Reviewer Reports from Blister Summit 2026: Blades, Boards, Backslaps, & More

GEAR:30

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4.9 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

We’re still buzzing from Blister Summit 2026, which we held last week at Snowbird, Utah. And in this conversation, a number of our reviewers got together to recap their favorite moments, runs, and gear. We also cover what it’s like to ride with the strikingly handsome Justin Bobb (whether he’s on a board, skis, or blades); one of the aspects of ski reviewing that Sascha Anastas does better than Jonathan and Luke; CRAFTED podcast co-host Eli Brown’s perspective as a newcomer to the Summit; and more.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Jonathan’s Driving Advice (2:40)

Sascha's Summit Record (6:40)

Eli's First Summit (8:15)

Conditions & Favorite Terrain (11:05)

Sascha & Eli’s Standout Gear (24:39)

Upcoming Summit CRAFTED Episode (42:14)

JBobb’s Eventful Last Day (45:02)

Hard Boot Snowboarding (1:00:29)

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0:00.0	Howdy everybody? Welcome back to another episode of Gear 30 on the Blister podcast network.
0:10.0	My name is Luke Kappa. I'm the managing editor at Blister, and I'm coming to you from our home base in Elevation Hotel in Preston, Colorado.
0:18.1	As always, you can check out everything we are doing and reviewing over at
0:22.3	blisterreview.com. Today, Jonathan and I sit down with several members of the blister team
0:28.7	to discuss their standout moments and standout gear from Blister Summit 2026, which took
0:35.1	place just over a week ago in Snowbird, Utah. We all had a ton of fun meeting,
0:41.3	riding, and chatting with all of the attendees, athletes, and brands at the summit. And as you'll
0:46.9	hear, all of us came away super-sighted about holding it at Snowbird this year. First, we'll check in with
0:52.7	Sasha, Nastus, and Eli Brown, where you'll hear about
0:56.1	Eli's favorite snowboards he tested at the event, and his overall takeaways, given that this
1:01.1	was actually Eli's first ever summit. Then Sasha shares some of the skis that she was most
1:06.4	surprised by during the event, and why she is better at at least one aspect of ski reviewing than me and
1:12.7	Jonathan. Following that, the strikingly handsome Justin Bob joins us to not only cover the snowboards,
1:18.8	boots, and bindings that stood out to him, but he also runs us through his very eventful
1:23.2	final day of the summit, including the fact that he used three different snow sliding devices
1:28.5	throughout it and how that impacted my final run down the mountain.
1:33.5	Jonathan and I also get to share stories about one of my personal favorite topics, which is
1:38.4	other people's reactions to the amazing entertainment that is riding with J-Bob, including reactions from the likes of
1:46.7	Annie Wangler, Chris Rubens, and more. This was a very fun conversation, so fun, in fact, that we
1:53.3	actually ran out of time for Jonathan and I to go over all the skis and boots we were testing
1:58.2	at the summit. So next week on Gear 30, Jonathan and I will be back to cover all of that.
2:04.5	But for now, let's get to our conversations with Sasha, Eli, and Jaybop.
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