Articles by Sklar
Photo: Snowbird Youtube
The ski industry is becoming an ever more competitive landscape forcing some resorts to take drastic measures to stay relevant. In a press release earlier today Snowbird Resort in Utah announced it’s plans to shut down the famed Aerial Tram and divert resources to a new...
A couple weeks ago, Elias Ambuhl skied switch at 130 kph (80mph) switch. This latest skiing record got the Newschoolers editorial team and I thinking about other skiing world records, from Simon Dumont’s quarterpipe hit, to Wallisch’s long rail. Cover photo by Emily Tidwell
The tricks, airs...
For only $119 you can ski Timberline Lodge from today, 3/7, all the way through May 29th. This is by far the craziest pass deal in skiing, paying for itself in only two days, and providing over 80 days of riding for less than the price of a one day lift ticket to Vail. The snow has been falling...
For years, Ahmet Dadali has been one of the best street skiers in the game. To this day he continues to push the boundaries of the sport with his signature style and tireless work ethic. He’s logged banger segments and been a steady presence in the high consequence and injury prone sport. In the...
Style is a thing. Skiers talk a lot about it, especially on the internet on venues like Newschoolers and Instagram. There is perhaps no other concept in skiing that is both so subjective, and so polarizing. Slide into the park, or even just into the lift line, and you are immediately being...
As President Elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks continue to trickle in, a Giant Meteor has been selected to head the United States’ weather for the next four years. The selection of the fireball confirms the Trump administration's campaign promise to end winter as we know it...
Breckenridge, CO- Following the disappointing cancellation of the newly reimagined halfpipe competition at the Dew Tour this December, Breckenridge has posted their halfpipe for sale on Craigslist.com. A Breckenridge spokesperson told the Radical Radish that they built the pipe for this year’s...
Seattle, Washington - Friends and family are mourning the loss of a friend and now former skier, Spencer Parks. “He just left a bunch of notes, and a now empty ski rack,” a tearful roommate told the Radical Radish, “none of us saw it coming.”
One of Spencer’s notes said he “had no other...
Looking at some old ski pictures hanging on a wall triggered a dejavu moment for Eric Pollard, “I was looking at these skis that were ‘the skis’ when I was a kid, like 70mm waist, super directional, very little sidecut, stiff, and long. Where as a snowboard was flexy, it had a different sidecut...
“I’ll talk about Trump all damn day,” Grandma Julie said with an attitude, “but I swear to god, if anyone brings up poles versus no poles, I will leave the house.” Thanksgiving is a time for reflection, family, and food. Family arguments are, however, almost as inevitable as eating too much...
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Eric Pollard’s first trip to Idaho didn’t go so well. He arrived a couple days early and rented a snowmobile while friend and filmer Riley Poor drove his new sled up from Colorado. A “new” sled that Pollard bought sight-unseen. After a couple days, one blown out rental, and a POS...
“Enough of the spin to win bullshit,” Joe Biden was heard muttering as he snuck into the Oval Office on Tuesday. In a last-ditch effort to keep style in skiing the lame duck Vice President Biden took things into his own hands, forging President Obama’s signature on an executive order banning...
Cover photo: Tripp Fay/Copper Mountain
“Man that felt good,” Mike Malarky, mountain manager of Buck Hill in Minnesota told the Radical Radish after reacting to the news of Copper Mountain postponing their opening day due to warm weather. Malarky and Buck Hill’s official statement read “Suck it...
“The biggest reason why I’ve always wanted to make original soundtracks was to make it so that everything you see [and hear] is brand new. In our sport, in movies, you’ve never seen those images before. So, if you’re seeing an image you’ve never seen before, but you’re always watching it to a...
The East Coast is one of the coasts. For some reason, a lot of skiers live there. The Radical Radish has put together a list of pros for those on the other coast who are either concussed, or just confused, and are thinking about planning a ski trip east. The cons, meanwhile, are for those who...
Host to one of Newschoolers’ favorite events, Rails to Riches, Killington Ski Resort boasts not only some of the best parks on the east coast, but also some of the best skiing in Vermont. NS members and weekend warriors alike love the area for its great skiing and after hours activities. At less...
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Born from the mountains of Utah, Stage is a rapidly growing upstart company offering customizable goggles and accessories. These startups seem to be a dime-a-dozen nowadays with an entrepreneurial generation seeking to turn their passion into a livelihood. Stage brings a novel...
Just when you thought this election couldn’t get any more crazy, Wikileaks has released another round of emails from presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s private email server. The most recent leak contains top-secret information like the secret to good risotto, and speculation about aliens...
Babe Ruth to the Yankees, Gretzky to the Kings, Wallisch to Line, and now Morrison to Tupperware. Amidst turmoil at Rubermaid, the owner of K2 skis, the ski legend has emerged with a new sponsor, plastics giant and rival Tupperware brands. “The mainstream ski media had it all wrong,” Morrison...
TGR has been making ski films since I was 1 year old, and is celebrating this all-important 21st birthday with the release of "Tight Loose." The film brings together the classic TGR cast including the Collinsons, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, TIm Durtschi, Nick McNutt, and tons of other friends we know...