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Introducing: Blister Labs (Ep.180)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Today we are excited to introduce you to a very big new initiative at Blister: Blister Labs. Blister Labs is a new partnership between Blister, the Univers

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Winter Running & The Meaning of Life (Ep.103)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Yesterday, Jonathan Ellsworth sat down with Blister reviewer, Gordon Gianniny, and our new Running Editor, Matt Mitchell, to talk about winter running. But our conversation took a much bigger and broader turn. Check out our latest Off The Couch podcast:

Yesterday, I sat down with Blister reviewer, Gordon Gianniny, and our new Running Editor, Matt Mitchell,

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Tatum Monod on Passage, Passion, Her Trajectory, & More (Ep.199)

January 17, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth

On the Blister Podcast we talk with Tatum Monod about her film, Passage; her trajectory; her ski, the Rossignol Black Ops 118; sad country music; fishing; and more.

We’re talking with one of our favorite skiers, Tatum Monod, about her film, Pas

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On our Upcoming Blister Summit (Ep.179)

January 14, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Jonathan Ellsworth and Blister Summit director, Kristin Sinnott, discuss the ins and outs of our upcoming Blister Summit; why we’re including free professionally guided backcountry tours; which brands will be there; when to arrive & where to stay; and more.

I talk to Blister Summit director, Kristin, Sinnott, about the ins and outs of our upcomi

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Neko Mulally on Designing His Own World Cup DH Race Bike (Ep.100)

January 13, 2022 by David Golay

When we heard that Neko Mulally was planning on racing the 2022 World Cup season on a bike he designed himself, we had to get him on Bikes & Big Ideas to talk about how he decided to take on such an ambitious project; designing the bike(s) and working with Frank The Welder to build them; starting his own team; and a whole lot more.

Neko Mulally has had a very successful career racing for some of the biggest teams on the World Cup circuit

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Skiing Austria, Ski-Boot Mods, & the Atomic Redster G9 RS, X9 S, & X9 WB (Ep.178)

January 8, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Matt Manser, Atomic’s ski boots product manager, is back on GEAR:30 to discuss Jonathan’s trip to Austria; Matt’s Jura coffee maker; our scotch & rye whiskey tasting sessions; skiing Zauchensee and Kitzsteinhorn on the Atomic Redster G9 RS, X9 S, and X9 WB; ski boot terms (and unconditional love); and some modifications we made to Jonathan’s ski boots — which you might want to consider for your own.

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Gear of the Year — 2021 (Ep.99)

January 6, 2022 by David Golay

2021 was Blister’s busiest year ever for testing mountain bikes and gear, and there we

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Reviewing the News w/ Cody Townsend (Dec 2021) (Ep.197)

January 5, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Cody and I discuss the current situation of under-staffed & overcrowded ski areas; nation

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ON3P Skis 22/23 Lineup with Scott Andrus (Ep.177)

December 31, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

ON3P "Trash Can" skis

ON3P "Crushin Cans" skis

ON3P "Hawaiian Alpine" custom top sheet

ON3P "Dazzle Camo" custom top sheet

ON3P "Botanical Summit"

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Michele Graglia on Success & Struggle (Ep.102)

December 30, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Michele Graglia has racked up a number of major victories in his career, including wins at the Badwater 135, Yukon Ar

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Guerrilla Gravity on 10 Years of US-Made Bikes (Ep.98)

December 29, 2021 by David Golay

Guerrilla Gravity just celebrated their 10th anniversary, so on our latest episode of Bikes & Big Ideas, we sat down with co-founders Will Montague and Matt Giaraffa to talk about what inspired them to start a bike company in the first place; going from aluminum single-pivot DH bikes to pioneering an entirely new way of making carbon fiber frames; weathering the Covid-19 pandemic; and doing all that while building every single frame in Denver, CO.

