BLISTER Podcast
319 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 468 ratingsThe Blister Podcast from BLISTER is a series of wide-ranging conversations with professional athletes and influential figures about the great outdoors, mountain culture, outdoor-industry news, books, films, and more.
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What’s Next? The Future of Helmet Design
July 01, 2016 16:52 - 1 hourOn our last podcast, we talked to Ståle Møller, the co-founder and lead designer of Sweet Protection, about the critically important issue of head injuries, and how helmets can mitigate the risks we take outside. Today's episode can be viewed as Part II of that conversation, and we focus a bit more on The Future and What's Next? To that end, we recruited the senior director of R&D at Giro, Rob Wesson, to further flesh out some of the fundamental issues surrounding head injuries, what sorts o...
How to Protect Your Head
June 24, 2016 23:56 - 1 hourThese days, most people understand that when we're out skiing, biking, boating, or climbing, it's pretty stupid not to wear a helmet. More than ever before, we are gaining a better understanding of the variety and the devastating consequences of head injuries, ranging from (what we used to call) "mild" concussions, to full-blown "CTE" (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). But while we can agree that helmets are a good idea, it is pretty alarming how little most of us know beyond that — and tha...
Semi-Rad.com, Brendan Leonard
May 26, 2016 20:04 - 1 hourBrendan Leonard is one of our favorite authors and favorite people. He's also the creator of one of our favorite websites, Semi-Rad.com. If you don’t know Semi-Rad, you need to. Brendan has a new book out, called, Sixty Meters to Anywhere. So it was a good time to bring Brendan onto the podcast to talk about the book, and a bunch of other things. Brendan is a great storyteller, so if you love the outdoors and have ever been tempted to pick up a pen or a camera to document your experience, yo...
Scott Andrus – Founder, ON3P Skis
May 11, 2016 12:33 - 1 hourQuestion: Aside from the graphics, what’s the difference between one ski from the next? How do you tell whether a ski is well-built or poorly-built? What sort of things should you be looking for? We’ve just returned from our review trip to the PNW, and our very first stop in Portland was at the ON3P Skis factory, where we stopped by to talk to ON3P founder, Scott Andrus. Of all the people I know in the ski industry, there is no one I talk to who obsesses more about the minute details of ski...
Blister’s Bike Editor, Noah Bodman
April 22, 2016 06:03 - 52 minutesIt's time to talk bikes, so we brought in Blister's bike editor, Noah Bodman. Noah and I talk about a whole bunch of stuff. TOPICS: What the 'Most Montana' town in Montana is? Aaron Gwin’s impressive world cup victory in Lourdes, France, on his new bike Whether Noah thinks I could beat Gwin down a DH course if I got to ride a DH bike and he had to ride a hardtail Why Noah doesn’t think I should shoot Gwin in the leg in Butte, Montana The most intriguing new bikes this season 27.5" vs....
Ted Ligety – US Ski Racer, GS Legend
April 02, 2016 01:10 - 50 minutesAt the 2015 World Championships, Ted became the first skier to win three consecutive World Championship titles in GS. At the age of 21, he became the youngest American male to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Alpine Skiing, and he continues to dominate the men’s alpine circuit with five World Cup Overall GS titles and five World Championship titles. In our conversation, Ted and I talk about his end-of-January injury, what happened, and what his goals are for next season. We also revisit the que...
Jason Levinthal on How to Save Skiing
March 25, 2016 02:01 - 1 hourJason Levinthal is the founder of LINE skis, and a true pioneer of modern skiing. Two years ago, he left LINE to start a new company called J Skis. In our conversation, Jason pulls back the curtain on the ski industry—he pulls it waaay back—and talks very bluntly and with full transparency about how the ski industry works, what isn’t working, and what he thinks needs to be done to fix it. In addition to brass tacks and gory details, J and I also talk about some of the new ski designs he’s ...
Everest Guide & Ski Patroller, Dave Hahn
March 11, 2016 03:41 - 1 hourDave Hahn is one of the most accomplished Everest climbers of all time, a veteran ski patroller, and an exemplary study in refusing to live life according to the expectations of others. This is a 'Must-Listen' conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daron Rahlves – World Champion Downhiller, Big Mtn Skier, Banzai Master
February 26, 2016 07:17 - 46 minutesSimply put, Daron Rahlves is the man. He is the most decorated American male Downhill and Super G skier in history, with 12 World Cup race wins, 28 World Cup podium finishes, and 7 US National Titles. And after a dominant career in downhill, Daron transitioned to skier cross competition, then transitioned again a few years later to big mountain skiing, where he filmed with both Warren Miller and Teton Gravity Research. (And there's a whole lot more that Rahlves has accomplished, too much to g...
