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!

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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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