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Win $20,000 in the GoPro Line Of The Winter

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Mr.Bishop
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https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/-46221

Start getting your footage together, or planning out the best line of your life - because we're dropping this hammer on all of you throughout the season.

$1k per month and $20k first prize for the best line. I'm one of the judges so it should be fun.

Contest opens on the 1st of December, and we'll be dropping more information as things go.
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Drail
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Since you're judging, are people affiliated with NS still allowed to enter or not?

in other words: Am I allowed to enter this thing even though I technically 'work' for NS?
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Mr.Bishop
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DrailSince you're judging, are people affiliated with NS still allowed to enter or not?

in other words: Am I allowed to enter this thing even though I technically 'work' for NS?


You're a member like anyone else in the eyes of the rules.
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RudyGarmisch
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Cash prize being equal or over what a pro skier makes in a year... Can't see this going to any unknown, but I am hopeful.

Is TGR doing this too or are pow edits legit as well?
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NinetyFour
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One hell of a contest. Do these rules make urban and gnarly BC lines in eligible though:

– The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of the country where Submission was created; and

– The Submission must not contain unsportsmanlike conduct, extraordinarily dangerous acts, reckless acts, or evidence inexperience in _____ in extreme ____ conditions.

Ha... There will be some insane clips coming out with 20000 on the line. It will also interesting because the clips have to be completely unedited, just a single raw MP4 shot. No matter how amazing of a line it is, you'll only be able to submit the shot from one continuous angle.
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Mr.Bishop
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NinetyFourOne hell of a contest. Do these rules make urban and gnarly BC lines in eligible though:

– The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of the country where Submission was created; and

– The Submission must not contain unsportsmanlike conduct, extraordinarily dangerous acts, reckless acts, or evidence inexperience in _____ in extreme ____ conditions.

Ha... There will be some insane clips coming out with 20000 on the line. It will also interesting because the clips have to be completely unedited, just a single raw MP4 shot. No matter how amazing of a line it is, you'll only be able to submit the shot from one continuous angle.


Urban and Big mtn are all good to go.
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danncphedran
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20 000!?!? Holy shit
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Charles_Grant
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could someone win from stept? but instead of a bc line they could do a huge line of cocaine or heroin and it would be super sick cuz stept are doing it ?

or would go pro or newschoolers maybe not want to endorse that sort of behaviour ?
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Phobia
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Sorry if I'm autistic, but what I inferred from the info is there are the monthly prizes of 1k then the big 20k at the end, and you are eligible to win the 1k from the month you enter within that month. Then is the very best chosen from all submissions before for the grand prize of are new submissions judged? Could one person possibly receive 21k? Thanks
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yuck
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charles nobody is going to be doing lines of heroin, dont you worry
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loganimlach
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interesting
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corona
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Someone like Pettit is going to win. Maybe it should be closed to pro skiers.
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Drail
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VinnieFSomeone like Pettit is going to win. Maybe it should be closed to pro skiers.


Define pro. I'd think the rules would make it so any athlete sponsored by GoPro wouldn't be allowed to enter maybe? Saying 'closed to pros' though is too vague. What constitutes a pro? Anyone with a sponsor of any kind? Know what I mean?
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NinetyFour
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VinnieFpro skiers.


Also the contest is open to snowboarders to, so whatever the winning line is will be insane because the field of people who can enter this thing is massive.
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Krotchs_Brother
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DrailDefine pro. I'd think the rules would make it so any athlete sponsored by GoPro wouldn't be allowed to enter maybe? Saying 'closed to pros' though is too vague. What constitutes a pro? Anyone with a sponsor of any kind? Know what I mean?


Well technically a pro is someone who gets paid to ski. Skiing is their profession.
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firecrotch
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Judging Criteria:
Cinematography + Composition — 25%
Perspective and Degree of Shooting Difficulty — 25%
Performance + Style — 25%
Overall Beauty + Lighting — 25%

I feel like the first and last categories don't even apply to a raw GoPro clip
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Austin.ski
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can't wait to see on the contest entries
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yuck
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Grilled.SteezeWell technically a pro is someone who gets paid to ski. Skiing is their profession.


if only it were that simple...
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danlyfe
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Judging perspective: how many spins can you do before puking.
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msg
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Bishop man you're going to start wars with this decision on your hands
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Mr.Bishop
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VinnieFSomeone like Pettit is going to win. Maybe it should be closed to pro skiers.


Its open to anyone, with a massive cash prize like that for sure we're going to see some crazy entries.

However, there is also $1k per month on the line, which is up for grabs by anyone.

I'm all for creativity too, so the judging panel is looking for a lot more than just the single most burly line. This thing is anyone's game.

I mean shit, look at what Sander did last year with his POV shit. That came almost out of nowhere.
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jca
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maybe i missed it in the rules but other than the file size limit is there a time limit?
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patrickgshehan
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huge!
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Krotchs_Brother
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jcamaybe i missed it in the rules but other than the file size limit is there a time limit?


inb4 someone creates a 10 minute line
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Mr.Bishop
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jcamaybe i missed it in the rules but other than the file size limit is there a time limit?


Only your line shall limit you young grasshopper.
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Im assuming this applies to any type of terrain? Eg Urban, park, back country...
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Drail
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jcamaybe i missed it in the rules but other than the file size limit is there a time limit?


top of links line to the bottom of the park? what?!
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jca
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Drailtop of links line to the bottom of the park? what?!


or a pow/pump track/jump/jib run from the top of red to the bottom of rossland..
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Mr bishop...

