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The Bomb Hole

Justin Hostynek | The Bomb Hole Episode 235

The Bomb Hole

Chris Grenier

News, Sports, Sports News

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 166 minutes

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Summary

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! Tune into Absinthe.tv Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Hostynek on the site Follow Absinthe Films on social media AbsintheTV Absinthe Instagram YouTube Website Follow Chris, Shane & SILK Chris Grenier Shane Charlebois SILK This episode is sponsored by Pacifico Arbor Snowboards Run Through A Wall Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Woodward Copper Yeti Nidecker Snowboards CAPiTA Snowboarding Coal Headwear Ikon Pass Momentous (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 35% off) Vans Snowboarding ShadyRays (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 30% off)⁠ Mammoth Mountain Herschel Supply Kodiak Cakes Turtlebox Audio Special thank you to our Patreon members for supporting the show! Submit questions for guests, topics for Group Chat, behind the scenes and more when you become a member. Learn more and sign up at patreon.com/thebombhole For all things Bomb Hole Bomb Hole Website Bomb Hole Instagram Main Channel Clips Channel Chapters 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 Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2025

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, people, this week's episode is a big one and a true honor.

0:05.1

We had Justin Hosnik in studio, and he is one of the most iconic filmmakers in the history

0:11.6

of snowboarding, most notably for the absent films.

0:16.0

He's filmed some monumental moments, some very special moments in time.

0:20.2

He talks about innovating cable cams.

0:23.0

He talks about getting dangled from a helicopter filming the Hemsadol kicker. There's so many

0:28.4

great stories in this podcast. I think you guys are really going to enjoy it. But before we get

0:33.4

in the show, I want to say thank you to all of our Patreon members that support this show.

0:38.1

I also want to let you guys know, we built a whole new website, and we're uploading all the

0:42.9

new videos on a daily basis. So check out bombhole.com for all your snowboarding needs.

0:48.6

We also got Baumhole beatdown our rail jam at Loon. January 10th, we got live music from Mike Rav and friends.

0:56.5

It's going to be a great time if you're on the East Coast, come check that out.

0:59.7

Free to enter.

1:01.0

We also got Baumhole Cup, March 28th and 29th at Brighton.

1:05.3

So make your plans and save the date to get out there for that.

1:08.9

And lastly, thank you for all the sponsors coming on board. Pacifico, Woodward, Bubbs, Yeti, Nidiker, Arbor, Vans, Cole, Icon, Capita, Mammoth, Momentus, Herschel, Codiac Cakes, Turtle Box, and Shady Rays. Thank you guys so much. We couldn't do this show without you. Without further ado, let's hit it. The Justin Hosnick episode. You are listening to the... Live! Oh, Pucketka! Hey, MFM! See you on the Lips. Back attack, dude. Fun boy on! Get that damn car off of the hill. Slide down in big hills.

1:45.6

You know what I mean?

1:46.2

On the big, nice burgundy snowboard.

1:48.9

Okay, welcome to the bombhole.

1:51.5

Today, co-hosting to my right, we got Shane Charloblaw in studio.

1:55.0

What's happening, Shane?

1:56.5

It's good to see you guys in a special episode with Hosniak here. Oh, yeah. You know what they say, Shane? It's always sunny above the clouds. It really is. And on production, we got Silk D in studio. What's happening, Silk? What up? I'm happy to be here. I'm happy that you're here as well. And Justin Hosnick finally made his way to the studio to do an interview with us. Justin, what's happening? So good to be here. I've been looking forward to this for a while. Love it. Love that you're in studio. We're going to hit the ground running with a hard hitting question from one of our Patreon members. Silk, why don't you tee that off? Big thanks to all the Patreon members as well. Thanks for submitting your questions.

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