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Skiing 101

How to Think about Ski Length

December 9, 2020September 28, 2020 by Luke Koppa
Blister Gear 101: How to think about ski length
Blister Gear 101: How to think about ski length
Drew Kelly (5'11" / 180 cm) on the light, stiff, & minimally rockered 183 cm Black Crows Corvus Freebird, Crested Butte, Colorado.

We get a lot of quest

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Categories GEAR 101, Recommended, Skiing 101

Climbing Skins: A Guide & Comparisons

October 30, 2020July 17, 2020 by Paul Forward
Blister's climbing skin guide and comparisons
Blister's climbing skin guide and comparisons
Reviewers Drew Kelly & Jonathan Ellsworth skinning the backcountry near Crested Butte, Colorado.

Intro

Paul Forward: Boots, bindings, and skis for ski to

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Categories Climbing Skins, GEAR 101, Reviews, Skiing, Skiing 101, Tires

Glossary – Snowsports

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Snowsports Glossary, Blister

Mank? Refrozen Death Cookies? Crud — as opposed to “Chop”? Readers have been writing in over the years to say that a Glossary could be pretty u…

Categories Features, GEAR 101, Skiing 101, Snowboarding 101

Saving Weight in Your Backcountry Ski Setup

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Cy Whitling
Blister's reviewers discuss where to save weight and where to cut weight in your backcountry ski setup
Article Navigation:  Intro //  Priorities //  Cy Whitling's Take //  Sam Shaheen's Take //  Luke Koppa's Take //  Paul Forwards's Take

[Editor’s Note: WeR

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Categories GEAR 101, Skiing, Skiing 101, Topic of the Week

A Very Deep Dive on Ski Boots, Part 2: Flex Patterns (Ep.55)

March 31, 2020July 5, 2019 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Atomic's global product manager for ski boots, Matthew Manser, discusses ski boot flex ratings and more on Blister's GEAR:30 podcast.


TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Flex Patterns & All the Feels (4:13)
  • “Progressive” vs. “Linear” flex patterns (5:10)
  • The mess that is Flex Ratings (13:13)
  • How Atomic a
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Categories GEAR 101, GEAR:30, Podcasts, Skiing 101

A Very Deep Dive on Ski Boots — Part 1: Plastics (Ep.54)

March 31, 2020June 28, 2019 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Atomic's global product manager for ski boots, Matt Manser, discusses how ski boots and different ski-boot plastics differ on Blister's GEAR:30 podcast
Atomic's global product manager for ski boots, Matt Manser, discusses how ski boots and different ski-boot plastics differ on Blister's GEAR:30 podcast

Intro

Over the next two weeks, we are about to go very deep into the world of ski boots. Here In part 1, we’re going to be talking about the different plast

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Categories GEAR 101, GEAR:30, Podcasts, Skiing 101

Best Skis for Beginners: A Guide

November 5, 2018November 4, 2018 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Blister's Guide to the Best Skis for Beginners

[Note: Will Brown and Luke Koppa also contributed a lot to this particular piece, and even more across numerous conversations over the past several years.]…

Categories Reviews, Skiing, Skiing 101

Blister Alpine Ski Bindings Guide

December 1, 2020October 24, 2018 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Blister's Alpine Ski Binding Guide

Blister Alpine Ski Binding Guide

Intro

Choosing the right binding can be tricky.

Two years ago we published our Alpine Touring Binding Shoot-Out where we moun…

Categories Alpine Bindings, Reviews, Skiing, Skiing 101

Ski Terms (What We Talk about When We Talk about Skiing)

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Ski Terms, Blister Review

Chowder. Mashed Potatoes. Death Cookies. Surfy. Damp. Forgiving. Playful. Slarvy.

