Kästle Ski Boots: Origins, Design, & 23/24 Lineup
GEAR:30
BLISTER
4.9 • 809 Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2023
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
For decades, Kästle has been making high-end skis for everything from racing to Nordic and skimo. But what sparked their recent launch into the ski boot category? It’s far from a simple process, so Kara Williard talked with Alessandro Speranzoni, Kästle’s global ski boot product engineer, and Alex Pritzlaff, their U.S. product manager, to discuss the origins of the project; the design details of their boots, including their mysterious “Secret Mix” plastic composition; the 23/24 Kästle boot lineup; some new projects they have in the works, and more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
Alessandro & Alex’s Background (3:22)
Kästle’s heritage (6:49)
The “Ski Boot Challenge” (10:02)
Prototyping & Design (13:41)
Key Blend / “Secret Mix” Plastics (21:04)
Fit & Liners (31:44)
Stance & Boot Boards (37:34)
“K Release” Buckles (40:08)
23/24 Lineup (41:53)
Women-Specific Boot & Ski Project (52:25)
Crashes & Close Calls (1:05:32)
What We’re Celebrating (1:07:15)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister podcast network. You're here today with |
| 0:11.0 | Kara at Williard and you can check out the wide range of stuff we are doing and reviewing over |
| 0:16.6 | at blisterreview.com. Well, today we are here to talk all about Kessley ski boots. |
| 0:23.9 | For those who don't know, Kessley came into the ski boot game hot this 22-23 season with a |
| 0:30.1 | limited release of two series of boots. |
| 0:33.0 | And for those who haven't considered it, jumping into the ski boot market is a really difficult feat. |
| 0:39.3 | So for today's episode, I talk with Alessandro Sparanzoni, their product engineer and |
| 0:45.1 | technical product manager who is based in Italy, as well as Alex Pritzlaff, their U.S. |
| 0:51.3 | based product manager, to discuss what the origin of Kessley's |
| 0:55.4 | boot project looked like and how it aligns to who Kessly is as a ski brand. |
| 1:00.7 | We talk all about the prototyping and design process, as well as the evolution of this |
| 1:05.9 | ski boot lineup for the upcoming season and things that we can look forward to next from Kessley. |
| 1:11.6 | So stay tuned for a ton of details on Kessley ski boots, including new models dropping for this |
| 1:18.6 | upcoming season. Now, speaking of this upcoming season, I am here to remind you that the pre-order |
| 1:25.8 | on our 23-24 Buyers Guide is live. |
| 1:30.5 | We are hard at work putting this guide together and it's very exciting to be featuring |
| 1:35.4 | over 300 skis, over 70 ski boots, a lot of snowboards and splitboards, apparel, accessories, |
| 1:42.6 | and more. |
| 1:43.9 | But I am also very excited to announce |
| 1:46.1 | that our women's ski sections are bigger than ever. So we will include a link in the show |
| 1:51.8 | notes of this episode where you can go to get your copy. But here's something to consider. |
| 1:56.8 | If you sign up today to become a blister member or even better a blister plus member, |
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