Your Questions, Our Buyer’s Guide, & Luke’s Cry for Help
Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth answer listener gear questions; share some info about our new winter buyer’s guide; and Luke shares with us some good news, but also presents new reasons for us to wo...
3 Sep 20211h 1min
Shop Talk: Spokane Alpine Haus
We’re talking with Rachel and Drew Harding, the owners of The Spokane Alpine Haus, about the ski scene in Spokane, Washington; the Alpine Haus’ massive equipment leasing program; interesting ways to d...
27 Aug 202156min
Blister Summit Panel on Ski Design
Today we are airing the panel session on ski design that we held at the Blister Summit. We talk to the designers behind the skis from Blizzard, Folsom Custom Skis, Rossignol, Dynastar, and Wagner Cust...
20 Aug 20211h 17min
A Very Deep Dive on Coffee
You had to know we’d do this, right? We’re doing a deep dive on coffee with Sam Higby of First Ascent. We discuss the difference between good and bad instant coffee; light roasts vs. dark roasts (and ...
13 Aug 20211h 15min
The Pro’s Gear: Chris Davenport
Chris Davenport walked over to Blister HQ from Aspen to talk about how he thinks about ski gear and his own personal preferences. We also discuss monoskiing; which gear he is most and least picky abou...
6 Aug 20211h 5min
Andrew Alexander King’s Denali Expedition & the Gear He Used
Andrew Alexander King tells us about his experience on Denali and some of the most important gear he used.TOPICS & TIMES:The planning (1:32)The Between Worlds Project (3:32)The training (5:51)The surp...
31 Juli 20211h 8min
Sam Shaheen’s Denali Expedition & the Gear He Used
This spring, Sam Shaheen and four of his friends took on the very big challenge of a Denali expedition. So in this conversation, we get the debrief from Sam, discuss what he and his crew learned in th...
23 Juli 20211h 4min
Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 5: WaveCel
This week we’re talking with the co-founder of WaveCel, Dr. Steve Madey. We discuss the origins of and the development of WaveCel; Steve makes what might be the best case we’ve ever heard about why ro...
16 Juli 202143min
