Member Icon

weste83

News

news
  1. 0

Vote for Tavis Menzies or Cyril Reygnier as The Ultimate Ski Bum

by weste83
Nov 25th 2009 - 0 comments

Web based voting campaigns are the thing of the day. As annoying as they can be; two minutes of your time could make the season for either Faction activists, Tavis Menzies or Cyril Reygnier.   The Ultimate Ski Bum competition has been set up to highlight the collection of ski resorts along the Trans-Canadian highway between eastern British [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/09/90/990.jpeg[/IMG]

news
  1. 0

Andreas Hatveit takes the crown at the 2009 King of Style Big Air

by weste83
Nov 22nd 2009 - 3 comments

  Faction rider PC Fosse, who scored an invite for the 2009 King of Style through the video qualification series, could only watch from the sidelines this year as fellow Norweigan Andreas Hatveit took home the crown. While training training for the big show last weekend in Hintertux, Austria, PC had a very bad crash. Luckily [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/09/05/905.jpeg[/IMG]

news
  1. 1

The Finns in Antarctica Part II

by weste83
Nov 19th 2009 - 0 comments

Hannu and Arska boarded the M/S Clipper Adventure in Ushuaia and headed out into the infamous Drake Passage towards the furious fifties. The weather turned out better than expected and the 60 hour journey was mostly absent of the well known Drake’s Shakes eventhough there was still a 4 meter swell. After passing some Fin Whales, [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/08/35/835.jpeg[/IMG]

news
  1. 1

The Finnish Posse Reaches for Skiing’s Final Frontier

by weste83
Nov 16th 2009 - 1 comments

Last year a group of hard core skiers left the fall colors of Verbier, Switzerland and headed to Ushuiaia, Argentina in hopes to continue on to Antarctica, the most isolated and extreme continent on earth. Everyone was disappointed when an “unidentified marine disease” infested the boat’s motor and forced the boys to celebrate Halloween in Ushuiaia and reschedule their trip [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/07/54/754.jpeg[/IMG]

news
  1. 1

King of Glacier 3000 in Diablerets November 12th & 13th

by weste83
Nov 12th 2009 - 0 comments

24 riders from 10 countries will converge on the Glacier 3000 in Diablerets on November 12th & 13th. This early season comp will attract some of the best including Elias Ambuhl and last year’s winner Henrik Harlaut. Faction rider Yvan Metrailler has had time to size up the jumps and he is as fit and [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/06/68/668.jpeg[/IMG]

news
  1. 2

PC Fosse wins the King of Style Video Qualification Series

by weste83
Nov 11th 2009 - 3 comments

Over the past three weeks voting for the 2009 King of Style Video Qualification Series has been open to the public. After selecting a final ten contestants, according to hits gathered on youtube and facebook, the verdict is in. Judges Henrik Windstedt and PK Hunder definitely know what they like and after seeing PC Fosse’s submission they looked no further. [...][IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/06/43/643.jpeg[/IMG]

news
  1. 0

TGR Re:Session Oz premiere

by weste83
Nov 11th 2009 - 0 comments

TGR Re:Session Oz premiere    TGR finish off the Australian winter season in style with the premiere of their 16mm/HD film Re:Session appearing at cinemas around Oz – check out the details below and get down!  [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/00/06/41/641.jpeg[/IMG]