Angel Collinson, Big Mountain Skier
February 22, 2016 07:15 - 1 hourThis week on the podcast, we talk to one of our favorite skiers, Angel Collinson. Angel is on fire right now, and her current trajectory is somewhere up in the stratosphere. She’s just come off a win of the Red Bull Cold Rush comp, she was the first woman to win Powder Magazine’s Line of the Year, and she has two recent TGR segments that the entire internet is watching and rewatching. And more impressive than all that is how well Angel is handling the spotlight. TOPICS: Growing up across t...
Blister’s Best Bets + Week in Review
February 11, 2016 19:08 - 33 minutesBlister's editor-in-chief, Jonathan Ellsworth, and associate editor, Cy Whitling, talk about some of the new gear they've been testing, and discuss "Blister's Best Bets" - the skis that, in our opinion, can deliver a great time to the broadest range of skiers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Special Summit on Ski Design
February 05, 2016 05:36 - 1 hourWe brought together founders and engineers from Line, K2, DPS, Blizzard, Moment, and Armada to talk ski design and the future of skis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SIA 2016 – Overview & Trends
January 29, 2016 16:45 - 36 minutesThis week is the annual SnowSports Industry of America tradeshow, so we're talking to several Blister reviewers about NEXT season's new products and trends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cody Townsend – Skier, Filmmaker, Entrepreneur
January 22, 2016 03:57 - 1 hourIn this episode, we talk to one of the most prominent big-mountain skiers in the world, Cody Townsend. Cody's been staring in ski movies since he was 19 years old, he's recently been making his own films while simultaneously running a company, Arcade Belt Co. So we talk to Cody about skiing, filming, entrepreneurship, and more TOPICS: His background (including a great story about Cody not exactly fitting in with the other ski racers) Our product of the year (and Cody's go-to ski boot), th...
Freeride World Tour skier, Garrett Altmann
January 14, 2016 22:26 - 1 hourGarrett Altmann is a three-time competitor on the Freeride World Tour, and also a Blister reviewer—one of our original reviewers, in fact. We talk to Garrett about his background: growing up racing and mogul skiing, his time on the US ski team, filming with Warren Miller movies, and more. Then, since Garrett is leaving in just a couple days to head to Europe for the start of the Freeride World Tour, we talk to him about the FWT: about some of the venues, Garrett’s mindset heading into the t...
Climber & American Ninja Warrior Champion, Isaac Caldiero
January 07, 2016 18:51 - 51 minutesWe talk to the first ever winner of American Ninja Warrior, Isaac Caldiero, about his background and his accomplishments in climbing; his success this past season and what he did differently from previous years; his advice for those who’d like to compete on the show, and whether he thinks the courses will be tweaked (and get even harder) this coming season. We also get Isaac’s take on the controversy surrounding his win, and about what life looks like when you go from being a dyed-in-the-wool...
On Patagonia’s Recent Environmental Initiative & “Fair Trade”
December 31, 2015 16:57 - 47 minutesWe talk to Patagonia Product Line Director, Mark Little, about a new Patagonia environmental initiative; what "Fair Trade" actually means; and Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's involvement with new Patagonia projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Line & K2 Ski Designer, Jed Yeiser – Part 2
December 24, 2015 07:05 - 50 minutesThis week we’re running the second part of our conversation with Jed Yeiser, head ski designer for Line Skis, and a senior designer for K2 Skis. We discuss Jed’s work with Eric Pollard, Tom Wallisch, and Line Skis founder Jason Levinthal; manufacturing skis in China; “e” bikes; books, movies, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Line & K2 Ski Designer, Jed Yeiser – Part 1
December 17, 2015 18:57 - 1 hourIn the first episode of The Blister Podcast, Blister's editor-in-chief, Jonathan Ellsworth, sits down with Jed Yeiser, the ski designer for Line and K2 Skis. It’s a wide-ranging conversation that touches on: ski design (and the whole “light is right” movement); Jed’s work with living legends like Eric Pollard and Tom Wallisch; the new LINE Sir Francis Bacon and Mordecai; the story behind Jed’s own pro model (the Line Supernatural 108); a few great Jason Levinthal stories; the pros and cons of...