Articles by Twig
The Big Horn 96 we skied was a 2018 model, but remains unchanged except for graphics, for 2022.
Ski: Sego Big Horn 96
Length skied: 181cm
Tip-Tail Length (Straight Tape): 179.5cm
Shape: 122-96-118
Measured weight (each ski): 1850/1889g
Mount: -1cm from true centre
Binding: Tyrolia Attack...
Cover photo: Ville-Petteri Määttä
September is a strange and often quiet time of year for skiers. It's certainly rare to see people already getting after it in the Northern Hemisphere this early in the season, but that's just what has been happening thanks to some insane early snowfalls at many...
Lucas Wachs is now pro for Lib Tech Skis (which are thankfully no longer called Narrow Ass Snowboards). I had kind of assumed he already was, simply because he's the only rider of theirs you ever see, but that's by the by. I'm stoked for two reasons. Firstly, it's always good to see someone...
Planks is inviting UK skiers to enter their best 90 second video edit into their online competition. It’s open to everyone, easy to enter and there are some awesome prizes up for grabs. The winners will be picked by a panel of judges, including yours truly, and announced and screened at the...
Cover photo: Sam Watson
It's been a long summer of Gear Guide pages, app building and Glacier Days but The Weakend is back for the winter and will be bringing you the highlights from all over the ski world, every week. To kick off the season, we have an as-yet-unseen Armada ArTrip edit from...
Cover Photo: Jamie Walter
Yesterday marked the conclusion of a deal which sees Kohlberg & Company acquire K2 Sports/Volkl Marker Dalbello from Newell Brands Inc. On the face of it, the deal isn't very exciting. It could be seen as simply trading one corporate owner for another and the...
Photo: Matt Sklar
Yesterday, Skis.com posted a statement clarifying their position with regards the Revision Skis scandal. The website withdrew their stock of skis from sale in the immediate wake of the publishing of our investigation, but as of now those skis are back on sale.
"On July 11th...
Co-author: Matthew Sklar
Cover Photo: member Swandog7
On the 28th of June, the Better Business Bureau issued a scam warning for Revision Skis, citing customer complaints that ski orders valued between $300 and $750 had not been fulfilled. This won't have come as a massive shock to our forum...
Cover Photo: Stefan Mahlknecht
It's been the best part of a month now since we dropped a Weakend and there are various reasons why that's the case. The main one however, is we've all been out enjoying some end of season snow sliding in various bits of the world. As a result, I'm going to cram a...
Cover photo: Twig. Others by Mateusz Bocian unless stated.
The Matterhorn is an iconic mountain. Zermatt has one of the most famous and marketable vistas on the planet. The 'Horn towers over the town and even breeds its own vocabulary. "Horn cloud" refers to the wisps of cloud that give it the...
Cover Photo: Hugo Burvall, captured by Martin Axell.
It’s 20 degrees in the sun with a slight cooling breeze. There's an impromptu session going down on the top hip, sparked by a flatspin 270 and elevated by a switch flattie, both courtesy of Emil Granbom. The QP is seeing nosebutter...
All photos: Joerg Angeli
Bispingen's insane summer railpark appeared on my radar last summer thanks to an NS article. It was only a short flight to nearby Hamburg from Zermatt, where I was at the time, so it immediately wedged itself firmly on my to do list. Then I heard SLVSH were going to...
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When it comes to Ian McIntosh, there's no flair, tricks, or showmanship... what you...
In the wake of the World Championships debacle it was clear that something needed to change at FIS. And lo and behold it has. I guess for those who, like me, are at best casually acquainted with the inner workings of the dinosaur, the main news will be this. Joe Fitzgerald has
First of all Roby...
Cover Photo: Sami Ortlieb captures Will Wesson in front of The Horn
The news this week is there isn't much news. Comp season is over, the industry is in hibernation and the Newschoolers team has spread itself across the globe in search of what is left of winter. I'm in Zermatt which has a...
Cover Photo: Erik Tomasak
For a sport that was the fastest growing by some margin at the turn of the 21st Century, skating sure has taken a dive towards the underground. In the past 8-10 years, 'Aggressive Inline' has become almost invisible to the casual observer, though when I'm in the city...
Cover Photo: Tomas Popritkin
Spring is well and truly here now. Across both North America and Europe, seasons are drawing to a close. It's a bittersweet time of year, because while you might not be able to ride anymore or for much longer, the spring edits keep rolling in from the guys chasing...
Today, just two days after the Aspen Skiing Co./ KSL Capital partnership announced their purchase of Intrawest they have gone on to purchase Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Snow Summit and Bear Mountain for an as yet undisclosed fee. Rusty Gregory, the longtime manager and chief executive of...
Photos: Rachel Bock/SLVSH
After three weeks of daily games, the SLVSH Cup in Grandvalira draws to a close tomorrow with what promises to be the best game of the tournament. To get to this point, we've seen countless insane sets, plenty of upsets and just enough judging controversy to keep...