What You're Probably Getting Wrong about Ski Width
GEAR:30
BLISTER
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🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
When it comes to the question of ski width, there are some very strong opinions held by skiers, and lots of them aren’t true. Are lots of people on skis that are too wide? Will a skinnier ski always carve better than a wider ski? What’s the ideal width for mogul skiing? And is there any real difference in bottomless powder between a 120mm-wide and a 135mm-wide ski? Today, Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth walk through the entire range of skis from 65mm to 135mm wide, and hope to clear up a number of confusions and debunk some myths about ski width.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up everybody and welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network where we are very 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 can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com and our YouTube channels at Blister Review and our second newest channel at Blister Studios. |
| 0:35.2 | Okay, when it comes to the question of ski width, there are still some very strong |
| 0:41.2 | opinions held by skiers, and there's even more confusion about the topic out there, too. |
| 0:48.3 | For example, is it true that there are too many skiers out there on skis that are too wide? |
| 0:56.4 | Will a skinnier ski always carve better than a wider ski? |
| 1:01.5 | What's the ideal width for a ski for mogul skiing? |
| 1:05.6 | And is there really even any noticeable difference when skiing really deep pow between a 120 |
| 1:14.5 | millimeter wide ski and a 135 millimeter wide ski? So today, Luke Kappa and I offer our thoughts |
| 1:23.1 | on skis ranging from 65 millimeters wide to 135 millimeters wide, and hopefully we can clear up some |
| 1:32.4 | confusions and debunk some myths about ski width. |
| 1:38.2 | This episode of Gear 30 is presented by Carve, and come to think of it it if you don't believe some of the things that |
| 1:45.8 | Luke and I say in today's conversation, well, with Carve, you can check your own scores |
| 1:52.0 | and see for yourself. And maybe what you'll learn is that that buddy of yours, you know who |
| 1:58.6 | you drive to the mountain with on the weekends? Well, |
| 2:02.0 | maybe some of his strongly held opinions about ski width. Well, maybe, you know, he's not |
| 2:07.4 | always right about everything. Or you could just do something that's probably healthier and |
| 2:13.8 | just use carve to help you understand how you are skiing |
| 2:17.9 | and identify the areas where you have room for improvement |
| 2:22.9 | because we all have room for improvement. |
| 2:27.6 | So anyway, check it all out at getcarve.com. |
| 2:30.8 | That's getc-C-ar-v.com. |
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