NewSchoolers.com has been the leader in skiing's freestyle / jib / park culture since 1999. In that time it has been bought, sold and restructured by their parent companies more times than you can count on two hands. Even though they we're being passed around like "Pokemon Cards", NS was the "cockroach" that just kept on surviving the mergers and d…

Send us a Text Message. When their father died, Joseph’s brothers didn’t understand Joseph’s forgiveness or God’s providence in all their lives. From this text, we are cautioned not to go through life without knowing and believing God’s forgiveness and providence. (Text: Genesis 50.1-26)By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. Guest Preacher Josh Mencer - 2 Peter 3.15-18By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. Before Jacob dies, he gives final blessings to each of his sons. From these blessings we learn that God’s plan is to bring blessing and redemption through the Lion of Judah to people everywhere. (Text: Genesis 49.1-28)By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. As Jacob matured in faith, what he learned about God’s grace affected him. God blesses His people with unrestricted, unpredictable, surprising grace, and they must learn to respond by faith. (Text: Genesis 48)By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. Genesis 47 is concerned with getting the family of Israel settled in their new home in Egypt. Here we learn that we must make the most of the life God has provided but remember it’s not forever. (Text: Genesis 47)By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. The coming of the Spirit at Pentecost signaled that God is still with His people and calling them to Himself. (Text: Acts 2.1-47)By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. The Ascension of Jesus reveals that He is the High King of Heaven and our Merciful High Priest. (Text: Hebrews 1.1-4; 4.14-16)By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. Even the “detours” of life are part of God’s plan, so you can act by faith. (Text: Genesis 46)By Pastor Tim Minge

Emily Childs is one part of the three person crew of fun loving, hard charging skiers, The Blondes. Earlier this year The Blondes released their film, "How Did We Get Here?" , which answers that exact question, sharing a quick look into the histories of the three athletes and friends. Emily had a busy winter this year with several big ski trips and…

Janelle Yip is one part of the three person crew of fun loving, hard charging skiers, The Blondes. Earlier this year The Blondes released their film, "How Did We Get Here?" , which answers that exact question, sharing a quick look into the histories of the three athletes and friends. This week we dive deep. Janelle or "JY" as she is usually called …

Tonje Kvivik is one part of the three person crew of fun loving, hard charging skiers, The Blondes. Earlier this year The Blondes released their film, "How Did We Get Here?" , which answers that exact question, sharing a quick look into the histories of the three athletes and friends. This week we dive deep. Tonje grew up in Norway before making he…

Send us a Text Message. When Joseph saw the change in his brothers and God’s sovereign hand in his own life, he forgave and reconciled with his brothers and family. God sovereignly changes His people so they can forgive & reconcile with others. (Text: Genesis 45)By Pastor Tim Minge

Marielle Thompson is the 2024 Ski Cross, Crystal Globe winner. It's actually her fouth overall title which she can now place on the mantle alongside her gold and silver Olympic medals. We talk about the evolution of Ski Cross as a sport and why Team Canada has been so dominant over the years. She also shares how she manages the extensive travel spe…

Send us a Text Message. Joseph’s test revealed that his brothers, especially Judah, had changed. God doesn’t just save His people; He also changes them. (Text: Genesis 44)By Pastor Tim Minge

Send us a Text Message. Because of Jesus we can count on God’s grace, mercy, and peace in all of life’s situations. (Text: Genesis 43.1-34)By Pastor Tim Minge

Ming Poon is a very accomplished photographer and environmental advocate based in the outdoor Mecca of Lake Tahoe. His path up to this point took a very unexpected detour when he was thrust into the world of big business and a move to China after the death of his father. We talk about Ming's constant evolution from aspiring guide to expat executive…

Send us a Text Message. Guest Speaker Josh Bridges (Hebrews 10.19-25)By Pastor Tim Minge

