Faction Studio 2 2027 Skis - 166

The Studio 2 is the ultimate versatile all-mountain twin-tip ski with a 102 mm waist, perfect for transitioning from all-mountain to backside to park. This ski effortlessly responds to your movements and commands, with a lightweight poplar core and carbon stringers. It provides excellent pop off booters, smooth butters over rollers, and quick, effortless turns. The integrated carbon/rubber Stomp Pad ensures durability, allowing it to withstand repeated impacts. This ski belongs in your quiver for unparalleled true all-mountain versatility and quality.

At Faction, we're celebrating our 20th anniversary, and the Studio Series is leading the tribute. At its center, is the Roman numeral for 20; XX, realized in a textured bitmap glitch overlay. The Studio Series is the flagship descendent of two decades of riding, innovation and design that all started with our freeride-focused prototypes in 2006. In these two decades, we've worked through countless versions, prototypes and molds to reach today's series of premium, world-class skis. This series spans the spectrum from high-level park skiing, to high-energy all-mountain riding, and right to the top: the otherworldly demands of competitive freeride skiing.

Dimensions:

Tip (mm) - 131

Waist (mm) - 102

Tail (mm) - 127

Turn Radius (m) - 16 @166, 18 @173, 19 @178, 20 @183, 21 @188

Profile: 

Tip and Tail Rocker, Traditional Camber - 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:

Lightweight Poplar - Poplar is a light-colored, medium-weight, durable softwood that flexes and pops nicely as well as having a whole load of vibration absorption capabilities. Used as the only wood in this core, it allows the ski to pop, butter and stomp like an all-mountain freestyle ski and also have enough torsional stability to grip impressively on the downhill.

Carbon:

Carbon Stringers - Carbon stringers sandwiches the ski’s wood core, providing extra stability and torsional rigidity without adding bulk to the build. Feel confident when you're about to pop to the Moon. Between 8 and 12 stringers of carbon, sandwiching either side of the ski’s woodcore, are laid unidirectionally, providing extra stability to the ski, without adding bulk to the build. Each carbon strip is woven into the fiberglass to provide strength and stiffness in the full length of the ski.

Edges:

XL 2.5mm Edges - XL 2.5 mm edges, compared to 2 mm industry average, built to last. 

Sidewall:

Full Strength Sidewall

Flex:

Boat Flex - Heavy rocker is best complemented by solid, stiffer tips and tails, to help settle the skis and power through variable snow. Additionally, the stiff tips absorb more vibration when skiers touch down after going airborne. Just add a touch more flex underfoot and it allows the skis to load up and POP on request

Flex Rating: 7

Warranty:

Two-year warranty, backed by Faction's global, around-the-clock customer care team

You'll Love this if:

You like to hit every feature that you can find (the mountain is your playground)

You like to carve tighter style turns

You want to be able to go backwards or land switch

You prefer a stiffer tip and tail for stability at speed, with flex underfoot to pop

Ability Level:

Advanced · Expert

Terrain:

All Mountain / Freeride · Backcountry / Big Mountain