2024 Faction Prodigy 2 Ski Review | Curated

Hey, how's it going everybody? It's Hayden Wright, Curated Expert. I've helped thousands of people get the right skis for them, not only for their budget, but also their skiing style and their skiing needs. Today, Jake and I had the honor of jumping on the 2024 Faction Prodigy 2s. Just so you guys know, I'm not sponsored or affiliated with Faction or any of these other brands, so you're getting a truly unbiased opinion, and it's just Jake and I out here letting you know what we think of these skis. Faction claims that this is their all-mountain shred tool. Doesn't matter where you're out on the mountain, Faction designed the Prodigy 2s to have your back. So my overall impression for the 2024 Faction Prodigy 2s was it is spot-on with what Faction was claiming. We had these in the park, we had them in the trees, we had them in a little bit of pow, and they were a Faction Prodigy 2s? Super easy. Still, we're under 100 millimeters underfoot here, so getting them edge-to-edge wasn't too hard. We actually had one of the perfect days to test these skis because it was a little bit of a pow day, and then towards the end of the day, it became tracked pow. These did amazing. These were great in the fresh stuff, in the pockets we found, in the trees. I think it has a lot to do with the early rise and the shovel width, paired with that 98 millimeter underfoot. A lot of other skis are just really wide underfoot, and they don't have as much early rise in the tip, so instead of floating on top of the pow, they're kind of just bashing through it. The Faction Prodigy 2s were great free riding all over the resort. These skis really ski easily switch. They've got full tail rocker, a little bit narrower in the tail than they are in the nose. This helps with initiating your turn and going from edge-to-edge while you're switch carving. So again, super intuitive ski to ski switch. They've got a bit of camber underfoot. A true popler core provides plenty of pop. That bit of camber also helps with pop and stability at speed or on jump landings. This ski holds up really well in the park. It lends itself to freestyle skiing while not feeling limited to the park or groomed terrain. Where these things wouldn't shine is if you're just skiing on the groomers and you're not exploring off-trail in the trees, or maybe if you're in the Midwest and you don't get as many of those pow days, the Prodigy 2s aren't gonna be bad. They're just not gonna be the best ski for you. But the Faction Prodigy 2, I think, caters to a lot of different skiers. If you are a freestyle free rider, 100% consider the Faction Prodigy 2s. Let's say if you're more of a groomer guy or gal and you want to maybe start experiencing a little bit of hang time getting in the air, hitting those jumps, the Faction Prodigy 2s will get you there. Who doesn't need these? Again, if you're a beginner skier and you're only staying on the groomed trails, there's just other skis for you. Just so you guys know, every ski is so different. Every person is so different. So if you need help figuring out what ski matches your ski needs, come on over to Curated. Hit the link below. You'll get matched with Jake, myself, any of the other experts. This is our passion and we would love to help you find the right ski. If you like watching and listening to myself and Jake blab on about these skis, go ahead, like, subscribe, comment below, make sure you're sharing these, repost them, we love making them, and stay tuned for more awesome content from Curated.