Guerrilla Gravity just celebrated their 10th anniversary, so we sat down with co-founders Will Montague an

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The Current Storm, Backcountry Travel, & Best Practices (Ep.196)

December 27, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Many areas are currently getting hammered with snow, and the consequences of backcountry travel are high. So we asked Zach Guy, lead forecaster for the CBAC, to come back on the Blister Podcast to discuss some best practices and important reminders for anyone venturing out.

Many areas are currently getting hammered by snow storms, and the consequence

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Reviewer Reports: Backcountry Ski Touring Gear (Ep.176)

December 24, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

On GEAR:30, we discuss some of the backcountry gear that Paul’s been testing in Alaska, including Moonlight and Movement skis; Moment and Dynafit bindings; G3 and Pomoca skins; and Scarpa boots. We also discuss current trends (fads?) in ski poles, and the underrated value of a good snow saw.

We discuss some of the backcountry gear that Paul Forward has been testing around Girdwood, Alaska, including skis fro

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Hustle Labs’ Category-Defying Magnetic Pedals (Ep.97)

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 by David Golay

Clipless vs. flat pedals is a hotly debated topic in the mountain bike world, but now there’s a third choice — Hustle Labs’s Avery magnetic pedals. We were, frankly, a bit skeptical about this new in-between option, but we’ve had three reviewers spending time on the Avery, and they’ve wildly exceeded our expectations. So on our latest episode of Bikes & Big Ideas we sat down with Hustle’s Design Engineer, Tripp Hurt, to talk about where the concept originated; how the pedals work; who they are (and aren’t) for; what’s next from Hustle; and a whole lot more.

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Eric Jackson on the Past, Present, & Future of Paddlesports (Ep.195)

December 20, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Eric Jackson is a visionary, iconoclast, designer, founder, and one of the most successful and influential kayakers in history. And on the Blister Podcast, Eric provides a masterclass on the history and evolution of paddlesports, and there are lessons here for how to grow — and preserve the best aspects of — other sports, communities, and industries like skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, trail running, etc.

Eric Jackson is a visionary, iconoclast, designer, founder, and one of the most successful and influential kayakers in history. In our conversat

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MountainFLOW founder, Peter Arlein, on How Ski Wax Works; its Environmental Impact; Ceramic Nano Technology; & More (Ep.175)

December 17, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

MountainFLOW is disrupting the ski and snowboard industries by producing high-performing product

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Cannondale on the Jekyll, Dual-Shock DH Bike, & Keeping it Weird (Ep.96)

December 17, 2021December 16, 2021 by David Golay

This week on Bikes & Big Ideas, we’re joined by Cannondale’s Scott Vogelmann and Travis Tomczak to talk their latest mountain bikes — the Jekyll and Scalpel HT, Cannondale’s weird streak, the wild dual-shock DH bike prototype that informed the Jekyll development, and a whole lot more. And along the way, they drop some teasers for what’s next from Cannondale, too.

Cannondale has a long history of doing things their own, quirky way, and the last couple of bi

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Olympic Champion Kikkan Randall on Running, Racing, Longevity, Motherhood, & More (Ep.101)

December 15, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

Kikkan Randall on Blister's Off The Couch Podcast

Our guest today is Olympic champion, Kikkan Randall, who played a massive role in putting USA cross-country skiing on the

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Lou Dawson: Ski Mountaineer, WildSnow.com founder, & Author (Ep.194)

December 13, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

On the Blister Podcast, we talk to WildSnow.com founder, Lou Dawson about the history and current state of backcountry skiing, and his new guidebook, Light Tours of Colorado, published by Beacon Guidebooks.

Lou Dawson is a ski mountaineer, founder of WildSnow.com, author, and the first person to ski down all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks. We discuss all of

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Shop Talk: Backcountry Skis, Boots, & Bindings (Ep.174)

December 22, 2021December 10, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth

John Weir from Bentgate in Golden, Colorado, is back on GEAR:30 to discuss advances in backcountry skis; draw comparis

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