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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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29:27

New Volkl Mantra M6; Burly Chargers; & Movement Skis

GEAR:30 ·

2021/01/08

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth offer their initial thoughts on the new Volkl Mantra M6 & Secret 96; reviewer, Drew Kelly (aka, The Hulk), makes his GEAR:30 debut to compare the Volkl Katana 108 vs the HEAD Monster 108 vs the Blizzard Cochise 106; Luke discusses some of the Movement skis he’s been getting time on; & more.TOPICS & TIMES:Introducing: reviewer, Drew Kelly (3:09)New volkl Mantra M6 & Secret 96 (6:18)Volkl Katana 108 vs Monster 108 vs Blizzard Cochise 106

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55:24

2020: Gear in Review

GEAR:30 ·

2021/01/01

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth talk about some of the skis they’ve recently been testing; name some of the most surprising products of 2020 and some of the standout products of 2020; offer a few gear predictions for 2021; and end with what they’re celebrating this week.TOPICS & TIMESThe end of the Year of Ellsworth (1:15)Luke’s new diet (2:26)Renoun skis are still mind-blowing (4:36)New 4FRNT Devastator & Sego Big Horn 106 (10:50)New ski we can’t talk about yet (16:18)Elan Wingman 86 CTi

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37:14

Shop Talk: Backcountry Essentials, Bellingham WA

GEAR:30 ·

2020/12/26

We’re talking with Chris Gerston, founder of Backcountry Essentials, talking about Bellingham; starting Backcountry Essentials; and some of the gear that he thinks works really well for skiing at Mt Baker and for volcano skiing.TOPICS & TIMESGear & Beer (4:14)Bellingham, Washington (6:20)If Mt Baker were a beer… (7:14)Starting Backcountry Essentials (8:29)Quiver Killers & Tele & Disco (15:40)Favorite products for Mt Baker & volcano skiing (19:27)RELATED LINKSSurvivor Endurance

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1:10:03

1-Ski-Boot Quiver; Listener Questions; Skis; Apparel;...

GEAR:30 ·

2020/12/18

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss several listener questions about ski quivers; 1-boot quivers; some game-changing news in the ski boot world; a number of skis, apparel pieces, and ski masks we’ve been testing; & what we’re celebrating this week.TOPICS & TIMESWatch the YouTube Video of this EpisodeMood Enhancers: Skiing & Georgetown Beer (2:45)Listener Questions: ski quivers (6:35)1-Boot Quiver (14:55)Game-Changing Ski Boot News (22:50)Skis we’ve been testing (28:00)Apparel we’ve

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1:34:41

Shop Talk: The Ski Monster founders, George & Eric

GEAR:30 ·

2020/12/11

We’ve got another edition of Shop Talk for you, where we talk with folks from one of our Blister Recommended Shops to get their perspective on a mix of topics that range 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.Today, we’ve got Eric Gerrmann & George Michaelsen, two friends who started The Ski Monster. You can stop by their very cool shop located at 60 Canal St in Boston, Massachusetts, or you can

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1:17:12

Ski Quivers for Garden Gnomes, 1-Year-Olds, & Heli...

GEAR:30 ·

2020/12/04

We talk to Blister reviewers Sascha Anastas & Paul Forward about their ski quivers; binding preferences; coffee in AK; your questions; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Sascha’s quiver selections (10:17)Sascha’s general take on bindings (23:45)Paul’s 18-month-old son’s ski quiver (30:51)Shocking coffee revelations about Girdwood, AK (33:24)Best pow ski, regardless of place? (39:43)Blister member questions (44:01)Paul’s 3-ski quiver (51:13)DPS Lotus 124 vs DPS Koala 119 (58:21)Bindings (another

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53:55

Buttered Noodles; Opening Day; & Ski Quivers

GEAR:30 ·

2020/11/27

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss the opening day of the ski season; approaches to building ski quivers; our specific selections; Luke’s latest rant; What We’re Celebrating; & more.TOPICS & TIMES:Buttered Noodles & Air Fresheners (3:31)Opening Day! (11:04)Frontside Skis We’re Now Testing (17:21)*Our* Quiver Selections (19:26)Approaches to Building a Quiver (23:11)Luke’s 3-ski quiver (33:36)Jonathan’s 3-ski quiver (36:04)Rossignol Black Ops Sender Ti (38:12)K2 Mindbender 108 Ti

