BLISTER Podcast

• Reviewing the News w/ Cody Townsend (November 2025)

  Cody and Jonathan discuss our national parks’ new passes; why president Trump pardoned a trail runner; the Most Canadian News; they rate your takes; and share 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 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:Why JE Froze While Skiing Yesterday (00:49)New BLISTER+ Members (2:38)Cody’s Travel Updates (3:45)FIFTY+ Talk & A Near Fatal Rappel!! (8:26)New National Park Passes (17:38)Trump Pardons Trail Runner?? (28:45)Most Canadian News (41:44)Rate My Take: Backcountry Licenses (44:59)Blevins’ Corner: Keep Colorado Wild Pass (51:45) Mountain Town Advice? (55:49)What We’re Reading & Watching (56:28)NFL Talk (1:10:32)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• OpenSnow’s Joel Gratz on the Outlook for This Winter; Extended Snow Forecasts; AI Updates; & More

  Today we’ve got Joel Gratz, the founding meteorologist & CEO of OpenSnow, back on the show to talk about … snow! And snow forecasting. And what’s new in the world of weather modeling. And how AI is changing virtually everything in this space. So if you like snow and you like to know when & where the snow will fly, listen up!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: OpenSnow.comBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredGet Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s GuideDiscounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ MembersNon-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026Get Our Newsletter & Weekly Gear GiveawaysEp. 336: Joel Gratz on AI & Weather ModelingEp. 268: Best Practices for Adventuring OutdoorsEp. 237: Founder’s Story: Joel on OpenSnowCHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:Blister Studios (new channel)Blister Review (original channel)TOPICS & TIMES:Colorado’s dry start & being back in the swing of things (3:26)Is it busy at OpenSnow these days? (5:24)What should we expect this season? (6:55)Timing trips (10:28)East Coast's amazing start to winter (13:21)AI & forecasting (18:42)What else is going on at OpenSnow? (29:41)Forecasting for the resort vs the backcountry (43:48)Current state of the ski industry (50:47)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Setting a New Standard: Atomic’s Daron Rahlves, Janelle Yip, & Noah Wallace on Crash Stories & How Companies are Protecting Athletes

  Jonathan talks with Atomic athletes Daron Rahlves and Janelle Yip, and Noah Wallace, the global manager for the Atomic freeski program. We get into what Daron and Janelle are doing just before ski season kicks off; the return of a beloved event put on by Daron; and Janelle tells the story of her gnarly crash this past winter. That then segues into why Atomic decided to cover their entire global freeski team with BLISTER+, and why we all want to see companies continue to take better care of their athletes.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:Intros & Snow Reports (2:06)Pre-Season Training (5:49)Upcoming Season & the Return of Bonzai (13:59)Why Atomic Covers Their Athletes w/ BLISTER+ (23:36)Industry Responses to Team Coverage (27:43)The Culture of the Ski Industry (35:56)Janelle’s Crash & Recovery Story (39:42)Eliminating “Gotcha” Clauses & Providing Coverage (48:07)Coverage For All — Not Just Pro Athletes (53:02)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• 10 Quick Things: ‘Movie Premieres, Robots, & Snowboards’ Edition

  Jonathan shares some highlights and updates from the whirlwind of a trip he’s currently on.TOPICS & TIMES:1: LA / Santa Monica: Movie Premiere (1:00)2: Climbing / Climbing Shoes (6:18)3: Snowbound Expo: Ferreol, CARV, Burton (12:25)4: Robots: Boston Dynamics (16:26)5: Walden Pond (18:33)6: Burlington: Burton, J Skis, & Snowbeast (20:16)7: Back to CB, Skiing NEXT WEEK (22:33)8: Blister Studios (23:20)9: Our Mtn Bike Buyer’s Guide (24:56)10: Best Skis of the Century (27:36) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Can We Future-Proof Public Lands? Working Together & the GORP Act

  How do you get everyone from cattle ranchers to cyclists, snowmobilers, hunters, wildlife biologists, indigenous tribes, and politicians from both sides of the aisle to agree on how to best manage, protect, and utilize our public lands? It ain’t easy.But the GORP Act took on this challenge, and its collaborative approach could serve as a blueprint for the future. So, we sat down with Jon Hare, Advocacy Director for High Country Conservation Advocates, to get the full story. We discuss why they’re trying to use federal legislation to implement local land management policies; the challenges (and rewards) of working closely with so many different public land users with different priorities; and much more.RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredGORP Act: Learn MoreGORP Act: Interactive MapGet 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: New BLISTER+ Members (2:35)John’s Background (3:43)GORP Act Backstory (6:14)Who Was Involved? (10:42)‘Future-Proofing’ Public Lands (15:11)Addressing Extractive Uses (21:33)Motorized vs. Non-Motorized Recreation (25:45)Achieving Bipartisan Support (33:06)Future of the GORP Act (35:29)Federal Management vs. Local Impacts (38:55)Similar Legislation in Other Locations? (45:55)Learn More About the GORP Act (52:36)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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