meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Bomb Hole

Tommy Delago | The Bomb Hole Episode 242

The Bomb Hole

Chris Grenier

News, Sports, Sports News

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 131 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Tommy Delago is the founder of Nitro Snowboards. We always love getting these unique industry perspectives and we think you will too. We talk about the snowboard school he started, the German Snowboard Association he started in his living room, and how all that led to the birth of Nitro. We also talk all things product innovation, development, and so much more on this very special episode of The Bomb Hole! Find show notes with links to videos, riders, and more we talk about with Tommy on the site Follow Tommy Delago Follow Chris, Knut & SILK Chris Grenier Knut Eliassen SILK This episode is sponsored by Pacifico Woodward Park City Bubs Naturals (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 20% off) Yeti Vans Snowboarding Mammoth Mountain Nitro Snowboards Hippeas Snacks ShadyRays (Use BOMBHOLE at checkout for 30% off)⁠ Kodiak Cakes Turtlebox Audio Volcom 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 | https://thebombhole.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thebombhole/ Main Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@TheBombHole Clips Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleClips Product Channel | https://www.youtube.com/@BombHoleProductChannel Chapters 00:00 Intro 1:47 Interlude 3:56 Avoiding Burnout 8:46 Finding Snowboarding 19:40 Starting A Snowboard School 30:52 Ads (Pacifico, Bubs, Kodiak) 34:15 Starting Nitro 58:37 Ads (Mammoth, Woodward, Yeti) 1:02:28 Product Innovation 1:34:40 Ads (ShadyRays, Vans) 1:36:48 NTVP 1:39:30 Influence / Rally / OG 1:50:35 Hot Takes 2:02:06 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous Copyright Bomb Hole Media Inc. 2026

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

All right, folks. This week's guest is Tommy DeLago, the man who founded Nitro Snowboards.

0:06.1

And he's been in the game since basically the beginning of snowboarding.

0:10.1

So you forget how far snowboarding has come in the past few decades.

0:14.0

Really interesting stories from the early days as well as all things, Nitro.

0:17.7

We had Knut Eliasson in studio, who's always a pleasure co-hosting. So I think you guys are going to love this episode. But before we get into it, a couple quick announcements. Bombhole Cup, signups are live on bombhole.com. Probably sold out for the banks, if not, there's probably a few spots available. So if you want to sign up, go to our website. It's going to be really fun. March 28th, 29th at Brighton. We hope to see you there. And thanks to all our Patreon members. We appreciate you guys supporting the show and everybody to listens. All right, I'll stop talking. Let's get into it. Here we go. Tommy DeLago. You are listening to the... One cold podcast. Hey, MFM. See you on the lips? Back attack, dude.

0:54.2

Fun! Five-hole podcast Hey, MFM. See you on the lips.

0:56.5

Back attack, dude.

0:59.0

Funfoyah!

1:01.3

Get that damn car off of the hill.

1:03.4

Slide down in big hills.

1:04.3

You know what I mean?

1:06.7

On the big nice burgundy snowboard.

1:09.4

Okay, folks, welcome to the bombhole.

1:13.0

Today we got a great show in studio. We got Tommy DeLago and we got Knute Eliasson. What's happening? Before we get into the show, though, Silk

1:19.5

actually has some big news. I don't know if you guys saw his neck. New neck tattoo. He's got a

1:25.8

neck tattoo. He's officially a neck tattoo as of yesterday. I don't know if the camera can pick it up, but I'll put a picture on the screen. Yeah. Yeah. That's what's known as a job stopper. So, Chris, no pressure, but I'm expecting to work here for the rest of my life. It's fantastic. I love that you're limiting your other career options. You have to stay with us.

1:44.3

That's perfect.

1:44.7

Laser focused.

1:45.6

Yeah, I love it.

1:46.3

You're doing great.

1:47.5

Well, let's just jump right in.

1:48.9

Tommy, you guys are here for Interlude.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chris Grenier, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chris Grenier and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.