Flash Reviews: Skiing

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Kara Williard discusses the Coalition Snow Rafiki for BLISTER.

Flash Review: 22/23 Coalition Snow Rafiki

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We’ve been spending time on Coalition Snow’s widest ski, the Rafiki. Check out our initial impressions.

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Flash Review: 22/23 Deviation Works Ellipse v2.3

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We spent time on the Deviation Works Ellipse v2.3 at the 2023 Blister Summit. Check out our initial impressions of this all-mountain ski.

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Kara Williard reviews the Nordica Unleashed 108 W for BLISTER.

Flash Review: 23/24 Nordica Unleashed 108 W

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We just spent time at the recent Blister Summit on one of the 23/24 additions to the Nordica Unleashed series, the Unleashed 108 W. Check out our initial on-snow impressions.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Moment Countach 110 for Blister

Flash Review: 23/24 Moment Countach 110

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We've started spending time on Moment's newest ski, the Countach 110. Check out our initial on-snow impressions.

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Blister reviews the Rossignol Sender Free 110

Flash Review: 23/24 Rossignol Sender Free 110

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We've had several reviewers spending time on two different lengths of the new Sender Free 110 — check out their thoughts so far.

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Flash Review: 22/23 Dynastar M-Pro 108

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This season Dynastar updated one of their longest-standing and most "legendary" skis — here are our initial thoughts on the new M-Pro 108.

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Kara Williard reviews the Blizzard Sheeva 10 for BLISTER.

Flash Review: 23/24 Blizzard Sheeva 9 & Sheeva 10

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Update 2.4.23: We've been spending some more time on the redesigned Sheeva 10, after Kristin Sinnott the Sheeva 9 & 10 this Fall in Austria — check out Kara Williard's initial impressions.

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Kara Williard reviews the Flylow Domino Jacket and Siren Bib for BLISTER.

Flash Review: New Outerwear Update: Women’s Flylow & Trew

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We’ve been testing some updated and interesting kits from Trew and Flylow this season — check out Kara Williard’s initial impressions.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Faction Mana 3 for Blister

Flash Review: 22/23 Faction Mana 3

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Here are our thoughts so far on the 112mm-wide Faction Mana 3, which replaces the Faction Candide 3.0.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Meier Leeper for Blister

Flash Review: 22/23 Meier Leeper

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As Owen Leeper's pro model, we were curious to see where the Meier Leeper would fall into the ~115mm-wide category. Here are our initial impressions.

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Drew Kelly reviews the Rossignol Sender 106 Ti Plus for BLISTER.

Flash Review: 22/23 Rossignol Sender 106 Ti Plus

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We've been spending time on the redesigned Sender 106 Ti Plus — check out Jonathan Ellsworth's initial impressions.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Lange Shadow 130 LV for Blister

Flash Review: 23/24 Lange Shadow 130 LV

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Update 1.26.23: We've added some more of our initial impressions of the new Shadow 130, including what we learned when A/B testing it against the Tecnica Mach1 130 on two different pairs of skis.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Rossignol Sender 104 TI for Blister.

Flash Review: 22/23 Rossignol Sender 104 Ti

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Here are our initial thoughts on the Rossignol Sender 104 Ti, including how it compares to the previous Blackops Sender and the new Sender 106 Ti+.

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Kara Williard reviews the Armada ARV 116 JJ UL for Blister

Flash Review: 22/23 Armada ARV 116 JJ UL

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Reviewer Kara Williard is currently in Japan, and the lightweight and playful ARV 116 JJ UL is the ski she decided to bring with her. Check out her Flash Review to see her thoughts on it so far.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Blizzard Rustler 11 for Blister

Flash Review: 23/24 Blizzard Rustler 11

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Blizzard recently announced that they're updating their longstanding Rustler series, and we just got our first day on the new Rustler 11. Check out our initial impressions.

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Dylan Wood reviews the Fischer Ranger 108 for Blister

Flash Review: 22/23 Fischer Ranger 108

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We've been skiing the new Fischer Ranger 108 this season after first getting a taste at the 2022 Blister Summit. Check out our initial impressions.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Folsom Cash 106 for Blister

Flash Review: 22/23 Folsom Cash 106

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We've been spending time on two versions of Folsom's Cash 106 shape — check out our initial on-snow impressions.

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Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the 22/23 Volkl Mantra 102 for Blister

Flash Review: 22/23 Volkl Mantra 102

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Update 1.9.23: We've been spending more time on the redesigned Mantra 102 and the results so far have been very promising — check out Luke Koppa & Jonathan Ellsworth's initial impressions.

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Flash Review: 22/23 New Outerwear Update: 686, Beringia, & Trew

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We’ve been testing a few very interesting new ski / snowboard kits from 686, Beringia, and Trew — check out Luke Koppa’s initial impressions and apparel nerdery.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Nordica Unleashed 108 for Blister

Flash Review: 22/23 Nordica Unleashed 108

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New for 22/23, the Nordica Unleashed 108 is the brand's take on a wider, playful all-mountain ski — check out our initial impressions.

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