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Presented by Mammoth Mountain, Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale, Newschoolers and Ikon Pass SuperUnknown 20 pulled in entries from talented amateurs around the globe- each entrant displaying their own unique take on skiing- some street, some park, some pow, and some a mix of everything. Figuring out...

Matt Medrek filming Mason Goodchild - Photo by Chris Foote @chris.foote.photo It’s no secret, Banff Sunshine Village is a home to Newschoolers. After hosting our crew for three ski test events, epic film projects with top level pros like @crazy_karl , @DanielHanka and @taylorgang@ , and...

Following of the cancelation of the Freeride World Tour finals due to poor conditions, a collective of European ski resorts has announced an ambitious deal to airlift as much as 100 inches of snow from resorts across Colorado, Utah and California early as next winter. Verbier, the host of the...

Discussion with pro skier, 8x X Games medalist, Torin Yater-Wallace listen to the episode here join the patreon here Introduced to the world when he joined the Armada team at only 14, Torin quickly became one of the best skiers in the world with his unique style, deep bag of tricks and...

The Newschoolers Open, presented by Auclair, is a wrap for another year. Before we go any further, we want to give a huge shoutout to everyone who entered and everyone who liked a social post, shared the contest, voted or otherwise got involved. It's thanks to you guys that we can put this on...

The FIFTH and FINAL stop of the Level 1 Rail Jam Tour closed off with a bang. Bear Mountain built a super gnarly setup, and the competitors complimented the difficult setup with some unmatched style and equally technical tricks. Sunny California was on our side this time around, boasting spring...

The Newschoolers Open is our take on a truly open video contest. Five tricks, filmed in a public park and uploaded to Instagram. No fancy cameras, no music, no video editing... winner takes all. Below you'll find our five women's and men's finalists as voted on by our panel. With some...

You've got just 48 hours left to submit your SuperUnknown entry! This year marks the 20th anniversary of SuperUnknown- the longest running video talent search contest in freeskiing. We will be inviting 15 of the world’s top men's and women’s ams to Mammoth Lakes, CA from April 19-26. Submissions...

In honor of Women's History Month, Level 1 and Slut Strand Society will be hosting a Ladies Rail Jam. We're stoked to continue building a community of fearless ladies right here in our backyard. We will be handing out $500 cash over the course of the jam to girls who stomp tricks and show...

The ski industry is not known for its ability to hide secrets and the fact that a new boot brand was coming to the freeski/freeride space would have been a pretty big thing to try and hide. Thus, it has been some time since we confirmed the news that something bootlike was cooking over at Full...

The penultimate stop of the Level 1 Rail Jam Tour had hometown energy, fitting for our backyard of Eldora Mtn Resort. Flamingos were tossed, bodies got chucked, and cash got handed out. At the end of the day, Marion Balsamo and Tucker Fitzsimons took home the hardware. Presented by Goodr with...

The World Ski & Snowboard Festival is a legacy event in skiing & snowboarding. The event has been a hub of freeski culture throughout its 25+ year heritage and has long been a cornerstone of the Newschoolers’ calendar. Our staff has been making the pilgrimage to Whistler since the beginning of...

Cover Photo: FIS The final freeski at the World Champs went down this morning and it was a sketchy looking scene as we joined the comp. Conditions were bad enough that Andri pulled out of qualis and Mathilde Gremaud may have decided finals weren't worth the risk either. She didn't start...

The third stop of our Rail Jam Tour was one for the books - big gaps, big slams and banger tricks. A big thank you to Brighton Resort and @brightondiggers for the amazing setup, a huge thank you to all the riders who came out and threw down, and a giant thank you to our sponsors who make the...

Yo Newschoolers! I'm stoked to announce that the third pack of season 3 is now available on skards.life. As an east coast kid I grew up idolizing Tom Wallisch, so I'm particularly hyped to present his card in addition to many others. This pack also features a number of influential...

In this episode, we sit down with one of the biggest names in comp skiing from the past decade: Nick Goepper. Straying away from just another athlete biography episode, we get Nick's candid insights on the influence of academies, how to make money as a pro, why is retiring from full time...

The Newschoolers Awards are a wrap for another year, celebrating the best of what went down in 2022, from individual stunts to banger ski movies. It was a tricky year to be a judge, with a huge number of projects popping up, and whittling them all down into a shortlist proved perhaps a bigger...

Völkl is 100 years old this year, and as milestones go, it's a pretty big one. That's a long time for a company to be around, especially in a sport that's not much more than 150 years old (as a recreational activity) itself. Founded in 1923, Völkl has been a cornerstone of the ski industry for...

Listen to the episode here ! Join the patreon here ! Discussion with pro skier and X Games gold medalist, Quinn Wolferman Episode presented by Armada skis! Quinn is a pro skier from Montana. He made his name through the years starring in SLVSH games, Level 1's superunknown XIII and many...

*The Newschoolers Awards will be live on Newschoolers' YouTube, February 26th at 6pm EST* The Newschoolers Awards are back for 2023, celebrating the best of what went down in 2022, from individual stunts to banger ski movies. It was a tricky year to be a judge, with a huge number of projects...