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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 81 | Sam Anthamatten – Professional Freeskier, Freeride World Tour Runner-Up, IFMGA Certified Mountain Guide, and World Champion Ice Climber

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This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. Sam Anthamatten is a fully certified IFMGA Mountain Guide and one of the very best freeskiers on Earth. Sam competed on the Freeride World Tour, where he finished 2nd overall in his first season. Sam is very adept in big, steep, technical skiing, but he can do it […]

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Podcast | March 12, 2025
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[VIDEO] Faction, Julbo, and Sam Anthamatten Unveil ‘The Spirit of a Line’ – A Tribute to Mountain Movement

Alpine brands Faction Skis and Julbo join forces with ski-mountaineer Sam Anthamatten to celebrate the unyielding spirit of the mountains and the artistry of movement with this limited edition capsule, ‘The Spirit of a Line.’ It features lovingly hand-crafted animations by fellow Swiss Faction freeskier and artist Simon Charrière, who has built his career on the mountainous world’s powerful yet […]

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[VIDEO] ‘Unfiltered’ – An Elisabeth Gerritzen Portrait

Portraits: Short Film Series – The Faction Collective She rose to fame on the global freeride stage with bold line choices and unwavering determination. In the second episode of the Portraits short film series, Unfiltered, we reflect on Elisabeth Gerritzen’s remarkable competitive skiing career. After a 7 year campaign on the Freeride World Tour, Elisabeth—fondly known as “Eli”—won the crown […]

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Faction Skis’ 2024-25 Collection Brings Together Freeskiing And the Creative World

The Faction Collective Verbier, Switzerland Faction Skis unveils its 24|25 ski collection, featuring new models and exciting artwork updates to its award-winning classics. The new collection blends performance and playfulness, engineered for freeskiing. Over 95% of the collection is produced with Austrian manufacturing partners, emphasizing Faction’s commitment to quality and durability. The award-winning flat-tail Dancer Series is making waves with […]

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Buying Women’s Skis Can Be Harder Than You Think

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After skiing the same Völkl Kikus for eight years, it was time for a change.  Don’t get me wrong, I loved those skis, and they served me well. They are still my teaching skis for days when I know I’m just lapping the magic carpet.  But those skis have taken a massive beating, and it was time to upgrade. It […]

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Gabrielle Gasser | March 8, 2024
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[VIDEO] Trailer Drops for New Faction Skis Film ‘Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition’

Skiing is not art, and skiers are not artists. Unless, of course, skiing is art and skiers are artists? Faction’s fourth feature film exhibits pure creativity through a series of freeski sequences—from the vibrant streets of Japan to the powdery pillows of British Columbia, to the finely-manicured terrain parks of Switzerland and Italy. Each location provides a blank canvas for […]

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[VIDEO] ALTA | The Faction Collective | 4k

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[VIDEO] The Approach 2 | Faction Drops Official Trailer for Winter 2022/23 Movie

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