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The Snowboarders Podcast is hosted by pro rider Chris Grenier and photographer E Stone with a new guest every week. A great blend of humor and inspiration through the stories of snowboardings top athletes as they take you through their personal journey every week, while navigating life's bomb holes and successes. Stay tuned every week for more. Its available on Youtube as well. Check out BOMBHOLE.COM

Justin Bennee | Snowboard | The Bomb Hole Episode 1

He talks pro snowboarding, drug addiction, Nike, death, hitting rock bottom and rediscovering himself, its a truly inspiring journey. Bennee went from being one of snowboardings elite street riders to an injury fueled drug addiction spiraling down to homelessness and depression only to push himself back up and rediscover not only himself but whats most important in life. His drive and amazing style on a snowboard brought contracts from major brands like Salomon, Nitro and Nike putting him in snowboarding’s spot light, just as he was at the top of his game a back injury had doctors saying he might never ride again, his only hope for a normal life was to turn to pain pills. He talks about losing long time friend J2 this past year and how he might have witnessed proof of an afterlife. Justin’s amazing story could be just what anyone fighting their own life battle needs to hear to help them say its time to do something about it.

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-Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

-6 ways to find a suboxone clinic near you https://www.workithealth.com/blog/suboxone-clinic-near-you/

-Over coming drug addiction https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/overcoming-drug-addiction.htm

Snowboard Clip References:

Living Proof https://vimeo.com/34569649

Moment of Truth video Part https://vimeo.com/34574875

Justin Bennee One Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqxoBp4yUtc

Burning Bridges Bennee part https://vimeo.com/34571774

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Nils Mindnich | Snowboarding | The Bomb Hole Episode 2

Pro rider/engineer Nils, talks reinventing himself, depression, triathlons, contest wins, and much more. Mindnich’s Journey from resort baby to Disney stunt double to pro snowboarder and winner of the 2020 Big Mountain World Tour all the while studying in collage to become an engineer. Life catches up to Nils as the balance of a 9-5 career and being a pro snowboarder comes to a head where serious decisions must be made. Engineer or pro snowboarder? What happens when you spend all your formative years learning to turn off your emotions in order to put snowboarding first and silence your fear in order to push yourself? How do you turn emotions back on to deal with daily life and navigate a relationship and real life issues? Nils turns to therapy to get these answers and more and discusses them with us on the bomb hole.

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Important Links
Disney Cloud 9 Movie Trailer
Disney Cloud 9 Full Movie
Snowboarder Mag's Forward Full Movie
Winter Sports School
2016 Hella Big Air In Bend Oregon
Nils Wins Merrill Quarter Pipe Classic at Brighton Utah
Snowboarder Mag's Pepper Nils Full Part
Lick The Cat Nils Mindnich
Lick The Cat "Video Of The Yeah" Nils Mindnich Full Part
Lick The Cat "Spring Break The Movie 2"
The Legendary Banked Slalom: Inside The Race With Nils Mindnich
The Picnic: Teton Triathlon
The Sect Fitness
Free Ride World Tour- Welcome To The Tour Nils Mindnich
Free Ride World Tour 2020 Fieberbrunn Nils Mindnich Winning Run
MentalHealth.org

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Chris Beresford | Snowboarding | The Bomb Hole Episode 3

This Rider/entrepreneur talks difficult childhood, snowboarding, overcoming adversity and growing his business in his rags to riches success story. Growing up in Massachusetts he had it all, a perfect loving family living in a nice house. In the blink of an eye everything changed when at age 5 his mother was taken from him because of Leukemia. His father was devastated and turned to the bottle to numb the pain, to keep food on the table things around the house started to disappear until there was nothing left and next the house was gone. As his father numbed the pain with alcohol Chris found comfort in activity's like motocross and Snowboarding using them as a form of escape. Snowboarding connected him to people like Scotty Stevens and Chris Grenier, soon he found himself hanging at the snowboarding camps of Mount Hood Oregon pursuing the life of a sponsored snowboarder. Always in need of extra money Chris went to the camps pro sales with a box of sunglasses he had bought in bulk and painstakingly put tiny stickers on that read Dang Shades. Every week at the sale’s they would sell out and he was turning a mean profit. In an effort to sell shades year round he ran a myspace ad with a buy it now button and launched an online business. A real brand was born and Chris was selling Dang Shades direct from his website as well as to a hand picked group of Snowboard shops. Listen to Chris tell his full story of a Snowboarder living the American dream coming from humble beginnings on this weeks episode of The Bomb Hole!!!

