BLISTER Podcast

On this 400th episode of the Blister Podcast, Mike Rogge and Jonathan Ellsworth discuss the recent landmark legal ruling against social media platforms; the future of technology regulation and the shift toward healthier media consumption; parenting in the digital age; and some very exciting things going on at Mountain Gazette, and the forthcoming issue of MG #205.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredBlister Summit 2026Enter Our Free Weekly Gear GiveawaysCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Blister Summit (1:20)New Blister+ Members (2:32)Episode #400 of the Blister Podcast (3:30)Jonathan & Mike take on the Slot Bar (9:51)Facebook & Youtube found liable (15:39)What comes first, changes to the algorithm or an age restriction? (31:36)Keeping kids away from things that aren’t helpful to their development (39:47)Addictive algorithms on social media platforms (47:46)Mountain Gazette 205 (54:12)Heading to the National Library of Congress (1:05:29)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

Jonny Moseley is one of the true pioneers of freestyle skiing, he’s an Olympic gold medal mogul skier, he’s responsible for one of the most iconic moments in the history of modern skiing, and he is still very much at the forefront of skiing today. And in this conversation, we talk about it all.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: Palisades TahoeBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Enter Our Free Weekly Gear GiveawaysVideo: Dinner Roll @ ‘02 OlympicsCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Palisades Tahoe (1:29)Blister Summit at Snowbird (2:15)Shoutout: New BLISTER+ members (2:42)Mogul Skiing in the last Olympics (6:15)Natural Moguls vs Comp Moguls (17:32)How to Get Good at Moguls (22:16)Stab the Bunny! (27:44)Should Your Quiver Have a Mogul-Specific Ski? (30:31)Going to UC Berkeley (35:16)Burned Out? (42:11)From Olympic Gold in ‘98 to the ‘02 Comp (44:38)The Dinner Roll (1:04:02)Thoughts on the ‘B.O.S.S.’ (1:08:11)What’s Next: XGL (1:20:41)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

Breezy Johnson just won the 2026 Olympic Gold Medal in women’s Downhill, and she also won Gold at the 2025 World Championships. So Breezy and Jonathan talk about winning Gold, but Breezy also talks about how she navigates the highs and the lows of life — and ski racing — in a way that most of us can likely learn from.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: Sennza FinneSnowbirdBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Enter Our Free Weekly Gear GiveawaysCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Sennza Finne (1:43)Snowbird (3:09)Life Since the Olympics? (5:16)Bull Riding & Ski Racing (7:06)The Process (20:06)Winning 2025 Worlds (22:54)‘26 Olympics: Starting in 1st Place (28:33)Does Winning Teach Us Much? (41:52)Your Heroes Growing Up? (54:26)Encouraging development (55:42)Sh!t Talking? (58:37)Breezy’s Dad's Accident (1:02:36)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

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.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: Palisades TahoeGEAR:30 ep 385: Our Palisades Trip ReportBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s GuideEnter Our Free Weekly Gear GiveawaysCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)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)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

Ted Ligety is back to talk about the ‘26 Olympic games, and the performances of Breezy Johnson, Lindsey Vonn, Federica Brignone, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, Ryan Cochran-Siegel, Franjo von Allmen, and what specific attribute makes Marco Odermatt such an all-time great. Then, we talk about the ‘carving renaissance’ we are currently experiencing, and Ted walks us through the new DPS Pisteworks skis he’s been developing.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: Palisades TahoeBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s GuideEnter Our Free Weekly Gear GiveawaysOur Podcast Conversations with Ted:- GEAR:30 ep 342: Ted on Testing Gear- GEAR:30 ep. 340: Ski Tuning & the Art of Going Fast- Blister Pod ep 332: Major Storylines of 24/25 WC- GEAR:30 ep 272: The Pro’s Gear: Ligety- Blister Pod ep 14: Ted’s Story + FIS-Regulation SkisCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Palisades Tahoe (1:33)BLISTER+ Updates (2:23)Comparisons: the ‘26 Olympics (5:08)Broadcasting Logistics (8:12)Favorite Men’s Ski Race? (20:24)Drone Coverage of Ski Racing (22:48)Marco Odermatt (24:40)Franjo von Allmen (30:52)Breezy’s Gold-Winning Run (39:20)Lindsey Vonn (48:42)Comebacks / are Europeans still interested in Vonn? (56:00)Other Memorable Moments? (1:00:28)The ‘Carving Renaissance’ (1:07:41)DPS Pisteworks Series (1:13:25)FIS Width Regulations (1:22:19)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

