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GEAR:30

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55:28

Gear West on Current Trends + New Ski & Snowboard Gear

GEAR:30 ·

2022/04/01

We’re talking new gear and gear trends with Lucas Evans and Jeff Perry of Gear West, our Blister Recommended Shop in Long Lake, Minnesota.TOPICS & TIMES:Shop overview & Lucas & Jeff’s backgrounds (2:30)Consumer interest this season? (8:42)Splitboarding performance vs solids (10:46)Uphill skiing (15:12)Nidecker’s new binding (21:58)Skis, ski boots & flex patterns (25:05)Unisex vs. women’s specific skis (38:30)RELATED LINKS:Our previous Gear West GEAR:30 podcastBlister Summit Panel

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1:09:21

McKenna Peterson & Jed Yeiser on Developing Skis; the...

GEAR:30 ·

2022/03/25

Jonathan Ellsworth was in the Cascade mountains of Washington this week with K2 skier, McKenna Peterson, and K2 ski designer, Jed Yeiser, and after a great day of skiing, we sat down to talk about ski developing and prototyping; ski testing; our ski-binding shootout; biathlons; flip flips; & books.TOPICS & TIMES:Skiing the Cascades (6:05)Arc — K2's R&D Center (9:42)Testing conditions / the snow (20:50)K2 Dispatch 120 (29:39)The testing process (31:29)Our alpine ski binding shootout

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44:12

Blister Summit Recap & Ski Reviews

GEAR:30 ·

2022/03/18

Kristin Sinnott, Kara Williard, and Sascha Anastas talk about some of their highlights from the Blister Summit and discuss a bunch of the gear they spent time on from Fischer, Salomon, Dynastar, Renoun, Rossignol, and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Summit Recap & Highlights (3:33)Panel Sessions (10:49)Advice from pros (13:52)The gear demos + discussion with participants (14:47)Skis: Fischer Ranger series (22:27)Salomon Stella 106 (24:42)Dynastar E-Pro 99 Women’s (26:57)Renoun Endurance 98

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1:30:08

Gear Myths & More w/ Cody Townsend

GEAR:30 ·

2022/03/11

Cody and Jonathan review some news, then talk about 5 gear myths; cookware; coffeemakers; & more.TOPICS & TIMES:Diversity, Fairness, & the Olympics (10:10)Equal Pay: USA Soccer (17:36)Gear MythsMyth 1: Stiff boots (20:36)Myth 2: Light gear (or heavy gear) is always better (30:51)Myth 3: You need 100% waterproof apparel (41:41)Interlude: Cookware (49:50)Myth 4: High DIN settings (57:13)Myth 5: Less-advanced skiers are fine skiing anything (1:04:53)What We’re Celebrating (1:11:51)What

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49:30

12 New Skis from the Blister Summit

GEAR:30 ·

2022/03/04

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth give a quick recap of the Blister Summit, then discuss a dozen of the skis we spent time on at the event.TOPICS & TIMES:Blister Summit (3:20)New (pink) Flylow gear (9:32)Kastle ZX115 (11:21)Moment Wildcat 116 (14:01)Fischer Ranger 102 & 108 (16:19)Wagner 109 & Will’s custom 105 (20:49)Line Blade Optic 114 (27:31)Icelantic Saba Pro 117 (30:04)K2 Dispatch 120 (33:11)K2 Dispatch 110 (35:11)Rossignol Sender 104 Ti vs 106 Ti (37:15)What We’re Celebrating

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1:36:04

Blister Summit Panel Session Topics & Speakers +...

GEAR:30 ·

2022/02/18

Today we’re giving you an update on the topics we’ll be discussing at our upcoming Blister Summit, and telling you who the athletes, founders, product designers, and snow safety experts are that we’ll be discussing these things with. Then, in case you missed it, we’re reposting one of our favorite conversations we’ve ever had on product design in innovation, which ran previously on our Off The Couch podcast. It’s a must-listen for anyone interested in design and innovation.TOPICS & TIMES:Summit

