Blister Community Reviews Launch; How Much Info is Too Much / Too Little; & Other Contentious Topics

GEAR:30

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Arts, Design, Skiing, Snow, Snowboarding, Sports, Outdoors, Bike, Technology, Gear

4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

We just launched our new Blister Labs project, Blister Community Reviews, so Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss where it is today; how it will evolve; and some big questions like, how much info is too much or too little?; how to best define the difference between an intermediate, advanced, and expert skier; rating scale debates; and more.

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Solstice & World Snowboard Day (1:54)

Blister Community Reviews (7:47)

Defining Skier Ability Levels (20:03)

Rating Scales (32:31)

Should Our Reviewers Contribute? (37:55)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.
0:10.2	I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and I am here with Luke Papa,
0:15.5	and you can check out all the very many things we're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com.
0:24.9	All right, well, Luke, I am here with you in Blister headquarters at Elevation Hotel in
0:31.8	Mount Crested Butte, Colorado. And we are talking on December 21st, which really signifies two things. First of all,
0:41.5	it's winter solstice, and second, it is World Snowboard Day. Luke, happy World Snowboard Day
0:49.6	to you. A happy World Snowboard day to you too.
0:58.1	I think that's what they mean when they say happy holidays this time of year.
1:00.3	They're just referring to World Snowboard Day.
1:01.3	Oh, that's right.
1:01.9	Yeah, yeah.
1:03.8	You and I are both on record.
1:06.2	I was thinking about this a lot the other day.
1:13.6	I think if you're like a real core skier or snowboarder, you talk about the fact how you like that the days are getting shorter and shorter because you're like, yeah, you know, bring on winter.
1:18.6	You and I do not share that opinion.
1:21.6	We like long days filled with lots of sunshine and light.
1:25.6	And so we are excited that this is winter solstice
1:30.0	because it is the end of darkness and short days of light. And the world just gets better,
1:38.2	literally brighter after today. And we are here to celebrate that. Yeah, I'm very much looking forward to it soon not being pitch black.
1:47.6	Well, I'm still have several hours left of work to do.
1:52.1	Yes.
1:52.8	It's not the best motivation.
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