Fair enough, Rob. Let me try again to speak to that connection...

I started Blister first and foremost, because I (and my friends) loved the outdoors - skiing, mtn biking, climbing, etc. And it...

Funny, I subscribe to Consumer Reports, and I find most of their reviews to be super underwhelming. For the vast majority of their product reviews, I don't find there to be enough detail.

Also, to...

Thanks for the kind words, Marshal. Much appreciated. And just to set the record straight, whatever coverage Outside was offering is no longer available. Just trying to reduce the amount of confusion...

Thank you. I'm getting lots of emails and messages from people who've read this thread and are saying similar things, not many people are willing to say it publicly. So again, thanks.

Also, FWIW,...

"EDIT: You also never explained why you removed features from the 60 dollar tier. You hinted that things cost more money, but why not just increase the price of the subscription? You took my money...

Sorry, you're still missing the point. This ^^^ wasn't the justification for the change. We started down the path we're on to help regular folks, then found out that there was a secondary, related...

In 2023, we had this: "a membership level without the insurance." But then, in 2024, we had a big decision to make. If we were going to continue to be able to offer an inexpensive injury insurance...

JE: Thanks man

You're talking about our "First Looks" - those are not reviews.

With those, we had so many people asking for *any* amount of actual information about a particular ski, boot, or bike, that we're...

I'm happy to hear that you and your crew rarely talk about injuries, which I assume means that you & your crew rarely get injured. I hope that's true.

It's not true here in the Gunnison Valley,...

As I noted above, this past year, we published *more* flash reviews, first looks, and deep dives than ever before. And that's just on the ski side of things. If you add in the number of flash reviews...

Glad you find the Flash Reviews & Deep Dive Comparisons useful, Flippo. This past year (going from June 23 - July 24), we published more flash reviews and deep dives than ever before - 111 for the...

I don't believe we've ever discussed the ins and outs of our business (forgive me if I'm wrong about that). But if I'm right, I find it interesting how confident some people are that (1) they clearly...

It's funny, for years now, Jason Levinthal has been calling me an idiot for not charging at least $40 for the guide - plus shipping on top of that. (Feel free to ask him.) Every year, our guide gets...

Hey, Moe - glad you've found the guide to be useful.

I was sent a text asking if I'd seen the recent comments in this thread, seemed like I might be able to clarify a few things...

Hey, similar response as the one above, but one of the benefits of what we're doing is that we are going to be very responsive to any of our members who might be experiencing a delay. But in terms of...

Hey, while I'm not in a position to speak to the AMGA / Spot program, what I can say is that I myself (and our team at Blister) is very hands-on with this membership & coverage program, so our...

Hey, I wanted to chime in here since (1) this shit is important, and (2) I personally worked with Spot to create the details of the coverage in our Blister + Spot membership.

Long and short: what...

First of all, thanks to all of you for the kind words. But uglymoney ... this is just amazing to hear: "No idea if he makes a go of it, but he is one kid who is super excited about the possibilities,...

Hey all - just wanted to clarify a couple things:

(1) All of our full product reviews at Blister are free. And we intend to keep it that way.

(2) The vast majority of the results we're working...

FWIW, I'm not sure where the "Camry" analogy comes up from our review + our Deep Dive? I'd personally take the Blank over most ~112mm-wide skis currently on the market. The Blank has some guts and...

No.

Thanks, man. We always liked talking with you about new product because you always had a really good handle on the details. Which definitely is not always the case in this industry.

100% Yes to this. We are accountable to our readership and our Blister members. I say it all the time when I'm talking with a Blister member: I honestly don't give a shit what ski or boot or bike you...

Hey, everybody - I'm in the middle of a very busy week, so apologies that I've been unable to answer all of the questions coming up. I really do appreciate everyone's interest here, the compliments,...

Just to try to clarify this again: for access to all of our Deep Dive Comparisons, it's $29 a year. And as a number of people have attested to in this thread, those Deep Dive Comparisons are really...

Got your email, thank you. I'll hit you back later today. And yeah man, come to CB - let's go skiing.

I appreciate the mix of criticisms, compliments, and opinions - lots going on in your post, but most importantly: I have no idea where you got the notion that you were "permanently banned from...

Our reviewer, Sam Shaheen, loves that ski. Jason Hutchins really liked the first version of it, too. There are author names at the top of every single one of our reviews, so you can see who, exactly,...

"Seemed to routinely review skis like this"

This is a really inaccurate statement, but at least it's funny.

Good question, Kyle. Bottom line is that every single manufacturer knows that they are not guaranteed some glowing review. And yet, I'm proud of the fact that, even when we have to say that we...

Hey, guys - I was sent the link to this thread, just wanted to try to clear up a couple things. (I’m also trying to get out the door to get on the mountain, but happy to try to address follow-up...

We noted the stack height in our writeup / initial review on blister. Stack height is 21-25 mm, depending on your BSL.

5'10, 175 - 180 lbs.

True. The Stash never did.

Great pics, Fuzz. Thanks.

Loved it. Thanks!

Only difference is the name and the topsheets.

Bandit Man - I'm just starting to get time on the new Squads, but if what you love most about the 12/13 Squads is their performance in tracked up pow, then yeah, start stockpiling them.

Yep. Will be getting on the Belafonte and Governor immediately, Ghost Train further down the line.

That 186 feels so similar in terms of shape and flex to the 181 I reviewed on blister, that I'm actually not 100% sure that we need to review it. And originally, the 186 Wren was the #1 ski from the...

"Playful charger" to me = 190 Bibby Pro. That's my reference ski. And while I don't expect the Peacemaker to offer as much as the Bibby on the "charger" side of things, I suspect (given what you're...

Huh? I'll 2nd volklpowdermaniac - either the flex pattern of the pair you were fondling was off by a lot, or ... I can't think of anything to write after the word 'or'.

Also, the Soul 7 and the...

Nice dimensions + nice radius + nice rocker profile + nice weight.

Definitely, officially intrigued.

Might be able to help you out. Email me at jonathan @ blistergearreview.com

I spent some time on the Howitzer this season, though less time than Will, so he wrote the review. He and I are in agreement:

http://blistergearreview.com/gear-reviews/2012-2013-skilogik-howitzer

Ha, definitely no hard feelings. And as I noted in the review, I spent several days at Snowbird on these, doing high speed laps on the Cirque. Those bumps.

And again, I've flexed a number of these...

I've actually got the Punishers with me here at Alta, but Garrett skied them in the Snowbird comp (where he qualified for the FWT next year on them) but did some significant damage to one of the...

You say you've skied every type of condition, but you don't say anything about hardpack bumps. At speed.

If you're not trying to rage off Alta's High T or Snowbird's Cirque in firm, bumped up...

Just to try to clarify this question re: the 191 (and I apologize for the lack of clarity) Dr. Evil is reading it exactly the way Will intended. Will and I both LOVE the 191 Katana, and Will's point...