The New Rules of Apparel: PFAS, What’s Changed, & What It Means for You
In this panel conversation from Blister Summit 2025, we discuss why all of your outdoor apparel recently changed — and how that will impact your own experiences.Specifically, we’re talking about the b...
13 Jun 202543min
Ski vs Bike Industry, Part 2: State of Shops; Gear Wins & Fails; & the Future of Each
In past years, we’ve done a series called ‘Bikes vs Skis’ where we’ve posed the question: Which bike company is most like which ski company? But this year, we’re zooming out a bit, and instead are put...
6 Jun 202547min
Ski vs Bike Industry, Part 1: Similarities, Differences, Trends, & the Health of Each
In past years, we’ve done a series called ‘Bikes vs Skis’ where we’ve posed the question: Which bike company is most like which ski company? But this year, we’re zooming out a bit, and instead are put...
30 Mai 202544min
Your Questions: Our Favorite Skis This Season; Big vs Small Brands; Quiver Overlap; & More
Today, you — our prestigious GEAR:30 listeners — provided the questions, and Jonathan Ellsworth and Luke Koppa are offering their answers.Topics include our go-to backpacks for ski-touring; how a give...
23 Mai 20251h 21min
Gearing Up for the Famous Chamonix-to-Zermatt Haute Route
Jonathan talks to BLISTER members, Bobak Farzin and Lukas Friedli, who recently teamed up to take on the famous Haute Route. We talk about their trip; the gear they used; what gear worked well; what w...
16 Mai 20251h 7min
Reviewer Reports: Testing at Palisades, Ski Touring Gear, Favorite Ski Socks & Midlayers
Luke Koppa, Kristin Sinnott, and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss what they’ve been getting up to lately, and the gear they’ve been using to do so. Luke recaps his first trip to Palisades Tahoe, being there...
9 Mai 20251h 9min
What's New in Ski & Snowboard Bindings (Burton, Spark R&D, ATK Bindings, AlpenFlow Design)
What new thoughts and ideas emerge when you bring together in conversation makers of hybrid ski bindings and AT bindings and snowboard bindings and splitboard bindings? Well you’re about to find out, ...
2 Mai 20251h 2min
See Better, Ski Better: the State of Goggle Lens Tech
If you think all goggles are the same, well, think again. At our Blister Summit 2025, Jonathan Ellsworth spoke with Steven Kennedy (Giro), Ted Ligety (Shred Optics), Stefan Stahl (Glade Optics), and G...
25 Apr 202557min