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1:02:26

Reviewer Reports: Custom Insoles, Skis Boots, & Skis

GEAR:30 ·

2022/02/11

Kara Williard spells out the case for custom insoles in your ski boots, and discusses the Blizzard Black Pearl, Volkl Secret 96, & Salomon Stance 88W. Eric Freson talks about his trip to Canada and the WNDR Alpine Reason 120, 4FRNT Renegade, the Lange RX 130 LV, and the Salomon Shift Pro 130. And Luke Koppa talks about the new Line Blade Optic 96, Shaggy’s Ahmeek 95, and Moment Deathwish 104.TOPICS & TIMES:Update: Blister Summit (0:00)Custom Insoles (6:34)WNDR Alpine Reason 120 & 4FRNT

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1:18:21

Boot Fitting & How to Get a Proper Ski Boot Fit

GEAR:30 ·

2022/02/04

How should a ski boot actually fit? What does it feel like to have a “properly fitting” ski boot? And how do you achieve that? We’re discussing these questions and topics with Sebastian Steinbach, who is a boot fitting instructor in Europe for Masterfit University, and the owner of the freeride ski shop, Black Sheep Sports, in Munich, Germany.TOPICS & TIMES:Blister Summit update (2:56)Sebastian’s boot-fitting background (5:37)Biggest Mistake When Buying Ski Boots (12:56)Shell fit (16:37)Alpine

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1:12:59

New 2022/2023 Ski Gear

GEAR:30 ·

2022/01/28

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss a ton of next season’s new products, and some of the most intriguing product categories.TOPICS & TIMES:Lightweight Boots (3:30)Supercapacitor airbags (24:56)Volkl (32:25)Dalbello (39:17)Salomon (41:21)Blister Summit (43:58)Line (45:07)Atomic (48:51)K2 (53:09)Scarpa (56:55)Dynafit (59:17)Faction: from Dictator to Dancer (1:01:03)What We're Celebrating (1:01:49)RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: Bentgate MountaineeringBlister Summit RegistrationSubscribe to

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1:09:56

Shop Talk: Sturtevants, Sun Valley, & a Blueprint for...

GEAR:30 ·

2022/01/21

We were recently in Sun Valley, Idaho, hanging out at Sturtevants, one of our Blister Recommended Shops, and talking with Sturtevants owner, Olin Glenne about Rotarun Ski Area (which could serve as a blueprint for local ski hills in other places); Olin’s lifelong love of skiing; the skiing in and around Sun Valley, and some of his favorite gear.TOPICS & TIMES:Intro & powder skiing (4:30)Rotarun Ski Area (10:00)Sun Valley & coaching McKenna Peterson (14:30)Skiing & DJ’ing

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52:30

Introducing: Blister Labs

GEAR:30 ·

2022/01/18

Today we are excited to introduce you to a very big new initiative at Blister: Blister Labs. Blister Labs is a new partnership between Blister, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the brand-new, state-of-the-art engineering facility at Western Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado. Joining me to talk about why we believe that Blister Labs represents a significant new development in the outdoor industry is Dr. Jeni Blacklock, who is the director of the Rady Partnership Program between CU

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30:49

On our Upcoming Blister Summit

GEAR:30 ·

2022/01/14

Jonathan Ellsworth and Blister Summit director, Kristin Sinnott, discuss the ins and outs of our upcoming Blister Summit; why we’re including free professionally guided backcountry tours; which brands will be there; when to arrive & where to stay; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:What is the Blister Summit? (1:15)Logistics & guided backcountry tours (5:15)When to arrive / more logistics (8:51)Mt Crested Butte (11:45)Where to stay (12:41)Brands that will be there (14:57)Protocols for Covid

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1:07:41

Skiing Austria, Ski-Boot Mods, & the Atomic Redster...

GEAR:30 ·

2022/01/08

Matt Manser, Atomic’s ski boots product manager, is back to discuss Jonathan’s trip; Matt’s Jura coffee maker; our scotch & rye whiskey tasting sessions; skiing Zauchensee and Kitzsteinhorn on the Atomic Redster G9 RS, X9 S, and X9 WB; ski boot terms (and unconditional love); and some modifications we made to Jonathan’s ski boots — which you might want to consider for your own.TOPICS & TIMES:Jura coffee (6:09)Scotch & Rye Whiskey (8:26)Trip Report: Austria (18:27)Skiing the Atomic

