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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!

Find show notes with contest, riders, and more that we talked about with Travis and Nils on our website:

https://thebombhole.com/podcasts/special-episode-travis-and-nils-discuss-freeriding-in-the-next-olympics/

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Travis Rice | https://www.instagram.com/travisrice

Nils Mindnich | https://www.instagram.com/nils_mindnich

Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel

This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off)

Yeti | https://www.yeti.com

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Special thank you to our Patreon members for supporting the show! Submit questions for guests, topics for Group Chat, behind the scenes and more when you become a member. Learn more and sign up: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole

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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!

Follow Chris Roberts

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YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/chrisroberts

Check out The Nine Club

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YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/thenineclub

Website | https://thenineclub.com/

Follow Chris, Lizard King & SILK

Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel

Lizard King | https://www.instagram.com/bigbizliz

SILK | https://www.instagram.com/silk.sucks/

This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off)

Yeti | https://www.yeti.com

Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com

For all things Bomb Hole

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

2:09 Getting On Chocolate

11:23 Battling Tricks

20:55 Regrets & Contracts

32:54 Marc Johnson

47:54 The LA Courthouse

51:43 NTVP

55:29 Early Influences

1:01:10 The 9 Club

1:21:55 Impersonations

1:29:30 Being A Pro

1:39:25 Piano & Going Big

1:50:19 The Nine Club (Cont'd)

1:56:04 Hot Takes

2:17:41 YouTube

2:37:57 Outro

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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!

Find show notes on our website with riders, videos, and more we talked about with Heikki

https://thebombhole.com/podcasts/heikki-sorsa/

Follow Heikki Sorsa

https://www.instagram.com/mexifin

Follow Chris, Seth & SILK

Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel

Seth Huot | https://www.instagram.com/sethhuot

SILK | https://www.instagram.com/silk.sucks/

This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off)

Yeti | https://www.yeti.com

Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com

Mint Tours | https://minttours.com

Special thank you to our Patreon members for supporting the show! Submit questions for guests, topics for Group Chat, behind the scenes and more when you become a member. Learn more and sign up: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole

For all things Bomb Hole

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Product Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleProductChannel

Chapters

00:00 Intro

1:25 Reality TV

14:36 Findings Snowboarding

21:58 Early Sponsors & Competition

30:18 The 2002 Olympics

52:07 Park Jumps

1:05:05 Mack Dawg

1:17:52 NTVP

1:22:00 Ads (Yeti)

1:22:41 The Big Hip Guy

1:34:38 X Games, Goggles, Candy

1:46:10 Getting Dropped By Burton

1:54:29 Cooking With Gas

2:07:59 Mint Tours

2:14:46 Falling Back In Love / Tokyo Damage

2:20:59 Hot Takes

2:50:03 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous

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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!

Follow Chris Coulter

https://www.instagram.com/ccoultershred

Follow Chris, Seth & SILK

Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel

Seth Huot | https://www.instagram.com/sethhuot

SILK | https://www.instagram.com/silk.sucks

This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off)

Yeti | https://www.yeti.com

Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com

Special thank you to our Patreon members for supporting the show! Submit questions for guests, topics for Group Chat, get behind the scenes and more when you become a member. Learn more and sign up: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole

For all things Bomb Hole

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Product Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleProductChannel

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:38 Snowboarding Without Snow

06:08 Finding Snowboarding & Moving to Salt Lake City

13:56 Filming Video Parts

40:35 NTVP

42:41 Transitioning to Alaska

1:12:04 Guiding

1:14:06 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Yeti)

1:15:59 Guiding (Cont’d)

1:44:27 Hot Takes

1:53:55 Set Ups

1:58:45 What’s Next / Thank Yous

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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 week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

Find show notes with riders, contest, videos and more we talked about on our site!

Follow Jake on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jakepates

Follow Chris, Sam & SILK

Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel

Sam Taxwood | https://www.instagram.com/concretesneaks

SILK | https://www.instagram.com/silk.sucks/

This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off)

Yeti | https://www.yeti.com

Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com

Special thank you to our Patreon members for supporting the show! Submit questions for guests, topics for Group Chat, behind the scenes and more when you become a member. Learn more and sign up: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole

For all things Bomb Hole

Website | https://thebombhole.com/

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebombhole/

Main Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@TheBombHole

Clips Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleClips

Product Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleProductChannel

Chapters

00:00 | Intro

5:08 | The DMs / Social Media

18:29 | Finding Snowboarding

31:45 | Halfpipe

41:46 | Mindset

56:22 | Stepping Away

1:13:15 | NTVP

1:16:48 | Mushrooms & Healing

1:37:49 | Returning to Snowboarding: The Olympics & Snow League

2:11:00 | Hot Takes

2:21:07 | Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous

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