Interviews/Profiles

The Matej Svancer Interview: X Games Judging, Switching passports and who would win that game of SLVSH

by MattMasson
Feb 1st 2022 - 19 comments

To many people, Matej Svancer won the Big Air at X Games 2022. The, newly confirmed Olympian and Austrian schoolboy, explains what actually happened last weekend. We spoke while he was driving across Austria from his hometown of Kaprun to Salzburg, to get a COVID test in preparation for Beijing 2022, so we had time to cover a few more things, you might be surprised to hear what his plans are after he graduates school...

Line of Thought: Daniel Loosli

by zachfenn
Jan 28th 2022 - 6 comments

Daniel Loosli (@Doosli) has recently found himself in the thick of the freeskiing scene. He is also a talented photographer, so much so that he’s had multiple covers with the late Powder magazine and his own exhibitions. I got the chance to go the rounds with the 32-year old from Zurich, Switzerland to look into his life and how skiing and photography intersect.

The Gus Kenworthy Interview (Part 2): The Olympics, Being a Brit, Fry-ups and his Future after Comps

by MattMasson
Jan 27th 2022 - 14 comments

After Gus Kenworthy opened up about his past, in both his skiing and personal lives, part 2 talks about his present and future, but not before he sets a few things straight about his Olympic past and why he made the switch to represent Great Britain at Beijing 2022. After his final X Games appearance, last weekend, will the Olympics be his last contest?

BUILDING A BACKCOUNTRY RESCUE SLED

by paradiseskis
Jan 25th 2022 - 5 comments

Last season, Paradise Athlete Paul Fotter tore his ACL and meniscus while skiing in a remote backcountry area. He and his partners had to manage a self-rescue. Here's how Paul and his team built an emergency sled using skis and gear typically carried in a backcountry backpack.

David Wise, Todd Heath & Freedle Coty on this Week's Show.

by OutofBoundsPod
Jan 20th 2022 - 0 comments

David Wise & I talk the upcoming Olympic Games, what qualifying this time around means to him, and why it's the hardest games he's ever competed in. We also touch on his love for hunting, his mental coaching, and he even gives us a few tips.

Todd Heath talks about the return of Bomb Snow Magazine, which is in my opinion, one of the pound for pound best. I talk about my own mental health struggles a bit here, and Todd discusses being positive through everything, even through a personal trauma unlike any other. I love this dude.

Lastly, one of the funniest people I've chatted with, Freedle Coty, joins the pod. We talk through old ski movies, some of his favorite Level 1 bits, why Pow Surfing is getting so much play right now, and obviously the Nothing Franchise.

Enjoy, this is one of the best 3fers we've ever put out.

Tatum Monod Talks Details her 2 Year Project, PASSAGE

by LowPressureSki
Jan 17th 2022 - 0 comments

Tatum is here to talk about her award winning film, "Passage" , which tells the story of her family's skiing roots in the Rockies. She tells us about coping with a severe concussion received while filming and the alternative medicine techniques that lead her recovery. Outside of skiing, one of Tatum's passions is fishing. She regales us with a couple fish stories from a trip to Mexico, casting for Marlin in deep water and her dream come true, reeling in a Rooster Fish at the edge of the water.

The Olympic Interviews: A Nico Porteous shoey in Beijing?

by MattMasson
Jan 13th 2022 - 3 comments

With freeskiing about to make its 3rd Olympic appearance next month, NS catches up with a few of the skiers heading to Beijing.
After first-placed finishes at X Games and the World Championships last winter, and World Cup victory this one, Nico Porteous tells us what clicked for him and how his whole way of thinking has made him a happier and better skier.

LJ Strenio Retires From Pro Skiing

by Sklar
Jan 5th 2022 - 44 comments

LJ Strenio, pro skier. Nix that, LJ Strenio, data scientist. One of Newschoolers’ own, and one of Newschoolers’ favorites is moving on from urban rails and trips in the TC van to crunching code and teaching machines to take over the world.

Rian Zetzer is the New Backcountry Backflip Queen

by LowPressureSki
Jan 2nd 2022 - 0 comments

Rian Zetzer is making a name for herself one huge backflip at a time. We talk about her history in moguls, having a horse falling on her, her biggest influences and her new life becoming a full-time pro skier and her plans for a skijoring video because she still loves those horses.