Kimmy Fasani | The Bomb Hole Episode 219
The Bomb Hole
Chris Grenier
5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2025
⏱️ 222 minutes
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Summary
This week's episode is all about mindset and strength, and this week's guest, Kimmy Fasani, is here to lead by example. In tandem with the release of her new documentary "Butterfly In A Blizzard," Kimmy comes into the studio as a beaming light. And we're ready to follow. She's a ripping snowboarder, a mother, a breast cancer surviver, and a gem of a human. Tune in as she walks us through her rollercoaster of a life and gives us insight and depth like no other. You won't want to miss this one.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
4:23 Mammoth 2002, The Glory Days
6:46 Finding Snowboarding In Tahoe
14:29 Career Arc: Early Sponsors & Contests
26:49 Ads (Arbor, Spark R&D, Woodward)
29:56 Motherhood & Meditation
40:55 Healing & Cancer
1:00:34 Ads (onX, Bubs, Pub Beer)
1:03:08 Butterfly In A Blizzard
1:34:34 Ads (Paradox, Smith, Yeti)
1:37:24 Stepping Into The Backcountry
1:42:35 Womens Progression & Evolution
2:06:00 After Forever
2:19:50 Ads (Ski-Doo, Snow League)
2:22:54 NTVP Presented by Turtlebox
2:27:55 ROTY & Grief
2:36:56 The Hard Parts
2:42:41 Trip Stories / Strength & Acceptance
2:56:41 Natural Selection
3:09:25 Selflessness
3:15:45 Helmets / Raffle
3:22:34 The Mountain Baker
3:24:29 Hot Takes
3:30:55 Why
3:35:27 Set Ups / Thank Yous / What's Next
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| 0:00.0 | All right, folks, this episode is one of my favorite chats we've had this year, maybe of all time. |
| 0:06.9 | Kimmy is a gift to snowboarding. That's an understatement. She's so wise. She's been through so much. |
| 0:14.4 | You know, she's a cancer survivor. She just came out with her film Butterfly in a Blizzard, |
| 0:19.6 | which is hugely inspirational. |
| 0:21.9 | Go watch that if you haven't watched it. |
| 0:24.1 | She's one writer of the year, first female to do a double backflip. |
| 0:27.7 | She got a natural selection podium after beating cancer. |
| 0:31.6 | Her story's incredible. |
| 0:32.8 | She's a mom. |
| 0:34.2 | She's just freaking awesome. |
| 0:36.8 | That's all I can say about Kim Vassani. |
| 0:38.4 | I think you guys are going to love it. |
| 0:40.1 | Before we get into the show, |
| 0:41.2 | I also want to let you guys know |
| 0:42.3 | that 70% of the people watching our show |
| 0:45.2 | are not subscribed. |
| 0:47.0 | So it's huge for us. |
| 0:49.0 | It's a massive way to help us out |
| 0:51.1 | is if you just subscribe on YouTube, |
| 0:53.5 | Spotify, Apple Podcasts, whatever |
| 0:55.1 | you're watching or listening, it helps us a ton. And lastly, I got to give a huge thank you to |
| 1:01.3 | all the sponsors that come on board and make this show possible. Woodward Bubbs, Pub Beer, |
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