ZipFit “Inner Boots”; the Growth of ZipFit; Reviewing Ski Boots; & More with Jeff Colt

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4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Kara Williard and Jonathan Ellsworth talk with Jeff Colt, Brand Director of ZipFit, to make the case for why liners, or “inner boots” are one of the most overlooked yet most important pieces of gear. We also discuss the legacy of Sven Coomer; the growth of ZipFit as they bring new products to market; the Fischer x ZipFit collab with the RC4 Pro series; and Jeff shares his own ‘Crashes & Close Calls’ story from the Blister Summit.

TOPICS & TIMES

ZipFit at the Blister Summit (4:08)
“Inner Boots” (7:52)
“First Fit” vs. “3rd-Day Fit” (12:38)
Durability, Consistency, Longevity (23:08)
Reviewing Ski Boots (33:49)
The Growth of ZipFit (39:33)
Sven Coomer’s Legacy (46:33)
Low-Volume Liners (51:01)
Fischer x ZipFit (59:15)
Crashes & Close Calls (1:04:23)
What We’re Celebrating (1:11:00)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to Gear 30 on the Blister Podcast Network.
0:10.7	I'm Jonathan Ellsworth and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over
0:16.8	at blister review.com.
0:20.4	Today we've got Jeff Colt on the podcast.
0:23.9	Jeff is the brand director for Zipfit,
0:26.7	and we also have our very own Kara Williard,
0:31.6	bootfitter extraordinaire, and reviewer extraordinaire,
0:35.5	jumping in with me on this conversation because it's always
0:39.4	fun to talk about liners and zip fits and all things ski boots with Kara. So in this conversation,
0:47.8	we talk about the blister summit and zip fits rather significant presence there. We talk about Inner Boots, a term that some
0:59.1	of you may have heard before when I had ZipFit founder Sven Kumer on the podcast some time ago.
1:06.0	We talk about ZipFits philosophy of first fit, which you have heard us talk quite a bit about on
1:13.5	Gear 30 versus third day fit, and I will let Jeff explain that distinction to you.
1:21.5	We also talk about the art and practice and sometimes the pain of reviewing ski boots, and we have a bit of a
1:30.0	conversation about some best practices stuff for how to go about doing that. And then, among
1:37.2	other things, we talk about this new co-lab between Fisher ski boots and Zipfit.
1:49.1	Jeff offers us his own crashes and close calls story,
1:56.2	and we then wrap things up with what we are celebrating this week. So this is a really good episode,
2:01.7	lots of food for thought here, and I'm sure you're going to enjoy this one.
2:09.0	This episode of Gear 30 is presented by the Skiers Sports Shop, which is our Blister recommended shop in Edmonton, Alberta.
2:11.3	The Skier's Sports Shop has been family owned and operated for over 50 years and is one of the oldest shops in Edmonton.
2:21.5	They also carry a wide selection of brands and offer full services on skis and snowboards and
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