When Iikka Backstrom isn’t busy (allegedly) evading the Finnish military he can be found absolutely ripping on a snowboard. He is an icon of our sport and has been in the game for over 23 years. Sitting on a fat stack of legendary video parts, he now finds himself as the team manager for DC and Electric. Iikka hates long mini-ramp lines and knows a thing or two about Harley Davidsons. Currently filming with Brown Cinema and starting his own hat company, LO-RES, Iikka remains to be a driving force in the snowboard community. Join us as we sit down and sift through his wealth of knowledge and experience on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!




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Iikka Backstrom | The Bomb Hole Episode 152

The Snowboarders Podcast is hosted by pro rider Chris Grenier with a new guest every week. A great blend of humor and inspiration 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. Stay tuned each week for more. Also available on Youtube. Check out BOMBHOLE.COM

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Iris Pham is a beaming light filled with positivity, but was she always that way? After hearing Iris’ story, everything starts to make sense. The combination of her sparkling attitude with her aggressive and confident snowboarding makes Iris a one of a kind boarder. With her break out in to the contest and street snowboarding scene only happening in the resent past, we suggest keeping your eyes on her. Find out all you need to know about Iris Pham on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!




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




Show Notes:

Uninvited Invitational Recap Video

A Midwinter Night's Dream

Red Bull Heavy Metal in Duluth

Rocky Mountain Iris Pham video

Wild Game video

Dog Fight Recap

Beartooth Van Works

2024 X Games Women's Knuckle Huck

Red Bull Heavy Metal Weekend Recap

Soy Sauce Nation




For all things Bomb Hole

Bomb Hole Website

Instagram

YouTube: @thebombhole

Listen on Apple Podcast | https://apple.co/3UEm0l5

Listen on Spotify | https://sptfy.com/BombHoleSpotify




This episode is sponsored by

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

Turtlebox: https://turtleboxaudio.com




Special thank you to our Patreon Members for making our show possible! Ask us questions and suggest topics for guests and Group Chat when you become a member. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole




Chapters:

00:00 Intro

1:29 The Uninvited

2:58 Contests & Having Fun

7:29 Growing Up In Montana

22:29 Ad (Bubs Naturals)

23:36 Skating & Starting to Snowboard

29:58 Feeling Displaced

46:50 Never Summer & Heavy Metal

54:41 Early Contests & Street Snowboarding

1:02:52 Ad (Turtlebox)

1:03:49 Run Through A Wall Trivia

1:09:44 Wild Game

1:15:43 Van Life

1:28:23 Rail Jams & X-Games

1:50:57 Snowboard Philosophy

2:11:34 Diversity & Soy Sauce Nation

2:17:06 Music

2:23:44 NTVP

2:26:54 Hot Takes

2:33:42 Set Ups / Thank Yous / What’s Next?




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Iris Pham | The Bomb Hole Episode 192

In this week’s episode of Bomb Hole: Group Chat we’ve tracked down another incredible set of banter gods. Craig McMorris, Sage Kotsenburg, Jeremy Thornburg hop in the booth with Chris and Silk to discuss all things snowboarding. We break down recurring problems in the contest snowboard scene and how new features and new courses could spice things up. We talk YouTube channels within the snowboard world and the best summer activities we can think of. Lastly, and most importantly, we bully Zak Hale into oblivion. All this and more on this week’s episode of Bomb Hole: Group Chat!




