The Faction Studio Grom FR Ski brings adult Studio Series quality to a youth freeride ski. A lightweight core of poplar and paulownia pairs with carbon stringers to deliver pop and stability at a weight a young skier can swing around all day. The wider tip and narrower tail favor downhill performance over a symmetrical twin, while matching tip and tail height keep this twin-tip ski at home skiing switch. What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"The tips rise early enough that my kid stopped catching them in chopped-up snow, and the arch underfoot still bit on the icy pitch back to the lift. That one ski covering both is why I stopped shopping for a second pair."