If you’ve worn a puffy jacket in the past 30+ years, there’s a good chance it used PrimaLoft insulation. And they’ve just announced their warmest insulation to date. So today, we get all the details on PrimaLoft UltraPeak from Andrea Paulson, PrimaLoft’s Senior Vice President of Innovation & Technology — and learn a ton about insulation in general along the way. Whether you’re curious about the latest puffy tech or just want to learn more about how to stay warm in the outdoors, this one’s for you.

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PrimaLoft History (3:07)

Ultra Peak (9:41)

What’s Driven Innovation? (16:03)

UltraPeak vs. Other Insulation (19:08)

Warmth to Weight & CLO Values (21:20)

UltraPeak Use Cases (27:15)

Weights of Insulations (28:33)

Breathable Insulation (36:03)

Other New PrimaLoft Products (40:09)

How To Care for Your Insulation (45:53)

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What are the Top 10 skis of the century? Top 3? #1 Ski? Today, Blister reviewers Dylan Wood, Luke Koppa, and Jonathan Ellsworth reveal their selections, and we also share some of the picks and insights from a number of pro skiers and ski industry professionals.

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Setting the Stage for Best Skis of the Century (3:15)

Luke & Dylan’s Top 10 (7:24)

Top 3 (34:40)

Luke's #1 (46:44)

Dylan’s #1 (50:03)

Honorable Mentions (53:02)

Jonathan Joins (56:52)

Jonathan's Top 10 (1:02:01)

Most Influential? (1:06:54)

Jonathan's Top 3 (1:09:27)

Jonathan's #1 (1:15:14)

More Takes from listeners and Industry (1:24:15)

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What are the Top 10 skis of the century? Top 3? #1 Ski? Today, Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, reveals his very personal picks, plus we share a story from the Blister archives that involves New Zealand farmers and helicopters.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

What’s New at Blister Studios (1:55)

BDog & Benchetler on Blister Cinematic (2:33)

BLISTER+ and Bangtail Bike & Ski (3:28)

Paul’s Top 10 (4:40)

Our NZ Heli Story (16:33)

Some Formative Skis (28:35)

Paul’s Top 3 (39:09)

Paul’s #1 Ski of the Century (44:07)

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Do “women-specific” skis need to exist? What about ski boots? In our conversation today, Leslie Baker-Brown shares her thoughts after leading Blizzard-Tecnica’s Women2Women program for the past 10 years.

Few people have been as deeply involved with women’s ski gear — and the community of women in skiing — as Leslie. Today, she discusses what the landscape looked like 10 years ago; the details of how and why the Women2Women program designs truly women-specific products; the cases where a unisex approach makes more sense; why it’s so hard to find a 130-flex boot if you have small feet; how the industry has changed for the better; and more.

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BLISTER+ Members (1:36)

Leslie’s History w/ Blizzard-Tecnica (3:15)

Formation of Women2Women Initiative (4:41)

Marketing to Women in the Early Years (8:45)

Current Trends (13:12)

Black Pearl Series (15:10)

Graphics (19:49)

Most Important Factors in Designing Women’s Gear (22:35)

Ski Boots (25:10)

Current Challenges (30:30)

Education (33:44)

Book and skis for kids, Hilaree, scholarship programs (39:21)

Community (42:30)

Unisex Gear (47:36)

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In Part 3 of our series on the Best Skis of the Century, Luke and Jonathan discuss some of the great answers from our BLISTER+ members and Digital Access Pass subscribers, as well as the selections from various ski designers, pro skiers, and folks from some of our Blister Recommended Shops.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

New BLISTER+ Members (3:04)

Your Answers (BLISTER+ & DAP Subscribers) (4:27)

Industry Answers (26:29)

Request: Please Send Us Some BBRs (46:24)

Preview of Part 4: Best Skis of the Century (48:53)

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In Part 2 of our series on the Best Skis of the Century, Luke Koppa and Sascha Anastas join Jonathan Ellsworth to dive into the best skis from 23 more brands, and we also discuss some of the best and most notable women-specific skis of the past 25 years.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

New BLISTER+ Members (2:37)

Sascha on Women’s Skis from Part 1 (3:58)

SCOTT (16:38)

Armada (18:23)

4FRNT (24:40)

Zag (28:12)

Moment (29:49)

Liberty (33:26)

Prior (37:30)

DPS (38:54)

Icelantic (45:33)

Black Crows (47:58)

Faction (49:25)

Wagner (51:46)

Majesty (55:31)

ON3P (56:37)

Folsom (1:04:38)

RMU (1:07:14)

Shaggy’s (1:09:00)

Meier (1:10:15)

Whitedot (1:11:18)

J Skis (1:12:20)

Parlor (1:15:17)

Coalition Snow (1:16:13)

Renoun (1:18:39)

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Today, we are kicking off a new series, where we will debate and try to identify the best skis of the 21st Century from over 30 ski brands. So over the next couple of weeks, you’re going to be hearing our choices, but we are also going to be sending out a survey to our BLISTER+ members, Digital Access Pass members, and a number of pro athletes and product designers around the ski industry. Then, in a few weeks, we’ll discuss how our selections match up with all of your answers. And finally, for the grand finale of this series, we’re going to offer our choices for the Very Best Skis of the Century — can we whittle things down to a top 10? A top 3? To a single ski? We’re going to find out, and it’s certainly going to be fun trying.

Today, Jonathan Ellsworth, Luke Koppa, Paul Forward, and our great friend, Rob Dickinson, get the conversation going.

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Rossignol (7:58)

Åsnes (17:33)

Volkl (20:47)

Kastle (30:22)

Fischer (33:30)

Stöckli (39:53)

Elan (43:02)

Head (46:51)

Blizzard (53:46)

Atomic (59:59)

Nordica (1:05:38)

K2 (1:10:45)

Dynastar (1:17:01)

Salomon (1:20:16)

Line (1:23:55)

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Today we’re talking with Hoji and Stinius Skjøtskift about the creation of Stinius’ new pro model, the 4FRNT Sinister. There are lots of great stories in this one, plus you’ll find out why a number of us at BLISTER are extremely intrigued by this ski.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

New BLISTER+ Members (1:03)

When Stinius ‘Crashed’ the Blister Summit (3:13)

When Did Stinius & Hoji First Meet? (7:23)

Hoji on Stinius’ Skiing Style (11:40)

Skiing the 1st Prototype at Sentry Lodge (13:36)

Stinius Describes the Sinister (17:32)

Mount Point (21:01)

The Testing & Prototyping Process (30:20)

Skiing in Chile, Going Skiing in Austria (43:53)

Future Film Releases (46:34)

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