Keep up with the crew:

Chris Grenier

Craig McMorris

Sage Kotsenburg

Jeremy Thornburg

Jules

Silk




Thanks to our call in guest:

Zak Hale

Russell Chai




Show Notes:

Fridtjof Sæther Tischendorf

Fridge's Button Mash to Boardslide

Mons Røisland

Mons' BS 1080 to 50-50

Lick The Cat

Sage Kotsenburg's YouTube |  @SageKotsenburg  

Craig McMorris' YouTube |  @Craig.McMorris  




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Instagram




This episode is sponsored by

TurtleBox

Bubs Naturals




Chapters:

00:00 Intro

2:54 New Park Features

19:05 Trivia

28:45 Ad (Bubs Naturals)

29:52 Call With Zak Hale

37:21 Call With Russel 69

40:52 Snowboarders With YouTube Channels

55:10 Summer Activities Draft

1:09:55 Answering Instagram Questions

1:17:56 Ad (Turtlebox)

1:18:53 Answering Instagram Questions

1:32:56 Product Talk




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Group Chat #12 with Craig McMorris, Sage Kotsenburg & Jeremy Thornburg

For the first time in Bomb Hole history "Hot Takes" lasted the entire duration of the show. Ben Bilocq is opinionated. Ben Bilocq is direct. Ben Bilocq speaks his mind and for good reason; with well thought out positions on various topics found within the snowboard community, Ben is paving a clear path towards a future in snowboarding that he believes in. He wants lower lips on to rails. He wants tricks done properly. He wants the raise the bar. That might sound scary, and he might just agree with that sentiment, but he also firmly believes that riders should be adequately compensated for the risks they take. Find out all of Ben's hot takes on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Jeff Holce

Chris Grenier

SILK




Show Notes

Ben's $100 Cab 900 Clip

Sugarshack's "The Band Wagon"

Sugarshack's "Try This At Home"

Oli Gagnon

Videograss' "Videograss" (2009)

Videograss' "Bon Voyage" (2010)

Videograss' "The Darkside" (2012)

Frank Bourgeois

Mammouth Durette

Deja Vu Video

Deja Vu "Encore"

Uninvited Invitational Recap Video

Dinosaurs Will Die Snowboards




For all things Bomb Hole

Website | https://thebombhole.com/

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

YouTube: @TheBombHole 




This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals: https://www.bubsnaturals.com

Turtlebox: https://turtleboxaudio.com

Woodward Park City: https://www.woodwardparkcity.com




Special thank you to our Patreon Members for making our show possible! Ask us questions and suggest topics for guests and Group Chat when you become a member. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole




Chapters:

00:00 Intro

1:33 IOU $100

3:02 Quebec Roots

5:13 Quiver Killer

8:34 Pump Bump

10:22 Early Video Parts & Inspirations

20:55 Run Through A Wall Trivia

27:27 Good Fundamentals: Spinning Flat, Waiting to Grab, Presses

34:48 Doing Tricks Proper vs Style

41:34 Real Snow Changed the Game

46:54 Risking Your Life to Sell Gear

1:02:35 Finding A Purpose

1:16:18 Being Direct

1:23:25 NTVP

1:28:32 Ad (Turtlebox)

1:29:28 Backcountry Snowboarding

1:46:51 2nd Hand / The Lifespan of A Snowboard

1:59:36 Board Graphics

2:10:44 A Shaper

2:18:24 Ad (Bubs Naturals)

2:19:07 The Unwritten Rulebook

2:38:04 Ad (Woodward Park City)

2:39:00 Staying In Snowboarding

2:45:50 DWD

2:51:50 The Uninvited

3:04:01 Hot Takes

3:16:49 Success & Reward

3:27:20 Set Ups / What's Next / Thank Yous




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Ben Bilocq | The Bomb Hole Episode 191

We only know what we see. Growing up as inner city kids on the east coast, Brian and Omar never saw snowboarding in their peripherals. By some odd chance, Brian found snowboarding through some friends and never looked back. After making a short film and claiming he wanted to bring this back to his people, Omar joined the picture. With the idea of "community first" and the thought of showing a new generation of inner city kids the wonders of the out doors, Hoods To Woods was born. Find out what led them here and where they plan to take things in the future on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole!




