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Kara Williard reviews the Faction Dancer 2X for Blister

22/23 Faction Dancer 2X

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Here are our initial on-snow impressions of the women’s version of Faction’s 96mm-wide, metal-laminate all-mountain ski.

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David Golay reviews the YT Capra for Blister

Flash Review — 2022 YT Capra

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We’ve got a few rides on the new YT Capra Uncaged 6, with RockShox’s Flight Attendant electronic suspension. And while that system has been the biggest storyline about the bike so far, it’s shaping up to be an impressive offering in other respects, too. Check out our Flash Review for our early impressions.

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Luke Koppa & Dylan Wood review the Faction Dancer 2 for Blister

22/23 Faction Dancer 2

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Here are some of our initial on-snow impressions of Faction's 96mm-wide, metal-laminate all-mountain ski, the Dancer 2.

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Kristin Sinnott reviews the Moment Sierra for Blister

21/22 Moment Sierra

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Here are some of our initial thoughts on the latest version of Moment's Triple Camber women's all-mountain ski.

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Kara Williard reviews the K2 Mindbender 99Ti W for Blister

22/23 K2 Mindbender 99Ti W

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Here are our initial impressions of the revised version of K2's metal-laminate women's all-mountain ski, the 22/23 Mindbender 99Ti W.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Head Kore 105 for Blister

22/23 Head Kore 105

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Head is making some tweaks to their freeride skis for 22/23, and we've been A/B testing the current and new Kore 105. Check out our thoughts.

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Luke Koppa reviews the K2 Mindbender 99Ti for Blister

22/23 K2 Mindbender 99Ti

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K2 is updating all their Mindbender Ti skis for 22/23, and we've been spending time on several of them. Check out our Flash Review of the 99Ti.

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Blister reviews the Faction Dancer 3

22/23 Faction Dancer 3

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Faction is tweaking their line of metal-laminate skis for the 2022-2023 season — check out our initial impressions of the Dancer 3

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David Golay Reviews RockShox Flight Attendant for Blister

Flash Review — RockShox Flight Attendant

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RockShox launched their Flight Attendant electronic suspension a few months ago and we’re now spending time on it — and it’s pretty mind-blowing.

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Kara Williard reviews the Armada ARW 106 UL for Blister

22/23 Armada ARW 106 UL

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Three of our reviewers have been spending time on Armada's lightweight all-mountain freestyle ski, the ARW 106 UL – check out Kara Williard, Luke Koppa, & Dylan Wood's initial impressions.

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Kara Williard and Luke Koppa review the Line Blade Optic 104 for Blister

22/23 Line Blade Optic 104

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We've had multiple reviewers on two different lengths of Line's new Blade Optic 104 — check out Kara Williard & Luke Koppa's thoughts on the 178 cm and 185 cm models.

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Jonathan Ellsworth and Dylan Wood review the Kästle ZX108 for Blister

22/23 Kästle ZX108

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Here are Dylan Wood and Jonathan Ellsworth's initial impressions of the ZX108 and how it compares to the ZX115 and ZX100.

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Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the Kästle ZX115 for Blister

22/23 Kästle ZX 115

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The Kästle ZX115 was one of the most surprising skis we got on at the 2022 Blister Summit — and very much in a good way. Check out Jonathan Ellsworth's initial impressions.

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David Golay reviews the Antidote Carbonjack for Blister

Flash Review — Antidote Carbonjack 29

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We've started spending time on the Antidote Carbonjack. Check out our Flash Review for our early impressions.

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Kara Williard reviews the Renoun Endurance 98 for Blister

22/23 Renoun Endurance 98

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We've been spending time on the revised version of Renoun's original all-mountain ski — check out some initial impressions from Kara Williard.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Line Blade Optic 114 for Blister

22/23 Line Blade Optic 114

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We've been skiing the Blade Optic 114 at the 2022 Blister Summit — check out our initial impressions of this playful freeride ski.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Icelantic Saba Pro 117 for Blister

22/23 Icelantic Saba Pro 117

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We just spent a day on Icelantic's reverse-camber pow ski, the Saba Pro 117 — check out our initial impressions.

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Blister Summit A 2022: Recap and photo story

22/23 Atomic Bent 110

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Update 2.22.22: We just got back on the Bent 110 at the Blister Summit, this time with 8" of new snow. Check out some of our additional impressions.

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Dylan Wood and Luke Koppa review the Head Formula RS 130 and Head Formula 130

22/23 Head Formula RS 130 & Formula 130

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We've been spending time in two of Head's new "Performance" alpine boots, and so far, the results have been quite promising.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Stereo Lynx MK 4 for Blister

21/22 Stereo Lynx MK 4

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We've been spending time on Stereo's do-everything 100mm-wide ski, the Lynx, and there have been lots of surprises so far.

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