Howdy, everybody?

Welcome back to another episode of Deer 30 on the Blister podcast Network.

As always, we are coming to you from our home base in Elevation Hotel in Mount Crested Bute.

My name is Luke Kappa.

I am the managing editor at Blister, and you can go check out everything we're doing and

reviewing over at blisterreview.com. There, you can read all of our latest reviews, listen to all

of our latest podcasts, become a Blister Plus member, and a whole lot more. On that note, I wanted to

give a shout out to our newest Blister Plus members. This week, we've got Dave from Bellingham, Angela from right here in Gunnison, and Michelle from just over the mountains in Avon.

Glad to have you all on board.

In today's episode, I sit down with Jonathan to discuss a whole bunch of new powder skis that we have been testing.

As you might have heard, Crested Butte Mountain Resort recently got over 40 inches of new snow

in just a few days. And in addition to just making for really good skiing during and after

the storm, it was also a great opportunity to get on several of the fatter skis we have in

for review. We also discuss our first experiences with Tyrolia's new attack hybrid binding,

Jonathan's time with the new Solomon QST Blank, and QST106 in Jackson Hole, and more.

This episode of Gear 30 is presented by our Blister Recommended shop in Stowe, Vermont, Mountain Ops.

Mountain Ops isn't like other ski shops, and you get that impression as soon as you see their

historic big red barn, which was originally built way back in 1893.

Today, it now spans over 3,000 square feet with each department having its own dedicated nook in this iconic building.

Now, obviously, there's much more to Mountain Opsett's story than just their space.

Over the past 25 years, they've become well known for their welcoming atmosphere,

excellent customer service, and their dedication to human-powered pursuits.

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