Faction skis is comin' at you with some new boards for 2008/2009. Here's the scoop right from them...

We Are The Faction Collective! Purveyors of the finest freestyle/freeride skis out there; as well as softgoods and accessories for the rebel-stylee winter warrior in all of us

Snap! - this year we’re dropping some revolutionary downhill motion machines onto the market – two new freestyle and freeride products to get you down the hill with more style, speed and flair than ever before – in addition to our expanded lineup of incredibly versatile, design-o-licious fat twins.

Bing! – the “Royale”. Not a hint of cheese and the most versatile rockered ski on the market. 183cm tall, competely flat underfoot, rockered front and rear with traditional sidecut and a huge 120mm waist to make landing switch off that pillowline as fun as arcing it on fresh corduroy…and unlike other rockered play skis out there this ski is stiff enough to be used all over the mountain, in all conditions…

Pow! - the second dollop is the new & improved “Thirteen”. Weighing in at 194cm, 112mm waist and a mahoosive 46m radius sidecut, this baby is long, fat and straight. Someone say ‘bomber’ I hear?! This ski is not for the weak hearted - designed by our Pro Team riders led by ex-IFSA World Champion Ryan Oakden, expect to see this ski on the first lift then off in a cloud of snow… and that’s all she wrote…

Bam! - Comrade Tony McWilliam, Faction owner and lead designer said: “These skis represent the pinnacle of ski design. Together with our all-mountain twins, expanded fat-ski lineup and new women’s line called the “Heroine”, The Faction Collective has one of, if not THE most comprehensive lineup of freestyle and freeride skis on the market – each one of them designed with the full input of our team riders. Also, expect some new Artist Initiative graphics and some revolutionary new projects in the coming months… We’re looking to change the way that the industry looks at ski design as well as the responsibility that ski brands themselves have towards the community and the environment. You have been warned.”

In other news we’ve also partnered with Rage Films out of Oregon, USA to bring you one of the most revolutionary ski films in the last ten years. Launching this fall, “Such Is Life” brings you footage from new team prodigy Mark Dvorak, as well as coverage of a week with the Faction Pro Team out in the sled-neck accessed wilderness that is Bralorne, British Columbia (Canada)… expect to laugh, cry and wet yourself all in one… stay tuned for more details as we launch our 2008/9 range of skis this winter with parties at select resorts throughout the French and Swiss Alps …

Check out www.thefactioncollective.com for more info as it comes to hand.