Faction global headquarters are in Verbier, just a short train ride away from my home in Saas-Fee.
A ski that was clearly not part of Factions standard collection.
These new whips were certainly eye-catching and clearly of the park and pipe variety.
Upon questioning, Factions head of marketing, Tim, fessed up and agreed to give me the scoop.
This article is basically everything they told me about the new ski and some janky photos of my pair.
And as a reward for reading it, I figured lets have a little fun.
Factions mission with Studio was to produce skis 100% dedicated to park & pipe.
The new series is their attempt to correct that, a line of pure unadulterated park skis.
Across the Studio Series you have subtle tip-and-tail rocker with pronounced camber for pop.
There are XL 2.5mm edges and XL 7mm sidewalls for more power transmission.
A carbon and rubber stomp pad helps to absorb big hits and prolong the life of the ski.
The skis are made in Austria at a 100% renewable energy factory.
Faction skis dont always have the perfect reputation for durability but these things look to be built like tanks.
The Studio 1 and 1X are 90mm underfoot and a touch more playful.
These are park-oriented skis with all of the same tech as the narrower sibling and a wider platform.
Both the unisex and X Series skis are identical except for lengths and topsheets.
As an early launch of 23-24 skis this is a chance to be the first to own em.
Thats the pair Ill be giving away and I wanted to keep it simple.
Ill select my favorite answer one week from now & notify the winner by DM.
