In this week’s episode of Group Chat we’re finally getting prepped for the upcoming season by utilizing some classic techniques such as carpet boarding and relationship-maxing. We also brought in Tommy Gesme, Emma Crosby, and Blake Moller to give us some behind the scenes details about their upcoming projects. And of course, we hit all the staples: Turbo Takes, Trivia, and some very recent and exciting snowboard news: all this and more on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat.

Group Chat Episode 44 show notes with topics, heater clips, and more on our website:

• Get your copy of HELLISH by Oli Gagnon
• Snowboard News: Nick Russell’s the first descent of the South Face of Dorje Lhakpa—a 22,845-foot peak in Nepal’s Jugal Himal range
• Snowboards News: Minted a coin with a snowboarder
• Snowboard News: Kokoro Murase has achieved the Guinness World Record “First 1620 (Women)” in the snowboarding competition
• Snowboard News: Derek Lemke is pro for Rome Snowboards
• Speculation News: Lil Key Taki is riding a new board
• Snowboard News: Barbie Signature Shaun White Kenbassadors Doll
• Snowboard News: Danny Kass will become the US Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air head coach
• Snowboards News: Mia Jones selected for the 2026 Freeride World Tour
• Snowboard News: 20 Years of the Lib Tech Skate Banana
• Snowboard News: Burton celebrates 50 years
• Salomon’ Shadow Fit heelcups are Salomon’s exclusive soft heel cup providing “natural connection between your binding and boots for enhanced performance and comfort”
• Salomon Snowboards’ SLINGSHOT Trailer
• Salomon Snowboards’ SHIVER CREEK Trailer
• Nils Mindnich
• Louif Paradis
• Harrison Gordon
• Colton Feldman
• Wolfgang Nyvelt
• We asked Travis Rice and Nils Mindnich about freeriding in the Olympics
• Emma jumps Pyramid Gap in “dorothy” | a short film following Kennedi Deck, Emma Crosby, and friends
• Heater Clip: Cooper Whittier Back Tail Indy Grab Out from LAAND X DUSTBOX
• Heater Clip: Craig McMorris clips from Big Bruiser
• Heater Clip: Jed Sky Backside 270 into the pocket from Big Bruiser
• Heater Clip: Himari Switch Frontboard
• Heater Clip: Raibu Katayama BS Rodeo 720 Indy Grab from Chrome Country
• Heater Clip: Ryo Aizawa’s pond skim to FS 720 Melon Grab
• Heater Clip: Scott Stevens sessions his trusty rock spot
• Watch Lapland Vacation from Family Thing
• Paid Programming’s LETTER HOME
• Watch more 2026 Snowboard Videos here

Keep up with the crew
Chris Grenier
Tommy Gesme
Emma Crosby
Blake Moller
SILK
Dixon

This episode is sponsored by
Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off)
Yeti
Turtlebox Audio
Volcom
Vans Snowboarding
Oakley Snowboarding
Nitro Snowboards
Flowline Mountain
Mammoth Mountain
The Snow League
Blauer Board Shop
Outdoor Research
Nidecker Snowboards
Find Nidecker boards and more at Think Empire

Chapters
00:00 Intro
3:10 Snowboard News
13:10 Pre-Season Prep
17:59 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Turtlebox, Yeti)
21:17 Tommy, Emma &. BMO Join
22:28 Turbo Takes
30:56 Filming New Projects
44:18 Ads (Blauer Board Shop, Oakley, OR)
47:31 Trivia
54:28 Patreon Questions
1:23:15 Ads (Nidecker, Flowline, Vans)
1:26:14 Dixon Got Hit By A Snowmobile
1:33:10 Heater Clips
1:39:57 Lapland Appreciation
1:46:03 Premieres