Articles by Faction
Shane Carmichael, Dom Melanson, and Kris Cormier shredding the coast mountains. Featuring a new line “Touch of Cloth” way out there somewhere. Looks damn nice to us.
Shred Or Die from shane carmichael on Vimeo.
Check out this awesome edit from Kristi Leskinen and her 2011 Homecoming Weekend with all the top freestyle ladies, including X Games medalists, Kaya Turski and Keri Hermann at Seven Springs.
Homecoming 2011 from Kristi Leskinen on Vimeo.
Here are a selection of edits from Frederick Iliano over the last month, he has been keeping very busy with a series of comps, each edit gives a round up of each one. The Austrian Freeski Open, European Freeski Open, Andri Ambuhl Invitational and the Salomon Jibb Academy.
Austrian Freeski Open...
Polish rider, Dan Hanka was riding at the O’Neill Soldiers Event in Czechia, check out this image from the event of his Switch double Cork 10 – pretty sweet. French rider, Thomas Theberge also was over there to shred. Photo courtesy of. www.freeskiing.cz
Check out this new edit from the Cepi brothers, Maxime and Romaine riding at the Leysin Park with friends:
Leysin Park Boom Boom from Cepi Bro on Vimeo.
Congratulations to Felix Gaudreau, winner of the freestyle comp at Mount Orford, Quebec. Check out some images from the event below:
PC, sent us through this edit of him shredding with friend Jorgen Platou in Kongsberg, Norway. Enjoy.
Good Vibrations from PC Fosse on Vimeo.
Faction team rider, and leader of the Junior Freeskiing World Tour, sent us this recent update:
Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee
Last week I went to the Grand Targhee Junior Freeskiing Open. However, before going to the event I skied in Jackson Hole.
After a long drive we arrived in Jackson Hole...
Check out this round up from the Gangs of Thyon, held in Thyon Central Park a couple of weeks ago – looks like it was a great event, with Faction Team riders taking out 3rd place.
Gang of Thyon 2011 from 24pictures on Vimeo.
Also, Bastien Brouqueyre was hijacked as the Not Kevin Rolland...
PC Fosse, has been selected to compete at the Jon Olsson Invitational from his video entry, view HERE. CONGRATULATIONS PC, not only that, but PC will be competeing in Andreas Hatveit’s Backyard Battle a couple of weeks before. The early back injury didn’t hold PC back for long.
Lake Louise Big Mt challenge Highlight video is up, keep you eyes peeled for Faction athletes C.J Wright 1st place and Benjamin Rex Ogilvie who finished in 2nd. Nice work Boys.
Beanie MH, took second in the women’s half pipe at the British Championships in Laax.
Photo: Vanessa Sharples. Courtesy of Soulsports.
Photo: Vanessa Sharples. Courtesy of Soulsports.
Faction rider, Monty Wright, will be competing today in the Slopestyle Event.
Check out this edit from Girl’s Day Out in Kicking Horse, sent to us from Faction team rider and coach for the Girls Day Out.
Girls Day Out – Kicking Horse – March 12/13 2011 from Zoya Lynch on Vimeo.
Girls Day Out – Kicking Horse – March 12/13 2011 from Zoya Lynch on Vimeo.
Check out the awards ceremony video, crowning Ross Janzen as the Powder Week Captain for going the hardest all week.
Powder Week 2011 – Captain’s Cup from Expeer Visual on Vimeo.
Powder Week 2011 – Captain’s Cup from Expeer Visual on Vimeo.
The Cepi Brothers have been touring the Romandie Parks, Leysin, Crans Montana, Thyon Central Park, with Faction Rider Bastien Brouqueyre. Check out the edit from their roadie:
Cepi Bro & Friends : Romandie Park Tour from Cepi Bro on Vimeo.
Cepi Bro & Friends : Romandie Park Tour from Cepi Bro...
The winner of the North American Faction Competition is Andrew Camp: winning a day skiing in Mammoth with Kristi Leskinen, a full Oakley set up, the weekend at Mammoth Mountain, a pair of Faction Skis and a year’s supply of Monster in a Monster Fridge and a $100 to spend on anything at all in...
Check out PC Fosse’s sweet entry for the JOI 2011, we reckon it is enough to see him in there, but we might be a bit biased.
Drew Petersen and Ian Borgesen have been slaying the Junior Freeskiing Championships in the States, after an amazing start in Crested Butte a couple of weeks ago finishing in first and second. They have both been competing in Washington, at Crystal Mountain in the Junior Freeskiing...
Team rider, Etienne Merel sent us this video from his time in Colorado, good skiing, good partying and some pretty good vomiting too!
Colorado avec citronnade
Looks like there is no end to the snow at Blackcomb, Whistler, as another great edit from Shane Carmichael shows:
Blackcomb mt march 2nd to 4th (Shane Carmichael) from shane carmichael on Vimeo.
New technology link is here: Blackcomb mt march 2nd to 4th (Shane Carmichael) from shane carmichael...