For this week's episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat we've curated a highly coveted and supremely prestigious group of guests. Sam Taxwood, Blake Paul, and Russell Winfield join Chris in the booth to debate some of life's greatest topics: what makes a good snowboard, where to find the best snow, and so much more. We take a deep dive into the most recent X-Games event and discuss some stand-out moments and some questionable decisions by the judges. We hop on calls with two of the gold medalists, Red Gerard and Mia Brookes, to get their perspective and insight into the event. And last, but not least, we invited Todd Richards into the booth to explain to us why snowboard boots suck and what hope we might have in resolving some of these issues. All of this and more on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole: Group Chat! Keep up with the crew: Chris Grenier | https://www.instagram.com/grendiesel/ Sam Taxwood | https://www.instagram.com/concretesneaks/ Blake Paul | https://www.instagram.com/blakepaul/ Russell Winfield | https://www.instagram.com/misterwinfield/ Silk | https://www.instagram.com/silk.daze/ Thanks to our call in guests Mia Brookes | https://www.instagram.com/mia_brookes/ Red Gerard | https://www.instagram.com/redgerard/ Todd Richards | https://www.instagram.com/btoddrichards/ Show Notes: RIDE Snowboards Welcomes Blake Paul video  @NaturalSelectionTour  | https://www.naturalselectiontour.com/ Japan trips with Mint Tours Jeff Richards (Love ya Jeff!) Liam Brearley Watch X Games 2024 Full Competition Videos on the site Special thank you to our Patreon Members for making our show possible! Ask us questions and suggest topics for Group Chat when you become a member. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole For all things Bomb Hole Website | https://thebombhole.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebombhole/ Listen on Apple Podcast | https://apple.co/3UEm0l5 Listen on Spotify | https://sptfy.com/BombHoleSpotify This episode is sponsored by Woodward Park City: https://www.woodwardparkcity.com/ Nitro: https://nitrosnowboards.com/en Mammoth: https://www.mammothmountain.com CBDayz: https://cbdayz.com Smith: https://www.smithoptics.com Autumn: https://autumnheadwear.com Blackstrap: https://bsbrand.com LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/bombhole GoPro: https://gopro.com/en/us/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 1:41 Blake's Switch to Ride 9:53 What We Look For In A Snowboard 21:04 Ads (Autumn & Oakley) 23:26 Nitro Turbo Takes 39:55 The Best Snow In The World 52:42 Ads (Mammoth & Smith) 55:13 Wakeboarding 1:01:02 Is Core Snowboarding Lost? 1:06:55 ROTY Discussion 1:13:51 Answering Your Instagram Questions 1:35:58 Ads (CBDayz & GoPro) 1:38:57 Answering Your Instagram Questions (Cont'd) 1:43:58 X-Games Recap 2:06:47 Ads (Blackstrap & LMNT) 2:08:53 Call With Red Gerard 2:16:29 Call With Mia Brookes 2:26:50 Check In With Russell Winfield 2:43:21 Answering Your Patreon Questions 3:03:50 Boot Problems With Todd Richards 3:25:29 Check In With Sam Taxwood & Blake Paul Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2023