to shoot photos of people for money.
Dec 3 2013 9:03AM
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Mr.Sloth
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Juicy mmm mmm
Dec 3 2013 12:44PM
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Partying with Doug Bishop, Felix Rioux, and Phil Belanger at one of the early D-Jams at Val Saint-Côme.
Dec 9 2013 11:51AM
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I think it'll definitely draw more contributors, but not necessarily "big name" contributors -- which I'm assuming you consider the Blake's and Mattias' of the ski world.

The intention was never to draw those big names. With that being said, we're not going to turn them away if they want to be a part of the community and content ecosystem.
Dec 9 2013 11:56AM
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Mr.Huck
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Quoting for emphasis and reminder Mousseau. We are a very visual community. Post up or I will form a new Occupy Movement and we will occupy your office.
Dec 9 2013 12:08PM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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idk, im having a good day occupying my armchair.
Dec 9 2013 12:24PM
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No need to bump questions -- I know they're there, I just want to do every question proper justice.

So if I have only 5 minutes, I'll only answer a 5 minute question. FYI the goal is to bang a lot of these out during the Christmas holidays.
Dec 9 2013 12:43PM
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Sklar
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How are magazine sales going?
Dec 9 2013 12:49PM
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We won't know until they are pulled from newsstands... but that's not really a question about me -- more about Newschoolers.
Dec 9 2013 1:15PM
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BigScaryLarry
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are you secretly trying to be a llama costume model?
Dec 9 2013 2:51PM
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00000000
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Spliffs > Bong > Vape > Blunts > Joints > Pipe > Snowball

But just for smoking dried sage.
Dec 9 2013 2:58PM
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Turkelton
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moosi i hope u dent smake dregs u invalid eh man
Dec 9 2013 3:10PM
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Dec 12 2013 3:26PM
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Royal West Academy in Montreal, Quebec.

And no, I wasn't a nerd.
Dec 12 2013 3:42PM
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Sounds like something a nerd would say.

What are your personal thoughts on the olympics?
Dec 12 2013 5:25PM
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iH8pow
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What happened to Big Air Dave? Was he great at progressing the sport of park skiing, or the greatest? Have you ever tracked him down for an interview?
Dec 12 2013 7:19PM
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