Blister Summit Panel on Ski Design

Today we are airing the panel session on ski design that we held at the Blister Summit. We talk to the designers behind the skis from Blizzard, Folsom Custom Skis, Rossignol, Dynastar, and Wagner Custom Skis to get their respective design philosophies; discuss current trends in ski design; debate whether skis are being dumbed down today; determine once and for all whether stated sidecut radius numbers are fake; & more. TOPICS & TIMES:Different approaches to ski design 01:46Jed Duke, Blizzard Skis 02:25Mike McCabe, Folsom Custom Skis 5:08Pete Wagner, Wagner Custom Skis 9:32Thor Verdonk, Rossignol & Dynastar 11:10Rank the top 3 innovations in ski design today 14:50Are skis being dumbed down today? 24:15How much has the manufacturing process changed? 33:06Women’s skis 40:06Current demand: specific touring skis vs. “50/50” skis 49:39Are stated sidecut radius numbers fake? 57:41Which ski design trends do you like best? 1:06:31Which ski design trends do you like least? 1:10:07RELATED LINKS:Blister Summit VideosBecome a Blister Member Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.