{"id":9285,"date":"2019-02-09T17:57:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T00:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/?p=9285"},"modified":"2022-05-28T12:22:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T18:22:02","slug":"2020-faction-skis-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/2020-faction-skis-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Faction Skis Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/?p=9994&amp;preview=true\">Read our preview of 2021 Faction skis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Playful, poppy, prodigies.<\/h2>\n<p>Faction knows why they&#8217;re rad. Their boards are poppy and built to stomp. They&#8217;re connoisseurs of energetic and lively skis.\u00a0 In 2020, Faction doubles down on what they do best &#8212; making the best even better.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9286\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Faction Skis\" width=\"570\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4-1.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4-1-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh topsheets on the 2020 Candide Thorvex series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2020 Faction Skis Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Faction beefs up the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Faction-Prodigy-2.0-Skis\/for-sale\">Prodigy 2.0<\/a> <\/strong>from a 96mm waist to a 98mm waist. The<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Faction-Prodigy-1.0-Skis\/for-sale\">1.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Faction-Prodigy-3.0-Skis\/for-sale\">3.0<\/a>, <\/strong>and <strong>4.0<\/strong> are back with rad new topsheets, designed by Parade Studio.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Faction-Candide-1.0-Skis\/for-sale\">Candide 1.0<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Faction-Candide-2.0-Skis\/for-sale\">2.0<\/a><\/strong> are back with just a graphic update, while the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Faction-Candide-3.0-Skis\/for-sale\">CT 3.0<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Faction-Candide-4.0-Skis\/for-sale\">CT 4.0<\/a> <\/strong>have new core materials. In place of the balsa\/poplar\/flax, the new 3.0 and 4.0 will have a balsa\/pachaco core and should feel more responsive.<\/li>\n<li>The new Chapter Series blends the playfulness of the Candides with the shape of the Dictator. At 86mm underfoot, the <strong>Chapter 1.0<\/strong> prefers the frontside, while the <strong>Chapter 2.0<\/strong> does it all at 96mm underfoot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dictator 1.0<\/strong> and<strong> 2.0<\/strong>\u00a0are better in bumps and trees thanks to a tighter sidecut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9287\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Faction Skis\" width=\"569\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-1.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-1-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2020 Faction Skis X Series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>And, man, Faction had some fun with this one: the <strong>Full Turbo Monoski<\/strong>. Repping a 190mm waist, the Monoski is sure to catch some eyes&#8211;but will it catch on?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9288 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-6-1-e1549742033216.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Faction Skis\" width=\"225\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-6-1-e1549742033216.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Webp.net-resizeimage-6-1-e1549742033216-97x300.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read our preview of 2021 Faction skis Playful, poppy, prodigies. Faction knows why they&#8217;re rad. Their boards are poppy and built to stomp. 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