Icelantic & Moment Skis on Ski Design & U.S. Ski Manufacturing

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

4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

What’s in and what’s out in ski design? And how have U.S. ski companies been doing over the past few years? At Blister Summit 2024, we discussed this and much more with Moment Skis CEO, Luke Jacobson, and Icelantic Skis founder, Ben Anderson. We cover notable trends; why skis cost what they do; the challenges of manufacturing skis in the U.S.; whether a core-shot-proof ski is possible, and more.

And, if you’d like to check out the video of this conversation, then head over to the BLISTER YouTube channel to watch this, plus other panel sessions from all of our Blister Summits, plus new brand lineup videos, etc.

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Introductions 3:21

Manufacturing Challenges 8:08

Ski Costs vs. Ski Prices 14:10

Exciting New Ski Materials? 26:01

Audience Questions 35:50

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.
0:09.9	I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, and my foot really hurts because I just got done testing a true 96mm lasted boot.
0:21.9	Very good boot, but my midfoot is not 96 millimeters wide.
0:27.1	Anyway, that's who I am and what I've been up to, and you can check out everything.
0:32.8	We're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com.
0:38.2	So what's in and what's out in terms of ski design in 2024?
0:44.8	And how have U.S. ski companies been doing over the past few years?
0:50.1	At our last Blister Summit, we discussed these questions and much more with Moment Ski's CEO
0:56.7	Luke Jacobson and Icelandic Ski's founder Ben Anderson.
1:02.1	We cover the most notable trends, why skis cost what they do, the challenges of manufacturing
1:09.4	skis in the U.S., whether a course shot-proof ski is possible,
1:15.2	and we got some other great questions from our audience, as is the case with all our Blister
1:21.5	Summit panel sessions.
1:23.4	Furthermore, if you'd like to check out the video of this conversation, we'll then head over to our YouTube channel, which is Blister Review on YouTube, and you will then be able to check out this conversation plus other panel sessions from all of our previous Blister summits, plus you'll get to see new brand lineup videos, and once again, a whole lot more.
1:47.9	This episode of Gear 30 is presented by Lone Pine Gear Exchange, which is our Blister
1:53.3	recommended shop in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they are far from being your average
1:59.5	shop.
2:00.9	Lone Pine Gear Exchange runs a robust consignment program, both in store and online,
2:07.0	and you can shop the entire selection at LonePinegearX.com.
2:14.1	Lone Pine believes in consignment and used gear for the accessibility and sustainability of
2:19.9	outdoor sports.
2:21.8	And you can learn all you need to know about shopping and selling consignment by listening
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