Articles by Kretzschmar
Jesper Tjader does it again. The Swede went completely nuts and created a rail garden that looks straight out of SSX On Tour. After weeks of sketching up ideas at home, his dream became reality and boy did Jesper go H.A.M.
The idea for this park was born out of Jesper's disdain for the lack...
Over the past couple of weeks, the hardest working urban crew in the game has been dropping the Side-B edits from their latest film venture, For Lack of Better. As Clayton put it so well, "Documentaries are great, but full parts are necessary." As expected, the 3 edits from Cam, Clayton, and...
What a time to be alive. No, not the Drake and Future album that dropped 3 months ago. I'm talking about the gangster era of skiing that was alive and well from 2008 till 2010.
Everyone's favorite steeze machine, Torin Yater Wallace just recently announced that he will be missing an undisclosed amount of time of skiing this winter due to "an abscess to my liver with an infection has has me hospitalized for 12 days, ventalized & and in paralysis for a few days."...
The idea behind this article series was to gather unfiltered, unadulterated (& anonymous) thoughts, good or bad, from pros, your average joe, and anyone inbetween. Contrary to what most magazines try to portray, skiing isn't all rainbows and unicorns. Sometimes you want to speak your mind on...
Nestled in the heart of small town Littleton, New Hampshire is Lahout's; America's Oldest Ski Shop. Founded in the early 1900s as a general store by Joe Lahout's father and mother, immigrants from Lebanon. They later transformed it into the ski shop it is today in 1920.
Joe Lahout, now 93 years...
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Late this past Saturday night, Alex Schlopy posted on Instagram discussing his views on Gus Kenworthy's coming out a couple weeks ago. Naturally, it wasn't well recieved and cause a lot of controversy.
https://instagram.com/p/90EaOtyLzs/
One user stated his thoughts on the matter, "I think you...
Not everyone spends every waking moment of their free time browsing the wonderful world that is Newschoolers like myself. In order to make your life easier, I've compiled the greatest pieces of content from the last 7 days into one place so you can stay up-to-date in the world of skiing.
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The rail maverick, Logan Imlach, famous for his various antics in front of the camera as well as making his own skis has officially joined Armada as a ski engineer!
Taking home the SuperUnknown VII crown in 2010 earned him a chance to film with Level 1 for the next several years off and on...
Henry Bendinelli passed away last week at the age of 91. He started skiing on Mt. Hood before Timberline lodge was even built and was skiing there until the end. Last season, Henry was still ripping up the slopes at Timberline and Sun Valley in his 90s! I can only hope to be able to still be...
Seattle based retailer Outdoor Research has joined in opting out of Black Friday just like REI announced they would be closing down all their stores. This somewhat answers my question to FuccboyTroy in my previous article; would this move by REI inspire any other retailers to do the same in...
In an industry that thrives on Black Friday sales, leading outdoor retailer REI has decided to opt out of opening it's doors the day after Thanksgiving. Yes you read that right, REI has given the middle finger to Black Friday and wants its customers (& employees) to enjoy the outdoors instead...
Not everyone spends every waking moment of their free time browsing the wonderful world that is Newschoolers like myself. In order to make your life easier, I've compiled the greatest pieces of content from the last 7 days into one place so you can stay up-to-date in the world of skiing.
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Time and time again I hear people in the ski industry wonder aloud who "the next Candide" will be. Always Candide, never any other skier. I've heard pros say this, I've heard many NSers say it, hell, even I've brought this up in conversation more than a few times.
Not everyone spends every waking moment of their free time browsing the wonderful world that is Newschoolers like myself. In order to make your life easier, I've compiled the greatest pieces of content from the last 7 days into one place so you can stay up-to-date in the world of skiing.
NEWS...
The dream of having a whole mountain to you, yourself, and maybe a few friends is much closer than you think....
If you can get 150 NSers together you can buy out this entire resort nestled on the edge of the Sawtooths for just $1000 per person! The non-profit ski area, about 50 miles...
Quite the bold statement isn't it? Who the fuck am I to say that I enjoy something more than someone else?
i feel like people that grew up in the midwest/areas like you at Blue Mtn have that fuckin true passion for skiing that out west kids that grew up at PCMR dont have ya know?
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THIS IS NOT A TROLL! I repeat, this is not a troll. The unthinkable has been done! Russ Henshaw, the Aussie madman, has completed the first double on to a rail feature in history. While I'm not usually the person that gets hyped on more flips and spins, I freaked out when I saw this on my...
The Solid Seven will be a whenever the hell I feel like it article series detailing 7 solid, not necessarily great, skiing related topics. Whether it is 7 questions with everyone's favorite pro Jason Arens *cough* finish the damn interview *cough* (yes it's still not done yet), 7 epic BC jump...