2025-2026 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide — Digital Only

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The most honest, accurate, and useful Buyer’s Guide in the world.

  • 350+ Skis
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WHY THE BLISTER GUIDE IS BETTER

We Test Product Year Round

Other publications do their product testing in a few days. We literally test year-round. Nobody puts in as much time on equipment as we do, so no other Buyer’s Guide can match the accuracy of our gear reviews and our product comparisons.

$$ No Conflicts of Interest $$

Unlike many other buyer’s guides, we don’t take any advertising money from the gear companies we review. So, what you get from us is the most honest, accurate, and useful product descriptions and comparisons you will find.

We Won't Insult Your Intelligence

Bad cliches and unhelpful product reviews aren’t our thing. Instead, you’ll get the info you need to make informed buying decisions, including our own verified product specs, and honest, accurate descriptions of how products perform & compare.

WHAT'S IN THE GUIDE

  • 350+ Skis
  • 70+ Ski Boots
  • 100+ Bindings, Apparel, & Other Gear
  • No BS

Our Buyer’s Guide covers:

  • Men’s & Women’s Skis
  • Ski Boots
  • Backcountry Touring Bindings
  • Backcountry Touring Skins
  • Men’s & Women’s Snowboards & Splitboards
  • Outerwear & Midlayers
  • Helmets
  • Goggles

Our Blister Spectrums are arguably the most important thing we put in the Guide. Blister Spectrums order the products we’ve tested along a continuum (e.g., “Most Stable to Least Stable”), letting you see how they stack up against the rest of the category and allowing you to make the most informed decision possible.

A favorite among Blister readers, we will once again lay out our recommendations for potential one- and two-ski quivers from the latest crop of skis.

Each year, our reviewers nominate the products that have stood out to them the most — regardless of whether the products are new or have proven their worth over many years. And when we give a product a ‘Best Of’ Award, you can be sure that it was earned, not bought.

Most buyer’s guides are simply too general. So we’ve sorted the skis and boots we’ve reviewed into distinct classes based on common characteristics. In the guide, we describe those classes in detail, and lay out what each particular product brings to the table.

Our Ski Categories Include:

  • All-Mountain Skis:
    • More Stable
    • More Forgiving
    • Chargers
    • Freestyle
  • Women’s Skis
    • More Stable
    • More Forgiving
    • Powder Skis
  • 50/50 — Resort / Backcountry Skis
  • Backcountry Touring Skis
  • Frontside Skis
  • Park Skis
  • Powder Skis
    • More Directional
    • More Playful

Our Ski Boot Categories Include:

  • Dedicated Alpine Boots
  • ‘Walk Mode’ Alpine / Touring Boots
  • Touring Boots

Frequently asked questions

Pre-Orders placed before September 1st:

  • These will ship the first or second week of September. We’ll send you an email once all pre-ordered guides have been shipped by our printer.

Orders placed on or after September 1st:

  • These will start shipping the third or fourth week of September, and all other orders after that will be shipped on a rolling basis. If you order a guide on or after September 1st, you will receive an email from us with tracking info when we ship your guide.

All BLISTER+ Members, Digital Access Pass holders, and those who have purchased the 25/26 guide will be able to view the digital guide directly on our site as soon as it’s ready (early September). You will find it under the “Buyer’s Guides” tab on our navigation bar; we’ll send an email as soon as it’s available to view.

To view the 25/26 Digital Guide, you’ll need to be logged into the account that you used to purchase the guide, BLISTER+ Membership, or Digital Access Pass.

If you have an active BLISTER+ membership, the guide is included. You’ll have instant access to the digital edition as soon as it’s finished, and you can also get the print edition at no extra cost.

If you’d like the optional print edition, just fill out the form in the Member Clubhouse before August 31st. Do that, and we’ll ship a copy to you as soon as the guides are printed.

New for 2025: Digital Access Pass holders now also get access to the digital editions of our buyer’s guides — including both our Winter and Mountain Bike digital guides.

If you want a print copy of the Winter Buyer’s Guide, you can either purchase the Print & Digital Edition, or you can upgrade to BLISTER+, which gets you access to the guide + a LOT of other benefits.

Digital Access Pass holders can upgrade to BLISTER+ at a discounted rate by following the instructions in the Members Clubhouse.

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