We talk with Rachel and Drew Harding from The Spokane Alpine Haus about the highlights and challenges of this past season; skiing with kids; heated socks; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Recap of the season (2:59)
• Family ski dynamics (8:16)
• “I’m sorry…” (17:04)
• Layering (27:12)
• Heated socks? (33:25)
• What We're Celebrating (47:22)

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• Blister Summit Panel Sessions
• Subscribe to our Newsletter & Gear Giveaways
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide
• GEAR:30 ep. 160: The Spokane Alpine Haus

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• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off the Couch

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Jonathan talks about our most recent Blister Summit panel sessions; our upcoming Blister ‘Brand Lineup’ videos; an event this weekend; what we’re celebrating; & more.

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• Blister Summit Panel Sessions
• Subscribe to our Newsletter & Gear Giveaways
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide
• Watch: Spirit of the Peaks

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• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off the Couch

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Luke and Jonathan discuss new skis, ski boots, liners, and apparel from Faction, Salomon, ZipFit, Dynastar, Renoun, Majesty, Strafe, Lange, and more. Plus gas-station food and owls.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• New Ski / Prototype (5:41)
• Gas-Station Food (10:31)
• 192cm & 182cm Dynastar M-Free 108 (20:19)
• Majesty Skis Dirty Bear XL (24:09)
• Renoun Endurance 98 vs. 88 (27:36)
• Faction La Machine Mega, Mana 2 & 3, Dancer 2 & 3 (31:26)
• Clarification: Lange RS vs Lange RX (36:00)
• ZipFit GFT touring liner (39:08)
• Salomon S/Lab MTN Summit (43:43)
• Apparel: Strafe Recon Kit, Strafe Nomad, & Flylow Knight Anorak (48:11)
• What We’re Celebrating (53:05)

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• Episode Sponsor: Bentgate Mountaineering
• Blister ‘Crash Course’ Video: Snowblading
• Blister Summit Panel Sessions
• Subscribe to our Newsletter & Gear Giveaways
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide

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• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off the Couch

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We talk with Bode Miller about his new company, Peak Skis and their new “Keyhole Technology”; revolutionizing ski manufacturing; his vision for Scarpa ski boots; his take on the Winter Olympics; and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Bode on the Winter Olympics (3:30)
• Peak Skis (10:07)
• Peak skis line up: 6 models (14:40)
• “Keyhole Technology” (18:23)
• Scarpa ski boots partnership (30:45)
• Crystal Ball: Peak Skis in 10 years? (39:25)
• Alpine-X (48:58)
• More on Peak Skis (59:51)
• What We’re Celebrating (1:05:44)

RELATED LINKS:

• Episode Sponsor: mountainFLOW
• GEAR:30, ep 163: Bode on Ski Design, Boots, & Optics
• Blister Podcast, ep 154: Bode on Education, Mental Prep, & Technology
• Blister Summit Panel Sessions
• Subscribe to our Newsletter & Gear Giveaways
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide

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• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off the Couch

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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 podcast
• Blister Summit Panel Sessions
• Subscribe to our Newsletter & Gear Giveaways
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide

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• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off the Couch

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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 (38:40)
• Flip flops (50:14)
• Biathlon (54:35)
• Books & WiFi passwords (59:30)
• What We’re Celebrating (1:06:28)

RELATED LINKS:

• Episode Sponsor: mountainFLOW Eco Wax
• Episode Sponsor: Powder Hound, AK
• Stuff We Like (March 2022)
• Blister Summit Panel: Ski Binding Design
• Subscribe to our Newsletter & Gear Giveaways
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide

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• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off the Couch

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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 (28:26)
• Rossignol Sender 104 TI (29:42)
• Differences in skis & what was available (31:14)
• Boots, apparel, & backcountry skiing (33:24)
• What We’re Celebrating (40:40)

RELATED LINKS:

• Subscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / Newsletter
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide
• Ep. 186: Luke & Jonathan on 12 New Skis from the Blister Summit

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• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off The Couch

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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 Myths 
• Myth 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 We’re Reading & Watching (1:13:52)
• Moccamaster vs. Jura (1:23:45)

RELATED LINKS:

• Episode Sponsor: Willi’s Ski Shops
• Subscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / Newsletter
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide
• Blister Podcast: Benj Alexander’s Bid to Become Jamaica’s 1st Olympic Alpine Ski Racer

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• Off The Couch

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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 (42:19)

RELATED LINKS

• Episode Sponsor: Vertical Playground
• Our GEAR:30 episode with VPG
• Subscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / Newsletter
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• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off The Couch

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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 A, Feb 21st (0:40)
• How We Review Gear (2:48)
• Ski Bindings (3:15)
• Athlete Panel (4:51)
• Ski Design (5:28)
• Blister Labs (8:10)
• AUA: Ask Us Anything (9:37)
• Summit B, Feb 25th (10:09)
• How We Review Gear (10:10)
• Ski Boot Design (10:45)
• Backcountry Safety & Safety Eqpt. (12:11)
• Athlete Panel (14:31)
• Women in the Ski Industry (16:52)

• Product Design & Innovation (19:33)
• What is Speedland? (24:27)
• Nike Basketball (26:32)
• Kevin Fallon’s background (29:09)
• Dave Dombrow’s background (32:51)
• How did you get jobs at Nike, Under Armour? (36:04)
• Why do brands fail at moving into other product categories? (48:24)
• Starting Speedland (53:56)
• Trail shoe design (58:57)
• Incorporating dual BOA dials (1:08:45)
• Pricing & Value (1:13:59)
• Removable carbon plate (1:18:02)
• 1st shoe: SL:PDX (1:19:56)
• Speedland’s ‘Give Back’ program (1:26:07)
• Optimizing for specific environments (1:27:37)
• Price & Hyper Performance (1:29:28)
• runspeedland.com (1:33:26)

RELATED LINKS

• Drew Petersen’s film, Ups + Downs
• Blister Summit Registration
• Subscribe to our Weekly Gear Giveaway / Newsletter
• Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide

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• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off The Couch

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