In place of a splitboard, the MTN Approach System uses collapsible skis for the ascent. After more winter testing, here's an update from reviewer Jed Doane.
Not every shoe should try to do every thing. The Evolv Astroman is a high-top-style designed with long trad routes in mind, a goal it certainly achieves.
The Salomon Quest 105 is a very good Do-Everything ski with that distinctive Salomon "feel." We'll explain. And geek out about mount points. And make comparisons to the Rocker2 108...
The SI&I Touring System from CAST looks to answer one question: Why choose between the performance of a tech binding and an alpine binding when you can have both?
While some of you were breaking out your bikes and running shoes, some of us were out skiing pow. Alta's open for one final 3-day weekend, and the conditions are fantastic. Get up here.
StepChild Snowboards says that they have "More Heart Than Brains," but their FTW is evidence that they have a good bit of both. It's a playful board that holds up well all over the mountain.
The Jackson Kayak Rock Star absolutely shines as a dedicated park-and-play boat, but expect a learning curve if you're going to be running rivers in it, too.
In addition to writing snowboard reviews for BLISTER, contributing editor Zeppelin Zeerip is helping to make a documentary about a very impressive snowboarder, and an even more impressive person.
We recently reviewed the new 178cm Salomon Stella (104mm underfoot), now for the similar but narrower Lumen (96mm underfoot). So what do you give up and what do you gain by going skinnier?
We dive into paddle sports today with a review of a classic: the Dagger Nomad 8.5—still one of the top designs out there for both river running and creeking.
In part two of our video series, BLISTER reviewer Kevin Bazar talks with Dave Turner of Turner Bikes about the history of Horst link suspension and whether mountain biking is pricing itself into a cost-prohibitive sport.
In the first of this two-part video series, BLISTER reviewer Kevin Bazar sits down with Dave Turner of Turner Bikes to discuss 650b, DH-specific bikes, and events like the Downieville Classic.