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Skiamon
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How come faction has so many insane athletes? Candide Thovex, Antti Ollila, Andrew Pollard, Will Berman, Tim McChesney, Alex Hall. How did they manage to get so much talent on their team? @Faction

good on them though
Apr 20 2021 12:14PM
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asparagus
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How come armada has so many insane athletes? Tanner Hall, Henrik Harlaut, Phil Casabon, Quinn Wolferman, Sammy Carlson, Mike Hornbeck. How did they manage to get so much talent on their team? @ARMADA

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faction has big money to convince
Apr 20 2021 12:42PM
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r00kie
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Apr 20 2021 12:47PM
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WoFlowz
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How does K2 get so many big athletes on their team? Colby Stevenson, Ferdinand Dahl, Bork Irving, Joss Christenson, Karl frosdevet, Collin Colins? @K2



good on them though

**This post was edited on Apr 20th 2021 at 12:57:31pm
Apr 20 2021 12:56PM
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TreyDudski
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Sorry i have no idea why the quality is so bad lmao
Apr 20 2021 4:20PM
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hi_vis360
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when faction was on the come up a lot of the bigger brands were dramatically shrinking their park ski lineup and weren't sponsoring any riders anymore

they're based in europe where it's probably a lot easier to make connections with top ski industry people, and they made sick af edits which just kept the ball rolling

I know he doesn't film anymore but you forgot Adam Delorme

I'm just curious to see what their future is. I feel like I see a lot fewer pairs of factions in the park than I did three or four seasons ago. I guess they all just broke lmao
Apr 20 2021 4:30PM
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Skiamon
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pinkcamo1000when faction was on the come up a lot of the bigger brands were dramatically shrinking their park ski lineup and weren't sponsoring any riders anymore

they're based in europe where it's probably a lot easier to make connections with top ski industry people, and they made sick af edits which just kept the ball rolling

I know he doesn't film anymore but you forgot Adam Delorme

I'm just curious to see what their future is. I feel like I see a lot fewer pairs of factions in the park than I did three or four seasons ago. I guess they all just broke lmao

this is the kind of answer i wanted, thanks
Apr 20 2021 4:31PM
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SofaKingSick
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they got money and you get to be candide's teammate. no brainer!
Apr 20 2021 4:40PM
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little1337
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Honestly pretty much every team is pretty stacked now days, theres a lot of really fucking good skiers out there
Apr 20 2021 5:10PM
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hdubs
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Eileen Gu 😍
Apr 20 2021 5:17PM
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CantCork
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hdubsEileen Gu 😍

Her goggles over the helmet tho
Apr 20 2021 5:42PM
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hdubs
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get_fulltilts-Her goggles over the helmet tho

That's how I wear mine lmao. I'm also down for when she's not wearing any helmet at all tho. Or skis for that matter.
Apr 20 2021 5:54PM
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weatcoast
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hdubsThat's how I wear mine lmao. I'm also down for when she's not wearing any helmet at all tho. Or skis for that matter.


Bro is down bad


too bad faction makes shitty ass fucking skis that snap easier than a popsicle stick. I’d like to know how many pairs AHall goes thru a season
Apr 20 2021 6:10PM
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hdubs
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weastcoastBro is down bad


too bad faction makes shitty ass fucking skis that snap easier than a popsicle stick. I’d like to know how many pairs AHall goes thru a season


You're telling me man, I'm down atrociously.

Eh I like my cts a lot. I only put like 15 days on em but those were filled with a lot of butters and slamming on rails and tweaking nose. The topsheets do chip a lot but apparently they fixed that with the newer models
Apr 20 2021 6:16PM
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Canis_lupus
Posts: 487 - Karma: 5,330
pinkcamo1000when faction was on the come up a lot of the bigger brands were dramatically shrinking their park ski lineup and weren't sponsoring any riders anymore

they're based in europe where it's probably a lot easier to make connections with top ski industry people, and they made sick af edits which just kept the ball rolling

I know he doesn't film anymore but you forgot Adam Delorme

I'm just curious to see what their future is. I feel like I see a lot fewer pairs of factions in the park than I did three or four seasons ago. I guess they all just broke lmao


They completely changed their build for their 2021 skis. My prodigy 2.0's still going strong.
Apr 20 2021 6:54PM
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hi_vis360
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Canis_lupusThey completely changed their build for their 2021 skis. My prodigy 2.0's still going strong.


its only been one season...I expect most skis to last at least that long, but I guess that's some sort of record for faction?
Apr 20 2021 8:19PM
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Canis_lupus
Posts: 487 - Karma: 5,330
pinkcamo1000its only been one season...I expect most skis to last at least that long, but I guess that's some sort of record for faction?


Pretty much, but if u saw the straight rail slides I could do u would understand
Apr 20 2021 9:00PM
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WisconsinDogfart
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How come Rossignol has no athletes
fuck em though
Apr 20 2021 11:31PM
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PeteMahn
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WisconsinDogfartHow come Rossignol has no athletes
fuck em though


Rossignol got rid of their park riders such as Parker White and the rest of the guys from Big Picture; just like Salomon and Atomic got rid of all their park riders except for a very seldom few. Jonah Williams and Nicky Keefer are Atomics team and Salomon had Bobby Brown till he left hahaha. That's three of the biggest brands in skiing saying fuck you to park skier's. Therefore in return no one should be supporting those brands.
Apr 21 2021 12:07AM
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WoFlowz
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PeteMahnRossignol got rid of their park riders such as Parker White and the rest of the guys from Big Picture; just like Salomon and Atomic got rid of all their park riders except for a very seldom few. Jonah Williams and Nicky Keefer are Atomics team and Salomon had Bobby Brown till he left hahaha. That's three of the biggest brands in skiing saying fuck you to park skier's. Therefore in return no one should be supporting those brands.


