Virginie Faivre - News



		02.05.2012- SWISS NATIONAL TEAM
		It is official, I have just received today my selection into the Swiss National Freeski team for the season 2012-2013. I am really excited about it and even more for next winter, as this last one has not been the best and the easiest... A new start for a pre-Olympic season, I can't wait! You can also check here who made it into the team and who are my Swiss teammates. Swiss Freeski selection 2012-2013



		23.04.2012- THE NINE QUEENS 2012
		Being the host of the second edition of the Nine Queens, I was really excited to welcome back all the best slopestyle skier girls for an incredible week of shooting and fun in Fiss, Austria. A new spot and a new feature made the queens, photographers and cameramen more than happy. The castle was once again a piece of art shaped perfectly by the Schneestern crew... Read more



		17.04.2012- EUROPEAN X GAMES 2012
		It has been more than a month since my last update, sorry for the lack of news! I actually had a concussion and haven't been able to use my computer lately. We had a wonderful week in Tignes. This year the sun was shining every day and we had incredible warm conditions all week long for the first ever Euro Spring Games... Read more



		04.03.2012- TRAINING FOR EURO X
		For the last two weeks, I have been training in the Avoriaz halfpipe. The weather has been beautiful, super sunny and incredibly warm, making the pipe as soft as in the spring time. The shapers have done an amazing job despite the fact that the snow is melting crazy fast... Read more



		25.02.2012- BACK ON SNOW
		After one month and a half of break, I have been back on my skis! It feels incredibly good and I am so happy to shred a halfpipe again. I still need to take it easy, this is why, unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to the World Cup in Mammoth (California) next week. But I will be competing in Tignes, as I received my invite for the Euro X Games Superpipe. See you all there!



		21.02.2012- FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM
		I have been instagraming since the end of the summer and I am really enjoying it! Social medias are usually not my cup of tea, but Instagram is a little bit different and I like it a lot!!! I always loved photography, so I can finally express myself through this application via my Iphone... Read more



		17.02.2012- MY NEW GEAR
		All the new collections for winter 2012-2013 have been officially shown to the public through the different trade shows and reviews on the web. So I thought I could share with you my new gear that you will be able to find in your shops next winter, check it out! I hope you will like it as much as I do... Read more



		14.02.2012- WANNA BE A QUEEN?
		The "Wanna be a Queen" video contest is back and there is still a chance for you to win a spot for the 2nd edition of the Nine Queens!!! Don't miss the opportunity to join and ski with the best freeskier girls in the world in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis from March 19th-24th... Read more



		08.02.2012- SWISS TEAM AUDI CAR
		As an athlete from the Swiss National team, I am lucky to get a super sweet car to drive around this season. Thank you Swiss Freeski and Audi for my new A3 Sportback Quattro!!! I just love my new ride!



		05.02.2012- ISPO 2012
		I went to Münich to visit my first ISPO ever, the biggest tradeshow for winter sports in Europe. For a new experience, it was interesting as I love to check out products and the new trends. Lucky me, I discovered a tones of company stands in those huge and busy halls... Read more



		02.02.2012- IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH
		The whole world, the sport community and the ski industry have honored Sarah Burke after the tragic loss of our freeski icon, and I still can't believe and totally realize what happened. Those last weeks have been really hard emotionally. She was a great friend and my biggest inspiration since I met her and discovered freeskiing... Read more



		31.01.2012- LITTLE BREAK
		After a really good start of winter, I injured myself filming in the Châtel backcountry with PVS Company. I hurt my knee, and have a big bone bruise on my tibial plate with a small crack on my tibia. Unfortunately, I had to miss the X Games and the Dew Tour, a big bummer... But those are the risks of our sport. No worries, I should be back on skis before the end of February!



		13.01.2012- VÖLKL SHOOTING IN CHAMONIX
		As every year during the first week of January, we met with the International team in Chamonix for the annual Völkl photoshoot. We discovered the freeestyle and freeride new ski collection for winter 2012-2013 and I can tell you that the whole range is amazing... Read more



		10.01.2012- HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012
		It's never too late to wish you the best for 2012!!! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays, specially here in Europe with all the snow we got! I am sorry for the lack of news, it's been hard to update my website lately, as my computer died and didn't make it through the new year... Check back, there will be more news coming really soon!



