Plenty of teenagers lead dual lives.
It evolved into the heavily structured aerials and moguls that still exist today in the Olympics.
Younger kids began to introduce off-axis spins and grabs.
Snowboarding was peaking at this time, and skiers wanted a sport in which they could be creative.
The invention of twin-tip skis brought the possibility of skiing backwards, or switch.
But the freeskiing world is one of daily innovation.
Revolutionary maneuvers are imitated almost instantaneously after new videos are posted.
The cult-like devotion of the websites followers is astonishing.
If I dont monitor it daily, I may be left behind in a matter of days.
The style of the sport changes as well.
People can go from unknown to professional in no time.
A small-town Pennsylvania skier, riding at his local mountain, decided to make a video.
Thousands of others others, like me, seek to emulate him.
On newschoolers.com, I have discussed technique and style with kids from Sweden and France.
Once, I helped a kid in Wisconsin with a math problem he didnt understand.
The community banded together, found the culprit, spoke with him, and had him turn himself in.
Newschoolers.com has honed my video-editing skills and photographic perspective under the harsh scrutiny of creative peers.
Ive been praised and reviled.
Ive learned to market myself selfishly and humble myself quietly.
The tightly-knit freeskiing community allows for unprecedented access to industry representatives and emergent professionals.
