'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' w/ McKenna Peterson & Jed Yeiser (Blister Book Club)

Many of us have daydreamed about starting our own ski or snowboard company, but what’s it like to actually do it? How much does it cost? How do you find customers? We sat down with Doug Bachand of FullSend Ski Co to answer all of these questions, to learn about Doug’s very unconventional journey to starting a ski company; and more.RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: CARVJoin Us! Blister Summit 2024Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+TOPICS & TIMES:CARV (1:33)Blister Summit Update (3:22)Doug’s 1st Time in Mt. Crested Butte (5:15)Why Start a Ski Company? (7:17)Studying Engineering (12:28)Timeline: Starting FullSend (15:45)Financials (22:51)Growing Up in South Dakota (25:07)Investing in Equipment (26:37)Your First Ski Designs (29:07)Blister & Doug meeting at A-basin (31:16)Lessons in Ski Design (37:41)Ski Blades (40:48)Getting Customers (42:49)Where to Learn More re: FullSend? (49:00)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED GEAR:30Bikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jan 202455min

Once again, we are sharing some of our team’s highlights and new year’s resolutions. This is a fun one, and it certainly fills out the picture of the people behind all of our reviews, videos, articles, podcasts, and Blister Summit events. And then tomorrow on our CRAFTED podcast, you’ll get to hear our reviewers talk about the hobbies and crafts they adopted in 2023. (I guarantee that some of the answers will surprise you — perhaps especially, Dylan Wood’s.)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: SkibootRXJoin Us! Blister Summit 2024Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+TOPICS & TIMES:Luke Koppa (5:51)Dylan Wood (13:33)Simon Stewart (22:18)Kara Williard & Jonathan Ellsworth (32:55)Eric Freson (46:48)Sascha Anastas (1:02:52)Kristin Sinnott (1:15:43)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED GEAR:30Bikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Dec 20231h 26min

What things should you consider when you’re wondering about turning a passion into a career? Should you pursue your passions at the cost of relationships? How do you say No to someone if they aren’t the right fit for a project? Angel Collinson is back on the show to dive deep into the topics of passion, curiosity, and boundaries, and how they relate to our favorite pastimes, our careers, and our relationships. RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: Willi’s Ski & BoardJoin Us! Blister Summit 2024Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+TOPICS & TIMES:Why These Topics? (2:40)Passion & Potential Loss of Meaning? (5:34)Can Passion Impede Curiosity? (10:45)What If Your Partner Isn’t on the Same Page? (19:35)Should You Follow Your Passion at the Cost of Relationships? (28:47)What If You Work Hard to Get Somewhere, then Realize It’s Not For You? (37:33)Turning a Passion into a Career: What Things to Consider? (50:31)Purpose & Passion (1:02:45)How to Set New Boundaries? (1:06:43)How to Say No to a Person if They aren’t the Right Fit? (1:11:20)When There are Several Paths, How to Choose One? (1:21:10)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED GEAR:30Bikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Dec 20231h 31min

Last week, we had one of the most accomplished athletes of all time come to Western Colorado University for our Blister Speaker Series. And it was quite an opportunity to get to pick the brain of Courtney Dauwalter and get her thoughts on life and the limits we tend to place on ourselves; her approach to training and competition; how she goes about setting goals; and more.Ultimately, while we’ve watched Courtney’s staggering achievements as she crosses finish line after finish line, setting new course records and accomplishing the seemingly impossible along the way, this conversation makes it clear that her achievements are very much mental victories, and there are takeaways in this conversation that each of us would do well to absorb and implement into our own lives.RELATED LINKS:Join Us! Blister Summit 2024Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+TOPICS & TIMES:Courtney the Mountain Biker?? (4:33)Life Since the Triple?? (7:07)Approach to the Western States & Hardrock Combo (9:35)What Was Harder, the Physical or Mental Aspect of Hardrock? (18:25)UTMB (23:26)Pulling off the Triple (28:44)Training (31:38)Current State of Trail & Ultra Running (42:19)What do You Do When You’re Not Running? (42:56)Running Zegama (45:59)Transitioning from Nordic Skiing to Trail Running (47:59)Which was harder, UTMB or Hardrock? (49:28)Winter Training (50:04)Do you ever focus on time or standings while racing? (50:47)Pushing your Ideas of Limits (52:04)Being Self-Coached & Planning for Efforts (53:38)Dealing with Failures & Setbacks (56:51)Most Fun Race? (58:23)What else do you want to accomplish? (59:49)Advice for New Runners? (1:00:24)Would You Try Triathlons or Bike Races? (1:01:48)Importance of a Support Crew (1:03:19)Close Calls? (1:05:44)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED GEAR:30Bikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Dec 20231h 12min