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Important Links
Learn More about Dang Shades
Southwick, Massachusetts
How to do a dope wheelie on a bike
Dealing with childhood trauma
Austen Granger Instagram
Scotty Stevens Instagram
High Cascade Snowboard Camp
Think Thank
Chris Beresford Stack Footy
Fat Trax Snowboard Shop
Oakley sues Dang Shades
Mellissa Riitano Instagram
Chris Beresford at Holy Bowly Video
Suzy Greenburg 270 The Movie full Movie
Chris Beresford Full Part Right Brain Left Brain
Chris Beresford Full Part Think Thank Brain Dead and having a Heart Attack

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Zak Hale | Snowboard | The Bomb Hole Episode 4

X Games medals, childhood fame, haters, partying, the Burton bubble, and much more. Pro Snowboarder Zak Hale was being paid to snowboard at the age of 13. Fast forward to age 18 and he has a full ride with Burton traveling the world flying first class with some of the worlds top pro snowboarders making over 6 figures. What goes up must come down, Burton made the call to let him go after being ill at a lifestyle shoot. Zak now a free agent recreates himself with a tight group of friends forming the Lick the Cat crew and then take’s control of his future himself by making his own edit called Trash. Building on the snowball of his success he wins an X-Games silver medal in 2020 for his amazing Real Snow video part. Hail Storm party’s like a rock star in the summers with the monster crew and when winter hits rip’s the streets at the top level of the game not to mention holding his own in any snowboard park with the world’s top riders. Love him or hate him Zak Hale is here to stay. Sit back and listen to Zak get real with Bud Diesel on this weeks episode of The Bomb Hole

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Show Notes
Midget Mafia
Denise Mazzotti
@chrisbradshaw
Big Bear Resort
MFM Nitro Pro Model
NYC Union Square Rail Jam
Zak Hale Standing Sideways
Burton 13
Heine Winch
Masturbation as a Hangover Cure
Burton Street Meat
Zak Hale Interview Snowboarder Mag
Lick The Cat Video Of The Year Premiere Tour Recap + Full Movie
Rob Gronkowski
Red Bull Recharged 2019
Jossi Wells Invitational
Zak Hale

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Tim Ostler | Snowboard | The Bomb Hole Episode 5

A Snowboarding spinal Injury, life in a wheel chair, Murder Ball, ride or die love and making sure you can find the humor in all of life’s trying situations all the while staying positive. This is the story of Tim Ostler. When Tim came crashing to the flat bottom of the Half Pipe he instantly realized something was wrong, he could not move. His body was twisted, not sitting right and what he did not know was his spinal cord was partially severed. In that moment he did know he would never snowboard again. As most people would spiral into a pit of despair and depression Tim took a different approach. Life in a chair was not going to be a death sentence. Instead he was going to be positive and take each challenge as they came and deal with this head on. His high school sweet heart Kellie was by his side and with a love as strong as theirs they were going to get though this together. Tim teaches us the most important thing in life is the people you surround yourself with, from friends to family its all about your relationships. As Tim adjusts to life in a chair he see’s the love from the snowboard community at a whole new level as they rally to do everything they can to help him adjust. He fills the desire to stay active by finding a new passion in a sport called wheel chair rugby aka Murder ball. He marries the love of his life and comes to the conclusion that he is pretty damn good at life in a Chair. Tim shows us how you handle these situations in life is what shapes you and makes you who you are. Lets navigate Tim’s Bomb Holes and maybe after hearing this story re-evaluate the problems that we all face. Maybe they just aren’t that bad and maybe if we learn from Tim we can get through them and live our life's to the fullest. Welcome to another day at the Bomb Hole!Instagram@mrtoilets | @thebombhole | @grendiesel | @e_stoneThe Bomb Hole Episode 5 on YouTubewww.thebombhole.comThe Bomb Hole Store- Tee’s, Hoodies, Coffee Cups, Air Fresheners and more!Hit Subscribe and be the first to know when new episode’s drop! Hit us in the comments if you have any feed back or just want to say what’s up, and if you like the show please spread the word. As always thanks so much for tuning in!!!Show NotesBrighton Ski Resort Mary Chutes at Brighton resort in Utah Fall Line Films Critical ConditionThe Hard Hungry and the HomelessThe Dukes of Revelation Tim Ostler Sustains Neck InjurySports Related Neck Injury Stats1800WheelchairMurder Ball Full MovieWheel Chair Rugby Big HitsThe Wizard Of The WasatchSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole)

