DPS Skis Founder, Stephan Drake
We talk to DPS Skis founder, Stephan Drake, about the early days of DPS, ski design, and the new DPS ski boot that aims to change skiing as we know it.TOPICS & TIMES:Where did you grow up, and when di...
17 Apr 20171h 3min
New Gear – Powder Skis with Paul Forward
We're talking again with Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, the Alaskan heli guide who we spoke with a couple of podcasts back (Ep. 34). This has shaped up to be a very good winter in the Chugach, so Pau...
7 Apr 201746min
Magnus Granér, X Games Real Ski Gold Medalist
Magnus Granér is different. Funky. We talk to him about his Real Ski win, SLVSH, The Bunch, growing up in Sweden, attending the real Hogwarts School, skiing on Mars, and more...TOPICS & TIMES:Magnus i...
30 Mar 20171h 22min
Sven Coomer, Founder of Zipfit Ski Boot Liners
What is the least understood but arguably most important piece of ski equipment? Ski boot liners. So we talk to ski boot pioneer, Sven Coomer, about why boot liners don’t receive the attention they de...
24 Mar 201758min
Paul Forward — Heli Guide, Doctor, Blister Reviewer
Paul Forward is a lead heli guide for Chugach Powder Guides in Girdwood, Alaska. He is also a physician who works a lot in the arctic village of Kotzebue, just north of the Arctic Circle. And in addit...
16 Mar 20171h 14min
Round Table on Custom Skis — Wagner, Parlor, Folsom
This is a round-table conversation with three custom ski manufacturers about the process of building custom skis, and what “custom” really means. We sat down with Pete Wagner of Wagner Custom Skis, Ma...
13 Feb 201756min
SIA Snow Show 2017 — Overview & Trends
In this episode, we discuss the most intriguing, the most head scratching, and the most bizarre new products for next season that we saw at the SIA tradeshow. Some of the New Products We Discuss:Scarp...
1 Feb 201740min
Warner Nickerson — American Skier, Perpetual Underdog, King of Fun
Warner and I discuss his background; the business of ski racing and ski academies; the thorny issue of sponsorships and athletes skiing on equipment that isn’t a good match for them; and Kitzbuhel.TOP...
19 Jan 20171h 10min
