Articles by Twig

Twig
1 min read
The Tell A Friend Tour is one of the best things going in skiing right now. Certainly top 5. What better than a chance to turn up at your local slope, shred with some of the most talented and most friendly pros in the game and top it off with prizes and a pizza party? The last time the crew...
Twig
5 min read
Views
3,003
Comments
26
Welcome back to The Roofbox 2015-16, home of the highlights of Newschoolers' gear review program. Over the next weeks and months, we'll be releasing our top gear picks for different aspects of skiing, followed by an in depth chat with each of our editors about what they choose to ride...
Twig
2 min read
Views
1
IF3 Montreal 2015 concluded last night with Cali P entertaining the crowd at Club Soda. But I was already on a bus back to Boston from one hell of a weekend at this point having caught the last few seconds of the Superproof movie and sprinted from the theatre to a random bus stop in the hopes it...
Twig
1 min read
Views
648
Comments
12
2014-15 was a massive step forward for the NS Journalism program. We're stoked to announce the selections for the Newschoolers Journalism Program who now have the chance to earn $$ for their writing. These writers were chosen based on their scores over the last year. Everyone who I'm not in...
Twig
3 min read
Views
2,225
Comments
23
For years now we've had the Stept movies to look forward to as a source of the most insane urban shots of the year. Ten and Two marked the end of that road and the start of a new. Clayton Vila, Cam Riley and Sean Jordan spent the winter out on the streets of the East Coast filming 'For Lack Of...
Twig
3 min read
Views
3,007
Comments
6
Welcome to The Roofbox 2015-16, home of the highlights of Newschoolers' review program. Over the next weeks and months, we'll be releasing our top gear picks for different aspects of skiing, followed by an in depth chat with each of our editors about what they choose to ride themselves. First...
Twig
1 min read
Views
304
Update: Deadline day is September 13th! Enter now or miss out. In recent years we have seen a monumental shift in the ski media landscape. Never before has there been such a wealth of talent putting out top quality content from all corners of the globe. That’s why Newschoolers is bringing...
Twig
Updated
6 min read
Views
14,752
Comments
7
Ski: K2 Shreditor 102 Length skied: 177cm Tip-Tail Length (Straight Tape): 177cm Shape: 131-102-125 Measured weight: 2,004g & 2,008g Mount: True Centre Binding: Tyrolia Attack 13 Days skied: 12 Reviewer height/weight: 5'9, 140lbs Review Location(s): Saas-Fee, Hemel Hempstead Conditions...
Twig
3 min read
Views
5,132
Comments
26
Quicksilver Files for Bankruptcy This afternoon, after several years of financial struggles, Quiksilver issued a press release confirming the surfwear giant has filed for bankruptcy in the US. The company's European and Asia-Pacific businesses are not affected by this move. While this does...
Twig
1 min read
Views
16
Quicksilver Files for Bankruptcy This afternoon, after several years of financial struggles, Quiksilver issued a press release confirming the surfwear giant has filed for bankruptcy in the US. The company's European and Asia-Pacific businesses are not affected by this move. [/center] Level...
Twig
1 min read
Views
1,184
Comments
21
In early 2014 the first new domain name extensions started showing up on the Internet. If you love biking or have a bike shop you could buy a .bike or a .surf domain name if you surf and want to share that. Fast forward 12 months and there are over 300 options ranging from .news to .yoga. So why...
Twig
3 min read
Views
2,571
Comments
31
JF started skiing with his brother in Quebec at a young age. He was noticed early on as a result of his urban segment with Plehouse and his perseverance. His charisma and fearless attitude helped him create a name for himself in the world of freestyle skiing. He quickly climbed to the top of the...
Twig
2 min read
Views
2,745
Comments
10
Last weekend, I headed from Saas Fee to Zermatt to link up with Will Wesson, Rob Heule and Sämi Ortlieb, who are out there filming the Glacier Days web series. It's unavoidable when you meet up with guys you know of from media but not in real life, that you go in with some preconceptions. Having...
Twig
2 min read
Views
9,563
Comments
11
All photos courtesy of Rob Embling/Planks Clothing For the last week, the boys from Real Skifi have been hitting spots all over the UK, stacking shots for an upcoming webisode. Everyone on newschoolers, love them or hate them, pays attention to what these guys do and their webisodes are among...
Twig
3 min read
Views
4,120
Comments
24
"What happens when two world-class big mountain skiers drop in to a terrain park? The North Face Athletes Angel Collinson and Hadley Hammer learn first hand what it’s like to start over and grapple with the building blocks of freestyle skiing with Tom Wallisch and Nick Martini." This North...
Twig
2 min read
Views
3,428
Comments
10
http://www.newschoolers.com/watch/778315.0/Glacier-Days-Ep-1---Summer-Snowpark-Zermatt?c=11&o=10&t=6 "This summer, Sämi Ortlieb, Will Wesson and Rob Heule met up at the base of the world famous Matterhorn to bring you some unique, action packed summer park skiing from the Swiss Alps. The four...
Twig
2 min read
Views
671
The Freeride World Tour Dates landed on our proverbial doorstep this morning so here's the good news. There's 5 events this year, with classic venues Chamonix and Verbier making return alongside last year's success stories Vallnord, Andora and Haines, Alaska. I was lucky enough to get to the...
Twig
1 min read
Views
3,585
Comments
8
Based on the initial numbers from SIA, skier numbers were up by around 4% in the 2014/15 season, with the same percentage rise in the number of snowboarders. Why should you care? Well hopefully it’ll help stop your local resort going out of business for one thing. But perhaps more...
Twig
1 min read
Views
1,958
Comments
37
Not long ago it became public that SBC Skier, arguably the closest thing left to a core print ski mag in North America, had filed for bankruptcy. But as the saying goes, from the ashes rises the phoenix. And so with great pleasure we can reveal that while SBC is dead, thankfully its team is not...
Twig
2 min read
Views
280
Comments
5
I was out in Saas Fee in early March with the intention of shooting a banger article about what has, for nigh on 20 years been my home resort. According to plan, it dumped for a week but the clouds didn’t lift, making shooting pretty much impossible. I was back there again end of season but this...
Back
Top