Articles by lauraobermeyer
Rosina Friedel is a skier currently based in Innsbruck, Austria. The first female to ever earn a spot as a finalist for Level 1 SuperUnknown, Rosi has been paving the way for fem skiers globally over the last few years, particularly in the realm of filming and street skiing. Rosi put out...
When it comes to ski culture, maintenance is required by the community to keep the threat of stagnancy at bay. Legends must be balanced by rookies, and for every seasoned name a fresh face is needed to keep things moving forward. In an effort to create a space for the next up and comers to...
From warmer and more durable clothing to increased function in equipment and better materials, the outdoors world has seen some wonderful progression over the years. There are plenty of brands pushing things forward in one way or another, but when it comes to the advocacy of women and producing...
SuperUnknown is back, with a modified approach to accommodate for challenges presented by the ongoing global pandemic. With borders still being shut down, the field of athletes was pulled from both the SU XII and SU XIII finalists, bringing together some of the raddest up and comers throughout...
Taylor Brooke Lundquist is no stranger to Newschoolers, being a frequent fan favorite on the site and snagging the Female Skier of the Year title just last year at the NS Awards in Colorado. The spotlight she has received for the last few years is well deserved, as she continues to push the...
Eric Pollard paying homage to ski media during his acceptance speech for Movie of the Year.
Proper recognition and support given to ski media can often be seldom seen in the age of Instagram and the shrunken attention span of the average consumer. However, a celebration of skiing’s filmers...
For the free skiing community, Level 1’s SuperUnknown exists as a staple to the culture of media production. Hundreds of hopeful amateurs submit videos of their skiing in the hopes of gaining the attention of Josh Berman and the rest of the Level 1 crew, and earn their spot in the top finalists...
With SuperUnknown just under a week away, one of the invited riders already knows she's a winner. Giorgia Bertoncini is no stranger to the European scene, typically bouncing around from Austria to Italy, to Switzerland and back again, with a heavy bag of tricks and a solid love for skiing to...
As someone who has a bit of an addiction to new places, I travel quite a lot. All of that travel is done with a camera in my backpack, but I always had a preference of avoiding the hassle of hauling skis through airports if I could borrow equipment at my destination instead. Ski bags are...
The age old debate of using poles and not using poles will never truly come to an end. However, if you argue for the former, your source for ski poles likely fluctuates from the lost and found rental sticks to the mismatched and beaten up park poles you borrowed from your buddy’s Subaru three...
I started making videos in my backyard when I was 12, my specialties were playing clips in reverse and editing fake muzzle flashes on bb guns. I must have been about 14 years old when my parents got me a knockoff helmet camera to ski with for Christmas one year. After 2 years of making little...
The media within skiing is an integral part to the DNA of the sport, but it can not exist without the dedicated individuals who reside on the other side of the lens to make it happen. The talent that resides in the clicking of cameras is of equal importance to the talent that resides in the...
Khai Krepela, crowd pleaser at Dew Tour Streetstyle 2017. Photo: Laura Obermeyer
Dew Tour Streetstyle is an alternate approach to competition, giving the opportunity for talented athletes who typically reside in the urban and filming side of skiing to showcase their talents in a rail jam...
In an industry based on adaptation and reliance of weather systems, defining the success of a brand is to some degree abstract. Involvement and establishment of community is in large part what allows a brand to have an impact on ski culture. There are some brands that have without a doubt...
Stubai is an unusually cool place to ski, but getting lucky enough to put a lens to it is another story. Each shot taken feels better than the last, and excitement grows exponentially because of it. On the World Cup and Prime Park Sessions course, the features were perfectly shaped, and it was a...
All photos by Laura Obermeyer.
Fall is showing promise for this being a significantly better season than the last for much of North America. Snow is falling and temperatures are low enough for resorts to fire up their snow guns, teasing the skiers itching to get back on snow. Luckily, multiple...
Free People (FP), a women’s Boho clothing store similar to Urban Outfitters, just released their fall campaign. It is called “The Ski Shop”, and includes clothing inspired by vintage ski fashions, but also includes actual gear, much to the surprise of the small fraction of their market who are...
There are few titles more sought after for a skier with hopes of exposure outside of competition than that of Level 1's SuperUnknown. The 15th instalment of the talent seeking contest proved to be yet another crazy show, with a cast of skiers that was diversely talented, reigning from all around...
Header image: Ben Smith throwing down and taking the win.
Credit: Laura Obermeyer
Beers and massive jumps historically go very well together, and 10 Barrel's Hella Big Air is no exception to this combo. An event typically hosted by Mt. Bachelor, the contest has now become accessible to the...
Located in Middlefield, Conn., Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort debuts the first synthetic snow-park in the region. Complementing the offerings of the mountain’s adventure park activities such as downhill mountain biking, Powder Ridge now offers skiing year round.
The park opened Sept. 2...