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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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41:39

Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 2: Giro / Bell

GEAR:30 ·

2021/06/18

We talk with Rob Wesson about Giro’s approach to various helmet safety standards and certifications; the differences between a $65 helmet and a $260 helmet; the pros and cons of adding a chin bar to a full-face helmet, or a large visor to an enduro bike helmet; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Giro / Bell background + Rob’s background (4:05)Overview of the helmet market & sales (5:05)How Giro handles the different safety certifications & standards (13:00)Where have the biggest advancements in

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1:03:08

Current State of Helmet Tech, pt. 1: Sweet Protection

GEAR:30 ·

2021/06/11

In our new GEAR:30 mini-series, we’re talking to key designers in the world of snowsport and bike helmets to stitch together a current state of helmet tech and helmet R&D.To get things started, we are talking with Ståle Møller, the co-founder of Sweet Protection, about the pros and cons of the two different safety certifications out there; advances in materials & our understanding of head injuries; ventilation; the unique challenges of designing helmets for various activities; and how to

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56:42

A Very Deep Dive on Ski Boots, Part 6: Ski Boot...

GEAR:30 ·

2021/05/28

Matt Manser is back to talk about bike crashes and ski boot suspension.TOPICS & TIMES:Bike crash stories (2:17)Ski-boot suspension (11:43)Damp vs. Plush (14:25)How to achieve good suspension (21:18)Ski bindings (28:08)“Playful” ski boots (30:51)Cuff Test: compression & rebound (36:01)What We're Celebrating (48:52)RELATED LINKS:Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s GuideA Very Deep Dive on Ski Boots, Part 1: Plastics (Ep.54)A Very Deep Dive on Ski Boots, Part 2: Flex Patterns (Ep.55)A Very Deep Dive

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42:19

Old Principles & New Challenges of Apparel Design

GEAR:30 ·

2021/05/14

Carl Moriarty was the Design Director at Arc’teryx, and is currently the Design Director at Rapha. We discuss his background and career in the outdoor industry, then dive into several principles of technical apparel design; the pros and cons of various technologies; the challenge of balancing high performance with sustainability; and how being clear on these things can help us evaluate advertising claims about new pieces.TOPICS & TIMES:From New Zealand to Australia to Vancouver to London

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1:03:52

Ski Touring Gear & Listener Questions

GEAR:30 ·

2021/05/07

Which tech bindings feel the most like alpine bindings? What “very light” skis offer the best suspension and damping? Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth talk about a bunch of ski touring gear they’ve been reviewing and answer a number of your touring-related questions.TOPICS & TIMES:Blister Membership details (0:37)Fischer TransAlp Pro (3:46)DPS Pagoda Tour 100 RP (10:26)Ronin 108 (13:21)Weston Summit (16:48)WNDR Alpine Vital 100 (18:26)Alpine touring bindings (26:24)Downsides of the Hoji Hole

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1:17:28

AT Boots, Bindings, & Skis w/ Sebastian Steinbach

GEAR:30 ·

2021/04/30

We talk with Sebastian Steinbach, the owner of Blacksheep Sports Freeride Shop in Munich, Germany, about a bunch of ski touring gear, including the new Tecnica Cochise 130, Lange XT3 Tour Pro, Dalbello Quantum Free 130, Plum Summit 12 binding, Moment Wildcat Tour 108, and more.TOPICS & TIMESTecnica Cochise 130 (3:30)Dalbello Krypton with tech toes (25:50)Dalbello Quantum Free 130 (36:13)Lange XT3 Tour Pro (48:19)Plum Summit 12 binding (58:13)Moment Wildcat 108 vs Wildcat Tour 108

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1:01:03

Reviewer Reports: Powder Skis w/ Paul Forward

GEAR:30 ·

2021/04/23

Paul Forward and Jonathan Ellsworth talk about a bunch of the powder skis Paul’s been reviewing this season in Girdwood, Alaska.TOPICS:This heli season in AK (3:34)Moment Chipotle Banana (5:32)Folsom Rapture (19:48)Faction La Machine (28:02)4FRNT Renegade 184 & 191 (35:01)More on La Machine (39:21)Blizzard Spur (40:05)Kye Shapes Numinous (49:16)Whitedot Ragnarok ASYM (52:59)What we’re celebrating (56:10)RELATED LINKS:Blister Summit VideosBecome a Blister Member Hosted on Acast. See

