2023 Icelantic Ski Collection | Blister Summit Brand Lineup May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 by Luke Koppa Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with Icelantic Skis marketing director, Hanna Whirty, about the past, present, and future of Icelantic; their focus…
2023 K2 Dispatch, FL3X, & Recon Team Boots | Blister Summit Brand Lineup May 24, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with K2 Boots’ Product Line Manager, Tom Pietrowski, about all the new boots they’re launching for the 2022-2023 se…
2023 Line Blade Optic Skis | Blister Summit Brand Lineup May 16, 2022May 13, 2022 by Luke Koppa Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with Line’s marketing manager, Connor Clayton, about Line’s new collection of metal-laminate freeride skis, the Bla…
2023 K2 Dispatch & Mindbender Skis | Blister Summit Brand Lineup May 6, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We sat down with K2’s head ski designer, Jed Yeiser, to go into the weeds on several of the new skis they’re re…
How We Test & Review Gear, Pt 2 | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion April 22, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel In Part Two of our panel on gear testing, Blister reviewers, Luke Koppa, Kristin Sinnott, Jonathan Ellsworth, and Sascha An…
How We Test & Review Gear, Pt 1 | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion April 22, 2022April 19, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Blister reviewers, Paul Forward, Jonathan Ellsworth, Kara Williard, and Dylan Wood talk about how they approach testing and…
Blister Crash Course Video: Snow Blading / Ski Boarding April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Crashes. Rambo. Backflips. Somersaults.Want to see us be bad (and occasionally glorious) at other things? Rate & review GEAR:30: https://podcasts.apple…
Ski Boot Design in 2022 | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion April 19, 2022April 14, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with Christoph Lentz (Fischer ski boots product manager), Tom Pietrowski (K2 ski boots product manager), and Greg K…
Ski Design in 2022 | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion April 14, 2022April 8, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with Jed Yeiser (K2), Mike McCabe (Folsom), Jake Stevens (Rossignol), and Cyrus Schenck (Renoun) about the current …
Athletes & Entrepreneurship | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion April 6, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with pro skiers & entrepreneurs, Chris Davenport, McKenna Peterson, and Julian Carr about how being a profession…
Backcountry Safety & Backcountry Safety Equipment | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion April 5, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We cover a number of important backcountry-safety topics with Backcountry Access (BCA) co-founder, Bruce Edgerly; Salomon s…
BLISTER Labs: Projects & Personnel | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Session April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We discuss our new BLISTER Labs initiative with some of the key players involved (Jeni Blacklock, Sean Humbert, Greg Vander…
Pro Skiers on The Mental Game | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion April 4, 2022March 29, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Professional skiers are often asked about the mental preparation it takes to ski big lines and perform at a high level. But…
Women in the Ski Industry | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion March 25, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel At our Blister Summit in Mt. Crested Butte, we talked with Kjerstin Klein (Winter Divas founder & co-owner of Willi’s S…
Ski Binding Design | BLISTER Summit ’22 Panel Discussion March 23, 2022March 22, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel At our 2022 Blister Summit, we brought together a group of panelists to discuss alpine ski bindings; their features and how…
Blister Crash Course Video: Tele Skiing January 26, 2022 by Jonathan Ellsworth Well, here it is. Watch us struggle to learn how to tele ski, get all sorts of conflicting advice, and maybe(?) make a bit of progress.Thanks to everyone w…
Hoji on the updated 4FRNT Hoji April 26, 2021April 23, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk to Eric Hjorleifson about the development process and the updates to his namesake ski, the 21/22 4FRNT Hoji.TOPICS …
Blister Summit Panel: Next Generation Materials April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with the founders of MountainFlow Eco-Wax (Peter Arlein); Checkerspot (Charlie Dimmler); and Flylow (Dan Abrams) ab…
Blister Summit Brand Lineups: WNDR Alpine Skis 21/22 April 12, 2021April 9, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel We talk with WNDR Alpine’s Matt Sterbenz about tea; ski shapes & design philosophy; their new Vital 100; Rambo & ch…
Blister Summit Panel: How to Start & Grow a Brand in the Outdoor Industry April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Jonathan Ellsworth Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel The founders of Black Crows (Camille Jaccoux), Flylow (Dan Abrams), Icelantic (Ben Anderson), and WNDR Alpine (Matt Sterben…