Follow Hoods to Woods, Brian & Omar

Hoods to Woods Foundation

Hoods to Woods Links

Hoods to Woods Instagram

Brian Paupaw

Omar Diaz




Follow Chris & SILK

Chris Grenier

SILK




Show Notes

Enter the Nitro Sweepstakes benefiting Hoods to Woods

Watch Hoods to Woods in Nitro's "Layers"

Russell Winfield

Biz Markie's "Vapors"

JP Walker in Mack Dawg's "The Resistance"

Zeb Powell 

Dominican Snowboarders

Serigne Diao and Hoods to Woods on Arc’teryx No Wasted Days

#VIRGILWASHERE (Virgil Abloh X Ride Snowboards)

Sebastian Diaz

Shred Foundation

Black Boarders CT

Chill Foundation

Edge Outdoors




For all things Bomb Hole

Bomb Hole Website

Bomb Hole Instagram

Bomb Hole YouTube




This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals

Turtlebox

Woodward Park City




Special thank you to our Patreon Members for making our show possible! Ask us questions and suggest topics for guests and Group Chat when you become a member .Learn more and sign up here.




Chapters:

00:00 Intro

1:36 Where Are They From?

9:33 Hoods To Woods Then & Now

51:41 Ad: Turtlebox

52:38 Snowboarding Îs A Spiritual Experience

1:11:57 Ad: Woodward

1:13:11 Run Through A Wall Trivia

1:20:19 Durag Tutorial

1:28:34 A Visit From JP & Jeremy

1:29:13 Ad: Bubs

1:29:55 A Visit From JP & Jeremy (Cont'd)

1:32:25 Dominican Snowboard Day / Zeb Powell / East Coast

2:00:26 Bridging The Diversity Gap

2:12:37 NTVP

2:15:55 Making A Direct Impact

2:27:11 Music, Art & Culture

2:49:55 Hot Takes

3:20:30 Set Ups / What's Next / Thank Yous




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Hoods to Woods: Brian Paupaw & Omar Diaz | The Bomb Hole Episode 190

Have you ever seen somebody jump out of a helicopter? What if we told you that instead of a parachute, he had a snowboard? Well, Mike Basich is that a man and he not only jumped from 120 feet out of a helicopter, but he also took a selfie with remote timer connected to a 35mm film camera document it all. It seems that a this might just be the average day for somebody life Mike Basich. Having pioneered a new way of documenting the snowboarding experience, Mike found ways to continuously make himself more valuable to brands and pave his own path through snowboarding and the media that revolves around it. Find out everything he’s done and what he’s up to next on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!




Watch Mike Basich's FOREVER GONE video

Check out Boarding 4 Breast Cancer




Follow Mike Basich:

Instagram

Facebook




Follow Chris, Nils & SILK

Chris Grenier

Nils Mindnich

SILK




Show Notes:

The Frozen Chase, Self-portraits by Mike Basich

Mike Basich's Heli Drop

Tina Basich's Bomb Hole episode

Area 241 House

Robot Food's Afterlame

91 Words for Snow

Mike's Adventure Rig

Open Space Film




For all things Bomb Hole

Website

Instagram

YouTube:  @TheBombHole 




This episode is sponsored by

Bubs Naturals | Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off

Turtlebox




Special thank you to our Patreon Members for making our show possible! Ask us questions and suggest topics for guests and Group Chat when you become a member. Learn more and sign up here




Chapters:

00:00 Intro

1:39 120 Foot Helicopter Drop

13:53 Childhood / Finding Snowboarding

23:56 Early Contests

30:50 Ads: Bubs & Turtlebox

32:54 A DIY Approach: Selfies, POV & Creativity

1:04:35 Area 241 & Hardship

1:27:22 Iconic Imagery & The Fire

1:47:32 NTVP

1:50:46 Music & Culture

1:57:43 241 Clothing

2:01:03 Alaska, Free Riding & The Rig

2:40:48 Hot Takes

2:47:50 Set Ups / Thank Yous / What’s Next?




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Iikka Backstrom | The Bomb Hole Episode 152

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