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For those of you living under a rock: Laura Hadar is a living legend. She's a style icon and has been pushing progression harder than most. She didn't fit the mold, and instead of bending over backwards to change herself she stayed true and paved her own way through life. She's one of the fasters snowboarders we know, still pushing herself and her riding constantly. Get ready for your new answer to one of our favorite questions: "Who's the most underrated snowboarder?" Because after this week's episode of the Bomb Hole, we all have a new answer: Laura Hadar. ...

To start off the 2026/27 season with a bang we invited avalanche expert Craig Gordon to give us some hopeful predictions regarding this upcoming super El Niño. Then Spencer Schubert and Desiree Melancon joined us in studio for a highly competitive round of trivia, watched some heater clips, gave us their thoughts on AI and so much more. We finished things up with Dixon giving us an update on Snow League and the X Games League draft. All this and more on this season's first episode of Group Chat!

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Wille Yli-Luoma is one of those very few professional snowboarders to have been riding at their prime during what many consider the golden age of snowboarding. He was part of the Forum 8, moved on to film with Robot Food, and eventually made is way to filming with Volcom in one of our favorite videos of all time: Escramble. He was part of the Finnish invasion and left a stamp on snowboarding that will last for as long as we value style (forever). Learn all about Wille's time snowboarding and what his life looks like now as the owner and...

Lazer Crawford is a skateboarder. He’s punk, fond of the old days, and wants to film street everyday. That’s about it. Learn all about Lazer’s childhood and current shenanigans on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Despite the rumors, reformed internet troll Jacob Krugmire did, in-fact, graduate high school. Beyond that he’s a professional snowboarder, incredible speller, and knows how to take a slam. Learn all about Jacob’s worst bails, favorite clips, and so much more on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Freeriding has just been added as the newest snowboarding event to be featured in The Olympics. We tapped @TravisRice1 and @NilsMindnich to talk expectations, fears, and so much more on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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These days Chris Roberts spends most of his time asking other people about themselves so we thought we would switch things up. We learned about all his secrets and got all the skeletons out of the closet. Besides hosting The Nine Club, he's actually a pretty good skater with a long career of impressive manual tricks that left filmers furious. Lear all about Chris's life, career, and plans for the future on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Heikki Sorsa is one of the most iconic snowboarders to have ever existed and is single handedly responsible for so many of snowboarding’s most memorable moments. From his legendary mohawk in the 2002 Olympics to setting world record airs and even filming some of our favorite video parts of all time, he is trulli (pun intended) one of the greatest to ever do it. Learn all about Heikki’s upbringing, snowboard career, and what he’s up to now on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Sometimes the job that lets you snowboard the most isn’t being a professional snowboarder. Chris Coulter got to live that life for years filming with Kingpin Productions and Absinthe Films before transitioning to big mountain riding which ultimately led him to his dream job: guiding. We explore filming street footage in the middle of summer with no snow to dangerous back country scenarios and everything in between. Learn all about Chris Coulter in this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Not many people can step away from snowboarding entirely, return, and then make their way to the Olympics. Well, Jake Pates is one of them ones. After battling concussions and their severe side effects he stepped away. After a few years he made his return and not thing we know he’s representing the USA in The Olympics. Since then he’s been galavanting the globe on private jets, replying to some of the thirstiest DMs we’ve ever heard, and crushing every contest that comes his way. Learn all about Jake’s journey and where he’s headed on this we...

In this summer edition of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat we sit down with Katie Kennedy, Sam Taxwood and Norm to recap all of the spring events and talk about the importance of events and community. We check out all of the recent heater clips hitting the internet, dive into some product talk, and of course compete in some high stakes trivia. We call Halldor Helgason to hear about the genius behind Creamfest and call Max Warbington to hear about the process behind Brainbowl. All this and more one this week’s episode of Group Chat!

When Juliette Pelchat was a kid she grew up wanting to be on The Bomb Hole… which is pretty crazy because that was just a few years ago. Raised in the mountains by the legendary JF Pelchat, Juliette quickly found snowboarding and excelled. She competed for Team Canada in this past Olympics and is slowly going further and further in the back country. She started all girls skate camp at her local park, lost thousands of dollars buying a truck, is working on an art book, getting her pilots license and so much more. Learn all about Juliette’s past...

Most street snowboarders these days have got their eyes on the steel: but not Henna Ikola. She’s got here eyes on roofs (and rails too). Coming all the way from Finland, this child prodigy sharpened her teeth in the contest scene before making the switch to filming video parts. She’s a style god and a fashion icon. She’s battled concussions, had a short lived rap career (pending a comeback), and has a Finnish nickname for everybody. Learn all about Henna on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Fast Chat featuring Stale Sandbech!

