Ski Brands That were not in the 23/24 Freeskier - Buyers Guide

steve0

steve0

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Armada

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J Skis

Faty'pus

Literally all the brands I want more info on...

Very disappointed in what "Freeskier" has become.

I want Freeze back.

/end rant.
 
topic:steve0 said:
Armada

Moment

Season

1000

J Skis

Faty'pus

Literally all the brands I want more info on...

Very disappointed in what "Freeskier" has become.

I want Freeze back.

/end rant.
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Participating in these gear tests is actually a TON of time and money for the companies, so we took a break last year to focus our energy on getting our new retail shop / bar / lounge up and running efficiently. Planning on being back in the mix this winter!
 
14553948:J_skis said:
Participating in these gear tests is actually a TON of time and money for the companies, so we took a break last year to focus our energy on getting our new retail shop / bar / lounge up and running efficiently. Planning on being back in the mix this winter!
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Where at?
 
Dude are you seriously just figuring out that freeskier buyers guide sucks?? Freeskier has been irrelevant for like 10+ years
 
I stopped buying buyers guides when I found out it's a pay to play system and not genuine.

Newschoolers did a fantastic job of some ski tests check those out.
 
14554041:soup said:
I stopped buying buyers guides when I found out it's a pay to play system and not genuine.

Newschoolers did a fantastic job of some ski tests check those out.
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Also NS is bought buy Fischer. On this platform are always Fischer Nighstick ads and a giveway. Im not suprised these skis were soooo great in the NS ski test.
 
topic:steve0 said:
Armada

Moment

Season

1000

J Skis

Faty'pus

Literally all the brands I want more info on...

Very disappointed in what "Freeskier" has become.

I want Freeze back.

/end rant.
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who TF subscribes to Freeskier?
 
14554041:soup said:
I stopped buying buyers guides when I found out it's a pay to play system and not genuine.

Newschoolers did a fantastic job of some ski tests check those out.
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All these tests are pay to play...sorry but NS is included in this
 
topic:steve0 said:
Armada

Moment

Season

1000

J Skis

Faty'pus

Literally all the brands I want more info on...

Very disappointed in what "Freeskier" has become.

I want Freeze back.

/end rant.
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Shoutout Fat-ypus, Super underrated sticks.
 
14554075:PartyBullshiit said:
What easier about blister?
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With stuff like Freeskier, we have to attend a week of testing at a resort. We have to arrive with a fully mounted demo fleet, multiple sizes of each model, pay a bunch of money, tons of travel time, not even regarding the $$ it's a lot of time and effort invested.

With Blister, all I have to do is ship them some skis. Couple weeks / months later, flash reviews, full reviews, and deep dive reviews start popping up on their website. The only other thing Blister ever asks of us is graphic files for the buyer's guide.
 
14554136:hot.pocket said:
With stuff like Freeskier, we have to attend a week of testing at a resort. We have to arrive with a fully mounted demo fleet, multiple sizes of each model, pay a bunch of money, tons of travel time, not even regarding the $$ it's a lot of time and effort invested.

With Blister, all I have to do is ship them some skis. Couple weeks / months later, flash reviews, full reviews, and deep dive reviews start popping up on their website. The only other thing Blister ever asks of us is graphic files for the buyer's guide.
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Thanks for shAring. I never knew this. Makes a lot of sense. You guys usually have a tent at the blister event too no?
 
14554160:PartyBullshiit said:
Thanks for shAring. I never knew this. Makes a lot of sense. You guys usually have a tent at the blister event too no?
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Whoops, forgot about that event. That one we do pay to be a part of, it's a fun time and is a lot more customer focused. While reviewers are going around trying out models from all kinds of brands, most of the people taking skis out are customers who signed up for the event. It's much more of a huge demo week for everyday skiers instead of a week dedicated to industry ski testers.
 
14554177:hot.pocket said:
Whoops, forgot about that event. That one we do pay to be a part of, it's a fun time and is a lot more customer focused. While reviewers are going around trying out models from all kinds of brands, most of the people taking skis out are customers who signed up for the event. It's much more of a huge demo week for everyday skiers instead of a week dedicated to industry ski testers.
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Looks like a great time. I’m hoping to make it out there this time around.
 
