Powder Ski Design w/ Folsom's Mike McCabe

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🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Today we’re talking about skis built for the deepest of days, the ones we dream about — and the kind that Mike McCabe and Jonathan Ellsworth were fortunate enough to ski recently in Alaska. And if you’ve ever heard someone say, “All skis are great in pow,” well, they’re here to blow up that notion. So what design elements work best in deep snow? What about low-angle terrain vs. steeper terrain? How wide is too wide? Is a softer flex pattern better? They discuss all of this and more.

TOPICS & TIMES

What did you learn in Alaska? (4:01)
Rethinking Ski Length (8:18)
Width (9:32)
Misconceptions about Skiing Deep Snow (12:10)
Snow Variability (16:59)
Steep Terrain & Other Variables (22:19)
Folsom G-Wagon (29:47)
Folsom Rapture & Low-Angle Deep Snow (38:10)
Figuring out Scale in AK (42:40)
Slope Angles & Ski Design (46:20)
R&D Trip / Pinnacle Conditions (57:00)
Mike’s ‘Crashes & Close Calls’ Story (1:03:17)
What We’re Celebrating (1:10:22)

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0:00.0	What's up everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.
0:10.8	I'm Jonathan Ellsworth and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at
0:17.2	blister review.com, but you can also head over to our YouTube channel,
0:23.2	title is Blister Review, to check out all of our Blister Summit videos that we are rolling out
0:29.4	every single week, and there are some absolutely incredible and important and hilarious
0:35.6	conversations that we're posting from our panel sessions,
0:38.5	and also just a ton of information about a bunch of next year's product. And today, here on Gear 30,
0:49.3	we are talking about powder ski design. And to be real clear, we are not talking about the types of
0:58.5	skis that you would be breaking out all that many times in a given season. I mean, maybe
1:04.8	unless your name is Paul Forward, but we're talking about the skis that are best for your biggest skiing dreams, the deepest
1:14.9	days out there. And what inspired this episode are a series of conversations that I had with
1:23.2	Folsom Custom Ski's Mike McCabe and our trip to Alaska that we just got back from.
1:30.1	So lots more about that trip in this conversation, and a whole lot more about the design
1:36.6	philosophies behind skis intended for the deepest of days.
1:42.6	This episode of Gear 30 is presented by our Blister Recommended Shop, Outdoor Gear Exchange,
1:49.6	located in Burlington, Vermont.
1:52.1	And so whether you are out there still touring and trying to find good snow,
1:57.2	or you are camping or climbing or backpacking, or interested in pretty much any outdoor
2:03.8	activity, outdoor gear exchange is a place you need to know. So stop in to OGE the next time you're
2:11.4	in the Burlington area. And you can always head over to gearX.com to check out everything that they've got going on online.
2:21.7	Finally, just before we get started here, I want to make sure that you are aware that registration
2:27.5	is open for our next Blister Summit here in Mount Crested Butte, Colorado.
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