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GEAR:30 BLISTER
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GEAR:30 is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the details of the most interesting and innovative outdoor gear. You'll hear BLISTER reviewers discuss the gear they're testing, as well as product designers, professional athletes, and some of the gear-obsessed folks from our recommended shops weigh in on gear trends and the equipment they’ve been most impressed with. If you love outdoor gear, you're going to love this podcast.
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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 of Bikes vs Skis is definitely another fun one.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Yeti (5:53)Black Crows vs Revel (9:36)Line Skis (12:10)Propain Bikes vs. Line Skis (18:54)Season Skis & Snowboards (20:08)DPS (22:11)Ibis (28:07)Commencal (35:22)Kids Gear (40:11)Elan (41:51)Icelantic (43:50)Evil (49:45)4FRNT (52:03)RMU (54:00)Rocky Mountain Bikes (59:10)Norco (1:01:20)Scott (1:04:49)Orbea (1:06:51)Heritage Lab Skis (1:07:33)Crashes & Close Calls (1:15:15)What We're Celebrating (1:19:41)RELATED LINKS:
Blister Summit RegistrationBLISTER+ MembershipThis Week’s Gear GiveawayBikes vs Skis, 4th Edition (2023): Part 1Bikes vs Skis, 4th Edition (2023): Part 2Bikes vs Skis, 3rd Edition (2021): Part 1Bikes vs Skis, 3rd Edition (2021): Part 2Bikes vs Skis, 2nd Edition (2020): Part 1Bikes vs Skis, 2nd Edition (2020): Part 2Bikes vs Skis, 1st Edition (2018): Part 1Bikes vs Skis, 1st Edition (2018): Part 2OUR OTHER PODCASTS
Off The CouchGEAR:30Blister PodcastCRAFTEDHappy Hour (for Blister Members)
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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, present, and future of ski bindings. We get their thoughts on “acceptable use” for certain bindings; the “Age of Confusion” surrounding different binding designs; being “handcuffed by standards” and thinking about the binding / boot / ski interface as a whole; what we should (or should hope to) expect from bindings in the future, and much, much more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Intros & Backgrounds (5:56)“Acceptable Use” for Certain Bindings (12:49)“Age of Confusion” re: Designs & Standards (21:58)Boot / Binding Interface Challenges & Future (34:22)Release & Retention: Alpine vs. Touring Bindings (43:40)“Ideal Systems” for Bindings, Boots, & Skis? (1:00:25)Advice re: Wear, Tear, & Icing (1:09:07)What We’re Celebrating (1:17:22)RELATED LINKS
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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 latest edition of Bikes vs. Skis. Check it out, and let us know your current answers to these questions.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Best Bang for The Buck: Bike (7:22)
Best Bang for The Buck: Skis (10:39)
Most Dialed & Complete Lineup? (14:51)
Who Holds the ‘Cool Kids’ Belt? (22:52)
Specific Bike the Cool Kids are On? (28:35)
Most Coveted Bikes & Skis (31:11)
Flying Under The Radar? (41:32)
Brand that Other Co’s Would Switch Places With (47:51)
Most Overhyped? (55:40)
Who Has the Most Brand Loyalty? (1:01:04)
Who Would You Buy Stock in Today? (1:05:04)
Crashes and Close Calls (1:19:15)
What We’re Celebrating (1:22:31)
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Episode Sponsor: Gear West
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VIDEOS: Blister Summit Panel Sessions & Brand Lineups
See all of our Blister Recommended Shops
Bikes vs Skis, 3rd Edition (2021): Part 1
Bikes vs Skis, 3rd Edition (2021): Part 2
Bikes vs Skis, 2nd Edition (2020): Part 1
Bikes vs Skis, 2nd Edition (2020): Part 2
Bikes vs Skis, 1st Edition (2018): Part 1
Bikes vs Skis, 1st Edition (2018): Part 2
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Safeback SBX: A New Avalanche Survival System
If you spend any time — inbounds or in the backcountry — skiing or riding in avalanche terrain or near tree wells, then you need to listen to this episode. Because we’re talking about a new system designed to increase your chances of survival if buried in an avalanche or tree well: the Safeback SBX. Our guest is Tor Berge, the CEO of the Norwegian company, Safeback, and Tor and I have a wide ranging conversation about avy gear in general, while also diving deep into the development process of their SBX system and exactly how it works. There’s lots of good food for thought in this one.
TOPICS & TIMES:
What sparked the idea? (2:49)Buying More Time while Buried (6:40)Defining the Problem: Trauma & Asphyxia (9:52)Activating the System (15:41)Integration: Backpacks, Vests, & Airbags (17:33)Difficulty of Development (28:55)Which snow type is best for O2 Circulation? (34:45)JE’s Experience in Argentina (38:17)Surprising Findings in Development? (41:31)Certification Process (43:38)Tree Wells (49:19)Price (55:16)Crashes & Close Calls (57:19)What We’re Celebrating (1:02:54)RELATED LINKS
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Powder Ski Design w/ Folsom's Mike McCabe
Today we’re talking about skis built for the deepest of days, the ones we dream about — and the kind that Mike McCabe and Jonathan Ellsworth were fortunate enough to ski recently in Alaska. And if you’ve ever heard someone say, “All skis are great in pow,” well, they’re here to blow up that notion. So what design elements work best in deep snow? What about low-angle terrain vs. steeper terrain? How wide is too wide? Is a softer flex pattern better? They discuss all of this and more.
