About this episode

Cody and Jonathan discuss various topics including backcountry responsibility and recent news events.

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 & watching 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 Covered Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s Guide Discounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ Members Non-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026 Get Our Newsletter & Weekly Gear Giveaways CHECK 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…

People in this episode

Guest: Cody Townsend

Topics covered

• responsibility in the backcountry
• manslaughter charges
• avalanche
• Olympics
• reading
• watching

Keywords

• backcountry
• avalanche
• Olympics
• mountain town advice

Mentioned in this episode

Products: BLISTER+ Membership, 25/26 Winter Buyer’s Guide, BLISTER Summit 2026

Books & works: Reviewing the News, Note: We Want to Hear From You

Places: Austria, California

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