{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a3ae21d968b52d22587f211/5c94737abe822df461ec39d0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trends, Favorite Gear, and Most / Least Durable Products, with Eric Helmbrecht of Powder Hound AK","description":"<p>Alaska is a place where your gear really needs to hold up. So we talk to Eric Helmbrecht, owner of <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/powderhoundak/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Powder Hound Ski Shop</a> in Girdwood Alaska, about the trends he’s seeing in skiing and snowboarding; the gear with the most and the least durability issues; some of his favorite gear; the most Alaskan thing ever; and more.</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES</strong></p><ul><li>How Powder Hound has evolved (2:30)</li><li>Trending: Resort skiing vs. backcountry skiing (7:00)</li><li>What gear are you most psyched on? (9:58)</li><li>Ski boots: heat molding shells vs. traditional boot work (15:37)</li><li>Favorite bindings? (19:53)</li><li>Some favorite skis for Alyeska / AK? (24:29)</li><li>Gear with the least &amp; most durability issues (31:32)</li><li>Eric’s take on “Bang for your buck” products (35:23)</li><li>Favorite new outerwear (40:55)</li><li>Powder Hound’s growing snowboard business (43:17)</li><li>The most Alaskan thing ever (51:08)</li></ul>","author_name":"BLISTER"}