Blister Summit ‘26 Preview, Big Announcements, & Reviewer Reports
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Blister Summit ‘26 Preview, Big Announcements, & Reviewer Reports

Monoskis! Snowblades! Price Drops! Jonathan talks with Luke Koppa and Kristin Sinnott about some big announcements about our upcoming Blister Summit, and Otto Solberg joins us to give an up-to-date conditions report from the Bird. We also talk about the great-looking forecast, and we go through some of the gear we’re most excited to get on — and get you on.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Current Conditions at Snowbird (4:58)

The Forecast! (11:18)

Important Info (16:05)

New Discounted Price (21:51)

Companies Attending (24:31)

Another Dan Abrams Story (35:58)

Salomon QST (41:03)

Salomon and Kastle (42:20)

Faction (46:34)

HEAD and DPS (48:33)

Nordica and Scarpa (54:18)

ZipFit and Product Purchasing (55:35)

Elan (56:57)

Zirkel (57:31)

Snowboard Brands (58:31)

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