
Athletes & Product Design
When it comes to gear, how do you balance the specific needs of world-class athletes with those of average skiers and riders?In this conversation from Blister Summit 2023, McKenna Petersen (K2 athlete...
30 Juni 20231h

Rethinking Apparel: WNDR Alpine & Beyond Surface Technologies
Odds are that just about every piece of clothing you own has been applied with some sort of surface treatment, and those (typically petroleum-based) treatments contribute to a significant portion of t...
23 Juni 202350min

Kästle Ski Boots: Origins, Design, & 23/24 Lineup
For decades, Kästle has been making high-end skis for everything from racing to Nordic and skimo. But what sparked their recent launch into the ski boot category? It’s far from a simple process, so Ka...
16 Juni 20231h 8min

New Binding Tech: Tyrolia Protector Bindings with Full Heel Release
Tyrolia’s Protector bindings with “Full Heel Release” is something that every skier ought to know about. Tyrolia calls it “the safest binding we have ever made,” and exactly how it works and how it’s ...
9 Juni 20231h 17min

Ferreol Skis: Reenvisioning Ski Construction
Ferreol is a relatively new company that designs and builds skis in Quebec, and they are working hard to push beyond conventional ski materials and construction. They created their own “Innovation Lab...
2 Juni 20231h 1min

Bikes vs. Skis, 4th Edition (2023): Part 3
Ok, you know the drill. Which ski company is most similar to which bike company? What’s the latest incendiary thing that will come out of Dylan Wood’s mouth? This final installment of our 4th edition ...
26 Maj 20231h 22min

Ski Binding Design with Hoji, Lars Chickering-Ayers, & Giray Dadali
At Blister Summit 2023, we brought together Hoji (Dynafit), Lars Chickering-Ayers (CAST Touring), and Giray Dadali (Daymaker Touring) for an extremely interesting and important discussion on the past,...
19 Maj 20231h 20min

Bikes vs. Skis, 4th Edition (2023): Part 1
Which bike company and which ski company is currently holding the ‘Cool Kids Belt’? Which brand do other companies secretly wish they could trade places with? We debate these questions and more in our...
12 Maj 20231h 24min



















