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This weekend at Thompson Rivers Univeristy in Kamloops a very special snowsports event took place. A rail jam on one of the iconic rails outside the Old Library on campus. This event comes from the mind of Tourism Management student and passionate shredder Justin Tarasoff and has been...

If you’re anything like us, you’ll agree that gift shopping (especially for the skier who seems to have everything) can be tricky. Fear not because we put together a new gift guide that has you covered. We wanted to offer you some more unique gift suggestions for the skier in your life, and...

Cover: Anni Kärävä All photos shot by Arttu Heikinnen (Digital + 120mm) _ It has been almost exactly 2 years since I last sat down to write a ski movie review. It was how I cut my teeth in this industry and was the beginning of the snowball effect that led me to where I am now. I often say...

Xander Guldman | Low Pressure Podcast #240 Xander Guldman just won the iF3 Award for, "Breakout Skier of the Year" with his performance in the HEAD Freeski Team Film, "Unified". It didn't hurt that he also impressed in this year's MSP film, "The Land of Giants" and competed on the Freeride...

Alex Hall | Low Pressure Podcast #239 A Hall spent most of his winter last season travelling and competing with the national team. He managed to find the time to connect with Magma partner, Hunter Hess, to produce the third instalment of their award winning ski film series (Which has just won...

Whats up everyone! I had brutal end to the season last year by landing on hardpack and blew my ACL & meniscus. What a way to go out. Anyway, it was a slow summer not being able to do much, so I started using my brain a bit and designed these scratch off ski maps of top resorts around the...

At about 10pm on Wednesday October 12th, I got a text from my friend: “Please tell me it’s not true Matt.” I had no idea what “it” was and had no idea whether “it” was true. They said it was about Tof and a quick search on Facebook and a few posts from mutual friends, I saw that Tof had been...

What You Can Be Doing Right Now To Prepare for Ski Season! Written by: Greg Louie, Doctor of Physical Therapy, The Ski Physical Therapist For parts of the Northern Hemisphere, ski season is less than 3 months away and before you know it you’ll be back to tearing it up on the mountain. You’ll...

Back in April, the Newschoolers crew hit up Banff Sunshine Village for our third annual ski testing bonanza. Thanks to our pals @sunshinevillage , @evo.com and @DissentLabs we went even bigger and better than ever before. We brought more skis and testers once again, and the whole event just...

Every year we see another epic Matchstick Productions movie, we also see Teton Gravity Research prove that, yet again, helicopters still beat gravity… at least for some time. These production companies are stalwarts and incumbents, they generally have a duopoly on mainstream ski movie...

Episode 42 with Colby Stevenson, presented by K2 skis ! Listen to the episode here Join the patreon here Discussion with Olympic medalist, 3x X-Games gold medalist and freeski legend in the making, Colby Stevenson! Colby is a skier from Park city, Utah. He first blew up on the scene...

As the summer sun casts its (scarily) warm glow on the Swiss Alps, riders from across Europe are once again flocking to Snowpark Zermatt. After a prolonged closure last summer, the park has made a triumphant return, and I saw no choice but to make my regular summer pilgrimage to check it out...

WE'RE DONE. As in, we can't look at these a second longer - no one really "wins" in a race to the bottom so let's be honest: we're all losers here. If you're reading this on NS over a holiday weekend, it can be assumed you don't have a busy social schedule... us too ;) However, as with every...

Insta360 is proud to announce the highly anticipated Insta360 GO 3, the latest iteration of its groundbreaking tiny action camera. The tiny but mighty GO 3 takes on-the-go capturing to new heights, building upon the ultra-portability of its predecessor with unparalleled versatility. Truly...

All photos: Jesper Grønnemark The Scandinavian Team Battle at CopenHill once again rocked Copenhagen, Denmark, delivering an unforgettable experience. The Hill, which towers over Copenhagen (you can just about see the hill from across the sea in Sweden) is a special place to have an event. Easy...

Insta360 is proud to announce the highly anticipated Insta360 GO 3, the latest iteration of its groundbreaking tiny action camera. The tiny but mighty GO 3 takes on-the-go capturing to new heights, building upon the ultra-portability of its predecessor with unparalleled versatility. Truly...

POLL FORM EMBEDDED BELOW - PLEASE FILL ALL REQUIRED FIELDS: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctPqPRsfFexj4E6DzNh3dBLI3983IMyLUZYjtqbc3hrHit_g/viewform?usp=sf_link WELL DAMN. This year's entries were so awfully incredible that we couldn't settle on only 5 finalists... we HAD to up it...

The Scandinavian Team Battle at CopenHill took place once again in Copenhagen, Denmark, and it was an absolute blast of an event. The third installment of this crazy dry-slope ski competition, which happened in mid-June, was even bigger and better than the previous two. With a talented and...

I love skiing. Ultimately, that is why I do what I do. However, it is easy to become jaded and to forget. I watch skiing pretty much constantly, year-round. Skiing has become work and I've had a bunch of injury issues. When I'm sitting at home with free time, I'll watch snowboarding...

There isn't much going on events-wise in June, but there is one fixed point in the calendar, the Scandinavian Team Battle at CopenHill. The event returns for the third time and we expect another great show from the electric green dry-slope in Copenhagen, Denmark. The world's biggest dry-slope...