Faction La Machine 2 Mini Skis 2024

Faction La Machine 2 Mini Skis 2024

The Faction La Machine Mini is a carbon-loaded touring ski, with a unique and progressive shape that’s designed specifically for skiing off piste. The lightweight paulownia wood core combined carbon layers leads to a lightweight ski with a soft flex, keeping your legs fresh even on the longest of touring missions. Its ultra-rockered shape caters to playful skiers who enjoy swishing and smearing through everything from freshly laid snow in the morning, to sun-baked conditions in the afternoon. Backed by the finest, most durable Austrian construction, powered 100% by renewable energy.

You'll love this ski if:

You want extended tip and tail rocker for effortless turn initiation

You need a super-light free-touring ski for long expeditions

You need a floaty ski that easily surfs above variable snow conditions in the backcountry

You want a premium, carbon-loaded ski for torsional strength on the downhill, without the bulk

SPECS

SKI ABILITY: Intermediate / Advanced

TERRAIN: Touring

WAIST WIDTH: 99mm

SIDECUT: 124 / 99 / 116mm @171cm

TURN RADIUS: 18m @171cm

SIZES: 171 / 177cm

ROCKER: Tip & Tail

WEIGHT: 1330g Weight /pair @171cm

GENDER: Unisex

SKI PACKAGE OPTION:

DIMENSIONS

SKI SIZE	171cm	177cm
TIP WIDTH MM	124mm	124mm
WAIST WIDTH MM	99mm	99mm
TAIL WIDTH MM	116mm	116mm
RADIUS	18m	19m

FEATURES & TECHNOLOGY

• POPLAR CORE: Poplar, a light, durable softwood, provides flex, pop, and vibration absorption. It enables all-mountain freestyle skiing, combining pop and have enough torsional stability for a solid downhill grip.
• DUAL SPAN TITANAL: Titanal is a robust, isotropic metal perfect for freeride skis, ensures strength in all directions, excelling on edges, tackling bumps, and providing stability in varied snow. Ideal chassis for your dream ski.
• RECYCLED MATERIALS: We are working with our production partners to eliminate material waste. We now mix base, sidewall and topsheet material scraps back into the raw material used for production, reducing carbon emissions while ensuring the same level of quality & durability.
• LOCALLY SOURCED MATERIALS: In an effort to reduce the impact of our supply chain, we strive to source materials from European companies that are based near our factories.
• 1% FOR THE PLANET: We donate 1% of all sales to approved environmental non-profits. 1% for the Planet’s mission is to build, support and activate an alliance of businesses that are financially committed to mitigating human-driven climate change.
• SUSTAINABLE WOOD CORES: Our poplar, beech and ash cores are sourced from the forests that are growing near our European factories, eliminating the carbon cost of transporting raw materials across great distances.
• 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY FACTORY: This ski is produced in a cutting-edge facility that runs on electrical power that is 100% renewable. The factory no longer uses oil, resulting in annual CO2 emissions reductions of a whopping 10 million kilograms.
• XL 2.5MM EDGES: The 2.5mm edges stack an extra 25% of height on top of our already super-durable standard 2.0mm edges. This extra steel gives the rider a pair of skis that are going to take more abuse and last longer.
• FULL STRENGTH SIDEWALL: A construction that places strips of protective material along the sides of each core, between the edge and the topsheet. Sidewalls provide the best possible edge hold and stability when the ski is engaged in a turn as well as protecting the woodcore and edges.
• 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, the shorter radius result in easier turn initiation.
• ANTI-CHIP MICRO-CAP: Micro-cap is a hybrid of premium sandwich sidewall fused with durable lightweight cap construction. Provides strong edge hold, torsional stability, and protects joint prone to chipping.
• MUSTACHE FLEX: 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. This flex allows for progression and for an easier turn initiation and finish.
• HIGH RESISTANCE TOPSHEET: We use the highest quality topsheet material available, and we test it rigorously to ensure it stands up to regular abuse. Sourced near our factories in Europe for a friendlier supply chain
• FREERIDE FLAT TAIL: Traditional flat tail design is built for speed, ultimate edge grip and control throughout charging turns. Brought into the modern day with a slight tail rocker, this shape is easier than ever to slash your turn into a slarve and won’t hook up in fresh conditions.

