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GEAR:30 is the BLISTER podcast where we dive deep into the details of the most interesting and innovative outdoors gear.
- 29 minutes 36 secondsGood Idea or Bad Idea? Dreams, Doorknobs, & Binding Innovations w/ Austin Smith
Recently, Austin Smith created a stir when he posted a video of a prototype of a snowboard binding … that rotates. So Jonathan talks with Austin about the idea, his prototyping process, the testing process, and his predictions for whether we’ll see a development like this come to market.
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OpenSnow.com/buy (use code Blister50)
Blister Rec Shop: Teton Village Sports
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TOPICS & TIMES:
OpenSnow Deal for GEAR:30 Listeners (1:30)
Blister Rec Shop: Teton Village Sports (2:17)
BLISTER+ News / Time to Get on Snow (3:16)
Austin’s Roadtrip (5:50)
Rotating Snowboard Binding (9:13)
Testing the Prototype (12:02)
Safety vs. Ride Quality (18:23)
Future Predictions for Bindings (20:51)
Realizing Dreams, Lessons Learned (23:22)
Board Preferences & Riding Styles (25:21)
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15 November 2024, 4:26 pm - 58 minutes 49 secondsGear Quiz, Ski Recycling, & Circular Business w/ Powder7
On this week’s episode, Kara Williard sits down with some of the crew from our Blister Recommended Shop, Powder7, to quiz them on gear; discuss the skis, boots, and outerwear they’re most excited about this season; gear they’re sad to see go; the best and worst topsheets; and get some of their hot takes.
Then we dive into the topic of circular business and how Powder7 has maintained this as a key part of their business model since they were based out of a garage through their ski trade-in / ski recycling program.
RELATED LINKS
Blister Recommended Shop: Powder7
Our Full List of Blister Recommended Shops
Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+
TOPICS & TIMES
Most Exciting Skis This Season? (4:30)
Boots (11:23)
Bindings (17:51)
Blizzard Anomaly & Black Pearl (23:01)
Gear Updates / Overhauls (28:56)
Outerwear & Apparel (31:02)
Awards: Topsheets (36:38)
Powder7 Bussiness Circularity (41:54)
Event Season & What’s Next (55:40)
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8 November 2024, 5:17 pm - 1 hour 40 minutesPowder Ski Comparisons: Old vs New vs What Should Be Next?
The snow’s been falling here in Crested Butte, and we’re already fantasizing about those really deep days. So today, Jonathan Ellsworth and Paul Forward are discussing pow skis. They start by making the case for wide pow skis, then, they talk about a bunch of current pow skis, old pow skis, and some design specifics that they think are good ideas when you’re building a wide ski that’s designed to float for days.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
The Case for Wide Pow Skis (7:45)
1st Gen DPS Lotus 138 (27:56)
Line Pescado (21:09)
Heritage Labs 132 (34:18)
K2 Powabunga (43:33)
Volkl BMT 122 (54:32)
DPS Lotus 124 Tour (57:06)
K2 Hellbent (59:49)
Praxis Protest (128) (1:01:17)
Praxis Powderboards (1:04:07)
Folsom Rapture (1:06:38)
4FRNT Renegade (1:09:51)
Faction La Machine 5 (1:10:35)
Blizzard Spur (1:14:22)
Salomon Rocker2 122 (1:22:53)
Volkl Shiro (1:27:53)
K2 Reckoner 124 (1:32:30)
Paul’s Injury & Recovery (1:35:38)
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1 November 2024, 7:23 pm - 1 hour 18 minutesMoment Skis 24/25 Lineup with Luke Jacobson
Jonathan talks with Moment Skis CEO, Luke Jacobson, about Moment’s latest skis; some former Moment skis; some other companies’ skis; Moment snowboards?; why Hoji is a traitor(!!); and more.