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1:00:58

Shop Talk: Tyson Stellrecht, Boise Gear Collective

GEAR:30 ·

2020/11/20

Today we’re talking with one of our Blister Recommended Shops to get their perspective on a mix of topics that range from broadly applicable to all of us, to topics that help us better understand what’s going on in the specific local community that each particular shop serves.Earlier this week I sat down in Blister headquarters with Tyson Stellrecht, the founder of Boise Gear Collective, to talk about the selling of both used gear and brand new gear; how it’s going with backcountry.com one year

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1:17:44

Bending the Paradigm: Polartec’s Approach to...

GEAR:30 ·

2020/11/13

If you are a true gear head, you are going to love this conversation. And if you aren’t a full-on gear nerd but you’d like to better understand what “waterproof” really means, and when you should and shouldn’t worry about a 10k or 20k rating on the jacket or pants you are thinking of buying, then you also ought to listen to this conversation.Luke Koppa and I spoke this week with Michael Cattanach, who is the Product Design Director at Polartec. Polartec is a very interesting company with a hundred

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1:28:38

20/21 Blister Buyer’s Guide + Your Questions

GEAR:30 ·

2020/11/06

Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss some of the highlights and big takeaways from our new Winter Buyer’s Guide. We’ll talk about some of our Best Of award winners; whether or not the 20/21 crop of ski gear represents a step forward; and more. Then we answer a lot of the questions you submitted.TOPICS & TIMES:Luke’s soap (2:49)Our 20/21 BLISTER Buyer’s Guide (5:47)“Rounded” Flex pattern (8:50)Volkl Mantra 102 & Katana 108 (15:24)Majesty Superwolf (21:35)Salomon QST 99 (22:35)Dynastar

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48:41

Shop Talk: John Weir, Bentgate

GEAR:30 ·

2020/10/30

Today we’ve got another edition of Blister Shop Talk, where we check in with one of our Blister Recommended Shops to get their perspective on topics that range from universally applicable, to topics that help us better understand what’s going on the particular, local communities that they serve.Bentgate is an outstanding shop located in Golden, Colorado, and our guest today is John Weir. John and I talk about fitting AT boots; the rise of splitboarding; John’s (really good) predictions for this

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1:30:55

Cody Townsend on Coffee Makers, Bindings, & Beacons

GEAR:30 ·

2020/10/23

We sat down in Blister HQ with Cody Townsend to talk about coffee makers, bindings, beacons, terrain management, mortality, movies, and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Coffee Makers (9:29)SHIFT binding (14:40)Bindings in general (27:02)Movies (38:17)Tech bindings (46:33)Beacons (56:12)Terrain management & avalanche education (1:06:55)Topics for future conversations (1:20:18)What We’re Celebrating This Week (1:23:53)RELATED LINKS:Blister Podcast: Cody Townsend, Blister Speaker SeriesOff The Couch

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45:34

What You’re Wearing, Part 6: Alpaca Wool

GEAR:30 ·

2020/10/16

What do you know about Alpaca wool? And how well do you know the ins and outs of manufacturing in Peru? We talk about these things and more with the founders of Arms of Andes, which is a company that makes outdoor clothing from Royal Alpaca wool that is single-sourced and produced in Peru. We discuss the characteristics and benefits of Royal Alpaca wool; the traditional method used to collect the wool; their commitment to (and the unique challenges of) manufacturing in Peru; what they’re doing to

