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We’ve got 2 parts to this episode — first, I talk with Blister reviewer, Sam Shaheen, about the most unusual ski we’ve ever reviewed (and the ski that nearly caused Sam and me to fight), the Renoun Endurance 98. And then Sam and I wrap up with an update on the Scott Scrapper 115.Then I talk with Blister reviewers Sascha Anastas and Kara Williard about women’s ski boots and the problem it can be for good skiers (that happen to have small feet) to find boots that works for them. Having Sascha and Kara weigh in on this is great, since they are both good skiers, and Kara also happens to be very good bootfitter who works at the Boot Doctors in Taos Ski Valley. Sascha has just gone through a pretty extensive process of trying to find a new boot that really works for her, so she and Kara talk a bit about that, and why Sascha ended up going with the Atomic Hawx Ultra 110 W.TOPICS & TIMES:Renoun Endurance 98 (1:42)Scott Scrapper 115 (16:15)Sascha & Kara's backgrounds (19:30)Sascha & Kara on the problem of women's ski boots (24:50)Atomic Hawx Ultra 110 W (30:28) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Maalis 201839min

ON3P is releasing their entire new ski line early next month. So we talk to ON3P founder, Scott Andrus, about this decision, then go over every ski in the 18/19 line, including what’s new, what's unchanged, and what’s so new and experimental that Scott didn’t want to talk about it. (But we got him to anyway.) And you can also see all the new 18/19 ON3P graphics in the show notes to this episode on blister.TOPICS & TIMES:Why release the new line next month? (03:20)Kartel 96, 108, & 116 (05:06)Magnus 90 & 102 (08:16)Wrenegade 96, 108, & 114 (12:41)New *Metal* Wrenegades (15:59)Jessie 96 & 108 (20:47)Women’s Billy Goat? (22:34)Billy Goat - and the 2 skis that originally inspired it (24:24)Graphics & Scott’s all-time favorite ON3P graphic (26:26)ON3P Kid’s Ski: the Charlie Murphy + Scott’s cats (31:45)ON3P snowblades & ON3P monoski? (34:15)Cease & Desist (35:36)The Super Goat (37:25)Experimental New Project - The St. Lucas (39:46)Touring Skis: available “Tour” layups of the Kartels, Wrens, and Billy Goats (46:58) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Maalis 201850min

We discuss a bunch of the brand new ski equipment we've been testing at Telluride, including the Line Sakana, ON3P Wrenegade 114, Faction Dictator 4.0, Rossi Soul 7, the new Atomic-Salomon SHIFT binding, and more.TOPICS & TIMES: A recap of Telluride, plus JE getting back on snow - and heli skiing (1:23)Rossignol Soul 7 HD & Blizzard Rustler 11 (5:00)Line Sakana (10:30)ON3P Wrenegade 114 (12:45)Faction Dictator 4.0 (15:00)Atomic / Salomon SHIFT MNC binding (18:55)Black Crows Daemon (23:20)Volkl Mantra M5 & Blizzard Bonafide (26:30)Renoun Endurance 98 (29:31)ON3P Kartel 108 (35:55) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Maalis 201840min

We talk to the CEO and head designer of Moment Skis, Luke Jacobson, about Moment's lineup for next season — what’s new, what's unchanged, and what's tweaked — and we cover everything from touring skis, kid's skis, women’s skis and even … the Chief Commander.TOPICS & TIMES:On Moment athlete - and current Olympian - David Wise winning X Games SuperPipe (1:12)The 18/19 Moment lineup: the revised Deathwish (4:55)Meridian 107 & 117 (10:18)PB&J - “unchanged but changed” (10:42)Wildcat & Wildcat Tour (13:08)Commander 98 and Commander 108 (17:06)“Women’s” skis - Hot Mess, Sierra, Bella (28:58)The Carson (and Zephyr) - Moment’s kid's ski (31:34)Touring Skis - Deathwish Tour 106 & Wildcat Tour (35:40)Meridian Tour (37:25)The Chief Commander! (40:30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 Helmi 201842min