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58:21

The Mt. Rushmore of Ski Suspension

GEAR:30 ·

2021/04/16

Today we’re talking about one of the most important concepts in ski design: suspension. So what do we mean by “suspension”? Are terms like “plush” or “damp” synonyms, or are there important differences? And what are some of the best skis of all-time when it comes to suspension? Let the debate begin.TOPICS & TIMES:Updates & fake IG accounts (0:00)Suspension: concepts, terms, & questions (6:29)Our Mt. Rushmore selections (20:26)What We’re Celebrating (53:18)RELATED LINKS:Blister Summit

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40:22

Reviewer Reports: Fun Carvers & All-Mountain Skis

GEAR:30 ·

2021/04/09

Luke Koppa & Jonathan Ellsworth report on the new skis they’ve been reviewing from Black Crows, Salomon, Dynastar, Wagner, RMU, Moment, & more.TOPICS & TIMES:CB's closing day, Luke's diet, & more (0:00)Black Crows Mirus COR (8:35)Salomon Stance 96 (13:14)Dynastar M-Free 108 (19:31)Wagner Blister Summit 97 (22:40)RMU Apostle 3.0 106 (25:46)Moment Commander 98 (26:55)Pit Viper jeans (32:55)What We’re Celebrating (35:15)RELATED LINKS:Blister Summit Videos Hosted on Acast. See

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34:38

Hoji on the Dynafit Radical Pro; the Hoji Hole; & More

GEAR:30 ·

2021/04/02

Our patron saint of GEAR:30 is back on the show today, and we talked to Hoji about the new Dynafit Radical Pro; how it compares to the Hoji Free boot; the evolution of the “Hoji Hole” testing prototypes; and more.TOPICS & TIMESThe new Dynafit Radical Pro (2:06)Updates to the Hoji Lock walk mode? (6:21)Radical Pro tongue update (10:12)Radical Pro vs Hoji Free (13:12)Hoji Hole & Skiing in the Future (15:55)Whistler lockdown, testing prototypes (19:06)More on the Hoji Hole (20:55)Hoji’s podcast

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32:42

Ski Boot Liners: Zipfit & Atomic Mimic Professional

GEAR:30 ·

2021/03/27

Sascha Anastas and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss a couple of new liners they’re reviewing: the Zipfit World Cup liner, and the Atomic Mimic Professional liner that Matt Manser and Jonathan talked about on episode #132 of GEAR:30.And be sure to check out the Blister Summit Panel sessions that we’re rolling out on our BLISTER YouTube channel. We just posted a conversation about Rossignol’s 21/22 lineup — and Rossi’s decision to retire their “7 Series” and the Soul 7, and what they are going for with the

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53:09

MADE: Custom Technical Apparel

GEAR:30 ·

2021/03/19

MADE is a new company that’s setting out to make custom technical apparel. Their 3 co-founders are all veterans of the technical apparel and outdoor industries, and Luke Koppa and I talked to Cheryl LeBarr, Capri Philip, and Dustin Butcher about why they started MADE and how they are making this happen. (And, of course, we argue about anoraks, too.)TOPICS & TIMES:Co-founder backgrounds (04:63)How did you all meet? (06:26)MADE’s mission statement (09:46)How do companies decide what’s a S,M,L,XL,

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56:06

Shop Talk: Escape Route, Whistler & Squamish

GEAR:30 ·

2021/03/12

Today we’ve got another Shop Talk episode for you, where we speak with folks from one of our Blister Recommended Shops to get their perspective on a mix of topics ranging from broadly applicable to all of us, to topics that help us better understand what’s going on in the local community that each shop serves.James Reddy, the director of Escape Route in Whistler and Squamish, British Columbia, joins us to talk about Escape Route’s backcountry-only focus; the ski culture(s) of the Sea-to-Sky

