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The Bomb Hole

Gigi Rüf | The Bomb Hole Episode 221

The Bomb Hole

Chris Grenier

Snowboarder, Snowboard, Bomb Hole Podcast, Snowboard Podcast, Action Sports Podcast, Chris Grenier, Action Sports, Snowboarding, Sports, The Bomb Hole

51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 244 minutes

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Summary

In this must watch episode we sit down with Gigi Rüf, one of the greatest to ever do it. We explore his endless video parts, dissect some of his favorite tricks, and remember some of his funniest stories. Gigi gives us insight into bee-keeping and shares with us all his secrets. I mean, to be at the top of the game for as long as Gigi has, you need to have some secrets. All this and so much more in this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole.


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Chapters

00:00 Intro

3:34 Natural Selection

10:25 Bee Keeping

16:32 Finding Snowboarding In Austria

26:00 Intro To Sponsors & Filming

33:18 Ads (Woodward & Yeti)

35:23 Burton SE7EN / Burton Un..Inc

42:50 Gigi Has Arrived

45:27 Pirate Movie Productions

52:19 Favorite Clips & Trip Stories

1:26:34 Ads (Joey’s Footbeds, Pub Beer, Ski-Doo)

1:30:00 Beef With Jared Elston

1:47:20 Absinthe

1:58:41 Mindset

2:12:13 SLASH

2:21:01 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Herschel, Smith)

2:23:41 NBDs & Claims

2:27:18 NTVP

2:29:54 9191

2:51:47 Sponsor Changes / AK / Product

3:15:03 Patreon Questions

3:45:15 Hot Takes

3:58:01 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous


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Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, saddle up. We got a geeky rough episode coming at you. Can't believe he came and

0:06.6

chatted with us. It was a real honor to have a legend like gigi in the booth. He had such an

0:11.6

elaborate career. I don't even know how to sum it up for you guys. I mean, we tallied 48 video

0:16.8

parts. He won rookie of the year. He won rider of the year. Ultra selection. He's won

0:22.4

everything. He just got a podium at natural selection this year, and he's been in the game

0:27.4

forever. He has been a part of the iconic Burton Unink program. He is a brand owner, so he understands

0:36.5

the entrepreneurship that goes into running a snowboard brand with Slash.

0:41.1

He's got covers, on covers, on covers.

0:44.3

He's got last part in the Nike video.

0:47.1

We can't forget about 911.

0:49.9

His opus, one of the best videos ever made in snowboarding.

0:53.7

I could talk for another 20 minutes about his accolades,

0:56.7

but we're going to talk for four hours after this about him.

0:59.4

So let's just get into the show.

1:00.7

But before we do, I have to say thank you so, so much to all the brands that came on to support this podcast.

1:07.8

We got Woodward, Bubbs, Herschel, Pub Beer, Joey's Footbeds, Arbor, Skidoo, Yeti, and Smith. Thank you guys so

1:16.6

much for supporting the show. Thank you to our Patreon members. We really appreciate you guys.

1:21.5

But let's just jump right in, the Gigi Rough episode. Here we go.

1:25.2

You are listening to...

1:27.0

Bob, Paul, Putsk!

1:29.2

Hey, MFM!

1:30.4

See you on the Lips.

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