Reviewer Reports: Luke Koppa & Jonathan Ellsworth
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BLISTER
4.9 • 809 Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Luke and Jonathan discuss some of the frontside skis they’ve recently been on; why choosing the right frontside ski requires as much consideration as any other type of ski; and they give an update on how they’ve been using the CARV system (so far) to enhance their ski reviews.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network, where we are very |
| 0:10.7 | proudly based out of Elevation Hotel right here in Crested Butte, Colorado. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, the founder of Blister, and you, of course, can check out everything |
| 0:22.7 | we're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com. |
| 0:28.0 | Today, for this holiday edition of Gear 30, Luke Kappa and I are focusing in on front-side skis. |
| 0:42.1 | And I think one of the important things that comes out of this conversation is just the reminder that while a number of front side skis look pretty similar, looks can be deceiving, |
| 0:50.0 | and getting yourself lined up with the right front side ski, given where you ski and how you ski, |
| 0:57.7 | that actually can make or break your day just as much as getting on the right powder ski or wider all-mountain ski. |
| 1:06.4 | So that's kind of an overarching thing of today's conversation. |
| 1:12.1 | This episode of Gear 30 is presented by our Blister recommended shop in Tahoe City, California, |
| 1:18.3 | Alpenglo Sports. Since 1973, Alpenglow Sports has been selling premium gear for all four seasons, |
| 1:26.4 | with a focus on human-powered backcountry |
| 1:29.5 | exploration and quality above all else. Alpenglo sports curates backcountry skiing, |
| 1:37.2 | splitboarding, Nordic skiing, climbing, backpacking, and running gear for adventures of all sizes. |
| 1:44.3 | And Alpin glow is rooted in Tahoe's community, and they have some awesome events going on this season. |
| 1:50.8 | There is the Alpin Glow Sports annual Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo event that is on Saturday, January 4th, and you can join the event for all things Alpine touring, telemarking, |
| 2:02.8 | and splitboarding in North America. And demos for the event begin at 9 a.m. at the Alpine side |
| 2:10.2 | of Palisades Tahoe. Alpenglo is also hosting their annual Winter Speaker Series event, and you can hear the latest event |
| 2:19.2 | with Kimmy Fassani on January 2nd in person, or you can join the show from home via their |
| 2:26.4 | YouTube channel, and you can find out more at alpenglossports.com slash pages slash winter |
| 2:33.9 | speaker series. |
| 2:36.5 | This episode is also presented by Taoski Valley, which is one of our favorite big |
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