THE COLLECTIVE RE-EDIT COMPETITION
Looking for a fun summertime project and your chance to win some awesome prizes? Faction Skis has launched The Collective Re-Edit Competition...
Month: July 2020
DRONES AT 8611 METRES
Two years ago this week, a team of five, lead by legendary ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel, took on climbing and skiing the...
WHY I QUIT EVERYTHING TO BECOME A PRO SKIER AT 27
Words by Andres Valencia A cameraman aimed at me from the left, while my coach invigorated me from the right. “Remember you’re...
PARTNERS – JOHNNY “FOON” CHILTON
Words by Leslie Anthony Johnny “Foon” Chilton hunches over a surfboard in a cavernous warehouse in Pemberton, British Columbia. Just back from...
WNDR ALPINE UNVEILS THE VITAL 100
Last week, WNDR Alpine, a biotechnology ski brand that formulates and utilizes materials derived from algae oil (AlgalTech) to cut down on...
MATCHSTICK PRODUCTIONS’ HUCK YEAH! TRAILER
Matchstick Productions’ 2020 ski film, Huck Yeah!, is packed with the best skiers in the world charging hard and having fun in...
AXEL RUNNER SEASON EDIT
Axel Runner, a flag-waving member of the impressive and up-and-coming Whistler/Vancouver-based Los Amigos crew, has released his hot off the press short...
FINN BILOUS – GROWING PAINS
“2020 has been a crazy year thus far. Covid-19 put an abrupt halt on the past Northern Hemisphere season and had an...
A CASE FOR FIRST AID
Words by Matt Coté Eight years ago, at the bottom of a giant, beautiful mountain my long-time friend Andrew Jones and I...
HOME SWEET DOME
Words by Mark Abma Although a geodesic dome has a futuristic look, similar to that of a space station on Mars, it...