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View the Full Gear Guide: The Newschoolers Gear Guide 2018-2019 Skis
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K2 Sight
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Dimensions: 113-88-109
Tip/Tail Rocker
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Park/All-mountain
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Last year, simplification was the name of the game at K2. This year, the line is consolidated and improved again. The big change is that the Pettitor ceases to be, replaced with a 120mm pow ski called The Catamaran. The new ski...
For years, Stept produced many of the must-see films catering to the freeskiing community. Their final full film, ‘Ten and Two’, reflected on the life of the late Tom Warnick. Since then, Stept Studios has relocated to Los Angeles and shifted their focus to commercials and short-form branded...
ALL PHOTOS BY NICOLAS TEICHROB // DENDRITE STUDIOS
NUMINOUS, by Dendrite Studios and Kye Petersen, dropped this past fall and was instantly touted as one of this year's best ski films. The entire film takes place in the backcountry of British Columbia, also known as Kye’s backyard. When awards...
US Skiers McRae Williams, Willie Borm, Quinn Wolferman, and ladies Devin Logan and Maggie Voisin were out at Snowmass today fighting for a podium to improve their chances at making the US Olympic Team.
I wish I could say that Slopestyle today was progressive but, for the most part, it was...
'On The Come Up' is a series in which we highlight an up and coming skiers. Some of you may recognize them but for many, the name won’t ring a bell. Either way, one thing’s for sure, you’re going to be hearing a lot more of that name in the near future.
It's somewhat contradictory to say that...
Back for its second year, the Dew Tour Team Challenge brings the industry’s top ski teams head-to-head. Each team brings three athletes in addition to a team captain, to compete in three different disciplines. Team Head Skis, who took third place last year is back to take another shot at the...
It's that time of year again where we browse buyers guides and online reviews to perfect our perfect quiver. In the midst of movie premieres and Olympic qualifiers, I caught up with Alex Hall to get the low-down on all of his gear.
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A Hall has become a superstar as part of Faction's...
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I first heard of Quinn back in spring 2016 when he joined Level 1 at the SuperUnknown XIII Finals in Winter Park, Colorado. Since then, we've been seeing more and more from the Montana native- last winter he joined Henrik Harlaut for...
At just 23 years of age, Sweedish Freeskier Jesper Tjäder has made quite the name for himself since his part in Field Production's Supervention (2013) put him on the map back in 2013. Over the past 5 years, Jesper's movie parts and edits have had some insane gravity-defying moments, and I've...
This past weekend, skiers gathered in Denver, Colorado to celebrate the end of another summer with the second annual First Chair Festival. The venue was the Sculpture Park in the heart of Downtown Denver, equipped with plenty of grassy seating room, vendors, and a beer garden. We were blessed...
Saga is ferda girls. This summer, Saga Outerwear launched their first ever women's collection which will be available for the 17/18 winter season. "Expanding to women has always been part of the plan," Saga's head designer Roxanne Weippert told Newschoolers in an interview this summer. With...
It's that time of year again- the one where we open our computers to compilations of new shots from our favorite athletes and production companies. We wait in anticipation for the schedules of films that are coming to cities near us and use the trailers to decide which films we're going to...
Last September, the inaugural First Chair Festival went off in Salt Lake CIty, Utah. The festival gave skiers the chance to come together and watch the season’s newest films, meet pros, take advantage of deals at the gear sale, and enjoy a special musical performance. We enjoyed movies like...
The original interview with Ethan was conducted by Matt Sklar, but life happens and I stepped in to do the final piece.
Cover Photo: Matt Sklar Media
Born and raised in Colorado Springs, Ethan Swadburg moved to Summit County when he was just 14. Pro or not, he knew from a young age that skiing...
Last May, Faction wrapped up one of the best video series of recent years: We Are The Faction Collective. Perhaps it was their stacked team and insane tricks filling every episode that made these so special, but also notable was their unique offering of different locations and every type of...
One of the most coveated events at the 2017 Whistler Ski and Snowboard Festival went down last night- 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown. Over 30 teams competed where they had 72 hours to put together a 3-5 minute short film within 100km of Whistler. Team 'Blue Pandas', out of Vancouver and Victoria...
A couple months ago, Newschoolers and Quiksilver set out to find some of the best young skiers in the game. The first round went down on Instagram, and our judges chose 10 finalists to go on to the second round where the contestants put together short edits and took it to a public voting round...
Newschoolers is packing up and heading to Whistler for Session 3 from June 24th to July 2nd for our very own week at Momentum Camps. We've compiled a list of the top 5 reasons you should come to camp this year, and we hope to see you in British Columbia:
1. Ski, Eat, and Hangout with your...