Faction Dancer 3
Faction
If there’s one thing for certain about Faction’s Dancer 3, it’s that it was made to shimmy and sashay all over the mountain. A lightweight poplar wood core gives the ski a penchant to want to pop and play off every jump, cliff and side hit while two layers of Titanal beef this baby up to stomp and charge through all conditions at mach speed. The secret sauce? An elliptical sidecut that allows for both long laid out arcs as well as short and fast pivoting. Add those details to a 106-mm waist, and you’ve got one of the most versatile sticks in the game. “Fun, versatile and stable ski,” raves tester Pat Crawford. “It rails on firmer snow but was able to pivot in tight trees. It’s on the stiffer side, with two sheets of metal, but very skiable in various terrain.” The Dancer 3 is for freeriders who know how to funk.
Hover image to zoom
If there’s one thing for certain about Faction’s Dancer 3, it’s that it was made to shimmy and sashay all over the mountain. A lightweight poplar wood core gives the ski a penchant to want to pop and play off every jump, cliff and side hit while two layers of Titanal beef this baby up to stomp and charge through all conditions at mach speed. The secret sauce? An elliptical sidecut that allows for both long laid out arcs as well as short and fast pivoting. Add those details to a 106-mm waist, and you’ve got one of the most versatile sticks in the game. “Fun, versatile and stable ski,” raves tester Pat Crawford. “It rails on firmer snow but was able to pivot in tight trees. It’s on the stiffer side, with two sheets of metal, but very skiable in various terrain.” The Dancer 3 is for freeriders who know how to funk.