Is there a limit to.the number of skiers in a single line?
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Mr.Bishop
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ButteryLlamaIm assuming this applies to any type of terrain? Eg Urban, park, back country...


You got it!

Drailtop of links line to the bottom of the park? what?!


Now you're talking...

ButteryLlamaMr bishop...

Is there a limit to.the number of skiers in a single line?


Nope, the only limit is it can only be one, continuous GoPro shot. So there could be multiple skiers in a train or whatever, but its only one shot. Could be cool to have a train perspective...
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NinetyFour
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danlyfeJudging perspective: how many spins can you do before puking.


No way. Abe Kislevitz, Nick Hamilton, and Doug. They know what to look for.
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Drail
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So, the rules are confusing with all the blanks. Is it one entry per person for the whole year, or one per month?
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Sally*McSalad
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So basically east coast is boned hahaha
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Mr.Bishop
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loganimlachinteresting


I'd freaking LOVE to see what you could put out.

DrailSo, the rules are confusing with all the blanks. Is it one entry per person for the whole year, or one per month?


Some of the rules are currently being flushed out. When the contest officially launches all of these questions will have been answered.

Sally*McSaladSo basically east coast is boned hahaha


Not really... you could put together some seriously crazy street stuff or some ultra creative and cool rip the trees/park/trails, etc.

Sure this is west coast, but you could do something nuts at an east coast resort very similar. I bet the GoPro footage would be rad as fuck:

https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/739889.0/The-Brothers-Brower--Death-Track?c=11&o=3&t=6
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NinetyFour
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That brothers Brower episode is so sick. There is also this video making the rounds on Facebook of some snowboarder in the UK riding a line that goes from the streets, through a snowdome, and back out onto the streets. It would be a good setup for this.
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Mr.Bishop
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NinetyFourThat brothers Brower episode is so sick. There is also this video making the rounds on Facebook of some snowboarder in the UK riding a line that goes from the streets, through a snowdome, and back out onto the streets. It would be a good setup for this.


You are not allowed to make a comment like that without an embed.
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NinetyFour
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Mr.BishopYou are not allowed to make a comment like that without an embed.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/740381/Jamie-Nicholls--039--Forged-in-Steel-at-The-Snow-Centre-Hemel-Hempstead

See that's where we'll see who's top shit when it comes to riding a full line though. I certainly think what Jamie did could be done in one run, but quite obviously what we were seeing was a few shots spliced together.
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Huck_Norris
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Inb4 a pro wins. Again.
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John18_6
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I know of a couple of urban lines in Minneapolis... now I just need the balls to toss a few 2 ons.
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Mr.Bishop
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NinetyFourhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/740381/Jamie-Nicholls--039--Forged-in-Steel-at-The-Snow-Centre-Hemel-Hempstead

See that's where we'll see who's top shit when it comes to riding a full line though. I certainly think what Jamie did could be done in one run, but quite obviously what we were seeing was a few shots spliced together.


Totally. You're right though that this type of a run could be absolutely epic on a GoPro. Think also like Logan Imlach's urban line and JP's through the small BC town.

Pull that off and it could be sicker than all hell.
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fennjack
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How do you submit a segment?
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Drail
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Sorry, but it's still unclear to me after reading the official rules. All I could find was 'one submission per line'. So is there no limit on how many times we can enter as long as they are different lines? Common sense leads me to think they would want to cap it at one entry per month or something along those lines, but I didn't see anything in the rules.

Que?
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Huck_Norris
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DrailSorry, but it's still unclear to me after reading the official rules. All I could find was 'one submission per line'. So is there no limit on how many times we can enter as long as they are different lines? Common sense leads me to think they would want to cap it at one entry per month or something along those lines, but I didn't see anything in the rules.

Que?




Ask yourself why they would limit the amount of media they can take in from this from all angles? This is a $20k investment in other peoples' production value. If you'll submit it, they will take it and I totally get that. Why wouldn't they? That's like turning away free shit you were trying to buy anyways.


I just don't get why they don't tier the payout a little though. You can't have a win-win situation with just one win, man... That's like triple stamping a double stamp. You just can't.
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Drail
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This thing just keeps confusing me. I couldn't figure this out: If one were to enter a video in December, but it doesn't win, is it still in the running for, say - January's win? Or does it only count for the month it was entered and the final?
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Mr.Bishop
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Post up any outstanding questions you guys have and I'll get 'em all answered!
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J.D.
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DrailOr does it only count for the month it was entered and the final?

I suspect this is the answer. I don't know for sure, but this would be my guess.
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Phobia
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Are the two entries found on the official site allowed? Are they even entries or just promotional? Does titling and slowmotion not count as editing? confuzzled.
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McLS
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this is going to be awesome.
it's a continous go pro clip, but does that mean any camera accessories can be used (ie drones, 20k steadicams, effing helicopters?) cos if so, well, the ones that own a drone are going to have a huge advantage, especially if its a pretty long line.

I could see skifi winning this.
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Kretzschmar
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final selection was made for month of April!

Shoutout out to Grant, homie hit me up with his video to post it on the NS facebook and it blew up for obvious reason. If you havent seen it, check it out here

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/774059/GoPro--Grant-Howard--39-s-Alta-Line---Line-of-the-Winter-April-Winner


Who does everyone think is going to win the overall prize?
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