Cody and Jonathan discuss responsibility in the backcountry; the verdict of an Austrian man facing manslaughter charges for leaving his girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak; the deadliest avalanche in California history; the Olympics; and what they’ve been reading & watchingNote: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredGet Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s GuideDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Get Our Newsletter & Weekly Gear GiveawaysCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Snowbird & Blister Summit (2:05)New BLISTER+ Members (3:08)Cody’s Recent Trip & Current Conditions (4:46)Austrian Man Found Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death (12:46)Castle Peak Avalanche (29:35)Olympics Recap (54:38)The Most Canadian News (55:25)Worst, Best, & Most Surprising Olympic Events (58:13)Hunter Hess / Olympic Athletes & Political Statements (1:12:09)What We’re Reading & Watching (1:23:45)- If I Had Legs I’d Kick You- Sum: 40 Tales from the Afterlives, by David Eagleman- Goliath, by Matt StollerCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

Cody & Jonathan discuss this weekend’s Olympic women’s downhill and Vonn’s comeback; ski jumping and a crazy scandal; Patagonia vs Pattie Gonia; new studies on the effects of ski wax and PFAS; what we’re reading & watching; and more.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredGet Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s GuideDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Get Our Newsletter & Weekly Gear GiveawaysCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Palisades Tahoe (3:00)Carv (3:52)Note from Emergency Medicine Doctor (4:30)Cody’s New Team (10:20)Lindsey Vonn (15:24)Alex Honnold’s Live Free Solo (19:42)Penis Enhancements & Ski Jumping?? (26:27)Eileen Gu & Female Athlete Salaries (34:00)Eddie Bauer's Pending Bankruptcy (40:17)Patagonia vs. Pattie Gonia (48:55)Ski Wax & Health Issues (57:38)Selfies w/ Snow Leopards (1:00:36)What We’re Reading & Watching (1:05:40)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

Today we are launching a new Blister Podcast special series, called, 'Off the Clock.’ And fittingly, given that the England Patriots are in the Super Bowl this Sunday, we are kicking things off with former New England Patriots quarterback, Drew Bledsoe. But what you might not know about this former #1 pick in the NFL draft is that his first love wasn’t football, it was skiing. And today, you’ll hear just how meaningful skiing has been to Drew throughout his entire life.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: SnowbirdBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredEnter Our Latest Weekly Gear GiveawayGet Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s GuideDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Snowbird (1:05)New BLISTER+ Members (1:56)Drew’s Current Adventure (2:37)Your First Love: Football or Skiing? (7:14)Skiing While Playing in the NFL & ‘The Bledsoe Policy’ (10:31)Where Did You Grow Up Skiing? (13:22)The Mt Rushmore of NFL Players Who Ski? (16:20)Skiing as Therapy (25:59)Getting into the World of Wine (30:17)Washington Vineyards (36:32)Bledsoe Wines (40:39)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30

The past few days have been filled with some incredible highs: Mikaela Shiffrin’s latest record; Alex Honnold’s latest climb; Eileen Gu’s ongoing run; Mark McMorris’ X Games dominance; and Ben Richards’ hot start on the FWT. But at the same time, we are all witnessing some staggering lows. And today, we talk about it all.Note: We Want to Hear From You!We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here.RELATED LINKS: OpenSnowBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredGet Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s GuideDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Enter Our Weekly Gear GiveawayCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (our new channel)Blister Review (our original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:The Highs & Lows of the Recent Days (00:20)Our ‘Blister Summit 26’ Giveaway (3:00)It’s Snowing in Japan / OpenSnow (4:07)Mikaela Shiffrin’s Record (5:40)Eileen Gu’s Impressive Run (7:27)Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 Climb (10:55)X Games: Mark McMorris’ Dominance (15:38)FWT: Ben Richards’ Hot Start (16:07)State of the Union (16:43)Dr. Len Necefer on How to Move Forward (20:56)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30