BLISTER Gear Reviews, Podcasts, & Articles
Santa Cruz Bullit 4
The Santa Cruz Bullit 4 has landed, and it’s a lot different than the last one. Santa Cruz’s burliest eMTB draws some design cues from the Vala while bumping travel to 170 mm front and rear. Check it out in our First Look.
Flash Review: 25/26 RMU Professor 111
This season, RMU expanded their freestyle-friendly Professor collection with the Professor 111. Here’s our take on the ski so far, including comparisons to RMU’s Apostle 114 and several other skis in the same class as the Professor 111.
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Reviewing the News w/ Cody Townsend, March / April 2025 (Ep.352)
Cody and Jonathan discuss tariff zaniness; the state of outdoor-sports comps; whether it’s good when big companies move into outdoor sports (Nike & snowboarding?); and more. They also rate your takes, talk about Cody’s trips to Norway & Utah, and share what they’ve been reading & watching.
Flash Review: 2026 Fox Float X2
Fox’s new Float X2 has dramatically different damper architecture from the prior version and some air spring tweaks to go with it. Check out our early thoughts after A-B testing the two generations of Float X2 for a few rides.
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2025 Sea Otter Classic Recap
Check out a bunch of the most interesting, compelling, and just plain odd stuff we’ve seen at Sea Otter this year.
Gear Testing Tips & Tricks w/ Hoji, Ted Ligety, Anne Wangler, & Jess Tennyson (Ep.342)
How do the pros — Hoji, Ted, Anne, and Jess — go about assessing and testing ski and snowboard gear, and what advice do they have for the rest of us? Plus, you’ll hear Ted share one of his favorite (but questionable??) ways of testing skis.
Win Apparel From Le Bent, Party Shirt International, & Curious Creatures
The winner of our Gear Giveaway this week will get a sweet prize pack that includes a Men’s or Women’s Midweight Crew Base Layer from Le Bent, a Sun Hoodie from Party Shirt International, & a Cottonwood Long Sleeve Tee from Curious Creatures!
2024-2025 ON3P Woodsman 100 Tour
Here are our measured specs, rocker profile pictures, and flex pattern numbers for the ON3P Woodsman 100 Tour.
Lal Bikes on the Supre Drive & Katana Trail Bike (Ep.269)
Rear derailleurs have been around in their current general form for many decades now, but Lal Bikes thinks there’s a better way, and the Supre Drive is their answer. Now, they’ve got their own bike to go with it: the Katana. So we sat down with Lal Founder, Cedric Eveleigh, to hear all about it.
Lal Katana
Lal Bikes turned a lot of heads when they launched the Supre Drive a few years ago, and now they’re launching their own bike built around it. Meet the Katana.
Flash Review: 25/26 Faction Dancer 79
Faction is expanding their Dancer collection of directional, metal-laminate all-mountain skis, and we’ve started getting time on the newest and narrowest ski, the Dancer 79.
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2025-2026 Faction Dancer 79
Faction is adding a narrower option to their metal-laminate Dancer collection. Here are our measured specs, rocker profile pictures, and flex pattern numbers for the brand-new Faction Dancer 79.
DT Swiss 350 Ratchet DEG Hubs & Pure Carbon Rims
DT Swiss is bringing their faster-engaging Ratchet DEG freehub design to their more affordable 350 hubs, along with some flashier color options than their standard black. They’re also now offering their top-tier carbon MTB rims on their own. Check out what’s new from DT Swiss.
RAAW Yalla!! V2
Revamped for 2025, the RAAW Yalla!! V2 gets a lot more than just an extra exclamation point in the name. The new frame doesn’t deviate too far from the original but gets mixed wheel compatibility, redesigned adjustable dropouts, updated tubing and protection details, and a bunch of other tweaks. Check out RAAW’s updated DH bike in our First Look.
Flash Review: 25/26 FullSend Max K 106
We’ve been testing two versions of FullSend’s do-everything all-mountain ski, including a fully rockered model and a cambered version with a swallowtail. Here are our initial impressions.
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BLISTER Reviews, Podcasts, & Articles:
When Sh!t Hits the Fan / How to Recreate Responsibly, with Nick Russell, Bjarne Salen, Drew Petersen, & Dr. Gloria Beim (Ep.354)
Today, an all-star lineup of guests share their stories of times when things went wrong in the mountains, and also share some of their best advice and tips to respond to such moments — or, ideally, avoid them altogether. If you recreate in the mountains, please listen.
Win MTB Apparel From Peak Performance
The winner of our Gear Giveaway this week will get a women’s or men’s Trail Wool-blend Longsleeve tee and the women’s or men’s Trail Tech MTB Pants from Peak Performance!
See Better, Ski Better: the State of Goggle Lens Tech (Ep.344)
At our Blister Summit 2025, Jonathan spoke with Steven Kennedy (Giro), Ted Ligety (Shred Optics), Stefan Stahl (Glade Optics), and Gabriel Lobbi (Provuu) about some different approaches — and solutions — to the problem of seeing well on snow.
Flash Review: 24/25 ON3P Jeffrey 100
ON3P describes the Jeffrey 100 as “the most adaptable all-mountain airframe in skiing.” Here are our initial thoughts on it, including how it compares to ON3P’s Woodsman and Mango models.
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2024-2025 ON3P Jeffrey 100
Here are our measured specs, rocker profile pictures, and flex pattern numbers for the standard version of the ON3P Jeffrey 100, as well as the custom “Ripper” variant.
Antidote Pathseeker
Antidote’s mountain bike models are as stunning as they are rare, and now the creative Polish brand has turned its sights to the world of Gravel with the Pathseeker. It’s a head-turner as well, but not just visually — it also comes in both full suspension and hardtail options. Check out our First Look for more.
Flash Review: 25/26 Salomon Départ 1.0
The Départ is an athlete-driven ski from Salomon that represents a new chapter for the freestyle side of the brand. Here are our initial thoughts on it and how it compares to Salomon’s new QST models.
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2025-2026 Salomon Départ 1.0
Here are our measured specs, rocker profile pictures, and flex pattern numbers for the Salomon Départ 1.0.
Outlier MTB on Product Design, Founding a Company, & Their Wild Looking Flat Pedals (Ep.271)
Making a flat pedal design stand out is hard — especially in a manner that brings real performance changes vs. just aesthetic ones — but Outlier has done so twice with their Void and Pendulum pedals. Hear all about the concepts, the prototyping process, founding a company on products that truly are, well, Outliers, and a whole lot more.
Trickstuff Piccola HD Titanium Brakes & North American Distribution
Trickstuff is launching a lightly updated version of their lightweight Trail bike brake — and with it, official North American distribution of their whole lineup.
Transition Sentinel V3
The Transition Sentinel is a storied bike, with the first version making some major waves in bike geometry. The new one doesn’t push the envelope like that first release, but it’s a modern Trail bike through and through. Curious what that entails? Our Full Review covers what the new Sentinel can do.
Deep Dive: Transition Sentinel V3
We compare the Transition Sentinel V3 to the Transition Sentinel V2, Knolly Fugitive 140, Santa Cruz Bronson 5, Forbidden Druid V2, Norco Sight, Transition Smuggler, Deviate Highlander II, Kona Process 153, and REEB Steezl.
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