Shannon Dunn-Downing | The Bomb Hole Episode 236

The Bomb Hole

Chris Grenier

News, Sports, Sports News

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 217 minutes

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Summary

Shannon Dunn-Downing is a pioneer. She was an early halfpipe rider who pushed the limits of women's snowboarding constantly. She was the first American woman to win a snowboarding medal at the Winter Olympics when she took bronze in the halfpipe in 1998. On top of that, she then had the first successfully marketed and supported women's pro model snowboard. She joins us to tell her story and share some insight into how she made such progression possible and everything that happened in-between on this week's episode of The Bomb Hole! Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Shannon on our site Follow Shannon Dunn-Downing on Instagram Follow Chris, Seth & SILK Chris Grenier Seth Huot SILK This episode is sponsored by Pacifico Arbor Snowboards Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Woodward Tahoe Yeti Nidecker Snowboards CAPiTA Snowboards 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 Union Binding Co Turtlebox Audio Hippeas Snacks Mountain Hardwear 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: https://www.patreon.com/thebombhole For all things Bomb Hole Website Instagram Main YouTube Channel YouTube Clips Channel Chapters 00:00 | Intro 2:17 | Is Halfpipe Dead? 11:20 | Finding Snowboarding In The Late 80s 29:00 | Ads (Pacifico, ShadyRays, CAPiTA) 32:15 | Turning Pro / Meeting Tina Basich / Early Competition 48:12 | Ads (Mammoth, Momentous, Arbor) 51:32 | A Visit From Alex Andrews 55:42 | The First Air & Style 1:10:45 | Prom 1:16:45 | Ads (Mountain Hardwear, Turtlebox, Bubs Naturals) 1:20:26 | The First Women's Pro Model 1:31:51 | Switching From Sims to Burton 1:59:50 | NTVP 2:03:22 | Ads (Union, Vans, Coal, Snow League) 2:06:56 | Equal Prize Purse 2:13:41 | The Olympics 2:46:39 | Ads (Yeti, Woodward, Ikon, Nidecker) 2:50:03 | Motherhood 2:56:52 | Writing A Book / Faith 3:07:26 | Boarding For Breast Cancer 3:13:36 | Hot Takes 3:18:58 | Coming Back to Snowboarding 3:31:50 | What's Next / Set Ups / Thank Yous Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2025

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0:00.0	All right, folks, this week's episode is a certified heater.
0:04.3	We had the chance to sit down with Shannon Dun Downing, a true legend in our space,
0:08.9	and to know where we're going, you've got to know where we've been.
0:12.5	So Shannon was an OG half-pipe pioneer.
0:14.9	She got a bronze medal at the 1998 Olympics, the first one that allowed snowboarding.
0:20.2	She broke down barriers. She snuck into the first one that allowed snowboarding. She broke down barriers.
0:22.4	She snuck into the first ever Aaron-style big air competition, even though women weren't allowed.
0:28.4	She worked with Tina Bassett, prom, paving the way for women's focused product.
0:33.3	She had the first successful and marketed women's pro-model snowboard ever.
0:37.8	She co-founded boarding for breast cancer.
0:40.1	She wrote a freaking book.
0:42.4	Her stories are incredible.
0:43.8	I think you guys are going to love this show.
0:45.8	But before we get into it, a couple quick announcements.
0:49.0	Baumhole beatdown is January 10th at Loon.
0:52.3	We got live music from Mike Rav.
0:54.7	It's a free rail jam.
0:56.6	Just sign up at bombhole.com.
0:59.3	Also on bombhole.com, we're uploading new videos, new interviews, new stuff on the daily,
1:04.6	so be sure to check that out.
1:07.0	Lastly, Bombhole Cup is March 28th and 29th
1:12.3	at Brighton Resort.
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