MountainFLOW founder, Peter Arlein, on How Ski Wax Works; its Environmental Impact; Ceramic Nano Technology; & More

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

4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

MountainFLOW is disrupting the ski and snowboard industries by producing high-performing products that are also biodegradable and more sustainable than the conventional products in their categories. So we talked with founder, Peter Arlein, about the environmental impacts of ski wax; his appearance on Shark Tank; the upcoming ban on fluorocarbon waxes at the highest levels of ski racing; and Peter reveals mountainFLOW’s brand-new product, which we think is going to have another significant impact on the ski industry.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Background of mountainFlow (3:39)
Wax & its environmental consequences (10:13)
Going on Shark Tank (14:43)
Ski wax misconceptions (19:56)
‘Deck of cards’ analogy (21:53)
More interest from backcountry or resort riders? (23:57)
Ban on fluorocarbons (25:42)
Ceramic Nano Technology (27:15)
New Product Reveal (30:47)
MountainFLOW bike chain lube (36:15)
What We’re Celebrating (38:42)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network. I'm Jonathan Ellsworth,
0:11.4	and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com.
0:19.0	Our guest today is Peter Arlene, who is the founder of Mountain Flow, which is a company
0:25.3	that is disrupting the ski and snowboard and bike industry by producing high-performing products
0:32.4	that are also biodegradable and more sustainable than the conventional products in the space.
0:40.0	And now, I should say if this sounds a bit too good to be true or you're really not sure how big
0:46.1	of a deal all of this is, then you definitely ought to listen to this conversation.
0:51.4	In it, Peter and I talk about the environmental impacts of ski wax
0:56.4	and how that's directly related to how ski wax actually works. We talk about Peter's
1:03.3	appearance on Shark Tank and what he took from that experience. We also discuss the upcoming ban on fluorocarbone waxes,
1:13.0	and that is happening at the highest levels of ski racing,
1:16.8	which is another reason why we aren't here talking about some little tiny category of the ski industry.
1:25.0	We're going to see some major changes again at the highest level of
1:30.5	competition in skiing.
1:33.3	And one more thing.
1:35.0	In this very podcast conversation, Peter unveils Mountain Flow's brand new product,
1:42.0	which we also think is going to have another significant impact on the ski industry.
1:48.1	And if you're sitting there now thinking, hmm, I've gone from feeling pretty skeptical to feeling pretty intrigued,
1:55.0	well, you can see and try out for yourself Mountain Flow's products at our upcoming Blister Summit in February,
2:05.2	where you will be able to check out a number of Mountain Flows products.
2:09.7	You can learn more about our upcoming Blister Summit in a link in the show notes to this episode,
2:15.1	and you should also check out our getting here guide to
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