As skiers and snowboarders, it can sometimes seem like we have an entirely…

Categories Featured, Skiing 101, Topic of the Week

Backcountry Travel & Wilderness Medicine (Ep.62)

October 27, 2021December 12, 2017 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Today we’re talking about backcountry travel and safety with Blister reviewer, Paul Forward. You can see Paul’s article below, and you will also find…

Categories BLISTER Podcast, Climbing 101, Featured, Mountain Biking 101, Podcasts, Skiing 101

What does it mean to talk about the “top end” of a ski?

December 6, 2017December 5, 2017 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the 4FRNT Devastator for Blister Gear Review.

We got this question from Emil Rønning, a Danish student currently going to school in Norway:

Long time reader of Blister – thanks for everything you …

Categories Featured, Skiing 101, Topic of the Week

Big vs. Small Ski Companies — Who’s Building Better Skis?

October 3, 2017September 13, 2017 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Jonathan Ellsworth talks about the differences between "big" and "small" ski companies on Blister

In our last Topic of the Week, there was a question about whether or not ski manufacturers stiffen up the flex or change the construction of their skis whe…

Categories Skiing 101, Topic of the Week

Construction Changes in Longer (and Shorter) Skis?

September 2, 2017September 1, 2017 by Jonathan Ellsworth
ON3P Skis, Scott Andrus, talks ski length and ski construction on Blister.

A while back, Blister reader, Orest, posed this question in the comments section of a ski review, and we thought it was a topic worth discussing:

Q: I have …

Categories Skiing 101, Topic of the Week

How to Handle Backcountry Emergencies (Ep.30)

May 13, 2020December 30, 2016 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Blister Podcast on Wilderness First Responder Training, or WFR, or backcountry emergencies

If you spend time outside skiing, biking, camping, hiking, climbing, boating, or running in the mountains, how prepared are you to handle injuries when you

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Categories BLISTER Podcast, Climbing 101, Featured, Mountain Biking 101, Podcasts, Skiing 101

Skiing 101: AT Boots & Bindings

April 15, 2017December 3, 2015 by Paul Forward
Paul Forward AT Boots 101 Blister Gear Review

As the ski industry responds to the surge of interest in touring and skiing outside of ski area boundaries, the variety of boots and bindings designed for …

Categories AT Bindings, Featured, GEAR 101, Reviews, Ski Boots, Skiing 101

Base Repair 101

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 by Sam Shaheen

It’s always disappointing to wrap up a great day on the hill, only to find a big ol’ gash in your base.

Fortunately, however, it’s usually not t…

Categories GEAR 101, Recommended, Skiing 101, Snowboarding 101

Skiing 201: How Ski Bindings Work

October 24, 2018November 2, 2014 by Marshal Olson
Bindings, Blister Gear Review.

[Editor’s Note: There’s still a lot of confusion about bindings, and this 201 article is intended to give a general background on how tech and …

Categories Alpine Bindings, AT Bindings, Featured, GEAR 101, Recommended, Skiing 101

Outerwear 101: Which Socks & Why?

February 13, 2013January 9, 2013 by Jonathan Ellsworth

It’s time to talk socks. But rather than offer a primer on what you ought to be wearing when you go ski or snowboard, we decided to ask a number of o…

Categories Base Layers, Boot Fitting 101, GEAR 101, Outerwear 101, Recommended, Skiing 101, Snowboarding 101

GEAR 101: What Is Flipcore?

June 10, 2012January 22, 2012 by Jonathan Ellsworth

A year ago, Blizzard Skis came out with a pretty strong claim, that they had thrown down the gauntlet in front of the rest of the industry.

So in my coverag…

Categories Features, GEAR 101, Recommended, Skiing 101

Telemark Skiing 101

September 28, 2012December 14, 2011 by Kate Hourihan
Kate Hourihan Telemark Skiing

Maybe you’ve seen us before in the lift line, raising our heels in weird looking bindings. Or on the hill, making turns that look oddly like lunges. Eventu…

Categories Featured, GEAR 101, Recommended, Skiing 101
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