Faction La Machine 3 Mega Skis 2025- Backcountry Skiing|Skis

Faction La Machine 3 Mega Skis 2025- Backcountry Skiing|Skis

$95.00

Name your line, call in sick on a pow day, and grab the Faction La Machine Mega S…

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SKU: SKUEB2271561001 Categories: Backcountry, Backcountry Skiing, Ski, Skis, Skis & Bindings Tag: Faction Brand: Faction

Name your line, call in sick on a pow day, and grab the Faction La Machine Mega Skis to snag those tracks first. Freetouring is a real thing these days, never mind the old school Euros who dismiss anyone with a touring binding on a ski wider than 95mm. You know the score, when it’s hip deep and falling is not an option, those narrow planks just don’t cut it. Get a 109mm waist, some serious rocker, and an ultralight carbon-Paulownia design with the La Machine Mega and leave those dudes floundering.

Rocker Type

Rocker-Moderate Camber-Rocker– Tip Rocker: 172 = 400mm, 178 = 410mm, 184 = 420mm | Tail Rocker: 172 = 230mm, 178 = 249mm, 184 = 250mm

Flex

Flex Rating– 6 (1 = Soft, 10 = Stiff)

Mustache Flex– This flex works best for most skiers. Enjoy stability in front of and behind the binding area to provide solid edge hold. Then, we transition to smooth, progressive flex in the tips and tails to easily absorb all the different bumps and snow debris on the mountain. This flex allows for an easier turn initiation and finish.

Sidecut

Elliptical Sidecut– Elliptical Sidecut is made up of a longer radius underfoot and shorter radii in the tip and tail of the ski.The long radius underfoot means you can pivot faster and easier, while a shorter radius in the tip and tailresult in easier turn initiation. This sidecut allows for a wide variety of turn lengths, angles and mountingpositions.

Shape

Tip Height– 67mm

Tail Height– 34mm

Core

Lightweight Sustainable Paulownia Wood Core

Laminates

Full Carbon Weave– Between 8 and 12 strips of carbon, sandwiching either side of the ski’s woodcore, are laid unidirectionally, providing extra stability to the ski, without adding weight to the build. Each carbon strip is woven into the fiberglass to provide strength and stiffness in the full length of the ski.

Phenol Binding Reinforcement Plate

Sidewalls

Microcap Full Strength Sidewall– Micro-cap construction is a hybrid of a premium, sandwich sidewall construction fused with a lightweight,durable cap construction. With micro-cap, the sandwich construction provides awesome edge hold andtorsional stability while the ski’s topsheet wraps around and meets the sidewall, protecting the fragile jointthat can be prone to chipping.

Additional Features

Bio-Based Resin

1% For the Planet

Made in Europe

Binding Compatibility

Drill Bit– 4.1 x 9mm

We recommend a brake width equal to or at most 15 mm wider than the ski waist width.

Terrain: Big Mountain, Alpine Touring Big MountainBig mountain skis are designed for charging big lines with high speeds and big airs. These skis varry in width from wide, powder-oriented skis for skiing Alaska spines to narrower, mixed condition skis for ripping the beat up headwall at your local mountain. Skis in this category tend to be on the stiffer side, often with more rocker in the tip and less in the tail. Alpine TouringAlso known as backcountry skis, alpine touring (AT) skis are designed for going uphill as well as downhill. These skis are typically light for their width and many feature fittings that accept climbing skins. AT skis vary in width and weight, with the wider heavier versions usually used for winter/deep snow touring and the skinnier, lighter skis usually used for spring/summer/long distance touring.

Skis: No Bindings

Ability Level: Advanced-Expert Advanced-ExpertWhether you charge the steepest lines, hit the biggest jumps in the park or carve with race-like precision, advanced to expert level skis, snowboards, boots and bindings are for the more aggressive rider. In skis and snowboards, you’ll often find layers of metal, carbon or other stringers for rigidity and power, while advanced to expert level boots and bindings are usually on the stiffer side of the spectrum for rebound and precision steering.

Rocker Type: Rocker/Camber/Rocker Rocker/Camber/RockerRocker/Camber/Rocker skis have the playfulness and float of a rockered ski as well as the added edge hold of a cambered ski. The contact points on skis with this profile are closer towards the middle of the ski than a fully cambered ski, but still not underfoot. The cambered midsection provides a longer effective edge on hardpack, increasing edge hold and stability, while the rockered tip and tail provide floatation in deeper snow and allow the ski to initiate and release from turns easier.

Turning Radius: Medium Medium17-22 m radius is best for all-mountain and park & pipe.

Core/Laminates: Carbon, Wood

Tail Type: Partial Twin Tip Partial Twin TipPartial twin tip skis have a tail that is turned up, but not as much as the tip. This gives you the ability to ski backwards and back out of tight spaces, but these skis are mainly designed to ski forward.

Ski Awards: Freeskier Editor’s Pick

Series: La Machine

Warranty: 2 Years

Size (cm)	165	172	178	184	190
Tip Width (mm)	132	132	132	132	132
Waist Width (mm)	109	109	109	109	109
Tail Width (mm)	126	126	126	126	126
Turning Radius (m)	18	19	20	21	22
Indiv. Ski Weight (g)		1480	1530	1610