Articles by errrka

If you could have asked me 6 months ago what I would be doing right now it wouldn't be packing up my life and moving to Boulder. I was kind of in a rut. I had spent the past year working my way through the various internships the industry offers; ski resorts, Windells, Newschoolers, TGR...

The Jessie's Specs/Tech Idea/Concept Designing process/Girls involved Actual Manufacturing SIA Season Review Demo/Personal

This guide is for the freeskiing, backcountry and freestyle women out there. This includes small indie and big name brands that make skis for ladies that want to get out there. Whether you ski backcountry, lap the park or just ride all around the mountain having the time of your life, this guide...

The Guide Softgoods Skis 4FRNT 4FRNT is no newbie to the women's ski game and it shows; producing a 4 ski quiver for almost any condition, they did their homework when it comes to the ladies. They've created their ContourCore made specifically for women which places the center of the ski...

The Guide Hardgoods Softgoods Armada Not only do they kill it making skis, but Armada also offers some incredible outerwear. New this year in the technical Vector Series, the Resolution Gore-Tex 3L Jacket. The Resolution comes in a tech fit, Recco avalanche system, a microfleece chin guard...

4FRNT - SKI Hoji W - Big Mountain 187 130/112/121 179 129/112/120 171 127/112/119 Aretha - Big Mountain 174 130/105/125 164 124/102/119 154 118/99/113 Madonna - All Mountain 179 126/100/124 172 123/98/118 165 121/96/116 158 118/94/114 Blondie - Park 172 118/86/113 167 117/85/112...

My bags were packed, the car was loaded and my dad handed me a bottle of whiskey as he held back some tears. This was actually happening, the moment I had been working so hard for. I was actually moving out of Ohio, heading west, for good. It's a funny feeling; packing up your life and saying...

Be unique and creative. That’s all the advice you get. If you want to work in this industry, you need to get noticed. I sat at the corner bar getting drunk and thinking about how I could stand out from the hundreds of applications. I could make a ski, a board game, maybe a video? They had all...

This is the story of me; Erika Dahlby, and how I’m getting started working in the industry. Newschoolers played a large role in that and I’m here to share my adventure, wisdom and struggles. I’m currently sitting at a bench on Windells campus. The sun is shining, some dog is barking and life is...