{"id":17247,"date":"2022-06-21T17:10:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1666750"},"modified":"2022-06-21T17:39:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:39:29","slug":"who-are-snowflake-mountain-survivalists-matt-and-joel-meet-the-ex-military-duo","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-are-snowflake-mountain-survivalists-matt-and-joel-meet-the-ex-military-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are Snowflake Mountain survivalists Matt and Joel? Meet the ex-military duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 21 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Ten lazy millennials from the UK and US are about to be shown how to survive in the wilderness in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s new reality series Snowflake Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Sent to the mountains by their family and friends who think they\u2019re not living to their full potential, these youngsters will learn how to stand on their own two feet. With no running water, no Wi-Fi and no parents to wait on them, they\u2019ll have to fend for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll be under the watchful eye of ex-military members Matt Tate and Joel Graves who will be tracking their individual journeys, after which one person will be named the ultimate Wilderness Warrior and bag the $50,000 cash prize.<\/p>\n<p>So, who are Matt and Joel, and what did they have to say about the new series?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who are Snowflake Mountain survivalists Matt and Joel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Matt Tate and Joel Graves are the ex-military, survival experts who will be leading the group of young people on Netflix\u2019s Snowflake Mountain, instructing them on what to do and dishing out punishments for those who deviate from their advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a heap of young people who can\u2019t even unload a dishwasher, let alone hold down a job,\u201d the pair express in an introductory montage of the new series.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why did Matt and Joel join Snowflake Mountain?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Snowflake-Mountain-cast-df37bd4.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Snowflake-Mountain-cast-df37bd4.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Snowflake-Mountain-cast-df37bd4.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" 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type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Snowflake-Mountain-cast-df37bd4.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Snowflake-Mountain-cast-df37bd4.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Snowflake-Mountain-cast-df37bd4.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1666837\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Snowflake-Mountain-cast-df37bd4.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Snowflake Mountain cast<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com ahead of the show launch, Matt and Joel revealed how the show came about, and why they decided to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say Joel and I were kind of appointed later on,\u201d Matt explained. \u201cAs far as getting involved, whenever they [Netflix] talked to us about the premise of the show, I think we both got really excited.\u00a0We\u2019re firm believers that we\u2019re really lacking places that are still primitive. I\u2019ve been talking about that for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was exciting when we were approached because I think for both of us, we like the thought of getting to play a part and maybe have a positive impact in somebody\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of what they thought of the Snowflake cast, which includes some mini influencers and unemployed youngsters, Joel added: \u201cI like to think things can\u2019t be that bad and then when we actually met, I was like, \u2018The legends are true!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, I actually liked it because just like Matt said, I realised it was going to be a lot more challenging than I anticipated. I could tell they were all going to be characters. They were true to form.\u201d<\/p> <h2><strong>When does Snowflake Mountain start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The eight-part series launches on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/81307095&quot;\">Netflix<\/a> on Wednesday, 22nd June.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers will meet the line-up as they get used to their new surroundings, with a $50,000 cash prize up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s a twist! For each contestant who quits, $5,000 will be deducted from the prize pot!<\/p>\n<p><strong>All eight episodes of Snowflake Mountain will arrive on <a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a> on Wednesday, 22nd June. 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