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1:08:16

Folsom Skis 20/21 Lineup + Update on our Buyer’s Guide

GEAR:30 ·

2020/10/09

We’ve got Folsom Skis CEO, Mike McCabe, back on the show to catch us up on what’s been going on at Folsom; the PPE equipment they’ve been making; their lineup for the 20/21 season; and more. Mike also flips the script and asks me how things have been at Blister, and we wrap with what we’re celebrating this week. I also provide a quick update on the status of our 20/21 Winter Buyer’s Guide. TOPICS & TIMESUpdate on our Buyer’s Guide (1:52)Update on Folsom (5:53)PPE (6:57)Folsom’s Pop-Up Shop in

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1:14:11

Shop Talk: Sebastian Steinbach, Black Sheep Sports

GEAR:30 ·

2020/10/02

Black Sheep Sports is a freeride shop in Munich, Germany, and we talk to its founder, Sebastian Steinbach, about this past ski season; his predictions for the upcoming ski season in Europe — and whether we’ll see a backcountry boom in Europe? We then talk about the critical art of customer service; why friends shouldn’t tell friends to just “Go buy this boot”; and more.Order our 20/21 Winter Buyer’s GuideTOPICS & TIMES:Black Sheep Sports: Background (7:25)Last Season Recap / Pandemic

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1:10:10

Faction Skis: Company History & 20/21 Lineup

GEAR:30 ·

2020/09/25

For some time now, Faction has been one of the hottest brands in skiing. But how much do you actually know about the company? This week we are talking about the history of the brand, some key moments in the company, and some big recent changes; you’ll hear what it’s like to go skiing with and design skis for Candide Thovex; and we go over Faction’s lineup for the upcoming season.We’re joined by Faction engineer, Daniel Tanzer; product manager, Josh Cohen; and North American marketing manager and

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1:00:14

Jason Levinthal & 4FRNT’s New Ownership Group

GEAR:30 ·

2020/09/18

Last week, it was announced that Jason Levinthal had sold 4FRNT Skis. So we talked to Jason about how this deal came about; learn the background of the new leadership group at 4FRNT; ask what the group does and doesn’t intend to change about the brand; and more.BE SURE TO CHECK OUT:blister.getspot.comTOPICS & TIMESSale of 4FRNT (3:33)4FRNT introductions (5:16)What are the opportunities for 4FRNT? (32:22)Pricing of skis (36:14)4FRNT athletes (42:18)Jonathan’s new role at 4FRNT (51:24) Hosted on

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1:08:28

Shaggy’s Skis 20/21 Lineup + Luke & Drew Ski Pow on...

GEAR:30 ·

2020/09/11

We talk to Northern-Michigan-based Shaggy’s Copper Country Skis co-founder & product engineer, Jeff Thompson, about their 20/21 lineup; their unusual “nanoMag” construction; and more. Then Luke Koppa talks about skiing pow this week (??) in Crested Butte.TOPICS & TIMESMaking Faceshields & Skis (6:21)Background of Shaggy’s (9:04)Does your MI location influence your design? (11:16)General characteristics of Shaggy’s skis (13:07)Fat Tips (14:27)Shaggy’s Graphics & Custom Graphics

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1:00:20

What Makes a Face Mask More or Less Effective?

GEAR:30 ·

2020/08/29

Not all bikes or skis are equally good at all things — and the same goes for protective face masks. So we talked with Alex Lauver and Kat Schoewe of Outdoor Research about what type of masks are the most and least effective; how Outdoor Research’s work on medical-grade PPE has influenced their commercially available Essential Face Mask; we make some predictions about the upcoming ski season; and more.TOPICS & TIMESAlex & Kat’s backgrounds (3:34)History of Outdoor Research (6:41)Current state

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1:05:29

Moment Skis 20/21 Lineup

GEAR:30 ·

2020/08/21

Moment Skis CEO, Luke Jacobson, is back on the show to talk with Jonathan Ellsworth about the 20/21 lineup. Come to learn what’s new, stay for all their arguments and tangents.[Note: Luke accidentally says in the conversation that the previous (19/20) Commander had a -10 cm mount point; it actually had a -8 cm mount point.]TOPICS & TIMESGeneral Update (1:33)Commander Series Updates (7:25)Base material nerdery (24:55)Sidewall nerdy (33:07)Wildcat Series (35:24)Interlude: Ski Length (36:57)Touring

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