2024 DPS Skis | Blister Summit Brand Lineup

At Blister Summit 2023, we sat down with Thomas Laakso, DPS’s VP of product and operations, to learn about their 2023-2024 ski lineup, including the brand-new Kaizen collection; how they’ve continued to evolve their use of carbon fiber, different woods, and other materials; the updated Koala series and Koala 111; making skis in the U.S., and more. REGISTER FOR BLISTER SUMMIT 2024: https://summit.blisterreview.com/nwa59E DPS Skis Website: https://www.dpsskis.com/ Presented By: Compeed, New Image Brewing, Mount Crested Butte, & Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Compeed: https://www.compeedusa.com/ New Image Brewing: https://www.nibrewing.com/ Town of Mount Crested Butte: https://mtcb.colorado.gov/ Crested Butte Mountain Resort: https://www.skicb.com/ Learn more about the Blister Summit here: https://blisterreview.com/industry-ne... TOPICS & TIMES Intro 00:00 New Kaizen Construction & Models 1:34 Use & Evolution of Carbon Fiber 4:59 DPS Kaizen Ski Models 7:28 DPS Koala Skis 14:34 Sustainability & U.S. Manufacturing 22:30