Faction Prodigy 1 Skis 2024

All-Mountain Twin Tip

The Prodigy 1 mirrors the shape of the best-selling Prodigy 2, including their award-winning Elliptical Sidecut design and a Full Strength Sidewall for top-notch edge hold. It's designed to withstand heavy hits in the park: the poplar core is bolstered by the inclusion of burly ash wood; Anti-Chip Micro-Cap construction protects against dings; and the XL 2.5mm Edges are ~20% thicker than industry average.

Faction Prodigy 1 Skis 2024 Features & Specifications:

• Flex Rating (1/10): 7
• ROCKER / CAMBER PROFILE: Tip and tail rocker + traditional camber, for the perfect blend of high performance edge hold, easy turn initiation, and float in soft snow.
• WOOD CORE: Poplar / Ash - Poplar is a light-colored, durable softwood that flexes and pops nicely as well as having great vibration absorption capabilities. Ash is a heavier hardwood, that complements Poplar by adding stiffness and durability. This duo provides excellent hold on hard snow, a solid base for stomping landings and enough pop and flex to get creative with.
• Quality: Quality is sustainability. Faction crafts durable skis for their fans to enjoy year after year. Using the most sophisticated machinery on the market, Faction rigorously tests their materials & construction to ensure their skis stand up to the toughest abuse.
• Tail Shape: All-Mountain Twin Tip
• Topsheet: Scratch resistant topsheet - matte
• Edges: XL 2.5 mm edges, compared to 2 mm industry average, built to last
• Sidewall: Full Strength Sidwall, a construction that places strips of protective material along the sides of each core, between the edge and the topsheet. Sidewalls provide the best possible edge hold and stability when the ski is engaged in a turn as well as protecting the woodcore, edges and topsheet from impact and outside damage.
• Sidecut: Elliptical Sidecut is made up of a longer radius underfoot and shorter radii in the tip and tail of the ski. The long radius underfoot means you can pivot faster and easier, while a shorter radius in the tip and tail result in easier turn initiation. This sidecut allows for a wide variety of turn lengths, angles and mounting positions
• Micro-cap: Micro-cap construction is a hybrid of a premium, sandwich sidewall construction fused with a lightweight, durable cap construction. With micro-cap, the sandwich construction provides awesome edge hold and torsional stability while the ski’s topsheet wraps around and meets the sidewall, protecting the fragile joint that can be prone to chipping.
• Flex: This flex works best for most skiers. Enjoy stability in front of, and behind the binding area to provide solid edge hold. Then, Faction transition to smooth, progressive flex in the tips and tails to easily absorb all the different bumps and snow debris the mountain throws at you. This flex allows for progression and for an easier turn initiation and finish
• Warranty: Two-year warranty, backed by Faction's global, around-the-clock customer care team
• Recycled Materials: Faction is working with their production partners to eliminate material waste. Faction now mixes base, sidewall and topsheet material scraps back into the raw material used for production, reducing carbon emissions while ensuring the same level of quality & durability. As a fun fact, by integrating recycled materials into their ski bases, Faction reduced the ecological impact of their bases by 75%.
• Locally Sourced Materials: In an effort to reduce the impact of their supply chain, Faction strives to source materials from European companies that are based near their factories.
• Sustainable Wood Core: Our poplar, beech and ash cores are sourced from the forests that are growing near their European factories, eliminating the carbon cost of transporting raw materials across great distances. their raw materials are FSC accredited. This means that the forests from which their wood is sourced are managed to support environmental and societal sustainability.