BLISTER Podcast

We’re not sure that anyone loves skiing more than Tyler Curle, and Tyler also happens to be one very hard-charging and versatile skier who has appeared in Matchstick films and TGR films.So for our latest installment of our Up & Coming series, Tyler came out to Crested Butte and we sat down in Blister HQ to talk about growing up skiing at Mt. Rose; starting to help out at Moment Skis at the ripe old age of twelve; his favorite skis, skiers, and ski movies of all time, and a whole lot more.TOPICS & TIMES:Karaoke (1:45)Growing up near Mt. Rose (4:55)Meeting McConkey & Parker White (8:25)Helping at Moment Skis at age 12 (14:55)Injuries? (18:16)Favorite ski movies & edits (19:20)What line have you skied that you’re most proud of? (21:32)Favorite skiers (25:34)Current favorite ski? (31:37)Have any of your ideas for skis been shot down? (33:53)Pain McSchlonkey (38:32) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Des 201946min

When it comes to skiing, product design, filmmaking, and art, few people have exhibited a more distinctive style than Eric Pollard. But for someone who has been working at the forefront of these mediums for about 20 years, we know a relatively small amount about the person behind the products, the films, and the skiing.So in this conversation, we talk to Eric about skiing and art and creating and evolving, and we discuss his soon-to-be-released film and book that share the same title, Drawn From Here.TOPICS & TIMES:Drawn From Here — The Film (1:25)Style (9:07)Defying expectations (12:53)Why “Night Moves”? (16:61)Drawn From Here — The Book (32:22)How the book complements the film (39:34)Skiing, Ski Design, & Ski Names (47:40)Other inputs (1:06:25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Des 20191h 15min

Think you know Lindsey Vonn’s story? Think again. Most of us know Vonn as one of the greatest ski racers of all time — and probably the toughest. But in the new HBO film, Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season, Vonn pulls back the curtain on her career and the steep price of her pursuit of the record for most World Cup wins.In this conversation, we talk to the film’s co-director and Teton Gravity Research co-founder, Steve Jones, about the making of this film; Vonn’s accessibility and emotional vulnerability; the hidden costs of pursuing greatness; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:How did this project come about? (1:57)Vonn’s accessibility & emotional vulnerability (4:50)Bode Miller sums up downhill ski race crashes (12:30)Happiness vs. Greatness (17:18)Why did you start Teton Gravity Research? (22:35)Biggest differences of filming now vs. when you started? (22:55)Favorite directors & recent films? (30:27)Steve’s favorite TGR films (31:40) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Nov 201936min

Jason Blevins of the Colorado Sun broke the story about backcountry.com’s practices around trademark issues, so we talk to Jason about how this story got on his radar; the specifics of what backcountry.com was doing; how common or uncommon these practices are; how backcountry.com has subsequently responded; and what needs to be done going forward.TOPICS & TIMES:How did Jason uncover this story? (2:30)Backcountry.com’s response (6:40)Is this “normal” trademark law practice? (15:40)Stories from two of the targeted companies (20:25)What should we expect going forward? (33:44)Why Jason left the Denver Post (40:48)Starting the Colorado Sun (44:09) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Nov 201953min

In our latest BLISTER Speaker Series at Western Colorado University, Moment Skis CEO, Luke Jacobson, talks about managing the significant growth of this indie brand; manufacturing in Sparks, Nevada; crucial decisions he’s had to make; how he would assess those decisions in hindsight; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:What separates Moment from other “indie” brands (2:55)Luke’s background & start with Moment (4:30)Taking a leap at SIA / Outdoor Retailer (11:25)Becoming CEO, lessons learned (15:55)Marketing do’s and don’ts (29:44)Moment’s biggest growth periods (32:35)How have tariffs affected manufacturing? (36:24)Would it be harder or easier to start Moment today? (38:09)Audience Q&A (Western vs. Proust) (40:14) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Nov 20191h 2min

Fact: we all need to strive to be more like Rachael Burks. Rachael is known for skiing burly lines and her signature backflip, but she is also known for her boundless enthusiasm — and in this conversation, that enthusiasm is on full display. Rachael and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss skiing and Shakespeare; her spot-on impression of Julian Carr; podiuming in a comp on rental skis; her best ski season ever; her abiding love of sweatpants, Star Wars, fantasy novels, Red Bull Rampage, and more. TOPICS & TIMES:Oxford, Shakespeare, & Dirty Sandwiches (2:53)Breaking into the ski industry (9:30)Learning to backflip with Julian Carr (17:10)Competing on rental skis (19:56)Rachael’s best ski season ever (23:42)GREENland Expedition (26:52)Fantasy & Star Wars & Sparkles (32:10)Why Rachael loves Red Bull Rampage (44:10)More books & music (49:32) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Nov 201954min

If the story told in the new film Blink of an Eye weren’t true, nobody would believe it. Friendship, brotherhood, heroes, triumph, tragedy, and redemption are the topics, and we discuss all of them on our latest Blister Podcast with the film’s writer & director, Paul Taublieb.If you are interested in or intrigued by auto racing, you will love this one. And if you have zero interest in NASCAR, then you especially need to listen, for reasons we’ll explain.TOPICS & TIMES:On being a storyteller (3:02)How Paul got into filmmaking (7:19)Producing X Games & freestyle motoX events (15:07)What is Blink of an Eye about? (18:22)Making films about heroes (26:54)Racing as “playing chess at high speeds” (30:04)The emotional rawness of this film (36:49)What separates the best racers from very good ones? (46:00)The (political) importance of being open minded (51:14)How does Blink of an Eye fit with your other work? (1:00:44) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Okt 20191h 5min

When world-renowned climber, Alex Honnold, was looking for a new executive director for his Honnold Foundation, he tapped Dory Trimble. And with the massive success of the film, Free Solo, Dory has guided what started as Alex's small, personal passion project into a rapidly growing nonprofit working on global projects.The aim of the Honnold Foundation is to reduce environmental impact and address inequality by supporting solar energy initiatives worldwide. And in this conversation, Dory unpacks for us what that means, what it’s like working with Alex, how she’s managed the explosive growth of the Honnold Foundation, and she offers excellent advice for anyone interested in getting involved with an organization committed to doing social good.We opened our time at Western by showing this brief film of a project that the Honnold Foundation is currently involved with in Puerto Rico:TOPICS & TIMES:How did you first get involved with the Honnold Foundation? (4:30)How has HF changed? (11:50)Dory’s formative experience with the Peace Core (16:15)The impact of ‘Free Solo’ (18:50)How is working with Alex? (26:55)How do you choose projects to work on? (28:05)Why solar? (33:07)What will HF look like in ten years? (37:55)Advice for those who want to do good in the world? (39:49)Western vs. Proust (45:55) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Okt 20191h 1min