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Today we’re talking business. From some of the biggest brands in snowboarding like Volcom, down to smaller brands like Holden and everything in between, Brad Alband has done it all. From marketing to sales to design he’s been in the game for a long time and continues his legacy working with ThirtyTwo and starting Autumn. We discuss shops, tariffs, and the snowboard eco-system as a whole on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Gabby Maiden is a bright light in not just the snowboard world, but in the worlds of acting, music, and all things creative. She’s the first African American female professional snowboarder. She’s been on Stranger Things, acted in tons of commercials, and even gives us a few performances during this show. We talk all things snowboarding, acting, and how to keep a positive mindset on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Marsha Hovey is one of the incredibly talented and passionate people working behind the scenes to make our snowboard community as strong as possible. Like many of your favorite pros who had formative years at Mt. Hood: so did Marsha. Only her time was spent wrangling the pros, dealing with parents, and managing kids. She now works at Trollhaugen, pioneering incredible events like Take The Rake, The Longest Lap and Lord of The Ropes. We dive into all things snowboarding like the culture, lift ticket prices, and so much more on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

Alex Sherman aka Littlest aka Wiz is a snowboarder at his core. He was a ripping grom, filmed incredible street parts, and made the transition to team manager while working at Adidas. He’s one of the brains behind a cult classic: Blender, and was influencing in many of our favorite pros’ careers like Jed Anderson and Tommy Gesme. We also talk about some more personal stories dealing with rock bottom and sobriety. We’ll dive into all things snowboarding and get a unique perspective on the industry and the brands involved in this week’s episode of The Bomb Hol...

Coming in hot off Atlas 2, Cooper Whittier and Robby Meehan bless us with their presence in studio for this duo episode. We talk all things Dustbox, why nobody wears goggles anymore, and make fun of Chris' trick selection. We hear about what it's like to film street snowboarding (it's very serious and important) and catch up on all the slang we've been missing out on. We've got our finger on the pulse with this one; all this and more in this week's episode of The Bomb Hole!

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In this LIVE episode of Group Chat #39 we have 2026 Bomb Hole Cup Winners Mela Stalker & Grey Katko! Also with Founder of Public Snowboards Joe Sexton and all around legend Max Warbington!

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It’s not often we have a skier on The Bomb Hole, so you know when we do it’ll be worth your time. If you’re not already familiar with Chris Benchetler, you’re probably familiar with his work; he’s the genius behind Fire On The Mountain, an actions ports film in collaboration with The Grateful Dead. He’s had his own video parts, created production companies, pioneered webisodes and is a creative and artist in every sense of the word. And we’re happy to announce he’s back with an even better film: Mountains Of The Moon. We dee...

Snowboarding and professional stunts cross paths in this episode with Brin Alexander. He's fueled by passion, love of the game, and is coming in hot off a second place podium at Natural Selection. He loose, easy going, and here for the good times. Learn all about Brin in this week's episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Fast Chat Episode 5 features Natural Selection Winner and Rad Dad Nils Mindnich

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00:00 | Intro

00:55 | NST Talk

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In this week's episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat, we've gathered Stevie Bell, Jaylen Hanson and Spencer Schubert in studio to provide some top notch banter. Stevie is the king of landing on three ice cubes, Jaylen gives us some useful trick tips, and Spencer got one upped by Norm on that one rail. We review some audience submitted clips and cover some recent contests. In addition, we called Robin Van Gyn, Cooper Whittier, and Jake Pates. The banter flowed all episode long in this week's episode of Group Chat!

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Brandon Davis is one of the true ATVs of snowboarding. He’s done the contest scene, made insane park edit, graduated to back country snowboarding, tackled massive Alaskan lines, and still loves himself a nice piece of steel. We talk Superpark, coming from humble beginnings, drive, and everything that makes Brandon Davis who he is today. All this and more on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Tommy Delago is the founder of Nitro Snowboards. We always love getting these unique industry perspectives and we think you will too. We talk about the snowboard school he started, the German Snowboard Association he started in his living room, and how all that led to the birth of Nitro. We also talk all things product innovation, development, and so much more on this very special episode of The Bomb Hole!

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In this very special live episode of Group Chat we give an in-depth recap of all things Winter Olympics (but mainly snowboarding). From professional judging analysis to low IQ banter we cover it all. You’re not going to want to miss it.

