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Would y'all consider faction to be a big brand yet?

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bolake
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do you think that faction is a big brand yet?
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Feb 26 2019 12:00PM
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cg.99
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Personally, I don't think so. I ski in the east coast and barely see them. However, I just had a trip to Revelstoke, and faction skis are everywhere there. I believe that Faction has a resort deal or something because they are in the on mountain ski shop.
Feb 26 2019 12:01PM
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eheath
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Faction is absolutely a big brand, they are huge in Europe.
Feb 26 2019 12:03PM
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cg.99
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eheathFaction is absolutely a big brand, they are huge in Europe.


Do you think that having a candide has a strong influence in that?
Feb 26 2019 12:05PM
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CalumSKI
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AHall and Candide on their team?
course they area huge brand
also got sildaru for womens
Feb 26 2019 1:36PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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i saw a teen girl (couldn't be past the age of 16) the other day pizzaing down a groomer on a pair of ct 5.0s with her dad cheering her on saying things like "Yeah I told ya you don't need the mademoiselle"

I'd say they've penetrated into mainstream skiing
Feb 26 2019 1:44PM
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Idahoe
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Until they make their skis in a way where they don't break like a bundle of toothpicks glued together I'm not gonna admit that they're big
Feb 26 2019 2:04PM
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NickelbackFan420
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Id say so, Candides mainstream videos really put them on the map. Nothing wrong with it though, i heard they are a fun ski to ride
Feb 26 2019 2:29PM
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SKRockies
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IdahoeUntil they make their skis in a way where they don't break like a bundle of toothpicks glued together I'm not gonna admit that they're big


tons of bigger companies have durability issues out the ass dude
Feb 26 2019 3:03PM
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powpatrol
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Maybe not so in North America but they’re all over Europe.
The Faction home town of verbier is dotted with 1.0s and 2.0s which are pushed out by rental shops across town,which imo are a pretty decent deal over usual rental skis you get elsewhere.
Feb 26 2019 3:06PM
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bolake
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TRVP_ANGELi saw a teen girl (couldn't be past the age of 16) the other day pizzaing down a groomer on a pair of ct 5.0s with her dad cheering her on saying things like "Yeah I told ya you don't need the mademoiselle"

I'd say they've penetrated into mainstream skiing
that's actually fucking hilarious if it's true
Feb 26 2019 3:12PM
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powpatrol
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bolakethat's actually fucking hilarious if it's true


of course it’s true it’s trvp angel he’s a very serious member of this site
Feb 26 2019 3:48PM
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dolanslebensraum
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The probability that faction can make as good a
Ski as the nazi scientists at volkl is
Very small.
Same goes for armada
Feb 26 2019 3:55PM
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Idahoe
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SKRockiestons of bigger companies have durability issues out the ass dude


Had a friend snap a pair of 3.0s last weekend doing a 3 off medium sized cliff. He didn't hit anything, just landed forward in deep pow. I feel like thats a situation where a ski should hold up. If you look on resale sites, there is a lot of people reselling individual skis because they broke one and couldn't get warranty. Never seen that with any other brand. Fuck Faction.
Feb 26 2019 4:29PM
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SKRockies
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IdahoeHad a friend snap a pair of 3.0s last weekend doing a 3 off medium sized cliff. He didn't hit anything, just landed forward in deep pow. I feel like thats a situation where a ski should hold up. If you look on resale sites, there is a lot of people reselling individual skis because they broke one and couldn't get warranty. Never seen that with any other brand. Fuck Faction.


I don't support faction, if you look at my previous comment on another faction durability post two of my co-workers have had skis break (especially the tips) over bullshit like that too. But it would be silly to say faction isn't a a large company because of durability. It's the same as saying jeep isn't a big company cause they have terrible reliability issues
Feb 26 2019 4:30PM
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