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Red Bull Illume Finals with Camilla Stoddart in Dublin
Faction went over to support photographer Camilla Stoddart in the Red Bull Illume Finals held in Dublin.
Camilla was the only girl to reach the final, 50 photographs were chosen out of 23,000 images and Camilla made the trip back from New Zealand to be there, so it would be rude not to make the e
Winter Through the Eye of a Lens: A Photo Essay.
Faction photographer Pierre Augier, spent his winter travelling Europe and Canada. Here is a photo essay from the man himself and his exploits with The Faction Collective.
All photos Pierre Augier.
All In by Chaoz Productions Nominated for Open/Am films at IF3
All In by Chaoz Productions has been nominated for the Open/Am segment of films at IF3. All In stars Faction rider PC Fosse, produced by Eivind Aurstad from Folgefonna in Norway to Gothenburg city in Sweden.
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Chaoz Productions "ALL IN" Official Trailer from Chaoz Productions on Vimeo.
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Faction welcomes Corey Vanular
Faction is more than a little bit stoked to announce we have signed Corey Vanular to our International Team.
Corey hit the competitive ski scene at the tender age of 16 winning the Superunkown contest. Since then he has competed in numerous Slopestyle and Half Pipe competitions, winning the
Saas Fee for the Day
Faction rider, Yvan Metrailler, spent the day in Saas Fee hitting the park - which by all accounts was solid ice not that you would guess from this edit:
Frederick Iliano Update from NZ this summer.
SUMMER IN NEW ZEALAND AN UPDATE FROM YOUNG FACTION SKIER: FREDERICK ILIANO
As you probably already know, New Zealand is the country of sheep and kiwis. But this year among all these things there were also 11 young Swiss freeskiers and I was one of them. I could fly to NZ with the best known
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Confessions of a Literary Hitman.
I’ll interrupt your online shopping for fall fashions with a special bulletin: You don’t need clothes to be cool, just to be warm.
But forget clothes, there’s something more important to be shopping for. A life saving invention that I own. It’s a yellow plastic case in the shape of a bana
Getting Inside the mind of Chris Mansbridge
We had a catch up with skier, creative writer and journalist Chris Mansbridge, or Crease as he is also known, talking to him about how he got where he is, some of his favourite pastimes, books and what is better carrots or sweetcorn?
Name: Chris (or Crease for some reason) Mansbridge
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Interview with Taka Sudo
Taka Sudo, creates unique and inspiring art illustrations and designs all while living the high life riding powder in the Whistler Backcountry. We caught up with Taka for a chat to see what makes him tick whilst checking some of his art. Keep an eye on Faction for some amazing collaborations com
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Faction Skier and Musician Shane Carmichael
A brief interview with Faction Rider and Musician on what floats his boat in the music world:
Who is your favourite new artist/band? LAZY DOGS, killer new band fron Oxnard california http://www.myspace.com/lazydogsss
Which artist/band ONLINE do you never get tired of listening too and can pla
Music Interview with Faction’s Favourite Barman
The Farinet Apres Ski Bar is where you will often find the Faction staff putting the world to right with barman JC. JC has a major obsession with music so who better to kick off our music blog than the man himself:
JEAN CHARLES:
Who is your favourite new musician/band?: The Dead Weather, T
Interview with Music Photographer: Pat Shepherd
Interview with Music Photographer, Pat Shepherd . Faction first met Pat down in New Zealand, when he was working as a ski photographer but the lure of the music scene was too much and he upped sticks and headed North to Wellington.
Interview:
Name: Pat Shepherd
Age: 29 (30 by