.The Toyota One Hit Wonder Down Under Event invites you to submit a video of your “best trick” before the 20th of August. Those selected by the judges will be invited to compete at the biggest custom built jump in Australia at Thredbo from the 14th-18th September. There is a riders prize purse of $10,000, [...]
A couple of pieces from the interview to check out the full interview click: HERE . SKI CHANNEL INTERVIEW with FACTION ‘KING OF STYLE’ PC FOSSE: . Full Name: Per Christian Fosse . Nickname(s): PC . Birthday: 13th December 1990 . Hometown: Oslo, Norway . Home Ski Resort: Kirkerudbakken . Current Sponsors: Faction Skis, Sweet, Spy, Skullcandy, Marker, Dalbello . Influences: PK Hunder, Tom Wallisch, Jon Olsson, Torstein Horgmo . Favorite Ski Movie Segment(s): [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/97/88/9788.jpeg[/IMG]
The 2010 winter season down-under is off to a good start with Luke Kneller on the Kennedys, getting on the podium with a 3rd place at the Thredbo Freeride Rail event. Boen Ferguson took first place and Jordan Houghton second. The next event in the series is the big air on July 20th. For more [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/95/58/9558.jpeg[/IMG]
Check out the original interview on Friflyt’s website: http://www.friflyt.no/index.php?pagenr=12&articlenr=59229 Summertalk: PC Fosse After injuring himself in the beginning of the season, he’s back on track. What are you doing now? I’ve had some small jobs, I’ve been enjoying the sun and I’ll be doing some summer skiing in Fonna. What are your summer plans? Skiing in Fonna, going to a hut [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/94/97/9497.jpeg[/IMG]
30 people joined us on June 6 for the Mountain Clean Up day organized by Bioskieur, Mountain Riders and Elements in Verbier and collected over 200 kg of litter! Most of the litter was found under the gondola and chairlifts, including cigarette butts, plastic and glass bottles, and all sorts of other odd things… tennis [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/94/88/9488.jpeg[/IMG]
As we menioned in an earlier post (www.factionskis.com/blog/?p=951), Faction signed a partnership with Voleurz, a Vancouver-based lifestyle clothing brand, which has now released the trailer for their full-length snowboard / ski / skateboard film “Look on the Bright Side”. You can view the trailer on Voleurz ‘website: www.voleurz.com. Look on the Bright Side, Voleurz?s sixth [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/89/25/8925.jpeg[/IMG]
Come join us for the Mountain Clean Up day organized by Bioskieur and Verbier on Sunday June 6! Meet at le Chable base gondola at 9:30 AM or Médran at 10 AM…Check out the schedule here: http://www.factionskis.com/blog/?p=968 and win a pair of Faction Skis by entering the EnviroQuiz at the Mountain Riders stand on [...]
Here are a few shots by Yves Garneau of his heliski trip to the Marinelli Couloir in Chamonix on his Royales…2500 vertical meters of skiing at 45° – known as the longest couloir of the Alps![IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/87/26/8726.jpeg[/IMG]
For those wanting to earn good karma by taking part in an effort to keep our environment clean, Bio Skieur (www.bioskieur.com) and Verbier (www.verbier.ch) are organizing a Mountain Clean-up Day on June 6, 2010. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to join in this fun outdoor activity to clean up litter left behind as the [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/86/99/8699.jpeg[/IMG]
Faction has signed a partnership with Voleurz to support the production of their latest film project. Voleurz started in 2003 as a group of friends who enjoyed sharing their passion for the outdoors and has since developed into a film crew and outdoor clothing company. Their brand philosophy aims to represent outdoor sports including skateboarding, snowboarding [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/85/28/8528.jpeg[/IMG]
As the 2010 Issue of Powderhound Mag hits the shelves, the magazine?s brand new online home is making its presence felt. Powderhoundmag.com.au aims to fill a gap in Australia?s online skiing community by providing an active insight into the freeskiing generation. The site will allow freeride skiers to upload their own video content, as well as [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/83/92/8392.jpeg[/IMG]
Check out the ATR Session this week-end, May 8-9 in Val Thorens! It’s a fun-packed week-end with a freestyle/photo contest, BBQ and party all in one! Look out for Faction activists Bastien Brouqueyre and Arnaud Rougier who will be killing it in the park on their Kennedys! For more info on the event go to: [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/80/58/8058.jpeg[/IMG]
Spring conditions and sunny weather were a perfect excuse to get our European team riders together for an end of season BBQ and Team photo comp in Verbier. Photographers Yves Garneau (www.g1photo.com) and Pierre Augier (http://pepefourras.free.fr) set off with our riders to bring back the best crotch grab shot, best group shot, most random shot, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/79/86/7986.jpeg[/IMG]
Winter’s coming in Australia and New Zealand and the first editions of the local press are hitting the shelves. Check out Snow Action magazine to see full reviews of our skis as well as an interview with yours truly about the early days of starting Faction, the state of the industry in general and more…[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/78/47/7847.jpeg[/IMG]
In the latest episode of Fab’s World, a crazy French web TV show published on the world’s largest online ski community website- Skipass.com-, Faction activist Arnaud Rougier explains that he rediscovered skiing on the Royales. Fab’s World 2.4
Check out Team Canada’s winning edit at JOSS 2010 with skiers TJ Schiller, Justin Dorey, Ian Cosco and filmers Darren Rayner and Michael Clarke. JOSS 2010 – TEAM CANADA from Jon Olsson Video Blog on Vimeo. For more info on the event go to: www.josupersessions.com
This weekend the Orangina Gliss&Mix took place in the Grand Palais, an old building in downtown Paris ! … and an unexpected place to see freestyle skiing. The setup was not that ideal to go big but it was still fun to show freestyle skiing to city-dwellers. Arnaud was there on his Kennedys and [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/77/83/7783.jpeg[/IMG]
Check out how Faction activist Andy Matthew convinced the judges to award him 1st place at the O’Neill Freeski Soldiers Comp in the Czech Republic earlier this season…with a Rodeo 5 nose kang, Misty 9 high mute, Cork 10 mute, Misty 10 mute and another Rodeo 5 nose kang on his Kennedys. Watch for Andy’s [...]
Fortress building and freestyle jousting are popular activities again in Oberstdorf (GER) this year, as the Almdudler Nine Knights presented by Fiat and hosted by Nico Zacek takes place on the glacier. This year’s Nine Knights are Henrik Harlaut (SWE), JF Houle (CAN), Thomas Hlawitschka (GER), Laurent Favre (FRA), Tom Wallisch (USA), Bene Mayr (GER), [...]
Check out JOSS 2010 Team Europe’s final video: JOSS 2010 – Team Europe from Jon Olsson Video Blog on Vimeo. For more info on the event go to: www.josupersessions.com
