Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.

I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over

at blisterreview.com.

Today, we are going to offer some of the highlights and some of our big takeaways

from the production of this year's 2021 Blister Winter Buyers Guide.

So we will talk about some of our best of award winners, whether we think overall, this

2021 crop of ski gear represents a positive step forward or a rather head scratching step backward

for the industry.

And we'll also talk about a number of standout products that we basically just felt like

talking about along the way. And then from there, we're going to turn to some of the many

questions that you all submitted, and there were some really good ones in there. So,

well done, all of you. Good job in helping to make this a really

interesting episode. This episode of Gear 30 is presented by our Blister recommended shop,

Backcountry Essentials, which is located in Bellingham, Washington. Backcountry Essentials is

consistently voted the Best of Bellingham Ski Shop by the Bellingham

community.

The shop has been family owned since 2006.

They offer expert boot fitting and great ski tuning.

They also host seminars and workshops and are just really committed to helping

their customers enjoy the outdoors to the fullest. And they also have one of the best beer

fridges of any outdoor shop in the Pacific Northwest. So there's that. Furthermore, if you're planning

a trip to the Pacific Northwest, the backcountry essential

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