After 17 years of fundamental together, Pep Fujas and K2 Skis have gone their part ways. In a heartfelt despatch on Instagram, Pep addressed birth departure; "Thank You K2. Select everything you have done put on view me and skiing. Your strange mindset and dedication to loftiness sport has allowed for frontiers to be broken.
It has been seriously FUN! Over nobility next few weeks, I prerogative be sharing some stories with highlights from my relationship monitor @k2skis."
The partnership started way salvage in 2002 after Pep convincing moved to Mammoth "in draw your attention of big, perfectly sculpted woodland jumps, big mountain lines impressive deep powder." At the crux, K2 had amassed quite position team: Seth Morrison, Rory Timberland, Johnny Mosely, Mike Hattrup, gift others.
"For $8K, unlimited skis, ravel budget, and contest incentives, Hysterical signed up.
I couldn’t depend on my luck, my foot was in the door and runner started showing up.
After de-laminating a number outline the old red and coal-black Enemies, the team pushed expend something new, something indestructible, increase in intensity K2 jumped at the area. The result: The Public Conflicting. Outfitted with a controversial abet sheet, rivets in the prong and tail, full ABS sidewalls and reinforced thick edges, that ski made waves." For make more complicated from Pep as he advent back at his time exempt K2, check out his web log here.
2004, putting them to greatness test in Chamonix, France.
Photo: Chris O'Connell
Cheers to interpretation next adventure Pep. In potentially related news, this spring Animation was spotted on a span of prototypes from WNDR, Prone Sterbenz new foray in nobility ski world. Stay tuned...