Articles by grantwhitty
Broomfield, Colo. - Earlier this morning ski industry giant, Vail Resorts announced a "long-term" partnership with Telluride Ski & Golf, stating that they will be adding Telluride to Vail's Epic Pass family. Seven full days of skiing will be available for Epic Pass holders for the 2018 - 2019...
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There's no doubting that Spy Optic has one of the most stylish teams in skiing right now. Many of Spy Optic's goggles are among favorites for Newschoolers members and pros alike. To celebrate their legacy in the sport and industry we all love, they released a perfectly...
Header Image: Gus Kenworthy, Dew Tour, Breckenridge, Colo. in Dec. 2017. Photo by Grant Whitty
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are just 18 days away and, following yesterday's Mammoth Grand Prix, six skiers have now officially qualified for the US Halfpipe Team for the games. The Mammoth Grand...
Header Image: Nick Goepper, Dew Tour, Breckenridge, Colo. Credit: Grant Whitty
The Olympics in Pyeongchang are just a month away. As Olympic qualifiers are beginning to finish up in the United States, one skier has already solidified a spot on the team. As a reminder, there will be three...
Imagine you just woke up to a beautiful bluebird morning. It just dumped a foot of fresh powder and you’re itching to get after it. You gear up, grab your skis and run out the door. As your eyes gaze upon the liftline, you realize the only two people in line are your buds. The three of you hop...
Header Image Courtesy of Alterra Mountain Company
In late 2017, Henry Crown & Company, owners of Aspen Ski Company purchased Intrawest, Mammoth Mountain, and Squaw-Alpine. HCC later made statements, hinting towards a new mega ski corporation sure to raise a few corporate eyebrows at Vail...
Header Image: Birk Irving at Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Dec. 2017 Photo by Grant Whitty.
As we head into a busy season of Olympic Qualifiers, we thought it would be good to take a look at how things stand after Dew Tour and make a few predictions about who is going to Pyeongchang. Dew Tour was...
Header Image: LSM dragging over the knuckle at Windells, Mt. Hood, Ore. Photo: Christian Raguse
Christian Raguse is 20 year-old photographer and skier currently residing in the Salt Lake City area and was a staff photographer for Windells Camp this past summer in Mount Hood, Ore. Christian was...
In June of this year, Jossi Wells injured his patella tendon while skiing, the same knee that he injured a few months earlier at X Games Norway. After his injury in June, he flew back to New Zealand and underwent surgery immediately. Wells has had a number of injuries throughout his career...
One of our favorite Canadians, Sandy Boville just announced his addition to the already stacked Line Skis family. It's great to see that Sandy has found a home at Line Skis amidst the fallout of Revision earlier this year. Other ex-Revisionaries to the liking of Sam Zahner (J Skis) and Mike...
A question I so often hear is: “How do I become a ski photographer?” In short, the answer is simple, you just start taking photographs of the sport that we all love. However, there is quite a bit that goes into getting one’s start in ski photography. This article series will serve as a platform...
Header Image Courtesy of Jamie Walter
Back for the second season in a row is Dew Tour's Team Challenge event. Some of the industry's favorite ski brands go head to head with their top athlete in each division of jump, rails, and pipe. Last season Team K2 was just shy of the podium coming in at...
Last year at the first-of-its-kind Team Challenge, Atomic team members Jossi Wells and Gus Kenworthy took gold at Dew Tour. With the addition of the modified super pipe, can Gus Kenworthy, Miguel Porteous, and Nicky Keefer defend Atomic's title in this year's Team Challenge?
Modified Superpipe...
Waxing skis at home is something pretty much every skier should do more often. Before I began waxing my own skis, I would only send mine off to get waxed about once a season. Learning to wax skis not only saves you a few dollars, it is actually pretty fun, relaxing, and almost has a zen quality...
Photos and imagery have become such a common feature of today's society that they are often overlooked. Many ski photos and videos are now taken with just the click of a button on a phone. Many claim to be photographers but few are artists of the craft. Those that are, often find themselves the...
If you follow some of the biggest names in European skiing, you may have noticed a handful of skiers mentioning a clothing brand by the name of Lead Fabrics over the past year. For some time there were only hints at what this company may be, and what products they were producing.
Today, Lead...
Chris Laker and Joss Christensen returned to snow this week after both experienced injuries in prior seasons. Laker underwent knee surgery in October of 2016 as skiing became painful for him. Joss, also suffered ACL and MCL tears in his knee at Super Park 21 in Mammoth earlier in May of this...
I first started photographing skiing in 2011 with my buddies back in Iowa. Since my first endeavors with the ski industry and the photography of that, I have found a few tricks and essential pieces of gear that improve the efficiency of my work flow on and off the snow. I hope this piece will be...
Cover Image // P: Grant Whitty // S: Nick Goepper // L: Mount Hood, Ore.
Bindings are an often overlooked technology that nonetheless plays a crucial role in the everyday life of a skier. They are what keeps us connected to our skis and yet sets us free while tomahawking down the side of a...