Win a Touring Prize Package from BCA

The winner of our Gear Giveaway this week will get an awesome prize package from Backcountry Access (BCA), including their Float E2-25 airbag pack, Tracker S rescue package, and new BC Link Mini radio!
Kara Williard reviews the Lange Shadow 115 LV W for BLISTER.

Flash Review: 23/24 Lange Shadow 115 LV W

We’ve been testing Lange’s stiffest women-specific boot in their all-new Shadow series, the Shadow 115 LV W. Check out our initial impressions.

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Kara Williard reviews the Lange Shadow 115 LV W for BLISTER.

2023-2024 Lange Shadow 115 LV W

For 23/24, Lange introduced their new alpine boot lineup – the Shadow series. Check out our First Look for all the details on the stiffest women-specific option, the Shadow 115 LV W.
BLISTER First Look: Forbidden Supernought

Forbidden Supernought

It’s been no secret that Forbidden had a DH bike in the works, but now we know all the details — and you can buy one. Check out the Supernought.
Tool has been developing a stunning-looking made-in-Quebec machined high-pivot Trail / Enduro bike with some radical geometry and design details, and for this week’s episode of Bikes & Big Ideas, we sat down with founder and designer William Boisvert to hear all about it.

Tool on Their Radical Machined High-Pivot Bike (Ep.199)

Tool has been developing a stunning-looking made-in-Quebec machined high-pivot Trail / Enduro bike with some radical geometry and design details, and we sat down with founder and designer William Boisvert to hear all about it.
Blister 2023-2024 reviewer snowboard quiver selections

2-Board Quivers: Reviewers’ Selections (23/24)

Which 2 snowboards and/or splitboards would you pick for all the riding you do in a season? We got answers from several of our snowboard reviewers — check out their selections, and let us know your own!
Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the Volkl Blaze 114 for Blister

Flash Review: 23/24 Volkl Blaze 114

Following a surprise early-season storm, we got back on Volkl's new lightweight freeride ski, the Blaze 114. Here are some initial takeaways from Jonathan Ellsworth.

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Blister 2023 Holiday Gift Guide - Under The Tree

Blister’s Holiday Gift Guide 2023 – Under The Tree

Next up in our 2023 Gift Guide series are the items that our reviewers think will make for awesome additions beneath the tree this holiday season. If you're looking for a gift for the skier, biker, hiker, traveler, or just about any other type of person in your life, check them out!

‘Apocalypse Snow’ with Régis Rolland (Ep.4)

We follow up last week’s conversation about one of the greatest ski & snowboard movies of all time, with the star of Apocalypse Snow, the snowboarding legend and pioneer, Régis Rolland. Régis and Jonathan discuss the making of the film; what interested him in getting on a snowboard in the first place, and Régis kindly answers some of the burning questions we raised about the film in last week’s conversation.
Luke Koppa reviews the Fischer RC4 Pro LV for Blister

Flash Review: 23/24 Fischer RC4 Pro LV

We've been spending time in Fischer's new 140-flex boot — check out our initial impressions, including comparisons to the Lange Shadow, Tecnica Mach1, and the RC4 Pro MV BOA.

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Blister's 2019-2020 Reviewer Quiver Selections

1-Ski Quivers: Reviewers’ Selections (23/24)

After weeks of ski-quiver discussions, we’ve finally arrived at the hardest question of all: what single ski would you use for all the skiing you do? In the last update, we get to hear from Jonathan Ellsworth & Paul Forward. Check out their selections and a bunch of our other reviewers' personal picks.
Luke Koppa reviews the RMU Apostle 96 Pro for Blister

Flash Review: 23/24 RMU Apostle 96 Pro

We just got our first day on the metal-laminate version of RMU's narrower all-mountain ski — here are some initial impressions.

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