Chris Benchetler | The Bomb Hole Episode 245

It’s not often we have a skier on The Bomb Hole, so you know when we do it’ll be worth your time. If you’re not already familiar with Chris Benchetler, you’re probably familiar with his work; he’s the genius behind Fire On The Mountain, an actions ports film in collaboration with The Grateful Dead. He’s had his own video parts, created production companies, pioneered webisodes and is a creative and artist in every sense of the word. And we’re happy to announce he’s back with an even better film: Mountains Of The Moon. We deep dive into the creative process and get tons of behind the scenes stories and footage. If you like watching snowboard movies, this is the episode for you. Learn all about Chris Benchtler on this week’s episode of The Bomb Hole!

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

3:15 Growing Up In Mammoth

12:16 Family History & Grief

20:55 Skiing Career

32:01 Ads (Brighton, Yeti)

33:15 Viral Moments

34:33 NTVP

38:39 Climbing

42:09 Mushrooms

1:01:09 Mountains Of The Moon

1:14:28 Ads (Bubs Naturals, Kodiak, Woodward)

1:18:19 Mountains Of The Moon (Cont'd)

1:36:30 Making Fire On The Mountain / The Grateful Dead

2:07:39 Ads (Rocky Mountain Watches, ShadyRays, Vans)

2:10:21 Mountains Of The Moon (Cont'd)

2:23:13 Creating Studio Art

2:26:22 Cheddy Spines

2:30:56 Death & Grief

2:47:27 Hot Takes

3:00:27 Set Ups

3:00:27 Outro

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