Prodigy 3

The Prodigy 3 is Faction's 106 mm all-mountain freeride twin – a one-ski quiver for skiers who split their days between off-piste stashes, groomers and side hits. Faction scores it highest for all-mountain and carving, with equal marks for freeride and park, so it's happy wherever the day takes you.

It's built around a lightweight poplar core with fibreglass above and below, full-strength sidewalls, XL edges and a sintered base, and it's handmade in Austria. An elliptical sidecut and Faction's Mustache Flex, which builds progressively into the tips and tails, give it a playful, predictable feel, and the twin-tip shape means skiing switch is always on the table. This version wears the green "Chasm" topsheet artwork by Parade Studios.