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Who’s the Real ‘B.O.S.S.’ + How to Become the Best All-Around Skier w/ Connery Lundin
Ep. 397
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Connery Lundin is one of our favorite skiers because of his great style, but also because he’s one of the most well-rounded skiers out there. So he’s the perfect person to talk about a new concept, the ‘BOSS’ — Blister’s Overall Sickest Skier — and what the ideal background would be to become the BOSS.
We’ll be asking this question of a number of people in upcoming conversations, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on who is the real BOSS, and what the best background is, in your opinion, to become one.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Palisades Tahoe (1:55)
Blister Summit 2026 (2:48)
Skiing with the Blister Crew in Tahoe (3:19)
The Chairlift Bar: Up or Down? (6:46)
Connery’s Fear of Heights (9:22)
Getting Invited to Natural Selection (13:14)
Traits of a Great Big-Mountain Skier? (16:40)
Connery’s Racing Background (22:12)
Intuition vs Calculation (26:00)
Preference: Technical Terrain or Technical Tricks? (30:19)
Comp Skiing vs Filming (31:29)
What Was Your Most Memorable Line Filming? (35:06)
Widely Held Belief in Skiing that’s Totally Wrong? (37:49)
What Would You Focus on in Skiing if You Were 18 Today? (44:19)
BOSS Award: Blister’s Overall Sickest Skier (48:49)
What Background Best Prepares You to be the BOSS? (1:04:20)
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