RELATED LINKS
Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+
VIDEO: Luke J @ the Blister Summit
TOPICS & TIMES:
Company Overview & Mt. Rose (5:41)
Factory Updates (8:43)
Snowboards?? (17:08)
Moment’s 24/25 Lineup (22:58)
Deathwish 104 & Countach 110 (23:36)
Wildcat (29:32)
Meridian (35:18)
Countach 104 vs the old Belafonte (40:39)
Commander Series & Touring Skis (45:49)
ATK x Moment Voyager Evo Binding (50:31)
Reverse-Camber Skis (53:17)
Q’s from Tyler Curle & Scott Andrus (1:00:16)
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25 October 2024, 5:17 pm - 46 minutes 6 seconds24/25 Ski Season & Big Moves w/ Spokane Alpine Haus
Kara Williard catches up with Drew and Rachel Harding of our Blister Recommended Shop, Spokane Alpine Haus, to hear all about the exciting recent developments at the shop; how this news runs counter to a lot of what you see from local retailers these days; what ski / snowboard gear they’re excited about for the 24/25 season, and more.
RELATED LINKS
24/25 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide
TOPICS & TIMES
Store Background (1:39)
Big Announcement & All the Details (10:52)
Bringing in Bikes (20:20)
Advice for Small Retailers (30:32)
Love What You Do (31:26)
Season Lease Program (33:00)
The Winter Ahead (35:17)
24/25 Gear (37:53)
Ski Network & Community (41:55)
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18 October 2024, 4:48 pm - 1 hour 31 minutesGEAR THERAPY: Elite Football Player Gets Back into Skiing
When it comes to gear, we’ve all been there: loads of questions, crippling confusion, severe analysis paralysis. You need some help! So in this edition of GEAR THERAPY, BLISTER+ member, Pete Brantley, talks about getting back into skiing and playing football for the Oregon Ducks (and Chicago Bears!). Then he poses his most-pressing gear questions, and gets Jonathan’s best recommendations.
RELATED LINKS:
Episode Sponsor: Taos Ski Valley
24/25 Blister Winter Buyer’s Guide
TOPICS & TIMES:
Pete’s Story & ‘Hot Dog… The Movie’ (4:15)
Football: Oregon Ducks & Chicago Bears (21:45)
Pete’s Crashes & Close Calls Story (30:47)
Gear Therapy Begins (35:53)
Atomic Maverick 95 (37:38)
Chamonix / New Blister Guide to Chamonix (44:28)
JE's Recommendations (47:37)
Backcountry Skiing (1:12:56)
Ski Boots & Ski Bags (1:13:53)
Custom Footbeds (1:20:34)
Our reviews & Pete’s Gear Purchases (1:27:02)
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11 October 2024, 3:29 pm - 1 hour 4 minutesON3P Skis 24/25 Lineup with Scott Andrus
We talk to ON3P Skis founder, Scott Andrus, about the 24/25 ON3P lineup; building skis in Portland, Oregon; and we dive into the weeds about numerous aspects of ski design and ski manufacturing that you really won’t hear about anywhere else.
