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Words by Jeff Schmuck
Dear Newschoolers,
After an amazing five and a half years working for the most incredible ski website in the world, which is home to biggest, best and most passionate community the sport of skiing has even seen, the time has come for me to move on.
A few weeks ago, I was...
Words by Jeff Schmuck
Photos by Ilanna Barkusky
The AFP World Championships / World Skiing Invitational side of the World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler, BC concluded yesterday following two action-packed days of slopestyle skiing.
The course, which was situated on Blackcomb Mountain...
Words by Jeff Schmuck
Photos by Ilanna Barkusky
The always raucous World Ski & Snowboard Festival is once again upon us in beautiful Whistler, BC, and the 10-day long whirlpool of sport, music, art and excess officially kicked off last night with the first event of the AFP World Championships...
The most iconic and prestigious big air contest in freeskiing, the Jon Olsson Invitational, took place this past weekend in beautiful Åre, Sweden, as always, it went off.
The host with the most, Jon Olsson.
Check out some of the stellar photos that have come out of the event from Oskar...
Words by Eliane Marcoux & Jeff Schmuck
Photos by Pierre Morel
Following an epic round of qualifiers and some nasty weather that delayed the remainder of the competition, beautiful clear skies and 30cm of fresh powder blanketed Vars, France for the quarter finals of the first ever Vars...
Words by Eliane Marcoux & Jeff Schmuck
Photos by Pierre Morel
Earlier this week, a brand new and highly unique event, the Vars Tournament, officially began in Vars, France.
This highly unique multi-day event consists of five invited riders (Phil Casabon, Henrik Harlaut, Torin...
Calling every single member of the Newschoolers community!
There's three spots left for the Jon Olsson Invitational in Åre, Sweden, and Jon Olsson wants you, the Newschoolers community, to tell him who should go!
In previous years we've done an official JOI Video Qualifier contest, but due...
A few weeks ago, we proudly announced the launch of the NS Journalist Program and NS Photographer Program, and asked you to apply for your chance to be a part of it.
Each program will be run in a similar manner to the NSTV Producer Program, where members of the NS Journalist Program will be...
Words by Jeff Schmuck
Photos by Mashon Mashon/Red Bull Content Pool
Video by Charlie Grinnell
Last weekend, the good people at Red Bull put many a smiles on the faces of the eclectic Vancouver ski community by bringing the first North American installment of Red Bull Jib Ski Kings to Cypress...
Hey Newschoolers!
It's once again time to announce the Member of the Month presented by evo!
In case you didn't know, the Member of the Month is based on the member who is the highest positive Karma mover over the past 30 days, which is attained by contributing content and conversation to...
It's time for the second installment of the season of Choices presented by evo, a member-inclusive series comprised of gear reviews by the Newschoolers community and staff.
In case you didn't know, writing reviews on your gear and posting them right here on Newschoolers increases your Karma...
O’Neill, the original surf, snow and youth lifestyle brand for more than 60 years, is happy to announce a new apparel collaboration with freeski enthusiast community, Newschoolers, for the 2013-14 season. A video preview of the collection can be found below, with all styles will be available at...
Want to write articles or take photos and get paid? Here's your chance.
On the heels of the success of our NSTV Producer Program, we're excited to announce the launch of the NS Journalist Program and NS Photographer Program.
Between now and this Sunday (February 24th), we'll be accepting...
Last month, in conjunction with our friends at Teva, we proudly presented you two videos of the life of a lifty produced by Geoff Stump of Stump Films and Darren Rayner formerly of Voleurz.
http://www.newschoolers.com/watch/599513.0/Mudflap
Mudflap, by Geoff Stump...
The Sarah Burke Foundation announced today that it is now accepting applications for the first of the Foundation’s planned philanthropic endeavors, the “Up and Coming Scholarship Award”. The “Up and Coming Scholarship Award” (sarahburkefoundation.com/scholarship) will provide an honorarium of...
GrindMedia, publisher of leading outdoor sports titles such as Snowboarder, Powder, Newschoolers.com, Bike, Paved, Canoe and Kayak and GrindTV.com, is pleased to announce the launch of MtnAdvisor.com.
MtnAdvisor.com is a new mountain resort resource that leverages content from multiple...
Hey Newschoolers!
As you probably noticed, we recently made some significant changes to our Karma system and Karma page (which you can check out by clicking here) via breaking down the Top Rated Members into six separate categories (Top Members, Top Industry, Top Journalists, Top...
Last month, we teamed up with War of Rails to launch the War of Rails Online Video Contest for your chance to win free airfare to the event, accommodation during it, $1,500 worth of gear from Under Armour, Monster and Bern and a pre-qualified spot in finals!
To enter, all you needed to do was...