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K2 announces 2024-2025 skis and ski boots | BLISTER discusses the details

K2 Announces 24/25 Reckoner & Omen Skis + New Ski Boots

April 22, 2024March 6, 2024 by Luke Koppa

K2 is overhauling nearly all of their freestyle skis for 24/25, from fat pow sticks to competition park & pipe models. They’re also launching several new boots, including two lightweight 140-flex models & a Karl Fostvedt 3-piece pro model. Here are all the details.

Elan Announces Updated 24/25 Ripstick, Primetime, Playmaker, & Element Skis

April 22, 2024February 19, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Elan is updating a whole bunch of their skis for the 2024-2025 season, including several brand-new shapes and new constructions. Here are the details.

2024-2025 Dynastar Skis, Lange Ski Boots, and Look Bindings | Blister discusses all the new products

Dynastar, Lange, & Look Announce 24/25 Skis, Ski Boots, & Bindings

September 6, 2024February 16, 2024 by Luke Koppa

For the 24/25 season, we’re getting a lot of new products from Dynastar, Lange, & Look — including several new skis, a whole new RS boot collection, and a new Look Pivot 2.0 binding. Check out the details.

Rossignol Announces 2024-2025 skis, ski boots, and snowboards | Blister discusses the details.

Rossignol Announces New 24/25 Skis, Ski Boots, & Snowboards

May 22, 2024February 14, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Rossignol has announced a ton of new ski & snowboard products for the 2024-2025 season — including multiple skis, ski boots, boards, & more. Here are the details.

Blister Summit 2024: A Brief Recap of an Epic Event

August 9, 2024February 10, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Blister Summit 2024 was an absolute blast, and here’s a recap of some of the highlights — including lots of photos — from our favorite week of the winter.

Fischer Announces 2025 Nightstick Freeski Collection

April 22, 2024February 2, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Fischer has officially announced their 24/25 Nightstick collection, which includes four brand-new freestyle skis — here are the details.

Dynafit & Hoji announce new Dynafit Ridge and Ridge Pro ski boots; BLISTER discusses the details of the boots

Dynafit & Hoji Release New Ridge AT Boots

February 1, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Dynafit and master-gear-tinkerer, Eric “Hoji” Hjorleifson, have been toiling away on another new ski-touring boot design, and the Dynafit Ridge series is the result. Here’s the rundown on these new lightweight AT boots.

Head & Tyrolia Announce New 24/25 Touring Skis, Boots, Bindings, & More

February 1, 2024January 31, 2024 by Luke Koppa

In a big announcement, Head & Tyrolia have revealed their expansive 24/25 line of touring-specific gear, including brand-new collections of skis, boots, bindings, & more. Here are the details for Head’s new Crux product lineup and Tyrolia’s new Almonte bindings.

Salomon Announces New 24/25 QST X Ski

February 9, 2024January 31, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Salomon is adding a brand-new ski to their lineup, and while the QST X is their widest model for the 24/25 season, it’s definitely not the heaviest. Here are the details on the new Salomon QST X.

Redesigned 24/25 Shift2 Binding Announced

May 20, 2024January 29, 2024 by Luke Koppa

The Shift binding has become one of the most popular “hybrid” touring bindings since its release several years ago, and now it’s getting its first major update. Here are all the details about the new Shift2 binding.

Tecnica announces the 2024-2025 Tecnica Zero G Tour line of ski boots; Blister discussed the details

Tecnica Announces New 24/25 Zero G Tour Boots

April 15, 2024January 24, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Tecnica just announced that they’re updating their longstanding (and already very impressive) Zero G Tour ski boots. So, what’s changed? Here are all the details.

Blister discusses the 2024-2025 Atomic Maverick, Maven, Bent, and Backland skis

Atomic Announces 24/25 Maverick, Maven, Bent, & Backland Skis

January 20, 2024 by Dylan Wood

Atomic recently made a big announcement about the updates they’re making to their all-mountain, freeride, and touring ski collections for the 2024-2025 season. Here are the details.

Fischer recently announced new changes to their piste-oriented Curv skis, including four new models — one of which features a construction that reportedly drops its carbon footprint by 36%. Blister discussed the details.

Fischer Announces New 24/25 Curv Ski Collection

January 18, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Fischer recently announced new changes to their piste-oriented Curv skis, including four new models — one of which features a construction that reportedly drops its carbon footprint by 36%. Here are the details.

Blizzard Announces Brand-New Anomaly Ski Collection

February 29, 2024January 8, 2024 by Luke Koppa

Blizzard just announced a brand-new line of all-mountain skis. Here are the details on the 2024-2025 Blizzard Anomaly skis.

Blizzard announces 2024-2025 Black Pearl ski collection | Blister discusses

Blizzard Announces New 24/25 Black Pearl Skis

January 6, 2024 by Kara Williard

Blizzard’s Black Pearl skis are some of the most popular all-mountain skis in the world, and they just announced that they’re overhauling them for the 2024-2025 season. Here are the details.

A Message to Our Blister Members

February 20, 2024December 1, 2023 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Jonathan Ellsworth discusses some important changes to our Blister Membership that are happening in 2024 — and a special offer for all current Blister Members.

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The Blister Speaker Series at Western

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by Jonathan Ellsworth

NEXT GUEST: On Tuesday, December 5th, Courtney Dauwalter, Salomon athlete and one of the greatest ultrarunners of all time, is coming to Western Colorado University for another installment of our Blister Speaker Series.

Line recently overhauled their Bacon collection for the 23/24 season, but now there’s already another member of the Bacon family — check out the limited-edition Bacon 122. BLISTER discusses the new ski

Line Launches Limited-Edition Bacon 122 Ski

November 27, 2023 by Luke Koppa

Line recently overhauled their Bacon collection for the 23/24 season, but now there’s already another member of the Bacon family — check out the limited-edition Bacon 122.

phaenom footwear launches ski boot collection | BLISTER discusses the details

Phaenom Footwear Announces Limited Drop of New Ski Boots

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 by Luke Koppa

phaenom footwear, the newest and most nebulous ski boot company to hit the market, has announced a limited drop of their first collection of ski boots. Here are the details.

Women-Specific Avalanche Education Scholarships

November 21, 2023 by Kara Williard

The American Avalanche Association and Backcountry Access (BCA) are once again offering a scholarship program for female-identifying individuals who are pursuing a Professional Level Avalanche course in the 2023-2024 season. Applications are now open!

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