		19.12.2011- EARLY SEASON IN COLORADO
		At this time of the year, Colorado is the only place where you can find a good halfpipe and a snowpark. With the lack of snow in Europe, I decided to join the Swiss Freeski team in America for a few weeks of training and for the first World Cup of the season, where I finished on the podium... Read more



		30.11.2011- O'NEILL SALES MEETING
		I went to the O'Neill European headquarters in the Netherlands for the annual sales meeting, where they presented the new collection for the winter 2012/2013. I was there with the snowboarder superstar Seb Toots... Read more



		15.11.2011- GLACIER 3000 & FREESKI OPEN
		It's the time of the year that I love, when we all get back to les Diablerets to shred the Glacier 3000 with all the friends! We get closer to the winter, everybody is excited and stoked to ride the kicker line. This year the park is small, but super fun as we get to ride 5 jumps in a row... Read more



		04.11.2011- FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
		I took part in my first halfpipe contest of the winter, a Europacup in Saas-Fee. Long time I hadn't compete on a glacier and as early in the season, but it was a good occasion to push myself. No need to say that the halfpipe was shaped into the ice... Read more



		25.10.2011- O'NEILL PHOTOSHOOT
		I went to Hintertux last week and met up with the O'Neill team to shoot the new winter collection 2012-2013. I can't say much about it, but the designers did an amazing job as always! There are some really great and beautiful sets, you are all going to love it... Read more



		18.10.2011- GLACIER TIME
		Since the beginning of October, I have been back on the glaciers. I spent quiet some time in Saas-Fee, skiing for myself and also with the Swiss Freeski team for our third training camp. Even with the lack of snow this year, the conditions have been really good... Read more



		07.10.2011- INDIAN SUMMER TRAINING
		September was amazing, incredibly warm and sunny, until today! I took advantage of the Indian summer for some off-snow training. I spent some time at the waterjump in Zürich and in the Freestyle Hall in Laax... Read more



		26.09.2011- FREESTYLE.CH
		As every year, the season starts in Zürich for a week-end of craziness at the Freestyle.ch, the biggest action sports event in Switzerland. The sun came back this year and the athletes gave the crowd a great show... Read more



		07.09.2011- LAST TASTE OF SUMMER
		After being in the cold for a month, I enjoy now the little of summer left here in Europe. I am happy to be back on my bike! Luckily I made it just in time for the last week of riding, before they close the Châtel Mountain Bike Park... Photos



		03.09.2011- NEW ZEALAND PART III
		I just came back home with so many great memories from Aotearoa. This news is not about skiing... Here are my postcards from the Land Down Under! Two days road trip through the West Coast, being surrounded by some of the most incredible landscapes I have ever seen... Photos



		15.08.2011- NEW ZEALAND PART II
		Our first week here had been epic! With the sun shining everyday, we just had perfect ski conditions in Snowpark NZ. After hearing everybody talking about it for so many years, I finally got the chance to ride here. That place is a freestyle paradise, it is unbelievable how much fun it is... Read more



		11.08.2011- TRAINING IN NEW ZEALAND
		After three days of travel, I finally made it to New Zealand for my first time ever! It was definitely worth flying around the world to ski and discover that beautiful country. We landed with the Swiss freestyle team in Christchurch, rented two vans and drove west to Wanaka... Photos



		06.08.2011- ONE DAY IN SINGAPORE
		On my way to New Zealand, I had a 12hours transit stop in Singapore. It was the occasion to discover this crazy city, even if we were pretty tired and jet lag from our first flight in the A380. It felt good to have a break during that long travel and get some hotness before the cold... Photos



		30.07.2011- BEHIND THE SCENES WITH PVS
		At the end of June, I met the PVS crew in Megeve, for an afternoon of shooting with Kelly Sildaru. We were there to film the introduction of the "Nine Queens" part for their new movie, Animus, that will be released in September... Photos



		24.07.2011- WELCOME BACK, IT'S SUMMERTIME
		What to do when it rains in summer? My website was left a little behind, so I thought it was the perfect occasion to refresh it... I hope you will like it! A part from that, summer has been beautiful and super hot. I have been mountain biking a lot in June & July... Read more



		12.07.2011- COSTA RICA, PURA VIDA!
		My winter season finished a bit earlier this year due to a minor knee injury. Having some time off, I left in May to travel around Costa Rica. With my friend Delphine and my backpack, we flew to San Jose. It felt good to travel light for once, specially to a warm and exotic destination... Read more