Desiree Melancon | Snowboard | The Bomb Hole Episode 6

Laughter, female perspective, suicide awareness, magazine covers, life struggles, Rider of the Year award and much more Desiree talks about it all.

Desiree is one of the most prolific female’s in the sport of snowboarding. Her work over the years has without a doubthelped paved the path for females coming up in snowboardingtoday.Not only does she snowboard at the top level but she is out producing video projects, shooting photo’s, making amazing art, anddesigning her pro model gear. There is nothing she is scared to take on and she will always rise to the occasion to push her limits and the sport of snowboarding for womenand in general. We have an amazing conversation about everything from women’s rights and their position in the world of sports as well as ideas on how to push forward in today’s world. Desiree is one smart bad ass women and is not scared to say what is on her mind and we love her for that. We also break into a topic that is not touched on enough and that is mental health and suicide awareness. The more we talk about it the more we can all help each other in this crazy world we live in. Sit back and get ready for another episode of The Bomb Hole where we have a refreshing conversation where BudDiesel get the female perspective from a women who has so much passion for the sport and the snowboarding community. Get ready for some serious up’s and downs as this episode is an emotional roller coaster!

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Show Notes-
Man Swallows Microphone
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Tittle IX
The Feminine Mystique
The Female Athlete Paradox
Peep Show
Think Thank Almanac 2014
Donkey Dick Rail
Skate Moss
Depression and Warning Signs
Mentalhealth.org
Suicide Hot Line 1-800-273-8255
Mental Health Month
United Slopes of America
Fait Accompli

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T Bird | Snowboard | The Bomb Hole Episode 7

Amazing photographer, brilliant writer, world traveling journalist, magazine editor,proficient announcerand one insanely funny human.I think It’s fair to call Tom Monterosso aka T BirdSnowboarding’s own media juggernaut.

The duo known as BudDiesel sit’s down with one of snowboarding’s greatest media assets, T bird. He Spent 13 years crafting cover blurbs and writing almost every caption for photos in Snowboarder Magazine. Years of producing insane travel features and riveting interviews with some of our sports greatest personality's. Then picked up a camera locking down imagery for us to drool over, producingcovers and securing the coveted roleof ride snowboard’s staff photographer. He announcesevents along side people like Sal Masekelaand Louie Vito. T bird has been a greatvoice for snowboarding for many years and also happens to be one hell of a funny dude as well as a great husband and father. Its fair to say T bird is one of snowboardings top content creator’s and in this digital age its one hell of a time to be a creator of content.

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Show Notes-
1994 Jamie Lynn Pro Model Lib Tech
Dealing With Divorce As A Teen
The Blue Lodge
The Blue Lodge on Air B And B
When To Stop Using Ritalin
Snowboarder Magazine
The Art Of Fart
Louder, Longer, Stronger – Farts
Sleep Flatulence
One Hell Of A Ride- Jamie Lynn Interview
Polar Bear Safety Tips
Sal Masekela
Jeremy Jones (Jib) Avalanche
Pat Moore’s Avalanche Class
Avalanche Safety
Cure Pink Eye With Lemon Juice- Try At Your Own Ris

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Sam Taxwood | Snowboarding | The Bomb Hole Episode 8

Pro Snowboarder with Pro Model everything with Van's snow, Installing chair lifts at 9000 feet with the aid of a Helicopter, dropping an iconic video part after 3 knee surgery's, Lick the Cat, Dust Box, Ayahuasca Shaman, and remembering our dearly missed Dillon Ojo. Sam Taxwood breaks it all down in this episode of the Bombhole!

