<p>The past few days have been filled with some incredible highs: Mikaela Shiffrin’s latest record; Alex Honnold’s latest climb; Eileen Gu’s ongoing run; Mark McMorris’ X Games dominance; and Ben Richards’ hot start on the FWT. But at the same time, we are all witnessing some staggering lows. And today, we talk about it all.</p><p><strong>Note: We Want to Hear From You!</strong></p><p>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. <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can email those to us here</a>.</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://opensnow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenSnow</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/shop/blisterplus-membership-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/industry-news/2025-2026-blister-winter-buyers-guide-homepage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s Guide</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-member-clubhouse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ Members</a></p><p>Non-Member Registration: <a href="https://summit.blisterreview.com/1VMz12?rt=qof04ZzT9UKWzZomlVmSKg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Summit 2026</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/blister-gear-giveaway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enter Our Weekly Gear Giveaway</a></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlisterStudios" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Studios</a> (our new channel)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtO_XPxffrwSiKzSJboZcBg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Review</a> (our original channel)</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><p>The Highs &amp; Lows of the Recent Days (00:20)</p><p>Our ‘Blister Summit 26’ Giveaway (3:00)</p><p><a href="https://opensnow.com/explore/countries/JP/snow-report" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s Snowing in Japan / OpenSnow</a> (4:07)</p><p>Mikaela Shiffrin’s Record (5:40)</p><p><a href="https://time.com/7355691/eileen-gu-interview-2026-olympics/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eileen Gu’s Impressive Run</a> (7:27)</p><p>Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 Climb (10:55)</p><p>X Games: Mark McMorris’ Dominance (15:38)</p><p>FWT: Ben Richards’ Hot Start (16:07)</p><p>State of the Union (16:43)</p><p><a href="https://drlennecefer.substack.com/p/a-million-people-were-briefly-furious/comments" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Len Necefer on How to Move Forward</a> (20:56)</p><p><strong>CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/blister-cinematic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blister Cinematic</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/crafted-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CRAFTED</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bikes &amp; Big Ideas</a></p><p><a href="https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GEAR:30</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>