New Skis, Ski Boots, & Gas-Station Food
Luke and Jonathan discuss new skis, ski boots, liners, and apparel from Faction, Salomon, ZipFit, Dynastar, Renoun, Majesty, Strafe, Lange, and more. Plus gas-station food and owls.TOPICS & TIMES:New Ski / Prototype (5:41)Gas-Station Food (10:31)192cm & 182cm Dynastar M-Free 108 (20:19)Majesty Skis Dirty Bear XL (24:09)Renoun Endurance 98 vs. 88 (27:36)Faction La Machine Mega, Mana 2 & 3, Dancer 2 & 3 (31:26)Clarification: Lange RS vs Lange RX (36:00)ZipFit GFT touring liner (39:08)Salomon S/Lab MTN Summit (43:43)Apparel: Strafe Recon Kit, Strafe Nomad, & Flylow Knight Anorak (48:11)What We’re Celebrating (53:05)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: Bentgate MountaineeringBlister ‘Crash Course’ Video: SnowbladingBlister Summit Panel SessionsSubscribe to our Newsletter & Gear GiveawaysBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff the Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Apr 202258min
Bode Miller on his new Peak Skis; the Winter Olympics; & More
We talk with Bode Miller about his new company, Peak Skis and their new “Keyhole Technology”; revolutionizing ski manufacturing; his vision for Scarpa ski boots; his take on the Winter Olympics; and a whole lot more.TOPICS & TIMES:Bode on the Winter Olympics (3:30)Peak Skis (10:07)Peak skis line up: 6 models (14:40)“Keyhole Technology” (18:23)Scarpa ski boots partnership (30:45)Crystal Ball: Peak Skis in 10 years? (39:25)Alpine-X (48:58)More on Peak Skis (59:51)What We’re Celebrating (1:05:44)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: mountainFLOWGEAR:30, ep 163: Bode on Ski Design, Boots, & OpticsBlister Podcast, ep 154: Bode on Education, Mental Prep, & TechnologyBlister Summit Panel SessionsSubscribe to our Newsletter & Gear GiveawaysBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff the Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Apr 20221h 8min
Gear West on Current Trends + New Ski & Snowboard Gear
We’re talking new gear and gear trends with Lucas Evans and Jeff Perry of Gear West, our Blister Recommended Shop in Long Lake, Minnesota.TOPICS & TIMES:Shop overview & Lucas & Jeff’s backgrounds (2:30)Consumer interest this season? (8:42)Splitboarding performance vs solids (10:46)Uphill skiing (15:12)Nidecker’s new binding (21:58)Skis, ski boots & flex patterns (25:05)Unisex vs. women’s specific skis (38:30)RELATED LINKS:Our previous Gear West GEAR:30 podcastBlister Summit Panel SessionsSubscribe to our Newsletter & Gear GiveawaysBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideOUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff the Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Apr 202255min
McKenna Peterson & Jed Yeiser on Developing Skis; the Blister Alpine Binding Test; & More
Jonathan Ellsworth was in the Cascade mountains of Washington this week with K2 skier, McKenna Peterson, and K2 ski designer, Jed Yeiser, and after a great day of skiing, we sat down to talk about ski developing and prototyping; ski testing; our ski-binding shootout; biathlons; flip flips; & books.TOPICS & TIMES:Skiing the Cascades (6:05)Arc — K2's R&D Center (9:42)Testing conditions / the snow (20:50)K2 Dispatch 120 (29:39)The testing process (31:29)Our alpine ski binding shootout (38:40)Flip flops (50:14)Biathlon (54:35)Books & WiFi passwords (59:30)What We’re Celebrating (1:06:28)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: mountainFLOW Eco WaxEpisode Sponsor: Powder Hound, AKStuff We Like (March 2022)Blister Summit Panel: Ski Binding DesignSubscribe to our Newsletter & Gear GiveawaysBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideOUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff the Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 Mars 20221h 9min
Blister Summit Recap & Ski Reviews
