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The idea behind Roofbox Reviews, our in-depth review program, is to make sure our readers have access to the most honest and comprehensive reviews we can produce. They are open to all brands, big or small, whether they work with Newschoolers or otherwise. Our editors' picks are exactly the same...
The idea behind our in-depth review program is to make sure our readers have access to the most honest and comprehensive reviews for Newschoolers type skiers. Our reviews are open to all brands, big or small, whether they work with Newschoolers or otherwise. Our Editors' Picks are exactly the...
An in-depth look at K2's all-new Reckoner 102 ski for 2023, with ski specs and full review discussing pow, park, durability, and more. This review was conducted on the 2021 Reckoner, which is identical except for graphic changes._
Ski: K2 Reckoner 102
Length skied: 177
Actual length (Tip-tail...
Cover photo: Will Berman capping by Ruedi Flueck
From Switzerland With Love has somewhat different origins for a ski movie. Largely crowdfunded, the movie is shot in and around Laurent DeMartin's home region, Dents Du Midi. Designed to be a celebration of Swiss skiing, it aims to show what the...
Cover photo: Kieplenski/FIS
Austria may be locked down with ski resorts closed, but FIS has found a way to bring competition skiing back to your life. 8 women and 16 men made it into Saturday morning's final (that probably should be 12 and 12 in this day and age?), on what seemed like a fun...
Magma. Great vibes and insane ski stunting, set at everyone’s favorite volcanic vacation destination. A passion project with no expectations and mind-blowing results.
And now we have Magma II, dropping Friday 13th November. This time around there are undoubtedly expectations. In fact, they’re...
Magnus Graner, aka Skimanguy, is one of the most talented skiers in the industry right now. He may be controversial, in that his skiing style is both loved and hated. But in the style debate, it seems to often be forgotten that he's an X Games Real Ski Gold Medalist and SuperUnknown winner for a...
@little1337 - How do you think the East Coast compares to the rest of the worlds skiing and did coming from it effect who you are as a skier today?
East Coast is like having one toy as a child and the West Coast is like Toys R Us. Having only one toy forces you to visit all its facets. When...
Cover Photo: Jacob, Emile ,and filmer Cam Willis by Joe Cadieux
After two years shadowing Phil Casabon, Emile Bergeron earned his own invite to X Games Real Ski and took home a silver medal. Like Phil had for him, he took Jacob Belanger along for the ride. Along with Cam Willis, they have put...
Cover photo: Parker Norvell - The Switch
This year has been a surprisingly good one for ski movies, especially given how the rest of 2020 is going. Lore’s Halcyon Days was a banger. Carnage’s Subject 2 Change, premiered on NS last week got me super fired up for the season. Salute, which won...
An in-depth look at the all-new Stranger ski for 2023, with ski specs and full review discussing piste performance, throwing tricks, durability, and more. We skied the 2021 Armada Stranger which is unchanged for 2022 & 2023.
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Ski: Armada Stranger
Length skied: 180
Actual length (Tip-tail w/...
Two big pieces of Eric Pollard news in two days, this perhaps even bigger than the last. Yesterday saw the news break that EP had parted company with Line Skis. If you read the article, you'll know that their arrangement actually came to an end more than 12 months ago, and Eric has been cooking...
Cover photo: Justin Wiegand
Read about Eric's new brand here!
After 21 years, and 48 pro-model skis, Eric Pollard announced today that he has parted company with Line skis. The actual date of separation came last year, and yes, there is a new project in the works. More on that in a couple of...
As a hungry young gun, Ahmet Dadali made a big impression in Freeskier's Road Trip Challenge. Since then he's been responsible for many a banger part with Level 1, his own web series, and much, much more. He's also one of the most interesting guys in the game and never one to shy away from...
An in-depth look at Line's Tom Wallisch Pro for 2023, with ski specs and full review. We skied the 2021 Wallisch Pro which is unchanged for 2022 & 2023, except for graphics.
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Ski: Line Tom Wallisch Pro 2021
Length skied: 178
Actual length (Tip-tail w/ straight tape): 177.5cm
Shape...
Tom Wallisch is arguably Newschoolers' prodigal son, a long-time community member turned super-pro. He's now moving on from 'just' being one of the best skiers on the planet to become a real voice in the ski community, commentating, judging and standing up for freeskiing's roots. He returned to...
An in-depth look at Faction's revamped Prodigy 3.0 for 2021, with ski specs, a full review, and backslap gifs.
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Ski: Faction Prodigy 3.0 2021
Length skied: 184cm (+178)
Actual length (Tip-tail w/ straight tape): 183.7cm
Shape: 133 / 106 / 125 mm
Measured weight (each ski): 2088/2096g...
Parker White is an infuriatingly talented individual.
Watching Nothing was not the first time in life I’ve had that thought. The first time I met him was quite early on in my career at Newschoolers. Fresh-faced and unprepared, I joined him, Duncan Adams, Chris Logan, and Ahmet Dadali for a...