Hey everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network. We are coming to you

from our home base in Elevation Hotel here in Mount Crested Bute. In case you hadn't guessed,

you're here today with Kara at Williard and you can check out everything we are doing and reviewing over at

blisterreview.com. Well for today's episode, I am joined today by my fellow reviewers, Luke

Kappa, Dylan Wood, and Eric Friesen to dive into some reviewer reports. The good news is that a recent

storm cycle dumped close to five feet here at Christabute

Mountain Resort, and as a result, we got to broaden what type of skis we've been testing.

So we talk about a bunch of powder skis as well as some all mountain skis, and then some other

random but super cool gear we have been testing, including some mind-blowing ski poles, custom

goggles, and more.

And as you'll hear later in the episode, terrain has been opening and we have been really

testing our limits as this week we bring you several crashes and close calls.

Before we get started, this week's episode of Gear 30 is brought to you by our Blister

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