Show Notes
Trying to write this description for Chad seems pointless. There aren’t enough words in existence to adequately describe Chad in just a few sentences. If you know who Chad Otterstrom is then you’ll understand. If you don’t, this is a must watch episode for you. Actually this is a must watch episode for everybody. He’s a living legend. The McTwist king. Hear all about Chad’s life, career and future in this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
3:45 McTwists
11:39 Finding Snowboarding / Formative Years
27:18:17 Ads (Pacifico, ShadyRays, Spark R&D)
30:46 Finding Snowboarding / Formative Years (Cont’d)
45:25 Early Sponsors & Competition
54:11 Filming
1:24:39 Ads (Coal, Woodward, Mammoth)
1:27:03 Filming
1:40:24 Ads (CAPiTA, Patagonia, Turtlebox)
1:42:55 Filming (Cont’d)
1:45:10 NTVP
1:48:16 Owning A Bar / Big Money
2:05:36 Academy
2:23:43 Ads (Arbor, Kodiak, Yeti)
2:27:27 New Video / Resilience / Chopper
2:43:31 Photography
2:50:45 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Vans, Nidecker)
2:53:44 Needing Snowboarding
3:01:29 Hot Takes
3:15:07 Judging / Hardest Tricks
3:21:58 Set Ups / What’s Next / Thank Yous
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