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1:14:30

Blister Summit Recap & New Ski Reviews

GEAR:30 ·

2021/03/05

Luka Koppa, Sascha Anastas, Kara Williard, and Jonathan Ellsworth offer a bit of a recap of our inaugural Blister Summit in Mt. Crested Butte, then discuss a number of skis from 4FRNT, Rossignol, Wagner Custom Skis, Dynastar, Icelantic Skis, WNDR Alpine, and Folsom Custom Skis that we spent time on at the Summit.TOPICS & TIMESBlister Summit Recap (00:42)4FRNT MSP 99, 107, & MSP CC (13:50)The new 4FRNT Hoji (17:19)Dynastar MFree 108 - 182 vs 192 cm lengths (23:09)Rossignol Rallybird TI

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34:47

Shop Talk: Gear West, Long Lake, MN

GEAR:30 ·

2021/02/19

Today we’ve got another Shop Talk episode for you, where we speak with folks from one of our Blister Recommended Shops to get their perspective on a mix of topics ranging from broadly applicable to all of us, to topics that help us better understand what’s going on in the local community that each shop serves.Mark "Osman" Osell and Jeff Perry join us from Gear West in Long Lake, Minnesota. We talk about the Minnesota ski scene; the Gear West campus; dropping cliffs in the Iowa backcountry; the

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1:15:35

Reviewing the Reviewer: Dylan Wood

GEAR:30 ·

2021/02/12

Today we’ve got another installment of our “Reviewing the Reviewer” series, where we ask various BLISTER reviewers questions about their backgrounds and gear preferences to give you a more complete picture of the people behind our reviews. And since we like to rank & review things around here, we also give a score to each of our reviewers’ answers, then come up with a cumulative review grade for each of them. And in the hot seat today is our mountain bike and ski reviewer, Dylan Wood.TOPICS

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46:04

The Blister Summit: What It Is, Why We Made It, & Why...

GEAR:30 ·

2021/02/05

Our inaugural Blister Summit launches in less than two weeks! So Kristin Sinnott, our Blister Summit director, and Jonathan Ellsworth talk about the origins of the idea, why we think it’s important; why we think you should come!; and we cover a ton of the details and logistics of this first-of-its-kind event in the snowsports world.TOPICS & TIMESOrigins of the idea for the Blister Summit (5:09)Collecting feedback from Summit participants (9:35)The Summit as a “Ski Tasting” event (13:15)Don’t be

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44:29

Shop Talk: Powder Hound, Girdwood, AK

GEAR:30 ·

2021/01/29

Today we’ve got another Shop Talk episode for you, where we speak with folks from one of our Blister Recommended Shops to get their perspective on a mix of topics ranging from broadly applicable to all of us, to topics that help us better understand what’s going on in the local community that each shop serves.Eric Helmbrecht, owner of Powder Hound Ski & Bike Shop in Girdwood, Alaska, is back on the show to talk about this season in Girdwood; Fizz Nation; some of the gear that he and his staff

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1:47:11

A Very Deep Dive on Ski Boots, Part 5: Heel Pockets,...

GEAR:30 ·

2021/01/22

Product Manager of Atomic Ski Boots, Matt Manser, is back to talk about heel pockets and tongue volume and Luke Koppa’s feet and how plug boots are not a thing and Atomic’s new Hawx Ultra and their new “Professional” Series of Liners and Dual Straps.TOPICS & TIMES:Whiskey & Jonathan being late (4:63)Atomic’s new 21/22 Hawx Ultra (8:23)Atomic’s new Professional Series (34:08)Mimic Professional Liner (41:31)Tongue Volume (59:56)Professional Dual Strap (1:11:41)Heel Pockets (1:21:35)Plug Boots

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47:49

Shop Talk: Outdoor Gear Exchange, Burlington, VT

GEAR:30 ·

2021/01/15

We’re talking with Megan Shenton, the head of the ski dept. at Outdoor Gear Exchange, about how this ski season is going so far in New England; the history of Outdoor Gear Exchange; some of her personal favorite gear and some of the OGE staff’s favorite products; and more.TOPICS & TIMESAbout Outdoor Gear Exchange (1:42)Burglington, VT (8:55)Backcountry Skiing & this ski season (9:56)EC skiing (20:53)Some of the OGE staff’s ‘go-to’ products (26:38)Adjustments OGE has made for COVID (41:44)

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