Articles by Newschoolers
This year, with the awards going fully virtual (shout out to Swany Gloves @ON3P & @Windells for making these awards possible), we wanted to take some opportunity to shed some clarity on the judging. @Twig and @curt_ had LJ Strenio, Alex Hackel & Xavier Mayrand in the proverbial booth with them...
Rewind the clock 20 years and Armada Skis is busy exploding onto the scene. In the early 2000’s, freeskiing was still in its formation. It's competitions had become a fixture of X Games and ski movies were back with a vengeance. Five of the movement's leading lights; JP Auclair, Tanner Hall, JF...
We’re stoked to be heading back to the Beast of the East, Woodward Killington for our fifth annual online contest, giving anyone the chance to throw down their best tricks for a shot at the cash prizes. Not to sugar coat it, it's been a rough start to the season out East, so we're hoping the...
The Newschoolers Awards are back for 2024, presented by Swany, @ON3P & @Windells . Celebrating the best of what went down in 2023, we're rewarding everything from the best single tricks to the most insane ski movies. For this year, we wanted to put a strong focus on what we collectively have a...
It's that time of year again... We're feeling bloated, hungover, and incapable of much on skis, although nosebutters are feeling a tad easier after all the Christmas meals. It's also time to take a look back at the past twelve months and reward some of the madness that has gone down. Over the...
Cover Photo: Mike Dawson
Highlights
The women kicked things off, with lots of 1080s being thrown down it was Tess Ledeux who turned things up a notch. She laced her signature left dub 16 tindy - probably the cleanest one we've seen from her ever. She stomped it for a massive 95.75. From this...
Cover photo: Bucholz/FIS
We're not going to profess to understand pipe skiing anymore. Sure, we can (mostly) count the rotations, but pipe is now so far removed from our collective experience that at this point, every run looks impossible. There are some cool new tricks on show though. We like...
All photos: Oscar Hall
Yesterday saw the public drop of the fourth part of Faction's movie tetralogy, Abstract. The opening street segment, featuring Koga Hoshino, Alex Hall, Mac Forehand & Antti Ollila is certainly our highlight of the new project. Mac was a relative newbie to the streets...
Cover Photo: Buchholz/@fisfreestyle
After two cancelled finals, we finally got a Big Air showdown at the World Cup in Beijing. Riders, all using poles, threw down at the infamous city big air in Shougang. Amongst the backdrop of cooling towers, the dystopian venue kicked off in calm weather, a...
Cover photo: Bucholz/FIS
On the plus side, Europe has pretty much had more snow already it did for all of last season. You can thank @Twig for taking a month-long surf trip for that guys. But ironically, given that this is a snowsport, it hasn't been an ideal start for FIS. With finals canceled...
If you’re anything like us, you’ll agree that gift shopping (especially for the skier who seems to have everything) can be tricky. Fear not because we put together a new gift guide that has you covered. We wanted to offer you some more unique gift suggestions for the skier in your life, and...
Cover: Bucholz/FIS
Freeskiing is totally insane right now. Love or hate the direction of freeskiing right now, the breadth of talent is the greatest it has ever been. Every year we see new names come through and raise the bar, and yesterday's qualifying saw Daniel Bacher and Dylan Deschamps...
All photos: Charles Trudeau
The Newschoolers East Coast park ski test returned to Bromont for round two this past spring. And this time, Mother Nature came at us with a suckerpunch, but ultimately we still had a blast. The previous week had been sunny and warm, and most of us were half...
Cover photo: Daniel Rönnbäck
Early reports are reaching us that legendary Chamonix skier, and big mountain legend, Tof Henry has passed away in Chile on the Puntiagudo volcano. Tof was as gnarly as they come, skiing some of the biggest, most challenging lines out there. His shots from Chamonix...
Ski Legend Dr. Robb Gaffney, passed away on September 22nd after fighting over a 4-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Gaffney's brother, Scott posted on Instagram sharing the news on Saturday morning.
In a Caring Bridge update last weekend, Scott shared that Robb's body was no longer...
When it comes to premieres, Faction do not fuck about. Our Editor @Twig has been to all of them so far, and he's a pretty reserved guy normally. The last time a Faction world premiere came around, he woke up the next day on an unknown roof in Paris. Various unnamed members of the staff and team...
Back in April, the Newschoolers crew hit up Banff Sunshine Village for our third annual ski testing bonanza. Thanks to our pals @sunshinevillage , @evo.com and @DissentLabs we went even bigger and better than ever before. We brought more skis and testers once again, and the whole event just...
April saw the NS crew return to Banff Sunshine Village for our third annual ski testing bonanza. Thanks to our pals @sunshinevillage , @evo.com and @DissentLabs we went even bigger and better than ever before, testing more skis and stacking more shots. The whole event keeps expanding year on...
It is a heartbreaking event when a beloved piece of the ski community is lost, let alone when over 200 people are displaced and lose their entire lives in the blink of an eye.
The Charleston Residence, AKA Chucktown, was completely destroyed by a fire on Monday, which was attended by local...
All photos: Jesper Grønnemark
The Scandinavian Team Battle at CopenHill once again rocked Copenhagen, Denmark, delivering an unforgettable experience. The Hill, which towers over Copenhagen (you can just about see the hill from across the sea in Sweden) is a special place to have an event. Easy...