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Contributor Bios

Xan Marshland

October 7, 2018July 13, 2015 by Xan Marshland
Xan Marshland, Blister Reviewer Bio

Age: 24 | Vitals: 5’10”, 145 lbs. | Years Riding: 14 | Current Residence: Northern California | Instagram: @xanmarshland For as long as I can remember, I’ve never been too interested in team sports. It’s not that I’m against competition. Rather, I was just always … Read more

Categories Bike Reviewers, Contributor Bios

Cy Whitling

March 10, 2017July 9, 2015 by Cy Whitling
Cy Whitling reviews the ON3P Kartel 116 for Blister Gear Review.

Age: 23 | Height: 6’0” | Weight: 180 lbs | Years Skiing: 5 | Years Biking: 8 | Current Residence: Driggs, Idaho I got into riding bikes back in junior high, when I discovered a large jump on a local trail. It took me a … Read more

Categories Bike Reviewers, Contributor Bios, Photographers, Ski Reviewers

Nick Gottlieb

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 by Nick Gottlieb
Nick Gottlieb reviews the Waka/Bliss-stick Tuna for Blister Gear Review

Age: 26 | Vitals: 5’10” 160 lbs | Years Paddling: 15 | Current Residence: Logan, UT I grew up in New York and cut my teeth on the Housatonic and Deerfield rivers, before attending Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and beginning to travel regularly for … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Paddle Sports Reviewers

Christina Bruno

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 by Christina Bruno
Christina Bruno reviews the Never Summer Raven for Blister Gear Review

Age: 29 / Vitals: 5’7”, 135 lbs. / Years Boarding: 17 years / Years Skiing: 7 / Current Residence: Taos, New Mexico Background Living and playing in the mountains has always been the main focus of my life. I was born and raised in Salt … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Snowboard Reviewers

Phil Grove

August 28, 2015November 13, 2013 by Phil Grove
Phil Grove, Blister Gear Review.

Age: 29er | Vitals: 6’1″, 185 lbs. | Years Riding: 10 | Current Residence: Whitefish, Montana Background: I grew up in the Pacific Northwest on Lake Sammamish, about 20 minutes east of Seattle, where I was lucky enough to be raised by parents who wanted … Read more

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Tom Collier

August 28, 2015June 13, 2013 by Tom Collier
Tom Collier, Blister Gear Review

Age: 24 | Vitals: 5’8,” 165 lbs. | Years Biking: 14 | Current Residence: Park City, UT Background When I was 10 years old, a good friend introduced me to mountain biking, and it quickly became my passion. Growing up in New Hampshire, the abundant … Read more

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Mike Thurber

August 28, 2015March 16, 2011 by Mike Thurber
review of the Voile Charger BC, Blister Gear Review

Age: 30 | Vitals: 5’10”, 170 lbs. | Current Residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico I grew up in Orgeon, and until I moved to the desert of northern New Mexico, most of my life revolved around playing in or on some type of water. There … Read more

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Robin Abeles

June 27, 2013January 15, 2011 by Robin Abeles

Age: 33 | Vitals: 5’6″, 135 lbs. | Years skiing: 30 | Current Residence: Sandy, Utah Background I was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and learned to ice skate and ski at age two. I was playing hockey not long after, and … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Ski Reviewers

Dave Alie

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Dave Alie

Age: 32 | Vitals: 6’3″, 185 lbs. | Current Residence: Denver, Colorado My childhood home of Newton, Massachusetts, is hardly a proving ground for the outdoors, but it was close enough to the beautiful scenery of the rest of New England to get me started. … Read more

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Garrett Altmann

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Garrett Altmann
Garrett Altmann, Blister Gear Review.

Age: 35 | Vitals: 5’9,” 160 lbs. | Years skiing: 25 | Current Residence: Los Alamos, New Mexico Background: Garrett was born in Mammoth Lakes, California and raised in Sun Valley, Idaho. He began skiing when he was 10 years old, and after ski racing and snowboarding for two … Read more

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Joe Augusten

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Joe Augusten
Joe Augusten: SKIS, Blister Gear Review

Age: 32 | Vitals: 5’10,” 155 lbs. | Years Skiing: 30 | Current Residence: Bellingham, WA Background: Being raised by a mom who was the snow queen at Gould Academy in 1969 has its advantages.  At the age of 2, I was skiing between the … Read more

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Anneka Door

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Anneka Door
Anneka Door, Blister Gear Review

Age: 28 |  Vitals: 5’8”, 137 lbs | Ape index: -4 ☹ | Years climbing: 12; Years skiing: 15 | Current residence: My Toyota truck (Ok… mostly Jackson, WY in the summers and Bozeman, MT in the winters) I grew up in the flatlands of … Read more

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Kevin Bazar

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Kevin Bazar

Age: 36 | Vitals: 5’8”, 160 lbs. | Moustache: Cop/Slovenly Fireman Years riding: About 15 years XC/trail riding; 10 years DH; 7 years dirtjumping; raced bmx as a kid. Current Residence: Lake Tahoe, California Background: Born in Jacksonville, Florida, I developed an early appreciation for … Read more

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Justin Bobb

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Justin Bobb

Age: 26 | Vitals: 5’10”, 170 lbs | Years Boarding/Skiing: 17 | Current Residence: Taos, New Mexico Background: I was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico shortly after my parents had moved from Mammoth, California. My feet were first attached to skis when I was … Read more

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Colin Boyd

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Colin Boyd
Colin Boyd, Blister Gear Review.

Age: 28 | Vitals:  6’2, 175 lbs. | Years riding: 20 | Current Residence: Portland, Maine Colin is an American snowboarder, surfer and traveler currently based out of Portland, Maine. He is also a British citizen, New Zealand permanent resident, and is in the process … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Snowboard Reviewers

Noah Bodman

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Noah Bodman
Noah Bodman: BIKES, Blister Gear Review

Age: 31 | Vitals: 5’9″, 150 lbs. | Years Riding: 16 on mtn. bikes | Current Residence: Whitefish, Montana Background: Born and raised in suburban Massachusetts, the outdoors began as something to lust after, rather than as a way of life. While joining the teeming hoards on Mt. … Read more

Categories Bike Reviewers, Contributor Bios

Charlie Bradley

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Charlie Bradley

Age: 47 | Vitals: 6’2” 165lbs | Years skiing: 24 | Current Residence: Taos, New Mexico Background: I started working at the Boot Doctors in Taos in February, 1992. Over the past 22 years I’ve gone from being a rookie and Master Fit University attendee … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Ski Reviewers

Brett Carroll

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Brett Carroll
Brett Caroll reviews the Nordica El Capo, Blister Gear Review

Age: 22 | Vitals: 6’5”, 180 lbs. | Years skiing: 19 | Current Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah I was born and raised in Connecticut, a state that generally doesn’t get much recognition for its skiing.  That being said, my parents got me on skis … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Ski Reviewers

Will Brown

May 25, 2016January 15, 2011 by Will Brown
Will Brown: SKIS, Blister Gear Review

Age: 23 | Vitals: 6’2”, 160 lbs | Years skiing: 18 | Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado Background: I was born and raised in Taos, New Mexico. Growing up in Taos, summers were filled with day trips down to the Rio Grande, frequent hikes around … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Ski Reviewers

Emily Cleveland

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by phantom

Age: 24 | Vitals: 5ʼ7”, 135 lbs | Years skiing: 21 | Current Residence: Jackson Hole, WY Background: I grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and visited my first ski slopes perched in a backpack on my parentʼs shoulders. It wasnʼt long until I was strapped to … Read more

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