Balsa is an exceptionally light hardwood. Laminated vertically together divided by strips of woven flax (also known as linseed), to provide additional torsional and compression strength. Lighter than Poplar/Ash but more expensive.
Used on our core and womens models, digital printing provides greater flexibility for designing complex graphics and requires no setup process, however the colours are not as bright or strong as the silkscreen method.
Laminates such as fbreglass or carbon-fbre are used to compliment the properties of the core material by increasing torsional strength, edge-grip and rebound.
Used on most of our skis. A traditional manufacturing method that provides strength, durability, good grip and edge hold. Rubber is used to dampen vibration and bond the base layers to the core.
Blended transition zones" use complex curve geometries where both positive/negative sidecut and where rocker/camber meet to make turn initiation fluid yet the whole ski more stable and controllable in all conditions.
You flash big lines with confidence and style, so you need a ski that keeps up with you. The Supertonic is everything you want in a hard-charging ski, including a 107mm waist for floating through pow or cruising over crud, sandwich construction, 2mm of camber underfoot, slight rocker, a superlight balsa/flax core, dual-radius sidecut and transition zone technology for smooth turn initiation and high speed stability. So go on, keep doing what you do. Topsheet and base art by #factionwomen Kay Flockhart and Rosalind Monks.