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A towering rendition of Sazae-san, Japan's most beloved manga family.
Words & photos: Ethan Stone
The bustling metropolis of Sapporo is the gateway to the fabled powder skiing resorts of Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. Every February, this city of 1.9 million people plays host of one of...
Author's note: Last year I attended the inaugural B&E Inventational in Les Arcs, France and wrote a story for ESPN Freeskiing about it. I'd intended to create a story for Newschoolers as well, but in a flurry of other stories and projects, the story for NS got lost in the mix. Even though it's...
Words: Ethan Stone
If you're at all attuned to the happenings in the ski community, you'll doubtless have noticed the trend last month: Everybody and their mom was in Japan.
That statement is literal- no exaggeration. From my hotel in Tokyo, to the slopes of Rusutsu, to the skin trails in the...
Words & photos: Ethan Stone
The South Korean freeskiing scene got a taste of the future last Saturday, January 24 when a crew of visiting American skiers joined up with the Phoenix Park Freeski School to offer a free park-skiing clinic.
At Phoenix Park you can ski until 4 in the morning. Not...
One of the most commonly asked questions on this website is, "What kind of job can I get that will let me ski all the time?"
To answer this question means starting off with a little dose of reality: if you really want a job that lets you ski all winter, you can immediately forget just about...
Last month Newschoolers got the chance to fire questions at Tom Wallisch after he and Line Skis announced a much-anticipated partnership. Line spiced up the usual Q&A format by inviting participants to address questions not just to Tom, but also to Line employees and the rest of the team. Here...
“Yeah, it’s the third year. And it’s now called the Newschoolers Tell A Friend Tour Presented by Line Skis,” says Andy Parry.
That’s right—this coming January, the master of wizard tricks will once again be road-tripping across the East for the Tell A Friend Tour. Along the way Andy will...
Words and photos: Ethan Stone
As I was editing photos the other day, I realized I had a lot of photos of jumps.
This was the first jump I built last season. Tommy E found a plush landing over the crest of this canyon roll in the Timberline backcountry. It ended up being a pretty lofty...
Raf being a G at the bottom of the Olympic halfpipe in Sochi. Photo: Mike Atkinson
Interview by Ethan Stone
"What's up, man? Nice to see you!" Raf Regazzoni steps out of the hotel elevator and strides across the lobby to greet me. We'll go up to his room to do the interview—but first let's...
Words and photos: Ethan Stone
Yesterday the Spring Pass ended at Timberline Ski Area on Mt. Hood. It was a cold and blustery day, jacket weather, a brisk reminder that skiing, even at the end of May, is a cold-weather sport.
The Timberline terrain park crew just moved the park up the mountain...
Words & photos: Ethan Stone
So you've seen all the crazy footage and photos from Nine Knights, and now you want to build your very own jib castle? Hold your horses there partner—building a massive snow behemoth like this is no walk in the park. But just follow these 20 easy steps, and you'll be...
Interview & photos: Ethan Stone
Name: Julia Krass
Age: 16
Hometown: Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
This is your first time at Nine Queens. How's it been for you?
It’s been so much fun, definitely one of the most fun competitions this year. Everything’s been awesome, bluebird almost every day...
Interview & photos: Ethan Stone
Name: Emma Dahlström
Age: 21
Hometown: Torsby, Sweden
How many times have you been to Nine Queens?
This is my third year at Nine Queens. Last year I couldn’t make it because I had an injury, but I’m really happy to be back.
What do you think of the feature...
Two sides of the same coin. The facade...
...and the reality.
Words & photos: Ethan Stone
The XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi have just ended, but the question remains: How will they be remembered? And what did they mean for park skiers?
On the one hand, the expectations for these Games...
The halfpipe slippers provided a moving tribute to Sarah Burke.
Words & photos: Ethan Stone
Sure, Maddie Bowman might have stood on top of the podium tonight at the base of the halfpipe at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. But tonight's real winner, and the name on everyone's lips, was Sarah...
In a clear response to the hucking of ungrabbed 900s in the Sochi halfpipe tonight, Frechwoman Marie Martinod just qualified first without one in her run, relying instead on consistent grabs and amplitude.
American skier Brita Sigourney secured the second qualifying position with some huge...
The David Wise fan club.
Words & photos: Ethan Stone
"No photos! No photos!" The volunteer is waving her hands in front of my lens, blocking my shot of the ceremony as David Wise mounts the podium as skiing's first Olympic halfpipe gold medalist, flanked by Mike Riddle in the second-place...