Full results from the Polish Freeski Open – Faction activist PC Fosse in third, and Andy Matthew picking up sixth: 1 Roy Kittler 2 Jonas Hunziker 3 PC Fosse 4 Szczepan Karpiel 5 Joseph Tomlinson 6 Andrew Matthew 7 Jasiek Krzysztof 8 Jussi Monnonen 9 Jamie Matthew 10 Piotr Wojarski[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/36/15/3615.jpeg[/IMG]
Arnaud is actually in Arêche Beaufort, a pretty good backcountry spot in the north of the french alps, for the “back to powder”, a back country competition. The week starts very well because of the 20cm fresh fallen snow. The five days of the comp will be shared aroud freeride, jib a wood frestyle zone, and backcountry [...][IMG][/IMG]
Hey … it’s look like Yvan Metrailler and his friend Awone films are having fun in colorado. After this nice shredding edit, they are bringing us another edit, under clouds, a mix up of Breckenridge and Keystone sessions: Cloudy edit from Yvan Métrailler on Vimeo.[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/34/84/3484.jpeg[/IMG]
Come and meet the crew and test all our skis next weekend at the Ultimate Ski Test Tour as it stops in Verbier, Switzerland. Look for the Faction tent and drop by! www.ultimatetesttour.com[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/31/66/3166.jpeg[/IMG]
Check out a quick interview with Faction Activist Tessa Treadway on doglotion.com… http://www.doglotion.com/chicks-who-rip-interview-tessa-treadway Photo: amymcdermid.com[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/31/56/3156.jpeg[/IMG]
Come and get a sneak preview of our 2010/11 lineup at SIA in Denver from 28-31st Jan, and ISPO in Munich Feb 7-10, and join us for a beer or three…[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/31/55/3155.jpeg[/IMG]
Breckenridge, shitty weather GoPro edit from Mathias Ligaarden on Vimeo.
Check out 13yr old Felix Gaudreau – we’ll be watching him over the coming years and supporting him as he turns into a future champion…
Claire Hughes and myself left Whistler last week to head for the Canadian Freeskiing Open at Revelstoke mountain. We had no guarantee of a place as the spots had sold out in 7 minutes, but failing a starting position, we were stoked to go check out Revelstoke mountain. We picked up Crystal-Rose Lee, a Whistler [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/27/46/2746.jpeg[/IMG]
Awone Films Shredding Colorado from Ryan Swanson on Vimeo.
The Subaru Freeskiing World tour stop in Revelstoke British Columbia has kicked 2010 off with a mighty bang. After a difficult qualifier for the Faction Team Luke Nelson showed the rest of us how to do it. Scoring the highest difficulty line score of Day 1 positioning himself well 3 points out of the lead. After a weather day due [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/25/72/2572.jpeg[/IMG]
Faction Activist Arnaud Rougier is lining up this weekend to compete in the qualifiers for the second edition of the Red Bull Linecatcher competition in Vars, France. Based around a series of backcountry kickers, the competition looks to be one of the most progressive bc freestyle comps out there. Check out: http://www.redbulllinecatcher.com/[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/24/16/2416.jpeg[/IMG]
Check out www.freesportsgallery.com where you can order prints of some of the best snowsports photographers in the world – including Blake Jorgenson, Christophe Margot, Dom Daher, Elina Sirparanta, Mattias Fredriksson and others…[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/24/15/2415.jpeg[/IMG]
Faction athletes Tessa Treadway and Martha Burley have been busy touring around BC selling calendars to raise money for breast cancer research. Their calendar is full of amazing skiing shots – all girls skiing too – including Ingrid Backstrom, Grete Eliasson and Linsey Dyer, and pictures donated by some of our favourite photographers including Yves [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/21/44/2144.jpeg[/IMG]
Check out photographer Ryan Cleary’s new site with Faction rider Tessa Treadway on the ‘cover’… http://www.ryancreary.com/[IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/21/43/2143.jpeg[/IMG]
As snow begins to finally fall in the Alps, Central Camps has organized another succesful event for DC shoes in Thyon, their home mountain in Valais, Switzerland. Faction rider Yvan Metrailler showed up on a mission to get on the podium and he did more than that. Going up against a strong group of freestylers from [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/19/82/1982.jpeg[/IMG]
One of The Faction Collective’s closest allies and priceless resource, Camilla Stoddart has launched a new website to highlight the diversity of her work. She has lifestyle shots, portraits of nature, and event coverage included in the huge amount of freeski images from around the world. We at The Faction Collective are excited to see one of our friends pushing [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/15/58/1558.jpeg[/IMG]
Mt. Bachelor will host the first of the four part Oregon Cup Series on December 12th 2009. Faction has stepped up as a sponsor in support of the event and Faction rider Mark Dvorak, who won part of the series last year. Mt. Bachelor is a key area for Faction as it also the home [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/14/08/1408.jpeg[/IMG]
  After 15 years of shooting Felix Rioux is hosting his first photo exhibition in Montreal on December 9th at Montreal City Hall. This highlight in his career comes just in time for the passing of the Olympic torch through the city on its way to Vancouver for the opening of the 2010 Winter Games.  The exhibition [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/13/36/1336.jpeg[/IMG]