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1:16:42

ON3P Skis 22/23 Lineup with Scott Andrus

GEAR:30 ·

2021/12/31

We talk with ON3P Skis founder, Scott Andrus, about what’s been going on at ON3P, and we walk through the brand’s 22/23 lineup of skis.TOPICS & TIMES:Overview of the past year + Scott’s brother (3:45)Supply chain issues & materials (11:21)Custom skis & unisex branding (19:29)Top sheets (26:25)#blameandrus (28:25)Ski Lineup:Park Skis (35:18)Magnus and 1000 Skis (39:27)Jeffrey 110 & 102 (46:11)Woodsman 102 & 110 (50:35)Billy Goat 110 & 118 (57:10)Touring skis (1:04:08)Wrenegade

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1:02:05

Reviewer Reports: Backcountry Ski Touring Gear w/...

GEAR:30 ·

2021/12/25

Paul Forward and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss some of the backcountry gear Paul’s been testing around Girdwood, Alaska, including skis from Moonlight and Movement; bindings from Moment and Dynafit; skins from G3 and Pomoca; and Scarpa boots. We also discuss current trends (fads?) in ski poles, and the underrated value of a good snow saw.TOPICS & TIMES:Deep Pow & Fast GroomersSKIS:Moonlight Cruiser (6:15)Movement Alp Tracks 106 (12:26)BINDINGS:Moment Voyager XIV (13:40)Dynafit Superlite 150

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42:26

MountainFLOW founder, Peter Arlein, on How Ski Wax...

GEAR:30 ·

2021/12/17

MountainFLOW is disrupting the ski and snowboard industries by producing high-performing products that are also biodegradable and more sustainable than the conventional products in their categories. So we talked with founder, Peter Arlein, about the environmental impacts of ski wax; his appearance on Shark Tank; the upcoming ban on fluorocarbon waxes at the highest levels of ski racing; and Peter reveals mountainFLOW’s brand-new product, which we think is going to have another significant impact on

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50:39

Shop Talk: Backcountry Skis, Boots, & Bindings

GEAR:30 ·

2021/12/10

John Weir from Bentgate in Golden, CO, is back to discuss advances in backcountry skis; draw comparisons between some high-profile touring boots; and reassess the pros, cons, & compromises of various AT bindings.TOPICS & TIMES:Update on Bentgate (3:29)Boots: Tecnica Zero G Tour Pro vs Dynafit Radical Pro (8:41)Scarpa F1 LT (19:03)Advances in backcountry skis (22:29)AT Bindings (26:49)“Low Tech” bindings (29:48)Dynafit Rotation bindings (35:21)CAIC fundraiser (39:06)Supply chain realities

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1:07:29

The Pro's Gear: Hadley Hammer

GEAR:30 ·

2021/12/03

We talk to professional skier, Hadley Hammer, about the gear she’s most & least picky about; her own gear preferences; some of the keys to happiness; and we fight about The Queen’s Gambit.TOPICS & TIMES:The Queen’s Gambit (3:04)Binge-listening to GEAR:30 (11:55)What gear are you the pickiest about? (18:03)Inclusion, Diversity, & Ski Boots (22:36)Inbounds skis & ski length (29:56)Hadley’s background (34:12)Backcountry skis: design priorities (38:20)Line Pandora 104 & 110

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1:12:58

Shop Talk: Pulling Back the Curtain on Gear Testing

GEAR:30 ·

2021/11/26

We’re pulling back the curtain on ski testing, and to provide their wealth of experience in this arena are The Ski Monster co-founder & CEO, George Michaelsen, and Matt Berkowitz, who is now the brand director of The Ski Monster and who has participated in too many ski tests to count. We discuss good ways and bad ways to conduct gear tests; how and why The Ski Monster has been able to ramp up the amount of gear testing they’re doing; and why not all gear tests are created equal.TOPICS &

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53:22

Our 21/22 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide

GEAR:30 ·

2021/11/19

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss our 21/22 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide and some corresponding industry trends and category highlights. They also talk snowblades, clarify our Buyer’s Guide ‘Best Of’ Awards, and go on a rant or two.TOPICS & TIMES:Early-season turns & the new Nordica Enforcer 104 Unlimited (6:21)Our new glossy Buyers guide (11:27)Weight Trends (13:25)Unisex vs. ‘women-specific’ trend? (21:56)Alpine ski boots (22:54)Rant: ski stiffness & stability (29:52)Grip Walk

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