Glen Plake
Born: 1964-09-09 in Livermore, California
Known For: Acting
Biography
Glen Plake (born 9 September 1964) is an American Freestyle skier. Born in Livermore, California, he grew up in Lake Tahoe, skiing Heavenly Valley. He is known for his appearances in ski films such as Greg Stump's The Blizzard of Aahhhs, and for his trademark Mohawk hairstyle, often dyed blonde, purple or blue. Plake was a pioneer of extreme skiing in America. He is currently the host for the RSN program Reel Thrills. According to his official biography: "...it was his third-grade teacher who used a Möbius flip from the seminal '70s ski flick Outer Limits as a way of demonstrating math that turned his life. For Glen, there fell into place a connection between skiing and the wider world, an understanding that there were deeper forces beneath this sliding on snow. In that brief flash of insight, Plake knew that skiing held something greater for him." Glen Plake married his wife Kimberly in 1991. The Plakes now base their winters in Chamonix, France
Filmography
2023
- All Time as Self
- Warren Miller’s ALL TIME as Self
- Nothing's for Free: The History of Freeride Mountain Biking as Self
2019
- Warren Miller's Timeless as Himself
2009
- The Edge of Never as Glen Plake
2007
- Steep as Himself
2003
- Lost Lake as Eric "The Bartender"
1993
- SnoWhat? as Himself
1989
1988
- The Blizzard of AAHHH's as Himself
1986
- Maltese Flamingo as Self