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Show Notes-
•Snowbird
• Keep the Change Roll Call Teaser
• The Most common Snowboarding Injuries and How to Handle Them
• Snowboarding Knee Injuries
• Snowboarder Magazine Presents Forward Movie Teaser
• Sam Taxwood Full Part
• Mediocre Madness Drink Water Movie
• Hippie Jump 2014 Austria
• Bionic Knee Brace
• Biking Big Cottonwood Canyon
• This is How You Build A Chairlift
• Spider Excavator
• How To Send A Letter
• Holy Smokes Full Movie
• Lick The Cat
• The Dust Box website
• Ayahuasca Shaman
• Land Line Taxwood Raw File
• Quitting Drinking for Nine Months
• Dillon Ojo, 1995-2018
• Dillon Ojo Lifeline Foundation
•Alltimer’s Dillon Ojo Skate Board
• OJO Skateboard Still in Stock

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Stevie Bell | Snowboard | The Bomb Hole Episode 9

A $50,000 hotel bill in Sweden, traveling the world for video premieres with one of the most iconic teams in snowboarding. Life as a Forum Snowboard’s team rider seen through the eyes of one of the most prolific Black snowboarders our sport has ever seen. Stevie Bell sits down with the Bomb Hole and tell’s us what his life was like at the height of his career as well as gives us his view on current events and what its like to be a father.

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Show Notes-
•Stevie Bell in One Love
•Forum That
•Lydmar Hotel Stockholm
•Stevie Bell Forum Or Against Em
•Stevie Bell Forum F’ It
•Stevie Bell Forum Vacation
•Stevie Bell Forum Forever
•Forum Forever Full Movie
•Stevie Bell Interview in King Snow
•Stevie Bell Interview in Snowboard Mag
•Cole Barash
•Stevie Bell Cover of Transworld Snowboarding Photo Annual
•75 year Old Pushed by Police
•Buffalo officers Quit after 2 Officers are suspended for pushing 75 year old man
•What Exactly Does it Mean to Defund the Police
•FBI and Martin Luther King
•Martin Luther King Jr. Biographical
•Black Lives Matter
•Types of Dirt Bikes Explained

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Lizard King | Skateboarding | The Bomb Hole Episode 10

Pro Skateboarder Lizard King talks Mega Ramp, Insane partying, Fantasy Factory, Sobriety, Video Game Skate 3, his brief Snowboard career, being a father, making a ton of money and then spending a ton of money. Known for his party antics in the Skate World he eventually hit a rock bottom moment that led to sobriety and then his best Skateboard video part of his career. He claims its all thanks to his strong bloodline but if you spend any time at all with this guy it’s easy to see he has more charisma in his pinky then most of us have in our whole body. Combine his amazing athletic ability and his attention to showmanship and its no wonder why he excels at any sport he focus’s on whether its Skateboarding, Snowboarding or Biking. Lizard is the Ultimate Showman and one hell of a Human. Sit back and loosen your belt a couple notches and get ready to laugh. The self proclaimed Bomb Hole’s number one fan sits in the hot seat and tells all.

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Show Notes-
•Plumb Reality
•Bob Plumb Photography
•Canyons Resort Mountain Biking
•Lizard King Pro Model Snowboard
•Lizard King Snowboard Interview Method Mag
•Slug Snow Lizard Photo Feature
•L1 Family Vacation Poland
•The Rail Gardens
•Osgood-Schlatter Disease
•Lizard King Fantasy Factory
•Rad Send Me an Angel
•Lizard Hits The Mega Ramp
•Jake Brown Mega Ramp Crash
•1986 Pontiac Fiero With Ferrari Kit
•How to Make a Bindle
•Overcoming Alcohol
•Lizard King in Skate 3
•Scooter epidemic

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