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The Bomb Hole
Hosted by Chris Grenier · EN
The Bomb Hole Snowboard Podcast is hosted by professional snowboarder Chris Grenier with a new guest in studio every week. A blend of inspiration and humor through the stories of snowboarding's top athletes as they take you through their personal journey every week, while navigating life's bomb holes and successes. Also available on YouTube.
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Henna Ikola | The Bomb Hole Episode 251
2d ago02:11:41Tap to summarizeMost 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! Follow Henna Ikola on Instagram Follow Chris, Ylfa & SILK Chris Grenier Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir SILK This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City | https://www.woodwardparkcity.com BUBS Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti | https://www.yeti.com Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com Coal Headwear | https://coalheadwear.com 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 2:04 Family Life 9:07 Child Prodigy 15:27 Skating 19:42 Contests 30:28 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Coal) 32:12 Filming 56:26 NTVP 1:01:58 Ads (Woodward, Yeti) 1:03:54 Rap 1:09:21 Finnish Snowboard Culture 1:19:21 A Perfectionist 1:25:59 Concussions 1:33:31 Horsepower & Floodlight 1:43:35 Food 1:47:33 Hot Takes 1:57:13 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Fast Chat with Stale Sandbech
1w ago00:30:30Tap to summarizeFast Chat featuring Stale Sandbech! Full show notes on the website! Follow Stale on Social Media Stale's Instagram Stale's YouTube 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 Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Brad Alband | The Bomb Hole Episode 250
1w ago02:43:53Tap to summarizeToday 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! Follow Brad Alband on Instagram Follow Chris, Jeff & SILK Chris Grenier Jeff Richards SILK This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti Turtlebox Audio Coal Headwear Joey’s Footbeds 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 1:16 Finding Snowboarding In Arizona 5:14 Getting Into Sales 16:48 Holden 29:34 Music & Design 34:57 ThirtyTwo 44:29 Small vs Big Brands 52:16 Volcom 1:03:49 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Coal) 1:05:34 Pros, $$$ and Influence 1:22:30 NTVP 1:25:43 KR3W 1:36:49 Starting Autumn 1:47:32 Tarrifs & Shops 1:59:18 Returning to 32 2:15:41 Ads (Joey’s Footbeds, Woodward, Yeti) 2:18:19 Hot Takes 2:31:32 Patreon Questions 2:38:08 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Gabby Maiden | The Bomb Hole Episode 249
2w ago02:52:42Tap to summarizeGabby 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! Find show notes with riders, videos, and more that we talked about with Gabby on our site Follow Gabby Maiden on Instagram Follow Chris, Stevie & SILK Chris Grenier Stevie Bell SILK This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti Turtlebox Audio Coal Headwear 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 3:04 Finding Snowboarding / Early Days at Mt. Hood 14:35 Growing Up With Musicians 29:35 Ad (Bubs Naturals) 30:46 Unlocking The Front Board 33:10 Mindset 43:44 Acting 1:28:28 Ad (Coal) 1:29:03 Reading Scripts 1:36:50 NTVP 1:40:58 X-Games Broadcasting 1:47:02 Coming Back To Snowboarding 2:11:14 Ukulele Performance 2:13:45 Ads (Yeti, Woodward) 2:15:41 Hot Takes 2:40:45 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Marsha Hovey | The Bomb Hole Episode 248
3w ago02:31:37Tap to summarizeMarsha 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! Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Marsha on the site Follow Marsha Hovey on Social Media Marsha's Instagram Marsha's LinkedIn Follow Chris, Mary, Kelsey & SILK Chris Grenier Mary Walsh Kelsey Boyer SILK This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti Turtlebox Audio Coal Headwear Rocky Mountain Watches Primary Concrete 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 BH Website BH Instagram BH Main Channel BH Clips Channel BH Product Channel Chapters 00:00 Intro 3:16 Finding Snowboarding In New York 8:22 Working At Mt. Hood 30:16 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Primary Concrete, Coal Headwear) 32:56 Life After Camp 44:31 NTVP 47:23 Moving to The Midwest 53:20 Trollhaugen, Culture & Lift Ticker Prices 1:10:36 Events 1:34:57 Ads (Rocky Mountain Watches, Woodward, Yeti) 1:37:28 Building A Skatepark 1:51:39 Hot Takes 2:15:34 Patreon Questions 2:27:39 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Alex Sherman | The Bomb Hole Episode 247
Apr 1503:34:29Tap to summarizeAlex 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 Hole! Find show notes with links to video, riders, and more that Alex talks about on our site https://thebombhole.com/podcasts/alex-sherman/ Follow Alex Sherman https://www.instagram.com/wizardlyfe/ Follow Chris, Harrison & SILK Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel Harrison Gordon | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonjgordon/ SILK | https://www.instagram.com/silk.sucks/ This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City | https://www.woodwardparkcity.com Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti | https://www.yeti.com Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com Coal Headwear | https://coalheadwear.com Rocky Mountain Watches | https://rockymountainwatches.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 3:42 1080 for 1080 8:43 Formative Years at Mt. Hood 29:57 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Turtlebox) 32:37 Learning From Grief 41:15 Threat Level Midnight 1:00:09 Filming Video Parts 1:28:03 Ads (Woodward, Yeti) 1:29:59 NTVP 1:34:22 Becoming A Team Manager (Blender / Jed Anderson) 2:01:02 Team Manager Hot Takes 2:26:02 Ad (Rocky Mountain Watches) 2:26:47 How Adidas Snowboarding Ended 2:38:39 Rock Bottom & Sobriety 3:19:45 Hot Takes 3:26:37 Set Ups 3:29:02 Thank Yous / What’s Next Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Cooper Whittier & Robby Meehan | The Bomb Hole Episode 246
