{"podcast":{"title":"GEAR:30","slug":"gear-30-959086","podcast_index_feed_id":959086,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5a3ae21d968b52d22587f211","website_url":"https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5a3ae21d968b52d22587f211/1556901471152-0e5007d26ef624f28cae4397c4ee08f4.jpeg","author":"BLISTER","episode_count":402,"summary":"GEAR:30 is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the details of the most interesting and innovative outdoor gear. You'll hear Blister reviewers discuss the gear they're testing, as well as product designers, professional athletes, and some of the gear-obsessed folks from our recommended shops weigh in on gear trends and the equipment they’ve been most impressed with. If you love outdoor gear, you're going to love this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T20:20:10.618872+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086"},"episode":{"title":"Rewriting the Rules of Ski Boots? K2 Ski Boots’ Tom Pietrowski","slug":"rewriting-the-rules-of-ski-boots-k2-ski-boots-tom-pietrowski","published_at":"2026-01-30T17:23:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086/rewriting-the-rules-of-ski-boots-k2-ski-boots-tom-pietrowski","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086","url":"https://shows.acast.com/gear30/episodes/rewriting-the-rules-of-ski-boots-k2-ski-boots-tom-pietrowski","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5a3ae21d968b52d22587f211/e/697cce678f4f3ac100fb19e6/media.mp3","summary":"(1) Why is it that typically, only the stiffest ski boots have all the best features and get the best liners and all the bells and whistles? (2) What are boot manufacturers doing about the fact that many of the best skiers on the mountain also have the least amount of money in their bank accounts? And (3) did K2 just create the first ski boot that was truly designed for women, from the ground up? To address these questions, we’re talking with Tom Pietrowski, the global product line manager for K2 ski boots. Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to 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: Episode Sponsor: Carv Episode Sponsor: Snowbird Episode Sponsor: OpenSnow Enter Our Weekly Gear Giveaways Our Blister Recommended Shops Join Us At Blister Summit 2026 For BLISTER+ Members: Discounted Blister Summit Registration Get Yourself Covered with BLISTER+ CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Blister Studios (our new channel) Blister Review (our original channel) TOPICS & TIMES: Blister Summit (2:30) This Week’s Gear Giveaway (3:49) Tom’s Super Hot Take (5:02) K2 Cortex 140 (12:49) Boa Cable Length (15:41) K2 Cortex Team 120 (18:23) Flex Rating vs Price of Ski Boots (21:30) New Recon (28:15) K2 Anthem: the 1st True Women's Ski Boot? (30:48) K2 Boot Collection Upgrades (47:06) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"(1) Why is it that typically, only the stiffest ski boots have all the best features and get the best liners and all the bells and whistles? (2) What are…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3479,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gear-30-959086/episodes/rewriting-the-rules-of-ski-boots-k2-ski-boots-tom-pietrowski/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gear-30-959086/rewriting-the-rules-of-ski-boots-k2-ski-boots-tom-pietrowski.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}