Kara Williard, Dylan Wood, and Luke Koppa review the Armada ARW 106 UL for Blister

2022-2023 Armada ARW 106 UL

The ARW 106 UL is a playful ski offered in lengths ranging from 164 cm all the way to 188 cm, meaning there are a whole lot of skiers who could potentially enjoy it. We had three reviewers testing it out this season — check out all of their thoughts in our full review.
Paul Forward reviews the Norse Freeride for Blister

2021-2022 Norse Freeride

Norse is a relatively new company that launched with two skis, including the 110mm-wide Freeride, which is designed for soft snow — whether that's found in a resort or in the backcountry. Check out our full review.
Dylan Wood & Luke Koppa review the RMU North Shore YLE 110 for Blister

2022-2023 RMU North Shore YLE 110

The RMU YLE 110 blurs the lines between fat powder skis and more versatile all-mountain skis, and it's proven to be a blast in the right conditions and terrain. Check out our Full Review & Deep Dive comparisons to see if it'd be right for you.
Dylan Wood and Luke Koppa review the Head Kore 111 for Blister

2022-2023 Head Kore 111

The newest member of Head's Kore line, the Kore 111 is a ski that's both very agile and very supportive, making it a very appealing soft-snow option for aggressive, dynamic skiers. Check out our Full Review & Deep Dive comparisons for more.
Dylan Wood and Luke Koppa review the Black Crows Anima for Blister

2022-2023 Black Crows Anima

After two seasons on it, the latest version of the Black Crows Anima has proven to be a pretty versatile, wider ski for a broad range of skiers. Check out our Full Review & Deep Dive comparisons for more info.
Paul Forward reviews the Faction La Machine Max for Blister

2022-2023 Faction La Machine Max

Faction's 126mm-wide La Machine Max turned heads when it first came out, and our reviewer / heli-guide / pow-expert has become a very big fan of it after two seasons. Apparently, he's not the only one, since Faction is also creating a whole new collection of La Machine skis for 22/23. Check out our Full Review & Deep Dive comparisons for more on the widest La Machine and the rest of the new series.
Luke Koppa reviews the Line Blade Optic 114 for Blister

22/23 Line Blade Optic 114

We've been skiing the Blade Optic 114 at the 2022 Blister Summit — check out our initial impressions of this playful freeride ski.

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Blister Summit A 2022: Recap and photo story

22/23 Atomic Bent 110

Update 2.22.22: We just got back on the Bent 110 at the Blister Summit, this time with 8" of new snow. Check out some of our additional impressions.

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Dylan Wood & Luke Koppa review the 4FRNT Hoji for Blister

2022-2023 4FRNT Hoji

The middle ski in Eric Hjorleifson's signature series got a big update this season, and we think the changes make for a notably more versatile ski — whether you use it in the backcountry or at the resort. Check out our full review & Deep Dive comparisons of the Hoji.
Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth review the 2022-2023 Salomon QST 106 for Blister

2022-2023 Salomon QST 106

For the 22/23 season, Salomon is updating one of their most popular skis, and we've been spending a lot of time on the new QST 106. Check out our full review & Deep Dive comparisons.
Luke Koppa and Dylan Wood review the Season Nexus for Blister

Season Nexus Ski

We've spent the last two seasons riding Season's do-everything ski — check out our full review of the Nexus for more on what makes it stand out.
Luke Koppa and Dylan Wood review the RMU Apostle 3.0 106 for Blister

2021-2022 RMU Apostle 3.0 106

The revised Apostle 106 is an exceptionally maneuverable and easy ski, but certain skiers could also really like it for skiing fast and dynamically all over the mountain. Check out our full review & Deep Dive comparisons.
Luke Koppa and Dylan Wood review the DPS Foundation Koala 118 for Blister

2021-2022 DPS Foundation Koala 118

This year DPS updated the big, burly, yet playful Koala 119 that many of us loved. So is the new Koala 118 more of a subtle update, or a different ski entirely? Check out our Full Review & Deep Dive comparisons.
Luke Koppa reviews the RMU North Shore YLE 110 for Blister

21/22 RMU North Shore YLE 110

Here are our initial impressions of RMU's big-mountain pow ski, including comparisons to the RMU Apostle 3.0 106 & Head Kore 111.

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Eric Freson, Luke Koppa, and Jonathan Ellsworth review the 4FRNT Renegade for Blister

2021-2022 4FRNT Renegade

We've now been able to get several reviewers on both lengths of 4FRNT / Eric Hjorleifson's pow ski. Check out our Full Review & Deep Dive comparisons.