Season Nexus/Faction Prodigy 3/Armada ARV 106

fnymanI blew up the edge on my skis this year and was blessed with a full refund as part of warranty. As the title suggests I'm looking at either the Season Nexus, Faction Prodigy 3, or Armada ARV 106. Does anyone have experience with these skis and can give me some insight? I had Line Sick Day 104s before, I liked the dimensions but they were a little more charge focused and directional than I would like. I mainly ski freeride type terrain but am looking for a more playful ski than my last ones. I also ski a fair amount of park.

Other ski recommendations are also welcome.

AR AR AR ARVS!!!

I've skied all of them and enjoyed my time on each of them.
My main takeaways were that the Nexus is a softer more playful ski that hooks up nicely on groomers, but can get a little loose if you push it.

The Factions were incredibly damp and just ate up every bump and plowed through the crud. Its a bit stiffer than the Nexus in my experience, and more capable on bigger terrain and at higher speeds; but compromises some of the playfulness and low-speed jib performance.

The ARV 106 was my least favorite out of the bunch because i felt like the ski deflected easily and was a bit too smeary in the tips, but this could be down to me being shit at skiing. In terms of flexibility, Id say the ARV 106 is a smidge stiffer than Prodigy 3, and much stiffer than the Nexus.

Durability wise they are all about the same in my eyes.

Hope this helps

tdolloI've skied all of them and enjoyed my time on each of them.
My main takeaways were that the Nexus is a softer more playful ski that hooks up nicely on groomers, but can get a little loose if you push it.

The Factions were incredibly damp and just ate up every bump and plowed through the crud. Its a bit stiffer than the Nexus in my experience, and more capable on bigger terrain and at higher speeds; but compromises some of the playfulness and low-speed jib performance.

The ARV 106 was my least favorite out of the bunch because i felt like the ski deflected easily and was a bit too smeary in the tips, but this could be down to me being shit at skiing. In terms of flexibility, Id say the ARV 106 is a smidge stiffer than Prodigy 3, and much stiffer than the Nexus.

Durability wise they are all about the same in my eyes.

Hope this helps

Super helpful, thank you!

What were you riding that you got a full refund??????

BallClapperWhat were you riding that you got a full refund??????

Some Line Sick Days from Evo. I'm also shocked I was able to easily get a refund 🤷‍♂️

fnymanSome Line Sick Days from Evo. I'm also shocked I was able to easily get a refund 🤷‍♂️

Thats dope af.

fnymanSome Line Sick Days from Evo. I'm also shocked I was able to easily get a refund 🤷‍♂️

stoked to hear you had a good experience with evo! At the end of the day, we just want our customers to be happy with the skis they buy.