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       March 4, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth give a quick recap of the Blister Summit, then discuss a dozen of the skis we spent time on at the event.
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       February 18, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  We give an update on the topics we’ll be discussing at our upcoming Blister Summit, and tell you who the athletes, founders, product designers, and snow safety experts are that we’ll be discussing these...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       February 11, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Kara Williard spells out the case for custom insoles in your ski boots, and we discuss everything from the Volkl Secret 96, Salomon Stance 88W, WNDR Alpine Reason 120, 4FRNT Renegade, the Lange RX 130...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       February 4, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  How should a ski boot actually fit? What does it feel like to have a “properly fitting” ski boot? And how do you achieve that? We’re discussing these questions and topics with Sebastian Steinbach, who...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       January 28, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss a ton of next season’s new products, and some of the most intriguing product categories. 
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       January 21, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  We were recently in Sun Valley, Idaho, talking with Sturtevants owner, Olin Glenne, about Rotarun Ski Area (which could serve as a blueprint for local ski hills in other places); Olin’s lifelong love of...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       January 18, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Today we are excited to introduce you to a very big new initiative at Blister: Blister Labs. This is a new partnership between Blister; CU Boulder’s school of engineering; and the brand-new, state-of-the-art...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       January 14, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  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...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       January 8, 2022
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Matt Manser, Atomic’s ski boots product manager, is back to discuss Jonathan’s trip to Austria; Matt’s Jura coffee maker; our scotch & rye whiskey tasting sessions; skiing Zauchensee and Kitzsteinhorn...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       December 31, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  We talk with ON3P Skis founder, Scott Andrus, about what’s been going on at ON3P, and we walk through the brand’s 22/23 lineup of skis.
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       December 24, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  We discuss some of the backcountry gear that Paul Forward has been testing around Girdwood, Alaska, including skis from Moonlight and Movement; bindings from Moment and Dynafit; skins from G3 and Pomoca;...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       December 17, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  We discuss the environmental impacts of ski wax (and how ski wax actually works); Peter’s appearance on Shark Tank; the upcoming ban on fluorocarbon waxes at the highest levels of ski racing; and Peter...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       December 10, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  John Weir from Bentgate in Golden, CO, is back to discuss advances in backcountry skis; draw comparisons between some high-profile touring boots; and reassess the pros, cons, & compromises of various AT...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       December 3, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  We talk to professional skier, Hadley Hammer, about the gear she’s most & least picky about; her own gear preferences; and we fight about The Queen’s Gambit.
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       November 26, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Today we’re talking all things ski testing, and to provide their wealth of experience in this arena are The Ski Monster’s George Michaelsen and Matt Berkowitz. We discuss good ways and bad ways to conduct...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       November 19, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss our 21/22 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide and some corresponding industry trends and category highlights. They also talk snowblades, clarify our Buyer’s Guide ‘Best...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       November 12, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Moment Skis CEO, Luke Jacobson, is back to talk about Moment’s 21/22 lineup of skis; the new Moment factory; the new Deathwish 104; snowblading; & more.
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       November 5, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  Once upon a time, a couple of friends who were scheming to get some gear for their own adventures ended up creating a phenomenal outdoor shop. We talk to Trygve Sande and Rune Kvalsnes about the origins...
     
                 
                            
                                  
      
       
       October 29, 2021
            	    
                
        
	
                
                
                
                
    			
      
            
  We talk to Pete Wagner about three big new things happening at Wagner Custom Skis, where everything is built right in Telluride, Colorado.
     
                 
                            
                                  
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