TOPICS & TIMES
What did you learn in Alaska? (4:01)Rethinking Ski Length (8:18)Width (9:32)Misconceptions about Skiing Deep Snow (12:10)Snow Variability (16:59)Steep Terrain & Other Variables (22:19)Folsom G-Wagon (29:47)Folsom Rapture & Low-Angle Deep Snow (38:10)Figuring out Scale in AK (42:40)Slope Angles & Ski Design (46:20)R&D Trip / Pinnacle Conditions (57:00)Mike’s ‘Crashes & Close Calls’ Story (1:03:17)What We’re Celebrating (1:10:22)RELATED LINKS
Episode. Sponsor: Outdoor Gear ExchangeBlister Summit 2024 RegistrationBLISTER+ MembershipBLISTER+ Real World TestimonialsVIDEOS: Blister Summit Panel Sessions & Brand LineupsSee all of our Blister Recommended ShopsCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:
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Coalition Snow: 10 Years of Skis & Snowboards, 23/24 Lineup, & More w/ Founder & CEO, Jen Gurecki
Kara Williard speaks with Coalition Snow founder and CEO, Jen Gurecki, about running a ski and snowboard brand owned and operated by women that designs products for everyone; what the evolution of these business goals has looked like; their brick-and-mortar storefront; “Far Out” trips around the world; inclusive initiatives designed to grow snowsports and build a lasting community; Coalition's 23/24 ski and snowboard lineup; what needs to happen for the ski industry to survive and thrive; Jen’s goals for the future; and more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
So Much Powder (3:03)Founding Coalition Snow (5:20)Skis by Women, for Anyone (11:45)The Evolution of the Brand (17:09)The Team at Coalition Snow (22:01)Far Out: Retail Space (24:45)Far Out Trips & Jen’s Guiding Experience (28:17)Indigenous Backcountry Scholarship (34:43)Coalition Clubhouse (37:26)The 2024 Ski Lineup (39:08)The 2024 Snowboard Lineup (43:53)Survival of the Industry (46:00)Looking Ahead (52:11)RELATED LINKS:
Episode Sponsor: Gear West: Our Blister Recommended Shop Blister Summit 2024 RegistrationBlister + Spot MembershipBlister + Spot Real World TestimonialsVIDEOS: Blister Summit Panel Sessions & Brand LineupsSee our list of Blister Recommended ShopsCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:
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Heritage labs - episode 226
Nice Frost reference! It made that episode my favorite podcast ever!
Zipfits are THE BEST
I can’t believe that Jeff said “boot manufacturers don’t consider leg and foot morphology when they design a liner” (at 9:42). What a stupid statement. They have to consider morphology in more carefully then designing a Zipfit because of the fact that the cork in a Zipfit will conform to just about any shaped foot/ lower leg. I’ve been fitting ski boots for more then 40 years and selling Zipfits for over 20 years. (We are the 3rd largest Zipfit in the US and we a city shop) As evidence to this fact, once I accidentally put two left Zipfits on a customer’s feet and the customer could not tell any difference. He loved them! I did not discover the problem until the very end of the selling process.And it’s all because the cork has such a tremendous ability to conform to just about any shaped foot, even a right foot in a left liner. There is no way you could do that with a stock liner. I love how Johnathon picked up on Jeff’s statement and asked Kara to be the “devil’s advocate”, but she totally soft peddled it. Jonathon should have just called out Jeff’s completely retarded statement. I’m definitely not ragging on Zipfits. I think they are absolutely THE BEST product in all of skiing and have told Sven that more then once! Thanks Gary Helm of Sun Valley ski shop San Mateo, CA PS. I ordered the Fischer RC4 Zipfit so that I could check out the Zipfit. And I was happy to see that it is actually better than stock Zipfits. 1) the laces are thinner. 2) the lace lock is much more sophisticated 3) they have a removable Velcro rear spoiler 4) they’ve removed the liner power strap 5) everything else is the same
Deep Dive on Bootfitting...Totally
When I saw the episodes about bootfitting I was excited because I had horrible fitting boots for years. So, like I listened to the first two episodes with Kara and Sam and I have to say it was totally great. Like totally. Like they gave out like a lot of super impor-ant information and it was like hard to describe how like totally informing it was. I like learned a lot of like totally impor-ant things that I've never known about bootfitting so it was totally worth my time. I mean totally worth it. I would like highly recommend anyone that's like totally interested in like bootfitting to like totally listen to it.