The blister gear guide is an exceptional value. I stopped trusting mag reviews years ago and have only purchased blister’s review guide every year for the last five years. Other than that I rely on forums like NS and TGR for personal experiences with the skis I’m interested in.
 
14554136:hot.pocket said:
With stuff like Freeskier, we have to attend a week of testing at a resort. We have to arrive with a fully mounted demo fleet, multiple sizes of each model, pay a bunch of money, tons of travel time, not even regarding the $$ it's a lot of time and effort invested.

With Blister, all I have to do is ship them some skis. Couple weeks / months later, flash reviews, full reviews, and deep dive reviews start popping up on their website. The only other thing Blister ever asks of us is graphic files for the buyer's guide.
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❤️❤️❤️
 
14554101:olic said:
The only non pay to play guide as far as I'm aware
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Correct good sir. Every company whose products are included in our Buyer’s Guides, including our latest 23/24 Guide, have paid us $0 to have their products reviewed. Same with all the reviews on our site.

And if you support this kind of honest work, buying the buyer’s guide or becoming a Blister Member goes a long way, and you get a lot of perks like discounts on J, Moment, 4FRNT etc. Plus BLISTER+ gets you $25,000 of $0 deductible coverage if you get hurt skiing or doing a whole bunch of other activities.

After all, if you’re not paying for it, then you are the product.
 
14555189:deelonmusk said:
Correct good sir. Every company whose products are included in our Buyer’s Guides, including our latest 23/24 Guide, have paid us $0 to have their products reviewed. Same with all the reviews on our site.

And if you support this kind of honest work, buying the buyer’s guide or becoming a Blister Member goes a long way, and you get a lot of perks like discounts on J, Moment, 4FRNT etc. Plus BLISTER+ gets you $25,000 of $0 deductible coverage if you get hurt skiing or doing a whole bunch of other activities.

After all, if you’re not paying for it, then you are the product.
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The reason your reviews are the only ones I trust, one day I'll sign up to the membership, make myself an official member of "The 100" and then bother you with ski questions, maybe even make it to The Summit one day from the UK as we have nothing remotely as good in Europe.
 
14555270:olic said:
The reason your reviews are the only ones I trust, one day I'll sign up to the membership, make myself an official member of "The 100" and then bother you with ski questions, maybe even make it to The Summit one day from the UK as we have nothing remotely as good in Europe.
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Do it! You can be the 1945th person to claim to be the "101st listener" ?

And the Summit is tons of fun, regularly the best week of the season
 
14553948:J_skis said:
Participating in these gear tests is actually a TON of time and money for the companies, so we took a break last year to focus our energy on getting our new retail shop / bar / lounge up and running efficiently. Planning on being back in the mix this winter!
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This makes me very curious. Is there a situation in which a much lower effort non-pay-to-play review/guide could be assembled. I know logistically it would be a nightmare and it’s hard to do this without testers you can compensate, but if someone was trying to coordinate a review roundup non-profit style, would J skis be willing to bring that someone into the fold to see gear early? Do you think other companies (more specifically the smaller and better ones named in the OP) would be open to that?

im legit asking out of curiosity from the perspective of limited “in the know” industry knowledge
 
14555606:CaptainObvious. said:
This makes me very curious. Is there a situation in which a much lower effort non-pay-to-play review/guide could be assembled. I know logistically it would be a nightmare and it’s hard to do this without testers you can compensate, but if someone was trying to coordinate a review roundup non-profit style, would J skis be willing to bring that someone into the fold to see gear early? Do you think other companies (more specifically the smaller and better ones named in the OP) would be open to that?

im legit asking out of curiosity from the perspective of limited “in the know” industry knowledge
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This is basically what we do here at Blister, apart from the “lower effort” part. And no, it’s not easy ?
 
14555613:deelonmusk said:
This is basically what we do here at Blister, apart from the “lower effort” part. And no, it’s not easy ?
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Nice! So do you reach out to the core brands to see if they’d be willing to kick you demos of the next seasons skis for reviews? What kinds of responses do you get?
 
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