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Premiere Photos: Laura Obermeyer. Premiere words: Matt Kretzschmar. 20 years, 20 groundbreaking movies. The annual release schedule is no longer on the cards for Josh Berman & Level 1 but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop. But I made the trek out to Denver for their world premiere and the...
High Five Festival, which goes down in Annecy, France is currently the biggest movie festival in skiing. It's all going down again soon, from the 4th to 6th of October, and it's bound to be a veritable who's who of the ski industry once again. This year, they are adding an awards ceremony on the...
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Verbier, Switzerland-based FW debuts its inaugural collection of performance base-layers, midlayers and highly technical, waterproof-breathable outerwear designed for snowboarders, skiers and mountain enthusiasts of all genres. FW’s garments are defined by their extraordinary versatility...
Evan Williams' name will be very familliar to the older generation of NSers, having come up on the East Coast, starring in Meathead Films and countless edits from his time riding for Line Skis. An NSer since 2003, and the man behind the New Intelligent Group, he went on to become Freeski Team...
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Words by Matt Masson. Jyosei is the Japanese word for woman. JYOSEI is a short film about eight women’s month-long trip to Japan last year. Australian skier, Maddie Jones, took six other female skiers and one filmer/editor, Laura Obermeyer, to Japan for a month of skiing street and –because...
Mountain Dew® and Adventure Sports Network Group (ASNG), along with Copper Mountain, a POWDR resort, announced today that the annual Winter Dew Tour ski and snowboard competition and festival will be hosted at Copper Mountain in 2020 and 2021. This new partnership between Mountain Dew®, ASNG and...
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Source: ABC 7 David Lesh was conducting a photoshoot late Tuesday afternoon of his new Beechcraft Bonanza, a plane that he had purchased only a few weeks ago, when he lost power and couldn't restart the engine due to "unknown circumstances". "It skipped along the water a few times. There was...
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After a long hiatus, Colorado-based Spyder Outerwear has rejoined the freeski world and assembled a pretty stacked team. New riders include: Quinn Wolferman Quan has blown up in the past couple of years. Facing off against his idol, Henrik, in the SLVSH Cup Final this spring, dropping...
@Moment Skis and Newschoolers are hard to separate. It was here, along with TGR, that the brand found its first traction. From the beginning Moment has been unapologetically different and has always made skis that stand out. This year is no different. Their '19-20 line just dropped and there are...
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Henrik Harlaut has been perhaps the most consistently successful competition skier over the past three years. Over which period he has also been one of the most prodigious film skiers, even competing in X Games Real Ski. In a scary announcement for every other skier on the planet, he revealed...
Cover: Thomas Krief About 2 weeks ago, Kevin Rolland sustained serious injuries while attempting to beat the world record quarterpipe air. He reached a height of approximately 12 meters, landing on his head and back. His injuries included a fractured pelvis, which required immediate surgery, as...
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Cover: Twig The final full day of Kimbosessions is underway as I type these words. Tomorrow, the finest skiers on the planet will go their separate ways, not to gather in such numbers until next year. Each year, Kim manages to tweak and grow the event, and there is no question to those gathered...
In years past, you'd see the likes of Sander Hadley, Forster Meeks, Magnus & Shay Lee, along with, plenty of others out having the time of their life. Beartooth is unlike any other summer ski area and it's hard to put into words but "the energy is inspiring and vibes are all time." Now...
On the 30th of April, Kevin Rolland was left seriously injured after taking a heavy crash while attempting to beat the quarterpipe high air world record in his home resort of La Plagne, France. He was rushed to Grenoble University Hospital in a critical condition, but reports from his medical...
THIS IS A MONTREAL BASED POSITION Please do not apply unless you live in Montreal or are already Canadian and willing to move to Montreal. Send cover letters and resumes to info@newschoolers.com Job Description We are seeking a junior full stack web developer to join our team. We are looking...
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34 year old Dave Treadway passed away as a result of a crevasse fall accident in the mountains of Pemberton. There is little further information available at this time but we will update this article if further details are made public. He is survived his wife and his 3 children (6, 2 and...
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We just received the terrible news that Virtika founder David Lesh's plane crashed outside of Culiacán, Mexico yesterday. Authorities were not able to locate Lesh and they fear he was taken hostage by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Virtika just received a "proof of life" video, but was not able to...
B4BC is thrilled to be back home at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, where the first B4BC event was held in 1996, for the final stop of their Shred the Love Winter Series. The event features an all ages and abilities Park Jam, Live Music on the Plaza, a huge Silent Auction and 10 Barrel’s Hella Big Air...
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The past has caught up with the present moment and is now becoming the future. Straight out of Pemberton, BC, Kye Petersen has been silently grinding away in a workshop on the outskirts of town, developing a ski that will push the boundaries of freeskiing. After being heavily involved in ski...
Powder hounds know there’s nothing quite like the call of the fresh stuff, and that's the crews competing in the UNMARKED presented by Videotron contest have answered that call. Four crews of skiers ventured off the beaten path to showcase some of the best terrain and snow Quebec has to offer...
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