TPM Episode 294: Ethan Stone Fortier, The Bomb Hole, Photographer

Ethan Stone Fortier is a force in the world of snowboard media. He’s one of the hosts of the wildly successful Bomb Hole Podcast, he’s been a snowboard photographer for over 20 years, and he’s personally responsible for one of the more iconic brands in snowboard history, Tech Nine. On the podcast, we talk all things Bomb Hole, coming up in Vermont, the VTSP, starting brands, working with investors, the business behind the photography, and much more. Chris Grenier asks the Inappropriate Questions

E Stone Show Notes

4:30:  Naming the Misty Flip, The beginning of The Bomb Hole in the pandemic, and the initial game plan

9:00:  When do you start believing the show is your future, building the empire,  the multiple revenue-generating arms of the show, and the workload breakout

20:00:  Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

Outdoor Research:  The best outerwear ever built just got better

22:30:  YouTube V Podcast traffic, ownership of The Bomb Hole, and money

25:00:  Growing up in Vermont, life changes with divorce, rebellion, weed, and dancehall

30:00:  Colchester Snowboard Club, VTSP, The Green Mountain Series,  moving to Avon with a ton of pros and tinkering with products

41:30:  10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

Rollerblade:  Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

42:30:  The Tech 9 evolution, how the industry reacted, getting swindled by his dad, and production in China

54:00:  Mistakes, investors, Photography, the business of photos, and the end of Tech 9 for him

66:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Chris Grenier