Glen Plake (born September 9, 1964) is a US National Ski Hall of Fame
skier
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. He grew up in
Lake Tahoe
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, skiing
Heavenly Valley. He is known for his appearances in
ski film
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s such as
Greg Stump
Greg Stump is an American champion skier, ski and snowboarding filmmaker, and music video director.
Early ski career
Born in San Diego, his family then moved to Maine where Greg learned to ski at nearby Pleasant Mountain (now Shawnee Peak). He ...
's ''The Blizzard of Aahhhs''. Plake has been named a pioneer of
extreme skiing
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in America by
ESPN
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. Glen has been the host of
the RSN program ''Reel Thrills''.
Glen Plake married his wife Kimberly in 1991.
Notable achievements and appearances
*Inducted into
US National Ski Hall of Fame.
*In October 2006, Plake joined Slovenian ski company
Elan where he contributes in a design and development role.
*Plake is a three-time World
Hot Dog Ski champion.
*In 2003, Plake was awarded a Ski Club of Great Britain Centenary Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution and influence upon snowsports.
*In September 2009, Plake was named spokesperson of ''Learn a Snowsport Month (LASSM)'', a "public awareness initiative designed to encourage participation in skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing and snowshoeing".
*In 2010, Plake was inducted into the
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.
*On September 23, 2012, Plake survived an avalanche that killed 11 fellow climbers in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. He planned to ski down
Manaslu
Manaslu ( ne, मनास्लु, also known as Kutang; muh-NAA-slu) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. The name Mana ...
without the aid of oxygen.
*In March 2022, Plake made a brief appearance in an Ikon Pass television commercial.
Filmography
Plake has been featured in a number of ski films, including:
* ''Cheap Ski Movie'' (2010)
* ''The Edge of Never'' (2009)
* ''
Steep (2007)''
* Warren Miller's ''Higher Ground'' (2005)
Warren Miller's ''Higher Ground'' (2005)
NY Times
* Warren Miller's ''Impact'' (2004)
* Warren Miller's ''Journey'' (2003)
* Mercon Industry's ''Guatemalan Persuader'' (2003)
* Warren Miller's ''Cold Fusion'' (2001)
* ''Fistful of Moguls'' (1998) with Jonny Moseley
* ''Snowhat?'' (1993) directed by Bruce Benedict
* ''License to Thrill'' (1989) directed by Greg Stump
* ''The Blizzard of Aahhhs'' (1988) directed by Greg Stump
* ''Maltese Flamingo'' (1986) directed by Greg Stump
References
;Citations
;Bibliography
* Steve Casimiro
"Glen Plake: Soul Man"
''Skiing''
External links
Glen Plake's Moguls Preview
on The Ski Channel
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Living people
1964 births
American male alpine skiers
Extreme skiers