Kristin Sinnott, Kara Williard, and Sascha Anastas talk about some of their highlights from the Blister Summit and discuss a bunch of the gear they spent time on from Fischer, Salomon, Dynastar, Renoun, Rossignol, and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Summit Recap & Highlights (3:33)Panel Sessions (10:49)Advice from pros (13:52)The gear demos + discussion with participants (14:47)Skis: Fischer Ranger series (22:27)Salomon Stella 106 (24:42)Dynastar E-Pro 99 Women’s (26:57)Renoun Endurance 98 (28:26)Rossignol Sender 104 TI (29:42)Differences in skis & what was available (31:14)Boots, apparel, & backcountry skiing (33:24)What We’re Celebrating (40:40)RELATED LINKS:Subscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / NewsletterBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideEp. 186: Luke & Jonathan on 12 New Skis from the Blister SummitCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTSBlister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Mars 202244min
Gear Myths & More w/ Cody Townsend
Cody and Jonathan review some news, then talk about 5 gear myths; cookware; coffeemakers; & more.TOPICS & TIMES:Diversity, Fairness, & the Olympics (10:10)Equal Pay: USA Soccer (17:36)Gear Myths Myth 1: Stiff boots (20:36)Myth 2: Light gear (or heavy gear) is always better (30:51)Myth 3: You need 100% waterproof apparel (41:41)Interlude: Cookware (49:50)Myth 4: High DIN settings (57:13)Myth 5: Less-advanced skiers are fine skiing anything (1:04:53)What We’re Celebrating (1:11:51)What We’re Reading & Watching (1:13:52)Moccamaster vs. Jura (1:23:45)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: Willi’s Ski ShopsSubscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / NewsletterBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideBlister Podcast: Benj Alexander’s Bid to Become Jamaica’s 1st Olympic Alpine Ski RacerCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTSBlister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Mars 20221h 30min
12 New Skis from the Blister Summit
Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth give a quick recap of the Blister Summit, then discuss a dozen of the skis we spent time on at the event.TOPICS & TIMES:Blister Summit (3:20)New (pink) Flylow gear (9:32)Kastle ZX115 (11:21)Moment Wildcat 116 (14:01)Fischer Ranger 102 & 108 (16:19)Wagner 109 & Will’s custom 105 (20:49)Line Blade Optic 114 (27:31)Icelantic Saba Pro 117 (30:04)K2 Dispatch 120 (33:11)K2 Dispatch 110 (35:11)Rossignol Sender 104 Ti vs 106 Ti (37:15)What We’re Celebrating (42:19)RELATED LINKSEpisode Sponsor: Vertical PlaygroundOur GEAR:30 episode with VPGSubscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / NewsletterBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTSBlister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Mars 202249min
Blister Summit Panel Session Topics & Speakers + Product Design & Innovation
Today we’re giving you an update on the topics we’ll be discussing at our upcoming Blister Summit, and telling you who the athletes, founders, product designers, and snow safety experts are that we’ll be discussing these things with. Then, in case you missed it, we’re reposting one of our favorite conversations we’ve ever had on product design in innovation, which ran previously on our Off The Couch podcast. It’s a must-listen for anyone interested in design and innovation.TOPICS & TIMES:Summit A, Feb 21st (0:40)How We Review Gear (2:48)Ski Bindings (3:15)Athlete Panel (4:51)Ski Design (5:28)Blister Labs (8:10)AUA: Ask Us Anything (9:37)Summit B, Feb 25th (10:09)How We Review Gear (10:10)Ski Boot Design (10:45)Backcountry Safety & Safety Eqpt. (12:11)Athlete Panel (14:31)Women in the Ski Industry (16:52)Product Design & Innovation (19:33)What is Speedland? (24:27)Nike Basketball (26:32)Kevin Fallon’s background (29:09)Dave Dombrow’s background (32:51)How did you get jobs at Nike, Under Armour? (36:04)Why do brands fail at moving into other product categories? (48:24)Starting Speedland (53:56)Trail shoe design (58:57)Incorporating dual BOA dials (1:08:45)Pricing & Value (1:13:59)Removable carbon plate (1:18:02)1st shoe: SL:PDX (1:19:56)Speedland’s ‘Give Back’ program (1:26:07)Optimizing for specific environments (1:27:37)Price & Hyper Performance (1:29:28)runspeedland.com (1:33:26)RELATED LINKSDrew Petersen’s film, Ups + DownsBlister Summit RegistrationSubscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / NewsletterBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTSBlister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Feb 20221h 36min