We talk to blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about some of the powder skis he’s been reviewing recently in Alaska and Japan, including the Faction Prime 4.0, the Black Diamond Helio 116, and the DPS Spoon.And then we talk to Jeremy Cole, owner of Alpine Sports, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is one of our Blister Recommended Shops. Jeremy and I cover 3 topics: new gear; some of his favorite price-point boots & skis, and some real-world issues surrounding boots, bindings, and bench test results.TOPICS & TIMES:Join us in Telluride the weekends of February 24, March 10, March 17 (2:11)Paul Forward on the DPS Spoon, Faction Prime 4.0, Black Diamond Helio 116 (3:01)Jeremy Cole, owner of Alpine Sports, Santa Fe, New Mexico (20:31)As a buyer, what were some of the most intriguing new products you saw at OR/SIA (21:52)Bang for the Buck: some of Jeremy’s favorite price-point boots & skis (27:02)Bench Test Results: real-world issues around boots + binding compatibility (32:41) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Helmi 201842min

This episode is a roundtable recap from the Outdoor Retailer / SIA show in Denver with five of our editors and reviewers about some of the most interesting new gear we saw at the show.We hope you’d been following us along on instagram, because we put up about a hundred Insta stories that captured pretty well the highlights of what we were seeing. So if you aren’t following us on instagram, you can find us at @blisterreview.For this round table conversation, I was joined by reviewers Sascha Anastas, Kristin Sinnott, Sam Shaheen, and Luke Koppa. We talk about a ton of gear, so check our show notes to this episode (below) or on your phone if you want to jump around in our conversation.TOPICS & TIMES:Thoughts on the new combination of OR and SIA (2:10)Trade Show Awards - They're Still Dumb (7:00)Women’s ski trends (8:20)New developments from Gore (11:18)Tecnica’s new Zero G boots (14:00)Mogul Skis (16:48)Lightweight Inbounds Ski Boots: HEAD Kore LYT, K2 Recon 130, Hawx Ultra 130, Nordica Pro Machine (17:11)Lightweight AT Boots: HEAD Kore boot, Fischer Ranger Free, Rossignol All Track LT (20:48)Ski Bindings: G3 Zed, Marker Alpinist, Black Diamond / ATK (23:06)New Skis: Volkl Mantra M5, Rossignol Experience 94, Atomic Vantage 97, Armada Invictus 99, Blizzard Rustler 9 & Sheeva 9, Armada Trace 98, new Line Pandora (26:18)New Light & Playful Skis: Atomic Backland 107, Scott Scrapper 105, Atomic Bent Chetler 120 & 100 (31:16)Products We’d Most Want to Steal (33:11)Outerwear: the most intriguing pieces we saw (39:46)New Avi Pack: the Scott Backcountry Patrol AP 30 (46:15)This episode is presented by Marble Brewery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Tammi 201850min

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Black Crows co-founder, Camille Jaccoux, and head ski designer, Julien Regnier. Here, we get into the topic of women-specific skis, then go over what’s new in the Black Crows 18/19 lineup before it gets unveiled in Denver next week at the SIA tradeshow.You can check out Part 1 of our conversation with Camille and Julien about the history and trajectory of the Black Crows on the Blister Podcast (episode 64), and here is Part 2:TOPICS & TIMES:The Black Crows approach to “women-specific” skis (2:12)The Black Crows Arto and Vertis (12:50)The difference between the 16/17 Atris and the current Atris (13:27)Julien’s take on mount points (21:39)The redesigned Corvus (24:19)The redesigned Camox Freebird (25:45)The new Solis (26:55)Camille on the new Black Crows apparel (29:37)This episode is presented by Marble Brewery. Check out their Reserve Ale that we talk about in the intro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Tammi 201833min

Back in 2010, Sebastian Steinbach had the crazy idea to go against traditional European ski culture and open a freeride-specific shop in Munich, Germany. Black Sheep Sports became one of the first dedicated freeride shops in Europe, and it has since evolved into one of the best freeride and backcountry shops in the Alps — which is why Black Sheep is on our list of Blister Recommended Shops.Blister senior editor, Sam Shaheen, was in Munich earlier this season to talk with Sebastian about how Black Sheep got started, the ski culture in Europe vs the ski culture in North America, and about some of Sebastian’s current favorite skis and boots for skiing in Europe.TOPICS & TIMES:Justin Bobb on his favorite Marble beer, Marble Red Ale (1:23)Why the name "Black Sheep"? (7:50)The crazy idea of opening a freeride shop in Europe (11:16)European race & ski touring culture vs freeride culture (14:56)Off-Piste Skiing & Resort Boundary Lines — US vs Europe (18:49)For skiing in the Alps, which skis & brands are you currently high on? (25:21)Which ski boots are you most excited about? (32:48)Interlude: Breakfast Beer! (36:12)Back to ski boots & ski bindings (36:48) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Joulu 201744min