RELATED LINKS
OpenSnow.com/buy (code: BLISTER50)
Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+
Crafted Podcast: Scott Andrus on Knives
Crafted Podcast: Scott Andrus on Coffee
TOPICS & TIMES:
Overview of New Stuff at ON3P (3:00)
Origin Story of ON3P (7:00)
Moving to Year-Round Manufacturing (9:44)
USA Manufacturing (10:25)
ON3P (Jack the) Ripper Rocker (14:30)
Freeride Skis (16:02)
Mount Points (20:08)
Ramp Angle / Rocker Profile (22:45)
Touring Skis (28:49)
Freestyle Skis (34:34)
Where They Start w/ Ski Design (41:18)
Park Skis (49:00)
The new ‘Oski’ (50:20)
Team Rattlecan! (52:32)
Unisex Skis (57:55)
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4 October 2024, 6:01 pm - 24 minutes 34 secondsDoes the Color of Your Jacket Affect Its Performance? Blister Labs Apparel Testing Update
Today we’re talking about exploding fabrics, microwaving hotdogs, and whether the color of your jacket affects its performance. Dr. Jeni Blacklock is back to discuss all of this, and to provide an update on the Blister Labs’ testing that’s been happening at the Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering at Western Colorado University, as part of the partnership program between Blister, Western Colorado University & the University of Colorado Boulder.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Apparel Testing Overview (1:25)
Friction & UV Tests (3:53)
Exploding Fabric?? (6:16)
Color & Other Variables (12:23)
What’s Next? (20:44)
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27 September 2024, 4:38 pm - 1 hour 43 minutesThe Pro's Gear: Cody Townsend
We spend so much time reviewing the news these days on our Blister Podcast, we were officially overdue to have Cody Townsend back on GEAR:30 to talk about his current gear preferences and the specific gear he’s using most these days. So today, we remedy that.
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Get Our 24/25 Winter Buyer’s Guide
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Cody’s Pre-Season Training (3:00)
Coffee Gear Update (12:03)
Skis (17:49)
Ski Bindings (25:04)
Ski Boots (34:57)
Race Boots (42:33)
Apps (48:20)
Backpacks (57:24)
Apparel (1:02:52)
Gear Your Most Picky About? (1:12:22)
Sidecut or Rocker Profile? (1:19:13)
Mount Points (1:21:26)
Bonus Talk for the 100 (1:25:03)
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20 September 2024, 6:16 pm - 40 minutes 31 secondsA Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting, Pt.7: The Pedorthist’s Perspective
A Pedorthist is someone who is trained in the assessment of lower limb anatomy, biomechanics, and, of course – feet. Heather Van Glider is not only a Pedorthist, but also an experienced ski bootfitter, making her particularly well suited for the latest installment of our Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting series.
We dive into the importance of custom insoles and orthotics; why they are beneficial for not only ski boots, but other types of footwear; how Heather thinks through some of the biomechanics related to skiing; what it’s like to run a women-owned and operated bootfitting operation, Boulder Orthotics; her best bootfitting horror story; and more.
RELATED LINKS
Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+
Get Our 24/25 Winter Buyer’s Guide
A Very Deep Dive on Bootfitting Series
TOPICS & TIMES
Custom Insoles 101 (3:13)
Insoles vs. Orthotics (5:54)
Insoles for Skiing (9:40)
Insoles for Other Sports (17:21)
Women-specific vs. Unisex Boots (19:36)
Boulder Orthotics (27:32)
Mentorship (30:50)
Best Bootfitting Horror Story (36:37)
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13 September 2024, 4:58 pm - 1 hour 17 minutesFlylow’s Dan Abrams on Burrito Grease & PFAS; Slide Gliding; Palisades Tahoe; & More
Dan Abrams from Flylow is back to talk about toxic positivity, slide gliding, burrito grease, the Palisades base vs. Alpine base of Palisades Tahoe, what’s going on at Flylow, how they’re handling the transition away from PFAS, a few of Dan’s favorite pieces, and more.
Also, we’re proud to announce that Flylow is the first apparel company to commit to covering their international athletes with BLISTER+, which is another step forward in getting sponsored athletes better protected than they’ve ever been. That’s a big deal, and shout out to Dan and Flylow for stepping up.
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Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+
Get Our 24/25 Winter Buyer’s Guide
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Dan’s Palisades Tahoe Review (9:46)
Flylow & BLISTER+ (17:58)
Other Flylow Updates (20:23)
The Transition Away from PFAS (23:56)
Washing Technical Apparel (31:45)
Was the PFAS Mandate Good Legislation? (40:28)
Breaking News: Hiking is Fun (45:26)
Ski Apparel Vs Mtn Bike Apparel and "Hip" Packs (1:00:22)
Dan's Favorite Pant (1:11:41)
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