Cody and Jonathan discuss the 1.1 *trillion* dollar outdoor industry; e-bike bans?; the business of retro sneakers / retro skis; Cody snowboarding; the Most Canadian News; mtn town relationship advice; the greatest burn in the history of Reviewing the News; & more.RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: Bluebird Mountain SportsEpisode Sponsor: OpenSnow.com/BlisterGet Yourself Covered: BLISTER+Join Us! Blister Summit 2024TOPICS & TIMES:Update on the Blister “100” (4:32)Blevins’ Corner: Outdoor Economy, $1.1 Trillion (11:40)Backcountry(.com)’s Wholesale Apparel Line (18:23)New E-Bike “Ban”? (31:06)Retro Sneakers, Retro Skis? (44:06)Most Canadian News (51:42)Mountain Town Advice (57:05)What We’re Reading & Watching (1:10:40)Cody Snowboarding & JE Gets Burned (1:14:51)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED GEAR:30Bikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Dec 20231h 28min

Today we are talking about weather forecasting — as well as finding your people in this dark, cold, and sometimes lonely universe — with two of the weather forecasters from OpenSnow, Bryan Allegretto and Evan Thayer. We discuss last season’s historic winter; how much stock you ought to put into ‘El Nino / La Nina’ predictions; whether the stated snowfall amounts at various ski areas are fake news; all the ingredients that go into the creation of snowfall; and more.TOPICS & TIMES: Recapping Last Winter (6:01)How Accurate is Snow Reporting at Ski Resorts? (8:24)Precipitation Amounts vs Actual Snowfall (13:55)Last Season’s Stats & Records (21:39)What’s the Recipe for Lots of Snowfall? (26:23)El Nino & La Nina (31:00)How Did You Get into Forecasting? (37:13)What are the Responses Like When You Get Forecasts Wrong? (44:56)Building a “Superhero” Team at OpenSnow (48:47)Favorite New OpenSnow Features? (56:54)The Flakes Podcast (59:15)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: Spokane Alpine HausBecome a BLISTER+ MemberJoin Us! 2024 Blister SummitCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED Bikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Nov 20231h 4min

Jonathan and Blister reviewer (and guide, doctor, and bow hunter), Paul Forward, discuss Paul’s first day of the ski season; their recent, respective injuries; Paul’s favorite ski movies; why we need to broaden the tent of who — and what — counts as, “the outdoor community,” and they discuss some ideas and practices that the broader outdoor industry should probably adopt.TOPICS & TIMES:Paul’s 1st Day of the Ski Season (3:16)Injury Updates (6:44)Paul’s Favorite Ski Movies (9:51)The Divide in the Outdoor Industry (17:20)How to Create Broader Consensus & Cooperation (35:29)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: Taos Ski ValleyBecome a BLISTER+ MemberCRAFTED pod: Paul on Traditional Bow HuntingCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED Bikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Nov 202347min

Today, Angel Collinson and Jonathan discuss an experience that every single one of us will deal with at some point in our lives: grief. It’s a topic that we don’t talk much about in outdoor media circles — how to process it, how best to help others who are grieving, etc. And yet, for reasons that are rather painfully obvious to the outdoor community, we clearly need to.TOPICS & TIMES: Why We’re Talking about Grief (4:46)Defining Grief (7:34)Why Now? (11:55)Healthy Grieving (21:36)Grief Practice / Ritual? (24:07)How Do You Turn ‘Grief’ into ‘Growth’ (29:53)Feeling Everything vs. Letting Go (34:18)Grieving a Loved One (45:43)How To Be There for Someone Experiencing Grief? (49:46)How Do You Deal with Being Alone in Your Grief? (54:41)How to Explain Your Feelings to Those Who Haven’t Experienced Grief? (57:06)How to Navigate an Identity Crisis Triggered by Grief (59:49)How Can We Support Someone Who is Grieving? (1:06:00)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: OpenSnow.com/BlisterEpisode Sponsor: Round House Sports CenterBecome a BLISTER+ MemberBlister Open Mic seriesCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:CRAFTED Bikes & Big IdeasOff The CouchGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Nov 20231h 14min