Articles by Turner.
The 2019 World Ski and Snowboard Festival is in the books. Five full days of art, action and antics are done, now stored in the collective memory of WSSF’s participants as tokens of a time well had.
Now in its 23rd year, WSSF is a celebration of those aspects of Whistler culture that make it...
WHISTLER, B.C. April 13, 2019 - A little spring rain and slush was no match for the high-spirits of competitors, concert-goers, 1550+ deep crowd that rolled into the Whistler Conference Centre, and one giant crew of amigos, all of whom went all out and made the second-to-last day of World Ski &...
FREERIDE MOUNTAIN BIKE PHOTOGRAPHER WINS PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN AT WORLD SKI & SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL
WHISTLER, B.C. April 11, 2019 - It was a night that celebrated the beauty of the mountains, waves and streets we call home, and the power of the human spirit that seeks to push boundaries amongst them, and it wrapped with mountain bike photographer Ale Di Lullo taking top prize. The Italian was...
Photos by Mitch Winton
WHISTLER, B.C. April 10, 2019 - Whistler’s World Ski & Snowboard Festival has kicked off in colourful, creative and record-breaking fashion. The doors to Swatch ART+Soul at the Whistler Conference Centre opened at noon, inviting festival-goers to wander through a maze of...
WHISTLER, B.C. April 8, 2019 – Festival season is about to kick off in Whistler in a big way. Returning for its 24th year, the World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) launches April 10-14. The festival will showcase all the elements that make Whistler unique, taking it to the next level with free...
cover photo: Spencer Watson
Presented by Alpine Initiatives, the 5th Annual JP Auclair Memorial takes place April 10th and 11th, in Whistler, BC, as part of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival. JP Auclair was one of the finest freeskiers ever to do it, and the annual memorial is a chance for...
Andy Parry’s Tell a Friend Tour came to Grouse Mountain on March 2nd, 2019. It was the second time the tour had graced the west coast resort. Something in the range of 30 skiers, many of them wearing fleece with baggy pants, joined him for the day-long session. Under blue skies daubed here and...
[Editor's Note: Cover, and all photos by Sam. Find a full recap of the WSSF big air here]
The 2018 World Ski and Snowboard Festival provided, yet again, an outstanding display of mountain culture’s many aspects. It was well run, it was fun, welcoming. It was a showcase of world class talent, a...
On Thursday, April 12, 2018, a quarter pipe session was held as part of the 4th annual JP Auclair Memorial. The event was presented by Newschoolers, Alpine Initiatives, and generously hosted by Whistler Blackcomb. Unfolding over an afternoon that saw snow and sun, the event was a testament to...
Two years ago, I spent a winter living in Revelstoke. Read more starting here.
Revelstoke, B.C. December 20, 2017
It is 9:36 in the morning and we are moving slowly. The parking lot at Revelstoke Mountain Resort is crunchy and cold, and our hungover limbs fumble with ski equipment.
“Got a...
Images courtesy Jens Nilsson
Whether you dig their vibe, or love to take digs and their track pants and mittened hands, the Bunch are one of skiing’s foremost collectives. They have returned, at the outset of this new season, with a film called “Interpretation.”
The Bunch have been on...
Photos: Dan Brown
On long drives sometimes the dotted white highway lines can get hypnotic. They are ten feet long and ten feet apart, something to consider as they whip past the car looking way shorter and way closer together. It was on that train of thought I found myself speeding toward...
TRH Bar, on Boulevard St. Laurent in Montreal has become the de facto location for ski movie premieres in the city. It is a quintessential spot: skate coping rims the dancefloor, the walls are painted fluorescent with layers of graffiti tags and the folks who run the place are seasoned hosts...
For 2016, all the A6ENCY crew had was a VX tape camera, a homemade high powered winch, and a tank full of gas. No sponsors. No budget. No cares. We talked to Cam Keith and Robert Crenson about Toronto, DV tapes and the pressures of self-funded skiing.
Describe the crew
Cam: The A6ENCY is Cam...
photos: Gavin Rudy
Pressing play on Gavin Rudy’s new movie, “Recordings of the Sun,” elicited a few reactions:
Wait, where the hell are these guys? That’s a real torch… Gavin, what dude?
http://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/842055/Recordings-of-the-Sun
And then we get down to business...
photos: Jamie Walter
It was a rainy night in Quebec City for the world premiere of BE Inspired, the two-year creation of Eric Iberg, Phil Casabon and Henrik Harlaut. A couple hundred people crowded into a warehouse on the north side of town to take in the show.
Some of the people there were...
photos: Jamie Walter
Let us take highlights from a rainy night in Quebec City. A couple hundred people in the big warehouse on the north side of town.
Some of the people there were small, made smaller by their baggy hoodies. They looked like miniature Dom Laporte’s or, more accurately...
Generosity is not something we talk about much in skiing. Compassion, selflessness, whatever. It doesn’t come up often, and maybe why should it? This sport/hobby/trainwreck is pretty fast paced, pretty in your face, and there’s not a lot of time to take care. Yet it’s important. If you want to...