I ride factions and i think they are some of the best made skis i have ever ridden they are so durable and put up to anything also they are great butter skis
I ride the 183 3.zero's as my backcountry pow ski and they're sick. Float heaps nicely and still punch through the crud at the end of the day.
My mate bought a pair of wednesdays this season and after 3 days of riding them the edges on both skis started peeling off at the tip at a rate of about 2cm per day. He called up faction and they said that's been a problem and sent him the new 09 model. The problems fixed in the new skis and he recons they're awesome