Pretty sure John brown skis park for rossi
Apr 21 2021 12:14AM
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DesertStix
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PWhite doesn’t ride for Rossi anymore? That’s news to me he was giving out black ops skis on IG within the last month as a promo for them
PeteMahnRossignol got rid of their park riders such as Parker White and the rest of the guys from Big Picture; just like Salomon and Atomic got rid of all their park riders except for a very seldom few. Jonah Williams and Nicky Keefer are Atomics team and Salomon had Bobby Brown till he left hahaha. That's three of the biggest brands in skiing saying fuck you to park skier's. Therefore in return no one should be supporting those brands.
Apr 21 2021 12:37AM
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CoachTrifes
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we have the pretzel man @Line_Skis
Apr 21 2021 4:56AM
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Celery
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I feel like every other kid at Sunday river is on the 2020 prodigies. Then the rest are on Vishnus
pinkcamo1000when faction was on the come up a lot of the bigger brands were dramatically shrinking their park ski lineup and weren't sponsoring any riders anymore

they're based in europe where it's probably a lot easier to make connections with top ski industry people, and they made sick af edits which just kept the ball rolling

I know he doesn't film anymore but you forgot Adam Delorme

I'm just curious to see what their future is. I feel like I see a lot fewer pairs of factions in the park than I did three or four seasons ago. I guess they all just broke lmao
Apr 21 2021 9:13AM
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PeteMahn
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DesertStixPWhite doesn’t ride for Rossi anymore? That’s news to me he was giving out black ops skis on IG within the last month as a promo for them


He might be one of the few left. As far as those brands they cut the majority of their team and don't do shit for any park driven athletes. Can't even name 5 relevant skier's representing each of those brands besides guys that are on their way out such as Parker white, Chris logan who doesn't ski much anymore etc.
Apr 21 2021 9:54AM
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DesertStix
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For sure and ironically I went to his IG last night and I’m not sure if he ever had Rossi in his profile (think he did) but there’s no tag or mention of him riding for them which is odd if you’re skiing for such a big company. Totally on brand for him though lol
PeteMahnHe might be one of the few left. As far as those brands they cut the majority of their team and don't do shit for any park driven athletes. Can't even name 5 relevant skier's representing each of those brands besides guys that are on their way out such as Parker white, Chris logan who doesn't ski much anymore etc.
Apr 21 2021 11:03AM
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CatdickBojangles
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Line has a insanely stacked team too.
Apr 21 2021 11:06AM
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DesertStix
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Update: he says he’s def still on Rossi lol
DesertStixFor sure and ironically I went to his IG last night and I’m not sure if he ever had Rossi in his profile (think he did) but there’s no tag or mention of him riding for them which is odd if you’re skiing for such a big company. Totally on brand for him though lol
Apr 21 2021 1:44PM
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GeorgeMadison
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CatdickBojanglesLine has a insanely stacked team too.


Tom Wallisch, LJ Strenio, Peyben, Dylan Siggers, Khai Krepela, will wesson, jake hopfinger, andy parry, taylor lundquist
Apr 21 2021 8:29PM
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CatdickBojangles
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GeorgeMadisonTom Wallisch, LJ Strenio, Peyben, Dylan Siggers, Khai Krepela, will wesson, jake hopfinger, andy parry, taylor lundquist


And @Nate__shredz
Apr 21 2021 10:15PM
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Big_beta
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I heard from a local rep that Faction has the biggest athlete budget out of them all
SkiamonHow come faction has so many insane athletes? Candide Thovex, Antti Ollila, Andrew Pollard, Will Berman, Tim McChesney, Alex Hall. How did they manage to get so much talent on their team? @Faction

good on them though
Sep 26 2021 8:04AM
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Butterytips69
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How come Sego has so many insane athletes? Issac Freeland. How did they manage to get so much talent on their team? @SegoSkiCo

good on them though
Sep 26 2021 8:45AM
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JAHBRADOR
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weastcoastBro is down bad


too bad faction makes shitty ass fucking skis that snap easier than a popsicle stick. I’d like to know how many pairs AHall goes thru a season


Man I understand where Faction gets this rep from. The 17/18 line of CT had a problem with snapping, I think I went through 3 pairs. But ever since 2018 they have changed the core and that problem stopped. I get why people have this sour taste in their mouth when it comes to their skis, but they were very good about warrantying every pair that broke no questions asked and also improved their core the next year and eradicated the problem.
Sep 26 2021 10:25AM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Butterytips69How come Sego has so many insane athletes? Issac Freeland. How did they manage to get so much talent on their team? @SegoSkiCo

good on them though


There it is
Sep 26 2021 12:32PM
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Gmeister25
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TRVP_ANGELThere it is


It was only a matter of time.
Sep 26 2021 4:45PM
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