In the past, Ive generally preferred to ski very stiff cambered skis.
I will say this ski is an absolute beast, just like the top sheet graphics.
Now, lets take a more in-depth look at this stylish beast.
Shape/Flex/Construction
The Faction Prodigy 2.0 is a hybrid, asymmetrical ski with rocker-camber-rocker construction.
Faction rated their flex as roughly 6/10, which I would say is pretty inaccurate.
Luckily, I love a good stiff ski because this thing is way stiffer than average.
The Prodigy 2.0 features a poplar wood core and a cap/sidewall hybrid construction.
It also features fat edges and a thicker base.
On Snow:
Theres a lot to talk about when it comes to on-snow performance.
The ski provides a super stable feel when cruising all-mountain terrain.
But I believe because of the pure poplar core, the ski lacks dampness which would help reduce that.
The flex and sidecut didn’t help in tight spaces either.
The rocker profile, like the wider Prodigies, floats smoothly.
This ski is also awesome for hitting all-mountain booters and cliff drops.
That means you get real all-mountain stability, which those skis don’t offer.
On days where the slush froze over and becomes crud, this ski can power through it.
Park:
Alright, enough about the mountain lets dive into the park performance of this Prodigy 2.0.
I want to start with the skis' ability to hit rails.
Where I think this ski excelled in the park was on jumps.
This is both good and bad.
Potentially bad in the sense where if you don’t cut enough speed youll go huge.
Thankfully the skis hold up super well on high impact landings with the stable base underfoot.
I found this ski performed its best when hitting large size jumps.
I will say one thing, the Prodigy 2.0 had a pretty heavy swing weight.
With the 183cm it allows for easy grabs and tweaks.
One of the key highlights with this ski is the edge hold while taking off lips.
you’ve got the option to make arcing carves off of jumps because of the nice edge hold.
But at the same time, a ski this caliber shouldn’t be breaking that fast.
This is everything I like in a ski for somewhere like Jackson Hole or A-Basin.
The wider 98 underfoot base is great for various all-mountain conditions, everything from ice and slush to powder.
This is something I would use for my daily driver, despite the durability issue in the ski.
Where the ski excels is on bigger, faster features.
Big rails, big jumps, big side hits.
It has the stability to go Mach-10 into any feature and to take landings to the flat.
The core gives you tons of energy on takeoffs on these features as well.
