2025 Blizzard Anomaly and Rustler Skis at Kitzsteinhorn in Austria - Trip Recap with SkiEssentials

[@jeremyv7325]

The voiceover was perfect for this video! Hopefully we get more in the future

[@SkiEssentials]

Really appreciate the feedback, thank you!!

[@patrion6028]

+1, made it fun to watch. More german word tries please :D

[@normware]

Always love watching skiessentials skiers.Nice to see reviewers who actually know how to ski/turn in all conditions.

[@realityczar5739]

Thanks for taking us along!

[@SkiEssentials]

My pleasure!

[@manx1630]

Today, in addition to material tests, You bring Us a "Wild Animal", every time It does its scissor turn cutting the air my adrenaline shoots up. Thank you. Very good job (as always)💪💪💪

[@bruceborden207]

I actually liked the voiceover. Made it understandable and interesting

[@SkiEssentials]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@guspachio4977]

Voiceover is the only way to go with this content…well done. And just fun to watch some skiing.

[@SkiEssentials]

Awesome, thank you for your feedback!

[@zakingle1420]

Great content! Thx Jeff! ⛷️🔥🤙

[@SkiEssentials]

Thanks!

[@gijsvanlieshout]

Ah you guys finally got to where the real skiing is! ;)

[@SkiEssentials]

It was a fantastic experience!

[@lassivaatamoinen5468]

Indeed, finally Alpine skiing ;)

[@csmith0244]

Sweet video. Just got some rustler 9’s at the end of the season and this makes me wish winter was closer than it is. Time to get some use out of the boat though I guess 👍🍻

[@SkiEssentials]

It'll be here before you know it! In the meantime, enjoy your boat time! 🚤⛵️

[@markfriedman8892]

Jeff, awesome seeing my two ski gurus(Jeff & Matt) skiing together! Matt is super nice and passionate about skiing like you. I get my skis tuned there. Awesome stuff and I like the voice over also. Oh Marcus Caston rips, that was cool seeing you ski with him.

[@SkiEssentials]

Super fun meeting and skiing with Matt! We shared a lot of great conversations about skiing, content creation, and every possible tangent you can think of... 😉

[@markfriedman8892]

I'm always interested in a Jeff ski tangent, very interesting.

[@richardcole4776]

The voiceover worked great for this video. More voiceovers, for at least portions of a video, would be welcome in the future.

[@SkiEssentials]

Thank you! Appreciate the feedback!

[@jeb4836]

Seems like if u can ski the East u can ski anything. Nice video !

[@SkiEssentials]

That first run when everyone was struggling with freezing fog, I was laughing a little bit because it felt just like home!

[@fadekill]

The "good trail" you were looking for is a ski route (red rhombus with a dotted line on the map). These are usually ungroomed trails, which are very rare in Austria, and not a lot of people ski them.

[@SkiEssentials]

Thanks you! It's so different how trails are marked there compared to the states it was hard for me to understand whether that was in resort boundaries or not, or if resort boundaries are even a thing.

[@fadekill]

@@SkiEssentials You're welcome. =) Generally, the resort boundaries in Europe are basically the trail boundaries. The second you step off piste, you are basically out of bounds (i.e. they are not liable for any accidents, no avalanche control, no ski patrol etc.). These ski routes are the only "safe" ungroomed/freeride experiences you can get inbound. And yeah, it's very different. I learned skiing in Canada and going to ski in the Alps for the first time was a culture shock. I can't wait fly accross the big pond again!

[@kokibr91]

You should come more often 🙂 visit more factories maybe.

[@SterlingSigurdsen]

would recommend taking out the in camera audio when doing voice over as it kinda smushes the audio than. Looked fun though.

[@andrew6815]

The Ski Essentials crew and Blizzard skis AND Austria? Im in

[@Ceemysix]

Hey Jeff, what were you using for a camera on this trip? I like the wide field of view. Very nice format with the voiceover.