Apr 802:07:55Tap to summarizeComing 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! Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Cooper and Robby on the site Follow Cooper & Robby Cooper | https://www.instagram.com/cooperwhittier/ Robby | https://www.instagram.com/r0bbymeehan/ Follow Chris & SILK Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel SILK | https://www.instagram.com/silk.sucks/ This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City | https://www.woodwardparkcity.com Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti | https://www.yeti.com Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com Coal Headwear | https://coalheadwear.com 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 1:34 Atlas 2 10:34 Skang 13:09 Filming In The Streets 31:07 Dreamcastle / Friends / Goggles 49:16 Ads (Bubs, Coal, Woodward) 52:46 Dreamcastle / Friends / Goggles (Cont’d) 56:53 Art & Creativity 1:08:54 NTVP 1:12:16 Updates 1:22:11 686 Premiere Tour 1:27:07 Ads (Turtlebox, Yeti) 1:28:47 Individuality & Social Media 1:49:31 Hot Takes 2:03:31 Outro Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Group Chat #39 Bomb Hole Cup Edition w/ Joe Sexton, Mela Stalker, Grey Katko and Max Warbington
Apr 102:09:18Tap to summarizeIn 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! Keep up with the crew Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel/ Joe Sexton | https://www.instagram.com/joesexton1817/ Mela Stalker | https://www.instagram.com/mela_jade_/ Grey Katko | https://www.instagram.com/gkatko/ Max Warbington | https://www.instagram.com/69max420/ SILK | https://www.instagram.com/silk.sucks/ Dixon | https://www.instagram.com/dixon_may/ Special thanks to our call in guests! Joey B HOWYADOIN | https://www.instagram.com/joeybhowyadoin/ This episode is sponsored by: Woodward Park City | https://www.woodwardparkcity.com Bubs Naturals | https://www.bubsnaturals.com (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Coal Headwear | https://coalheadwear.com Yeti | https://www.yeti.com Joey's Footbeds | https://www.joeysfootbeds.com Rocky Mountain Watches | https://rockymountainwatches.com Turtlebox Audio | https://turtleboxaudio.com Nitro Snowboards | https://www.nitrosnowboards.com For all things Bomb Hole Website | https://thebombhole.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebombhole/ TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@thebombhole Main Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@TheBombHole Clips Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleClips Product Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleProductChannel
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Chris Benchetler | The Bomb Hole Episode 245
Mar 2503:24:04Tap to summarizeIt’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 deep dive into the creative process and get tons of behind the scenes stories and footage. If you like watching snowboard movies, this is the episode for you. Learn all about Chris Benchtler on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole! Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Chris on the site Follow Chris Benchetler Chris' Instagram Chris' YouTube Chris' Website Follow Chris, Griffin & SILK Chris Grenier Griffin Sierbert SILK This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti Vans Snowboarding Hippeas Snacks Shady Rays (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 30% off) Kodiak Cakes Rocky Mountain Watches Turtlebox Audio Volcom For all things Bomb Hole Website Instagram TikTok Main Channel Clips Channel Product Channel Chapters 00:00 Intro 3:15 Growing Up In Mammoth 12:16 Family History & Grief 20:55 Skiing Career 32:01 Ads (Brighton, Yeti) 33:15 Viral Moments 34:33 NTVP 38:39 Climbing 42:09 Mushrooms 1:01:09 Mountains Of The Moon 1:14:28 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Kodiak, Woodward) 1:18:19 Mountains Of The Moon (Cont'd) 1:36:30 Making Fire On The Mountain / The Grateful Dead 2:07:39 Ads (Rocky Mountain Watches, ShadyRays, Vans) 2:10:21 Mountains Of The Moon (Cont'd) 2:23:13 Creating Studio Art 2:26:22 Cheddy Spines 2:30:56 Death & Grief 2:47:27 Hot Takes 3:00:27 Set Ups 3:00:27 Outro Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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Brin Alexander | The Bomb Hole Episode 244
Mar 1801:40:42Tap to summarizeSnowboarding 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! Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Brin on the site Follow Brin Alexander Brin's Instagram Brin's YouTube Follow Chris, Pat & SILK Chris Grenier Pat Fava SILK This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti Vans Snowboarding Hippeas Snacks Shady Rays (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 30% off) Kodiak Cakes Rocky Mountain Watches Turtlebox Audio Volcom Ski-Doo For all things Bomb Hole Website Instagram Main Channel Clips Channel Product Channel Chapters 00:00 Intro 1:27 NST 6:53 Stuntman 15:52 Finding Snowboarding 19:49 Footyfiend 24:55 Stay High 30:22 Ads (Brighton, Yeti, Bubs Naturals) 33:17 NTVP 35:14 Switching to Backcountry 38:12 Paying For Camp With Stunting Money 42:09 Phase Bindings & ThirtyTwo Boards 47:53 Ads (ShadyRays, Vans, Woodward) 51:15 Getting Stranded 57:17 Realm 1:07:19 Getting The Wiggles Out 1:19:58 Ads (Kodiak, Rocky Mountain Watches, Ski-Doo) 1:22:16 NST Part 2 1:26:57 Hot Takes 1:36:50 What's Next, Set Ups, Thank You's Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026
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