Interviews/Profiles

THE NOTION OF FREESKIING

by b0ckmeister
Mar 14th 2016 - 51 comments

Most of ya know me for my photos here on NS, however, by profession I am a Graphic Designer. This is/was my Senior Thesis project for my final Hoo-Rah at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

Tanner Hall Places 4th in 1st Pipe Comeback Competition

by Sklar
Dec 17th 2017 - 9 comments

After a six year hiatus, one of skiing’s greatest competitors of all time has returned to the the halfpipe- the skiboss is back. In this weekend’s Rev Tour at Copper Mountain Hall dropped in on his first halfpipe runs in seemingly forever, marking the start of his promised competition comeback.

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...

Freeskiing Through the Eyes of Jiberish

by nutz.
Sep 24th 2014 - 65 comments

Jiberish has been a brand synonymous with freeskiing for as long as I, and many other Newschoolers members can remember. One of the founders, Pete Drago, has now shed some light onto their early days and their take on style.