Josh Daiek returns to the LPP! This time we spoke in his kitchen in South Lake Tahoe on one of his rare off days. Josh is a true workhorse with an energy dedicated to the projects he creates that is hard to rival. One such project is the third installment to his "Mountain State" film project which highlights the lesser traveled mountain ranges in N…

Send us a Text Message. The Good News of Jesus’ resurrection means that through him salvation, eternal life, and freedom are granted to all who believe. (Text: Acts 13.13-52)By Pastor Tim Minge

This is the full RECAP of the FWT24 Yeti Verbier Xtreme This fifth, and final, event of the season was the cherry on top of an amazing, record breaking cycle of the Freeride World Tour. This comp had drama. It had suspense. It had runs that once again pushed forward progression of the sport and it had riders who wouldn't know if they'd be champions…

Send us a Text Message. God graciously accomplishes His plan despite our inability to see it and our guilt. (Text: Genesis 42.1-38)By Pastor Tim Minge

Je Paq literally launched onto the scene when the clip of his triple front flip off the backside of Whistler Mountain went super viral. One trick doesn't make the skier though as he has been consistently showing us that his skiing ability isn't relegated to a single impressive moment. Je Paq is a true "ski bum", living in his car skiing and every s…

The fourth event of the season saw the FWT make its return to Fieberbrunn, Austria and the legendary Wildseeloder face. This was the first event after the cut with the field of athletes being reduced to half. This is also the only event of the season where the riders get two runs. We talk about record breaking runs, the new, Men's Snowboard Champio…

Send us a Text Message. God sovereignly exercises power over all things to accomplish His plan while also showing kindness and mercy to people who don't understand or deserve it. (Text: Genesis 41)By Pastor Tim Minge

Emil Granbom is a skier you may know from World Cup Big Air and Slopestyle competitions or SLVSH games. Or you may know him as part of The Bunch. After talking with Emil we've learned that the list is only getting longer. We talk to Emil about his story, starting as a teenager attending a ski academy to finish his schooling up to now, travelling th…

The field of FWT24 riders has been cut in half and we're here to talk about what comes next. Those riders who got cut and those who qualified through the 4* events will now meet in the Challenger Series. We introduce you to some of the names you should to pay attention to including the Challenger Wild Cards. We learn about an athlete who has qualif…

Send us a Text Message. Though God revealed part of His plan through dreams, Joseph still didn’t know all that God was doing. We must follow God’s plan and trust Him even when we don’t fully understand. (Text: Genesis 40)By Pastor Tim Minge

Stinius Skjøtskift ( pronounced Shot-Shift) is a Norwegian skier who's path to becoming a pro athlete has been determined by several fateful moments and his willingness to just "go with it". Trying to join the military and being denied, then accepted led to him winning a couple freeride comps all while Dj-ing nightclubs on the weekends, as a teenag…

The third event of the season saw the FWT make its way to the country of Georgia for the very first time and this event was the cut! We saw Victor de le Rue win his third consecutive event and Marcus Goguen tie the record for the highest scoring run. The ski women suffered a lot of crashes and the Ski Men had 7 men score in the 90's 0:00 - Travel t…

Send us a Text Message. Because God was faithful to Joseph, Joseph could and should be faithful to God. And we can and must be faithful against temptation. (Genesis 39.6-20)By Pastor Tim Minge

Maxime Chabloz is a RedBull athlete for two different sports and he competes on two different World Tours, simultaneously! One being The Freeride World Tour, which he won in 2022, and the other he kite boards on the GKA Kite World Tour. Max explains how he's able to juggle both, sometimes flying from one event in the mountains to another on the bea…

Send us a Text Message. God is always with us, accomplishing his will for our good. (Genesis 39.1-23)By Pastor Tim Minge

Lily Bradley is a competitor and event winner on the Freeride World Tour who identifies as Queer / Non Binary. They are in the short film. "People Like Us", that explores queer identity in mountain towns and snow sports. Lily talks with Mark about the inherent difficulties growing up in a sport feeling very different from everyone else and figuring…

