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!

Show notes with riders, contest, videos and more we talked about:

• Jake on the PJ
• Enhanced Games
• Check Jake’s TikTok for viral clips from the 2026 Winter Olympics
• Love Island
• Louie Vito
• Scotty James
• USASA
• US Snowboard Team
• Gabe Ferguson
• Nik Baden
• Last Dance from Beyond Medals
• Lil Keytaki
• Taylor Gold
• Ben Ferguson
• Brock Crouch
• Judd Henkes
• Joey Okesson
• Sam Taxwood in the Halfpipe
• Danny Kass
• Jake with mental coach Brandon Epstein
• BURAZĀZU | Hirano Brothers
• Ayumu Hirano
• Kaishu Hirano
• Cole Pates

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This episode is sponsored by

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Yeti

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

5:08 The DMs / Social Media

18:29 Finding Snowboarding

30:35 Ad (Bubs Naturals)

31:45 Halfpipe

41:46 Mindset

55:41 Ads (Yeti)

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