[@SkiEssentials]

It's a combination of a Hero 12 Black and a GoPro Max. Everything filmed POV is from the Max. It's pretty cool, but takes a lot more work editing.

[@Ceemysix]

@@SkiEssentials I think you did a great job! Your reviews are awesome as well. You and Bob have the most comprehensive review system on YT.

[@keeperofthereign]

Next time come to out local glacier, Stubai! -:)

[@SkiEssentials]

Would love to!!

[@davidbeazer9799]

Looks like a snow fence to drop snow on the run. #snowfarming

[@marionovysedlak1158]

hi guys, please can you tell me differences between Rustler 9 vs Anomaly 94? thank you

[@SkiEssentials]

Starting with the core, the Anomaly has more stringers of dense beech wood while the Rustler uses more lighter poplar and paulownia wood. In terms of metal, the Anomaly uses two full sheets while the Rustler uses one partial laminate. In terms of shape, the Rustler has a lot more rocker and taper, making it a better floater and more playful soft snow ski. The Anomaly is flatter overall, making it smoother and more powerful in a carved turn on groomers. Overall, the Anomaly is a higher-performance ski that weighs more, has more stability, and is more powerful. The Rustler is more versatile for most skiers, delivering solid carving performance but exceptional playfulness.

[@marionovysedlak1158]

@@SkiEssentials thank you for this💪👍

[@samkad79ers]

Chance! 🎉

[@darinsmith2458]

I follow Powder 7 and they have been very busy this winter.. I live about a half hour away so I got a lot of my skis from them.. Your prices are still lower..

[@SkiEssentials]

Seems like a nice crew over there!

[@darinsmith2458]

@@SkiEssentials They are pretty cool..

[@dinukaufmann4487]

sorry, you come to Europe and don't tell that your followers from Europe 🤔Next time, please let us now, and stay one or two days longer. It would be greate to meet you guys!

[@SkiEssentials]

We mentioned it a few times! We'll try to get the word out more effectively next time. On this trip, I was 100% on Blizzard's schedule, but next time we'll try to carve out more free time!

[@dinukaufmann4487]

@@SkiEssentials no issue, had not to much time, the last weeks to look into your videos, unfortunatly.... have a great "off season"

[@mertanen1]

Great to see skiing in Austria but not cool to see content creators riding without a helmet or goggles. Please set a good example. 👍

[@YehShano]

😂You’re kidding right? Marcus Caston is the only one there on the second day without a helmet or goggles and he’s an elite professional skier, that terrain is a walk in the park for him and barely anyone around so there’s also no risk of getting taken out by an out of control skier…

[@mertanen1]

@@YehShano 😂😂 Yeah, that's why Nascar drivers don't wear seat belts on an oval track.

[@YehShano]

@@mertanen1 🤣🤣extremely different scenario here

[@mertanen1]

@YehShano How about if you vlog about driving and your fellow vlogger doesn't wear a seat belt? You can say that it's his choice. But when you show this expert on your channel, it's not the best example for the younger audience. I can see from all Ski Essentials videos over the years that Bob, Jeff, and the whole team always wear helmets. Kudos to them.

[@YehShano]

@@mertanen1 well if the driver is driving at a slow pace with no one around, I’d have no issues with him not wearing a seatbelt…snow skiing for leisure and driving fast are vastly different in potential risk really anyway…I’m not looking at these guys for setting examples either, our parents did that job and we can make our own decisions based on what we now feel risky or not…My uncle skied the Mallory route on the Aiguille du Midi Chamonix without a helmet…insane to me as I wear a helmet everywhere, he’s never worn one even once everyone started wearing them(they weren’t really worn up until the past decade or 2)realistically though if you fall on that route, a helmet isn’t helping lol..I don’t see Marcus skiing in this video risky at all and I had to rewatch to even pickup the glasses which again is nothing if he’s able to see fine which I’m sure he could