The second event of the FWT season saw the tour return to Canada at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, BC Canada. The comp couldn't be held on the OZONE face as intended due to poor conditions and was switched to T1 South, the same face as 2022. As expected the riders did their thing including another level unlocked by a Ski Women's competito…

Send us a Text Message. While we witness Judah’s failures to his own family, we witness Tamar’s faithfulness and loyalty to it. Power and position are meant and should be used to serve and protect others. (Text: Genesis 38)By Pastor Tim Minge

Listen to THE FREERIDE GUIDE right when it's released. Find and Follow the channel on your preferred podcast app. It will be released on the LPP a day or two later all season. -- Stan Rey has been announced as a Wildcard! Mark and Derek are discussing the Injury and Wildcard updates coming from the FWT ahead of the Kicking Horse Golden Pro event ne…

Send us a Text Message. This story highlights very serious problems within Jacob's family and how sinful behavior brought trauma into their family. God’s people are called to help the wounded and hurting like Jesus did. (Text: Genesis 37.12-36)By Pastor Tim Minge

Simon Hillis is a pro skier who was born in Bali, Indonesia but grew up in Rossland, BC skiing at Red Mountain. It's a good thing his family ended up in settling in the Kootenay Mountains because he's proven he belongs on a pair of skis. As a child Simon was hard to beat on the Junior freeride circuit consistently winning North American and Local c…

Send us a Text Message. God’s goodness and power are greater than your mess. (Genesis 37.2-11)By Pastor Tim Minge

Dane Tudor has been a pro skier for the last 15 years. Among many awards and accolades he won Standout Skier of the Year in 2009 and again in late 2022. He talks about the journey his career took in between those achievements and offers a rarely heard, and very frank, point of view on his relationships with past sponsors and the struggles of negoti…

This is the Full RECAP of the FWT Verbier Pro Event with Hosts, Mark Warner and Derek Foose The first event of the season was organized by the FWT in just under a week after the originally planned event in Baqueira Beret was cancelled and the action did not disappoint. 4:44 - The Backslap segment fan emails & insights from the commentary booth with…

Send us a Text Message. Guest Speaker Leon Ben-Ezra (Text: Matthew 5.4)By Pastor Tim Minge

This is all the info you need to know about all the new riders for the 2024 FWT season. We're covering the Rookies and Wildcards as well as notable athletes returning to the tour. Get yourself informed ahead of the first event in Verbier! We want to hear from you! We'll be reading listener's emails in our new segment called, The Backslap. Send your…

Brooklyn Bell is an important person at the forefront of the movement responsible for raising awareness and building representation in not only skiing but also mountain biking and the greater outdoor industry. This is a conversation I was grateful to be able to have because I haven’t had many like this. I'm grateful to Brooklyn for being able to as…

BIG NEWS out of the FWT this week. The first scheduled stop of the 2024 tour at Baqueira Beret, Spain has been cancelled! Hey LPP Nation, help us grow the new show ! Please find and follow the Freeride Guide Podcast's independent channel to get all the episodes, extended interviews and special features. Not everything will be posted here. Thanks! S…

Send us a Text Message. Guest Speaker Daniel Benedict (Ephesians 4.25-32)By Pastor Tim Minge

The Freeride Guide Podcast is your guide to in-depth analysis, commentary and insider information about the Freeride World Tour and all your favourite, ski and snowboard freeride events. Your hosts Mark Warner and FWT broadcast commentator Derek Foose are back with this brand new podcast and start the show clearing up a few unanswered questions abo…

Send us a Text Message. Believers must display Christian love for one another and continue in it. (Text: 1 Thessalonians 4.9-10)By Pastor Tim Minge

Grant Gunderson has established himself as one of the ski industry's all time great photographers. Fuelled by a insatiable love for skiing an unique need for creativity, he's spent the last 25+ years showing us the best of what skiing can be. Grant opens up about the events of last season's tragic avalanche in Japan that took the lives of Kyle Smai…