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Blister reviews the Head Kore 1 Ski Boot

2018-2019 Head Kore 1

What’s that? Another ~1500 gram 130-flex touring boot? Yep, and this one’s from Head. Check out our measured specs, fit notes, and initial impressions of the new Head Kore 1 boot.

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Blister reviews the K2 Pinnacle 95 Ti

18/19 K2 Pinnacle 95 Ti

After a few days on it, we’ve been quite surprised by the K2 Pinnacle 95. Check out our initial on-snow impressions.

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Why Spring Skiing is the best, Blister

5 Reasons Why Spring Skiing is the Best Skiing

We’ve been doing a whole lot of spring skiing this year, and yesterday, one of our editors was arguing that spring skiing is the absolute best type of skiing. We heard him out, now you can. And we invite you to tell him why he’s wrong, or what reasons he left out. Check it out

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Tension Climbing's Will Anglin and Ben Spannuth on Blister's All Things Climbing Podcast

Tension Climbing’s Will Anglin & Ben Spannuth, Part 1 (Ep.9)

This week we’re talking with Will Anglin and Ben Spannuth of Tension Climbing. Both have impressive climbing ticklists and volumes of insight into how climbing works. We discuss their “mad scientist” approach to designing holds, and what years of coaching and studying have taught them about how to improve your climbing.

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Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the Atomic Vantage 97 Ti and Dynastar Legend X96 for Blister

18/19 Atomic Vantage 97 Ti vs. 18/19 Dynastar Legend X96

We just spent the day A/B-ing the new Atomic Vantage 97 Ti and the Dynastar Legend X96 — two stiff, pretty light all-mountain skis. Check out our initial impressions of both.

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Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the Blizzard Brahma for Blister

Deep Dive: Blizzard Brahma

We compare the Brahma to the Nordica Enforcer 93, Blizzard Bonafide, Salomon XDR 88 Ti, Head Kore 93, K2 Ikonic 84 Ti, J Skis Masterblaster, Renoun Z-Line 90, and a few other skis.

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We talk about spring skiing in Alaska on the GEAR:30 podcast with Eric Helmbrecht of Powder Hound Ski Shop in Girdwood, Alaska

Spring Skiing & Biking in AK (Ep.17)

We talk to Eric Helmbrecht, owner of Powder Hound in Girdwood, Alaska, about spring skiing in AK, what gear works well in AK’s snowpack and terrain, what new gear he’s most intrigued by, and the growing mountain bike scene around Girdwood and Anchorage.

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Cy Whitling reviews the Armada ARV 106 for Blister

18/19 Armada ARV 106

We’ve now spent a few days on the new ARV 106, and you can check out here our initial on-snow impressions and some comparisons to skis like the ON3P Kartel 108 and K2 Marksman.

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Luke Koppa reviews the Kye Shapes Metamorph for Blister

Deep Dive: Kye Shapes Metamorph

We compare the Metamorph to the Prior CBC, Icelantic Nomad 105, Icelantic Nomad 115, Moment Deathwish, Moment Wildcat, Blizzard Rustler 11, Faction Prodigy 4.0, Nordica Enforcer 115 Free, Nordica Enforcer 110 Free, DPS Foundation Koala 119, Rossignol BLACKOPS Gamer, Dynastar M-Free 118, Volkl Revolt 121, Faction Candide 4.0.

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Blister reviews the Nordica Enforcer 94

2021-2022 Nordica Enforcer 94

As many companies seem to be doing for 20/21, Nordica is updating many of their popular skis. The new Enforcer 94 takes much of the old Enforcer 93’s design and adds a few interesting changes — check out our First Look and Flash Review for more.

Blister reviews the Nordica Enforcer 94

Flash Review: 20/21 Nordica Enforcer 94

Check out our initial on-snow impressions of the new Enforcer 94.

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Drilling for Oil under Moab’s Slickrock Trail? (Ep.16)

Recently, a preliminary proposal from the Bureau of Land Management was put forward to auction the right to drill for oil and natural gas under Moab’s Slickrock Trail, one of the most famous mountain bike trails in the world. How is this possible? And what should each of us be doing to protect our trails? For answers to these questions and to learn what exactly happened with Slickrock Trail, we talked to Ashley Korenblat, the founder of Public Land Solutions.

Jed Doane reviews the Venture Carbon Storm Splitboard for Blister

2020-2021 Venture Carbon Storm Splitboard

Venture designed their Carbon Storm splitboard to handle everything from tight tree lines to big, open faces. While we often hear things like that, we don’t think Venture’s claims are far off. The Carbon Storm is a very versatile, approachable splitboard for the masses — check out our full review.

Sawyer Thomas talks about the Colter Route on Blister's Off the Couch Podcast

Chasing John Colter & Recreating the Colter Route (Ep. 40)

Simply put, the exploits of the explorer, John Colter (who was a member of Lewis & Clarke’s famous expedition), are mind boggling. And in their short film, “Colter: A Legacy of Adventure,” Sawyer Thomas and Riis Wilbrecht set out to venture through the territory John Colter had explored two centuries ago, across some of the most remote terrain in the lower 48 states. So we talked to Sawyer and Riis about John Colter and why they chose this particular adventure; the (serious) difficulty of running, skiing, and trekking through this terrain; the logistics of shooting this film; and more.

Blister reviews the Rossignol BLACKOPS Sender Ti

2021-2022 Rossignol BLACKOPS Sender Ti

Rossignol shocked a lot of us when they announced that they’re killing off their “7” series and replacing it with the very different BLACKOPS collection. Well, we’ve now spent a good chunk of time on one of the new skis, the BLACKOPS Sender Ti — check out our full review & Deep Dive comparisons.

Blister reviews the Rossignol BLACKOPS Sender Ti

Deep Dive: Rossignol BLACKOPS Sender Ti

We compare the BLACKOPS Sender Ti to the Black Crows Corvus, Nordica Enforcer 104 Free, Folsom Blister Pro 104, Fischer Ranger 102 FR, Volkl Mantra 102, Fischer Ranger 107 Ti, Nordica Enforcer 100, ON3P Woodsman 108, ON3P Wrenegade 108, Moment Wildcat 108, Blizzard Cochise, Salomon QST 106, K2 Mindbender 108 Ti, Moment Commander 108, Blizzard Rustler 10, and 4FRNT MSP 107.

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Sam Shaheen and Luke Koppa review the TREW Capow Jacket & Bib for Blister

TREW Capow Jacket & Bib

TREW designed their touring-oriented Capow kit with the help of CAPOW Guiding, and we’ve had two reviewers using it for everything from long days on the skin track to laps in the resort. Check out our full review.

Eric Freson reviews the Moment Commander 118 for Blister

Flash Review: 19/20 Moment Commander 118

Check out Eric Freson’s initial on-snow impressions of Moment’s big gun, the Commander 118.

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Maddie Hart reviews the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36 Trail for Blister

Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36 Trail

The Air Zoom Pegasus 36 Trail is the lightest shoe in Nike’s trail-running lineup, and we’ve come away pretty impressed by it, both for fast races and mellower training runs. Check out our full review.

Luke Koppa reviews the Black Crows Justis for Blister

2021-2022 Black Crows Justis

For 20/21, Black Crows are replacing both their Daemon & Navis with a brand-new ski, the Justis. This new ski is not exactly your traditional, 100mm-wide all-mountain ski — check out our video First Look, writeup, and Flash Review for more.