New Gear from Blister Summit 2024

New Gear from Blister Summit 2024

Author: BLISTER February 16, 2024 Duration: 57:55

Luke Koppa sits down with Kristin Sinnott, Jonathan Ellsworth, Kara Williard, and Justin Bobb to do a bit of a recap on our 2024 Blister Summit, which took place in Mt. Crested Butte last week. We go over a few of the MANY highlights of the event, and then dive into a bunch of the standout products they were each able to try at the Summit.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Catching Up (2:24)

Blister Awards (13:58)

Rossignol Revenant, Never Summer Cougar, & Weston Hatchet (15:35)

Dynastar M-Pro 98 W (19:55)

Rossignol Sender Soul 102 (22:42)

Icelantic Maidens (27:23)

Salomon S/Pro Race 110 (28:56)

Bishop Telemark, Uphillers, & Raide Packs (30:38)

Salomon Stance 96 (36:43)

ON3P Woodsman 100 (38:30)

Salomon QST X (39:28)

ZAG Slap 92 & Slap 112 (42:09)

CARV & Hoji (44:22)

Moment Commander 92 (46:12)

Blister Summit 2025 (53:49)

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Duration: 1:14:19
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Duration: 1:09:27
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