Reviewer Reports: 'Closing Day + Luke's a Father!' Edition

About this episode

Luke shares exciting news about becoming a father while discussing ski testing and the upcoming Blister Summit.

Luke’s a dad! Our patron saint of GEAR:30, Hoji, will be back at the Blister Summit! You can win custom skis at our Summit Dinner! Plus, you’ll hear lots of talk from Luke and Jonathan about the skis they tested to close out the year at CBMR! (So many exclamation points!!!) Note: We Want to Hear From You! Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on GEAR:30. You can email those to us here . RELATED LINKS: Join Us @ Blister Summit 2026 Win Custom Skis @ Summit Dinner Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Enter Our Weekly Gear Giveaway See Our Blister Recommended Shops TOPICS & TIMES: Blister Summit Dinner — Win Skis Luke’s a Dad! (3:08) Closing Day (5:38) Blister Summit Snow & Forecast (9:45) Hoji (12:16) Win Folsom Custom Skis @ Summit Dinner (13:40) Panel Sessions & Athlete Guests (16:46) Armada ARV 106 Ti (22:57) Kastle Sublime 93 (25:51) Kastle at Summit (32:45) Doberman Multi Pista (33:17) Heritage Lab RC95 (36:48) Line Poisson (40:13) Moment Deathwish 112 (50:25) Moment Wildcat 108 (54:14) M-Free 108 (1st Gen) at Snowbird (56:26) Most Surprising Ski of the Season? (59:22) Skis We Want to Check Out @ the Summit (1:01:51) CHECK OUT…

People in this episode

Host: Luke

Topics covered

• parenthood
• ski testing
• Blister Summit
• custom skis
• ski recommendations
• ski forecasts

Keywords

• Blister Summit
• custom skis
• ski testing
• parenthood
• ski recommendations
• Folsom Custom Skis
• Armada ARV 106 Ti
• Kastle Sublime 93

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blister

Products: Folsom Custom Skis, Armada ARV 106 Ti, Kastle Sublime 93, Doberman Multi Pista, Heritage Lab RC95, Line Poisson, Moment Deathwish 112, Moment Wildcat 108, M-Free 108 (1st Gen)

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