BLISTER Ski Reviews

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Recent Ski Reviews

Garrett Altmann reviews the Thule Sonic Alpine Cargo Box, Blister Gear Review

Thule Sonic Alpine Cargo Box

Thule’s Sonic Alpine Cargo Box looks great, doesn’t kill your gas mileage, and will keep your gear clean and dry.

Julia Van Raalte reviews the Fischer Ranger W 98, Blister Gear Review

2018-2019 Fischer My Ranger 98

Fischer has created a hybrid ski for use in the resort and out. Check out where we think the Ranger W 98 is most in its element.

Will Brown reviews the Romp Skis 106, Blister Gear Review.

2015-2016 Romp Skis 106

Romp built two custom skis for Blister from the same mold, but with very different designs. Here’s our review of the second, freestyle-oriented ski.

Will Brown reviews the Moment Tahoe, Blister Gear Review.

2017-2018 Moment Tahoe 96

The Moment Tahoe is no joke. And when it comes to making big turns at very high speeds, we haven’t skied anything that rivals it.

Julia Van Raalte reviews the DPS Wailer 112RP2 Tour1

2019-2020 DPS Wailer 112 Tour1

DPS has released a line of light, touring-specific skis with their new “Tour1” construction, and we’ve been putting in some time on the Wailer 112RP2 Tour1 in Alaska.

Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the Blizzard Spur for Blister Gear Review

2016-2017 Blizzard Spur

Update: we’ve added a 2nd review of the Spur by Paul Forward, conducted while heli & resort skiing in Alaska.

Will Brown reviews the Whitedot Director, Blister Gear Review.

2018-2019 Whitedot Director

For an all-mountain charger of this width, the Whitedot Director is the best we’ve tested in deep powder.

Will Brown reviews the Moment Ghost Train, Blister Gear Review.

2016-2017 Moment Ghost Train

The Moment Ghost Train is a weird looking pow ski that may force us to turn the expression “two-faced” into a compliment.

BLISTER Ski Reviews

2019-2020 Blizzard Cochise

We’ve been A/B-ing the current and the new Blizzard Cochise, so here’s our first review on its soft snow performance.

Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the Whitedot Redeemer for Blister Gear Review

2017-2018 Whitedot Redeemer

The Whitedot Redeemer sits between more playful, forward-mounted pow skis and more substantial, traditionally-shaped skis. The less you feel like choosing sides, the more interesting you’ll find the Redeemer.

Julia Van Raalte reviews the Moment Sierra, Blister Gear Review

2020-2021 Moment Sierra

The Moment Sierra may be one of the best all-mountain skis we’ve reviewed, given its combination of hard snow and soft snow performance.

Paul Forward reviews the Whitedot Redeemer CarbonLite, Blister Gear Review.

2017-2018 Whitedot Redeemer CarbonLite

The Whitedot Skis Redeemer sits favorably in the growing class of ~8 lb-per-pair powder skis, and should be on the radar of anyone who tours for untracked snow, or who just prefers lighter pow skis.