Faction’s Prodigy makes a nice round turn, and is consistently quick edge to edge, particularly in soft snow conditions and searching for powder off-piste. Compared to the other all-mountain skis here, powder was certainly the Prodigy’s strong suit, as was having a predictable, reassuring swingweight.

Spend much time on the groomed on this ski, though, and you may find yourself in a hurry to get on the chair and get back to the softer snow up top. Stability suffered, and long hard arcs were all but unattainable. The ski definitely skis shorter than its length. Count this as a West Coast to Pacific Northwest all-mountain ski that would get overmatched by harder snow anywhere else.