Blister Labs: AI, Machine Learning, & Ski Reviewing
Dr. Sean Humbert is back to provide an update on our ski testing at Blister Labs; discuss the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning for product reviewing and ski recommendation eng...
27 Jan 202338min
Year of the BOA? Atomic’s Matt Manser on New Ski Boots, Liners, & BOA Systems
Matt Manser is back to go deep on the just-unveiled 23/24 Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD (and Hawx Ultra XTD BOA GW); the new Hawx Ultra XTD Mimic Professional liner; the all-new Atomic Backland XTD; and why w...
20 Jan 20231h 53min
Shop Talk: Powder7 + ‘Crashes & Close Calls’
Jonathan talks about shop life, gear, the price of single-day lift passes, and more with Alex and Matt from Powder7 in Golden, Colorado. Then Blister bike editor, David Golay, joins Jonathan to tell h...
13 Jan 20231h 20min
Jeremy Jones on the Evolution of Snowboard Design
Today we’ve got a masterclass on the history and evolution of snowboard design with Jeremy Jones, as well as Jeremy’s own philosophy behind product creation and refinement at Jones Snowboards. Jeremy ...
6 Jan 20231h 19min
Shop Talk: Outdoor Gear Exchange, Burlington, VT + Crashes & Close Calls
We’re talking ski gear, customer trends, & sustainability initiatives (from the POV of a shop owner) with Mike Donohue of Outdoor Gear Exchange, our Blister Recommended Shop in Burlington, Vermont. An...
30 Dec 202249min
Reviewer Reports + Crashes & Close Calls
Jonathan Ellsworth, Luke Koppa, Kara Williard, and Dylan Wood discuss some of the notable gear they’ve been reviewing this season. They also discuss Christmas quesadillas; whether it’s okay to put swe...
23 Dec 20221h 14min
Blister Labs: Travis Hainsworth on Soft Robotics, MoCap, & Wheelsets
Travis Hainsworth is a whole lot of fun. And when he’s not out on his highly questionable one-ski quiver, he’s busy being the associate director of the Western-CU Boulder Computer Science Program her...
16 Dec 20221h 6min
Heritage Lab Skis, with Marshal Olson
Too often, passionate skiers have to mourn the discontinuation of our all-time favorite ski designs. So Marshal Olson started Heritage Lab Skis to fix that. In this conversation, we talk with Marshal ...
9 Dec 202252min
