{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a305be5d97c54ea788d100b/65dcdecd8e54ea00161eb5f6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Red Gerard, T. Bird, & Carter Westfall on Natural Selection & the Future of Comps","description":"<p>The <a href=\"https://www.naturalselectiontour.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Selection Tour</a>, created by Travis Rice, is one of the most innovative competitions out there. Top snowboarders openly covet an invite, and top skiers<em> </em>openly talk about how they’d love to someday compete.</p><p>And with two Natural Selection Duels events taking place during our recent Blister Summit, it was a perfect chance to talk about Natural Selection and the future of comps with the Olympic &amp; X Games gold medalist, Red Gerard; the legendary T. Bird (Tom Monterosso); and the CEO of Natural Selection, Carter Westfall.</p><p>Snowboarders are going to love this one; skiers are going to want to pay <em>close</em> attention; and all of us have an opportunity here to think about the past and future of snowsports comps.</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS:</strong></p><p>WATCH: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/61_cjTM1xwU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Video Version on Blister YouTube</a></p><p>Blister Recommended Shop: <a href=\"https://www.gearwest.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gear West</a></p><p>Get Covered: <a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/shop/blister-plus-spot\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BLISTER+</a></p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><p>T. Bird &amp; Natural Selection (6:30)</p><p>Red’s Recent X Games’ Gold (8:01)</p><p>Comp Landscape Before Natural Selection (9:18)</p><p>Inviting Riders of Different Backgrounds (15:46)</p><p>Impact on Next Gen of Riders (20:17)</p><p>Skiing &amp; Natural Selection? (26:32)</p><p>Squashing Skier / Boarder Beef (28:27)</p><p>Audience Questions (32:20)</p><p><strong>CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/blister-cinematic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blister Cinematic</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/crafted-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CRAFTED&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GEAR:30</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bikes &amp; Big Ideas</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/off-the-couch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Off The Couch</a></p>","author_name":"BLISTER"}