Faction STUDIO 1 Skis 2024

FEATURES

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• PREMIUM PARK TWIN-TIP - The Studio 1 is a terrain park-specific ski that’s inspired by the best in the business. Our stacked athlete roster collaborated with our engineering experts to produce a ski that delivers precision performance complemented by effortless, oozing style. For those who settle for nothing less than the perfect shot or the perfect trick, meet your match. Featuring a Poplar and Ash core and Carbon Stringers for the ideal blend of lightweight spring and rigid power; a carbon-rubber stomp pad under the binding area to withstand heavy landings and hits; a symmetrical shape for effortless switch skiing; and a 7mm XL sidewall for supreme edge hold and protection of the wood core.
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• STUDIO SERIES - The Faction Studio Series represents the space where creativity flourishes — where inspired vision takes tangible form. Crafted in close collaboration with our top athletes, the Studio Series comprises a family of premium twin-tips that blend high-speed, all-mountain freeski performance with free-flowing, nimble freestyle spirit, emphasizing pure self-expression on snow. Because your inventiveness is ever-evolving from season to season, the skis are built to last, with reinforced wood cores, stomp pads for heavy landings; carbon for lightweight rigidity; and 7mm XL sidewalls. Power and play collide in the Studio – step inside and start creating.
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• PROFILE - Subtle tip and tail rocker + pronounced camber, for optimal precision and edge hold
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• POPLAR CORE - 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.
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• CARBON STRINGERS - 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.
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• CARBON AND RUBBER STOMP PAD - A 600mm-long, 15mm-wide carbon/rubber reinforcement underfoot, above the edge, adds strength where it matters most to this performance oriented ski. In addition to protecting the wood core from heavy-duty impact on rails, the carbon and rubber inlay adds stability and vibration absorption under your boots, so that stomped landings feel better, both for you and your skis.
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• XL FULL STRENGTH SIDEWALL - 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.
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• ELLIPTICAL 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
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• ANTI-CHIP 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.
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• 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