This move, both by Liberty and Larose, is going to push Liberty forward faster than any other upstart company. Liberty now has a larger name rider, that knows skis and knows skiing. We'll see good rider input, better advertisement and more attention.
You guys are really stubborn about who you support in the ski industry. Look at what all the different companies are doing. Just because you don't like the logo, or the graphics on the skis doesn't mean they are an inferior company. So a few people have posted problems with Liberty breaking in the past. Guys like po-ro have come out and said it was a 'bad batch' and that the skis are stronger. I believe they are after this word of mouth currently going on.
Either way, to say this is a bad move by Larose is incredibly stupid. Look at the pros that moved to companies like 4frnt and Armada. They were given full support, and Larose should be too because what he is doing is not any different. I can't wait to see the accelerated progression of Liberty.