Justin Hostynek is one of the most influential and pivotal snowboard filmmakers to have ever participated in the craft. From his humble beginnings making snowboard themed calendars to creating Absinthe Films: one of the biggest filmmaking companies snowboarding has ever seen. Hostynek shares many stories about filming some of the most influential snowboard parts with some of snowboarding's most iconic riders. All this and more on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole!

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00:00 Intro

2:25 Favorite Clip He's Ever Shot

6:34 Finding Snowboarding

19:15 Twist

23:11 Ads (Pacifico, ShadyRays, Nidecker)

26:02 Getting Stranded in The Backcountry

31:49 Becoming a Photographer / Videographer

37:49 Going All In On Film

45:18 Editing The Films

49:47 Ads (Arbor, Bubs Naturals, Turtlebox)

53:27 Editing The Films (Cont'd)

57:23 Absinthe's Philosophy

1:04:34 Ads (CAPiTA, Coal)

1:06:19 Filming In Alaska

1:15:35 Pop

1:19:02 Cable Cams

1:30:03 Ads (Momentous, Kodiak)

1:31:54 J Rob

1:37:52 NTVP

1:39:38 Ads (Mammoth, Vans)

1:41:44 Music

1:50:56 Grief

1:53:18 Nelson / Baldface

2:09:27 Ads (Woodward, Ikon, Yeti)

2:12:08 Fuel TV / Premiere Tours / Microdose / AbsintheTV

2:24:57 Gunpoint / Being A Team Manager

2:30:27 Hot Takes

2:39:54 Set Ups / What's Next / Thank Yous

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