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Hey NS! You might recall a thread about a month ago regarding a mental health x skiing video project. Well, after lots of planning, phone calls, and late nights, the film is actually happening! To fundraise, we are hosting a raffle for skis, outerwear, and accessories over at...

Mars may be the next frontier for human settlement, but it sucks as a ski destination. Our planet is amazing, and we must help protect it! The “No Skiing on Mars” capsule collection is a collaboration between Protect Our Winters UK (POW) and Planks Clothing. Through sales of this limited...

Today we are launching a liner specifically designed for ski touring and for those strong willed holdouts who still telemark. Named by IMFGA guide Dan Corn after the Grand Fuckin' Teton, the GFT retains the DNA of a ZipFit while adding points of articulation on the front and a flex panel on the...

Ski: 4FRNT Devastator Length skied: 186cm Shape:137-108-131 mm (21 meters radius) Measured weight (each ski): 1987 & 2004 grams Mount: -2cm from center Binding: Tyrolia AAAttack 13 Days skied: 16 Reviewer height/weight: 6'2, 205lbs Review Location(s): Alta Ski Area, Grand...

Intro: Zipfit has been making premium aftermarket liners for ski boots for quite awhile now. Each Liner is handmade in Italy. For those of you in the freeski world who have never heard of them, they have been more known in the racing world and they are about as close as you can get to the...

This past March saw the first-ever Newschoolers ski test go down at Sunshine Village Resort. The Canadian Rockies presented a fantastic playground to test the 28 submitted pairs of skis to their limit, and we had a blast doing so. This being Newschoolers, we wanted to do things properly for our...

Earlier this year, I wrote up a description of how I fixed a blown sidewall on a pair of Armada Declivity Xs. I got a lot of positive feedback, and the general consensus from the NS community was that I should do the same with my next gear fix, so here it is (although much less involved than the...

From warehouse robberies to fulfillment issues, Saga Outerwear has had a rough ride over the past few years. But the licensing of the brand by GBG and in-house partnership with Spyder seemed like the turning point. Orders started flowing, the brand began to re-establish itself and the future...

How to Sandskate on a Snowskate OR How to Ski on Sand Larilinesign With a fistful of black graphite wax and a whole lotta rubbing, you can convert your snowskate, skis, or snowboard into a rippin’ sweet sandskate, sandskis, or sandboard...

We talked about his upbringing in Vancouver playing a lot of baseball while being a weekend warrior. Getting into skiing in his teens and being hooked on freeskiing went he first when to High North summer camp in Whistler. Going to film school while starting his own company, Theory...

Discussion with ski industry legend Félix Rioux We talked about Félix's upbringing in Montréal and how he got to work in the ski industry. Through the inline skating scene, Félix made his way into the snowblade scene, eventually becoming a team manager for Salomon While being a...

Cover photo by Emily Tidwell _ Ski: Moment Meridian 107 Length skied: 181 cm Actual Length (Tip-tail w/ straight tape): Hard to measure with the tip/tail shape, approx 180cm. Measured weight (each ski): 1989g / 2046g Shape: 137-107-127 Sidecut: 21 meters...

Meaning : he is really smart and great at explaining sciency stuff Discussion with pro skier, engineer and entrepreneur Giray Dadali Super interesting discussion with Giray Dadali where we talked about a 1000 subjects including growing up in western New york, growing up skiing moguls at a...

In December 2019, at the end of my third day on a brand new pair of skis, I returned home to find that the sidewall was fully shattered underfoot (image below). I hadn't had any landings that felt like they were onto rocks, but I had a decent-sized core shot directly underfoot, so I probably...

Colorado has had a super weird year when it comes to snow pack. It snows a couple feet one day and then is nearly 70 degrees the next making snow pack unpredictable and especially deadly this year. Before you get out there to earn your turns, make sure you take all of the necessary precautions...

Prologue: Things are heating up out there, the sun is higher in the sky, and the days are getting longer. Naturally, around this time, everyone should be looking for that perfect deep powder ski. There might not be any powder, but there is a serious argument to be made for fat skis in the...

Discussion with swedish pro skier and filmmaker Pär Hägglund aka Peyben. Peyben is a 3 times X games medalist, one as a skier and the other two as a filmmaker. He is super creative on both sides of the lens and has shown it through videos with Level 1 productions, The Bunch and more recently...

Earlier today, both Black Diamonds' snow account and the official PIEPS Instagram made announcements that they are starting a "voluntary product correction program" in Europe, Pacific Asia, and Latin America effective today, March 3rd, 2021. As for North American, plans are in place, and steps...

Cover Photo: Jonathan Finch. Words: Erica Aarons. By now, most of you will know of Parkin Costain. It took a while, but the ski industry has caught on. 2020 certainly wasn’t everyone’s year, but Costain took the title of King of Corbet’s, landed a segment in TGR’s latest film ‘Make...