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I don't think we've ever seen anymore more happy to go snowboarding than Austen Sweetin. His positivity is truly infectious. I mean even just watching him snowboard puts a smile on our faces. To be honest it's hard to keep our eyes off of him. He charges everything at full speed and refuses to fall. In this conversation we take a deep dive into Sweetin's formative time on Forum Snowboards and how being a professional snowboarder was so much different back then. We talk about his time filming for Absinthe Films and how teaming up with Lucey sparked a...

In this industry focused episode of Group Chat we sat down with Mark Dangler, Dave Downing and Matt Patti to learn about what's happening behind the scenes at their respective brands and what we can expect to see in the future. We deep dive into product innovation, recap the recent X Games, and answer all your burning questions. We also sat down with Egan Wint to discuss her appearance in X Games and support her in her mission to keep snowboarding punk rock. All this and more on this very special episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat!

When you think of snowboarding you think of Halldor Helgason. You can’t have one without the other. With Icelandic roots Halldor has paved his way through the industry and cemented himself as a cornerstone of the sport. Which is ironic because his snowboarding is about as far away from “sport-like” as it can get. He hit a massive roof gap while wearing a neck brace, invented the “jerk-flip,” and continues to have fun and spread joy on his snowboard all season long. He’s battled depression and severe concussions, started brands, (allegedly) stolen chandeliers and so much more. Learn all ab...

Fast chat Episode 4 with Scotty James!

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Ever wonder what it’s like to work at the Bomb Hole? Well… this episode might provide you with a little insight. We sat down with (most of) the Bomb Hole team and had verbal diarrhea for your enjoyment. Chris did his usually stuff. Silk couldn’t do any producing. Seth built a wall of product. And Dixon… well. You’ll just have to see for yourself on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat!

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Yuki Kadono is one of those snowboarders who can make anything look good. A style god. He's filled with passion and you can't help but notice when watching him ride. He's a 2x US Open winner and a former Olympic competitor with the tricks to back it up. After getting kicked off the Japanese National Team (which we definitely will get into) Yuki set his sights on the back country and if you ask us, that's where he was supposed to be all along. Learn all about Yuki Kadono's passion and style on this week's episode of The Bomb...

We haven't had an episode of Group Chat this good since last year. You won't want to miss it. We sat down with the musically talented Brandon Cocard, the ski hating Sean Lucy, and the product loving Seth Huot. We discussed snowboarding's most pressing topics and everything in between. All this and more on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat!

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Trying to write this description for Chad seems pointless. There aren’t enough words in existence to adequately describe Chad in just a few sentences. If you know who Chad Otterstrom is then you’ll understand. If you don’t, this is a must watch episode for you. Actually this is a must watch episode for everybody. He’s a living legend. The McTwist king. Hear all about Chad’s life, career and future in this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole.

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In our final episode of Group Chat of 2025 we bring you more guests than ever. Russell Winfield, Hana Beaman and Spencer Schubert join us in studio to discuss the latest and greatest snowboarding topics. Seth Huot pops in to give us some highly anticipated product talk. We called Ben Ferguson to hear about filming for ‘PAVED’ and Mike Liddle to discuss his recent sponsors after some incredible community support. Lastly we sent Chris and Dixon out to the Rockstar Energy Open to track down the winners and hear about the event. And we made sure to fill everything in betw...

Justin Phipps has been quoted to have some “evil” one footers. And although that may be true, that doesn’t define him. Justin Phipps is a really good street snowboarder. Like insanely good. He has impeccable style and a flavor most will never acquire. He’s a fan of 50-50s and emo music but still drops the A-grade hammers needed to make a satisfying video part. He’s also a part of the band Gap Year, a local SLC emo band. We dissect some clips, some bails, talk about snowboard philosophy and so much more on this week’s episode of...

On Episode 3 of Fast Chats, Chris catches up with Mark McMorris to talk about filming for the Burton Snowboards X Red Bull PAVED movie.

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Sage Kotsenburg, Jeremy Jones and Max Raymer join Chris and Silk in the studio to provide some in-depth and high IQ analysis on all things snowboarding. Sage provides some behind the scenes info regarding his latest project: Eternal Descent. Raymer returns to the infamous Raymer’s Corner and gives us some contest insight. Jones does his best to understand Red Bull’s latest obstacle course. All this and more on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat!

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Shannon Dunn-Downing is a pioneer. She was an early halfpipe rider who pushed the limits of women's snowboarding constantly. She was the first American woman to win a snowboarding medal at the Winter Olympics when she took bronze in the halfpipe in 1998. On top of that, she then had the first successfully marketed and supported women's pro model snowboard. She joins us to tell her story and share some insight into how she made such progression possible and everything that happened in-between on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole!

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