Newschool skiing evolved from freestyle skiing, which consists of all trick skiing, powder skiing, and mogul skiing, and which was made popular in the early 1970’s. Newschool skiing, or freeskiing, involves terrain park skiing, backcountry powder skiing, and urban trick skiing. Newschool skiing has seen an explosion of popularity since the beginning of the century, and the huge growth trend still continues.
Newschoolers, or those who practice freeskiing, share a similar attitude with snowboarding. Newschool skiing came about as a result of the laws placed that restricted skiers from going into the snowboard-only terrain parks. Newschool skiing started out as …
