Welcome to SPOT CHECK, a new video format from Downdays! We want to help you get to know some of our favorite resorts across the Alps and beyond. Up first is none…
Tag: Freeskiing
Newschool freeskiing emerged and quickly erupted into a large movement in the late 90s. Among the pioneers of the sport, many Canadian freeskiers have left their mark on the international scene and…
Meet Luca Harrington, the Monster Energy freeski star from New Zealand dominating Slopestyle and Big Air with historic X Games wins, world-first tricks
A visual blessing as Phil Casabon rips Sunshine Village’s parks with his inimitable style in this penultimate Newschoolers Originals for Season 4. With thanks to Phil, Ralph Sevigny & Sunshine Village.
Candide Thovex has never needed perfect snow. In his new edit “Les Tufs,” he proves it again—dropping into a rough wall of dirt, rock, and patchy snow like it’s a powder day.…
Spend a day of classic Innsbruck skiing between Nordkette and Patscherkofel with a local legend that is Real G-Mon aka Simon Geminiani aka the nicest person you’ll ever meet! From Jib sessions,…
Last April. Travis Rice, Sammy Carlson, Werni Stock, and Miles Fallon roll into Alaska. Two veterans, two first-timers. Blue skies. Perfect snow. Nonstop energy. For an entire week. “Chugach magic,” as Travis…
Armada has released its long-awaited feature-length team film, ORNADA. Available for free on Armada’s YouTube channel, ORNADA is the culmination of the brand’s contribution to freeskiing and the culture that surrounds it.…
Shaun White celebrates with a teammate after he won the gold medal in the men’s halfpipe final at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Flying into Italy next week, the Olympic flame…
Prodigy on skis. Brilliant university student. Fashion icon. Witness the dazzling trajectory of a woman who is redefining what it means to be a modern sporting champion: Eileen Gu.