WARRANTY

• 2 Year Manufacturers Warranty

FREE UK Delivery

Our FREE delivery service is available for the UK mainland only and for orders over £70. UK Off-shore, Highlands & Islands, UK Offshore & Channel Islands are Free over £100.

Click & Collect Service

Live locally? Rather come in to collect your order from the shop? We offer a free Click & Collect Service available for customers ordering from the following postcodes: BN / TN / GU / RH / PO / ME

UK Standard Delivery - Just £3.99

UK Orders with a total below £70 will be shipped to reach the customer within 2-3 working days depending on the service ordered and must be signed for so please make sure there will be someone available at your delivery address, otherwise it may mean collecting from your local UPS depot or Post Office, which occasionally may be some distance away.

Please consider this when deciding where to have your goods sent. Your work address is normally a good alternative. We use UPS couriers for all orders over £150 and items over 2kg. Everything else Royal Mail 48 or International Tracked & Signed

We endeavour to ship orders placed before 2pm the same day, but at busy periods this is not always possible.

Express Delivery From Just £5.99

UK only. Next day delivery means the next working day and does not include weekend days. Orders requiring this service must be placed by 2pm.

Next day delivery does not include weekend days only the next working day. Saturday deliveries are shipped on Fridays only.

Worldwide Delivery - From Just £9.99

We use UPS couriers for all orders over £150 and items over 2kg. Everything else (Except Ski Poles) is sent Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed to ship to the following countries:

France, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Lichtenstein, Poland, Latvia, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Romania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Switzerland, Norway, Andorra, Monaco, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & more. Please see tables below for pricing.

VAT / Tax Free Destinations

For the following shipping destinations 20% VAT will be automatically deducted by our shopping cart prior to payment being made (Checkout Stage 6 - Order Review)

Switzerland, Norway, Gibraltar, Andorra, Monaco, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Jersey & Guernsey.

Please note that you may be liable for any local taxes or import duties, this is standard practice the world over and any rejected deliveries will incur returned postage costs
We advise overseas customers to look into their individual local taxes and duties before ordering.

Our full shipping costs are as follows:

Zone: UK Mainland

Shipping Method	Shipping Price	Order Value
FREE SHIPPING (2-3 Days)	£0.00	£70.00 +
STANDARD SHIPPING (2-3 Days)	£3.99	£1.00 - £69.99
NEXT DAY (Next Working Day - Order By 2pm)	£5.99	Any
NEXT DAY BY 1PM (Next Working Day Before 1pm - Order By 2pm)	£6.99	Any
NEXT DAY BY 10AM (Next Working Day Before 10am - Order By 2pm)	£8.99	Any
SAT AM (Saturday AM - Order By 2pm Friday)	£16.99	Any

UK Offshore (Includes Highlands, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, IOM, IOW)

Shipping Method	Shipping Price	Order Value
FREE SHIPPING (2-3 Days)	£0.00	£100.00 +
STANDARD SHIPPING (2-3 Days)	£4.99	£1.00 - 99.99
NEXT DAY (Next Working Day - Order By 2pm)	£8.99	Any
NEXT DAY BY 1PM (Next Working Day Before 1pm - Order By 2pm)	£12.99	Any

Europe Zone 1 (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden) (2-3 Days)

Shipping Method	Shipping Price	Order Value
STANDARD SHIPPING (2-3 Days) - NEW LOWER PRICE!	£ 9.99	ANY

Europe Zone 2 (Andorra, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland) (2-3 Days)

Shipping Method	Shipping Price	Order Value
CLOTHING / ACCESSORIES	£14.99	ANY
BOOTS / BINDINGS / LUGGAGE	£18.99	ANY
SKIS / SNOWBOARDS / POLES	£22.99	ANY

USA & Canada (2-3 Days)

Shipping Method	Shipping Price	Order Value
CLOTHING / ACCESSORIES	£19.99	ANY
BOOTS / BINDINGS / LUGGAGE	£24.99	ANY
SKIS / SNOWBOARDS / POLES	£39.99	ANY

Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Japan (3-5 Days)

Shipping Method	Shipping Price	Order Value
CLOTHING / ACCESSORIES	£22.99	ANY
BOOTS / BINDINGS / LUGGAGE	£34.99	ANY
SKIS / SNOWBOARDS / POLES	£49.99	ANY

Returns Policy

Non-faulty items:
Must be sent back in their original unused condition within 28 days of the delivery date. Once received, we will offer an exchange or a full refund as required. You will be required to pay postage when returning your exchange items to us. Please supply a copy of your invoice/receipt in the parcel. Items returned outside of the 28 day period, will be dealt with on an individual basis, in which Snow Labs discretion will be used. If the late item return is accepted, it will incurr a 20% re-stocking/admin fee. Items returned over 28 days can only be exchanged for a credit note or store voucher.
Please note the following exception - Contracts for the supply of goods that are made to the consumer’s specifications or are clearly personalised cannot be accept back e.g. non-faulty skis that have been drill mounted with bindings to a specific boot length

Faulty items:
Are dealt with individually. Goods are guaranteed against manufacturing defects and all will have to be inspected by us and some by the manufacturer before we can accept them as faulty. Please return your goods to us - once we are satisfied the goods are faulty we will offer a FREE repair, replacement, exchange or refund.

Please Note: Goods returned from orders placed outside of the UK will not have their postage charges refunded just the cost of the goods.

Right to cancel

You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good. To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us by post: Snow Lab UK Ltd, Knockhatch Ski Centre, Hailsham Bypass, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN273GD or by email [email protected] of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory. To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.

Effects of cancellation

If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us). We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.

We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than
(a) 14 days after the day we receive back from you any goods supplied, or
(b) (if earlier) 14 days after the day you provide evidence that you have returned the goods, or
(c) if there were no goods supplied, 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel this contract.

We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement. We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest. You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

The right to cancel does not apply to the following kind of contracts:
Contracts for the supply of goods that are made to the consumer’s specifications or are clearly personalised such as a pair of skis that have been drilled for the purpose of mounting a binding.

Sizing Charts

To help you to work out sizings, we have devised the following size guide. It is generic and not specific to any particular brand so especially with clothing it is best to either call for our opinion or cross reference the manufacturers individual size guides. Please click one of the links to get to the relevant chart below:

Ski length, Snowboard length, Snowboard Bindings, Boot sizes, Clothing sizes, Glove sizes.

Ski length

We have devised a simple chart to assist you in selecting your correct ski length. If you require any further assistance, our staff will be only to happy to help.

Weight (stones)	5-6	6-7	7-7.5	7.5-8.5	8.5-9.5	10-10.75	11-11.25	12.5-13.5	13.5+
Weight (kilos)	32-38	38-43	43-47	48-54	57-62	63-69	70-79	80-86	87+
Length (cm's)	125	135	145	155	160	165	170	170	175

Level 1/2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5/6	Level 7/8	Level 9/10
Skiing for the first time	Able to ski green/blue runs	Able to ski Blue/Red runs	Able to ski all pisted runs in good conditions	Able to ski all runs on/off piste in good conditions	Able to ski anywhere on the mountain
-15cm	-10cm	-5cm	0 cm	+5cm	+10cm

1. Select your weight level.The ski length at the bottom of your weight column is your suggested starting length.

2. Now select your abilty level, the amount in cms at the bottom of your ability level is added to or subtracted from your starting length.

3. Add a further 5cm if you are spending 60% or more of your time off Piste.

4. By adding the above together you will have found your recommended ski length.

By adding your Ski length to your ability you will have found your recommended ski length. For example a person weighing 75kg, who is a level 7 skier will ski on length of 170 + 5cms = 175cms.

This ski length chart is a guide as not all skis end in 5 or 0 cms and therefore suggest you ski closest to the recommended length

Snowboard Length

Snowboard sizing is determined purely by weight. Ability determines flex - beginners should choose a board with a softer more forgiving flex, whilst more advanced riders would normally prefer a stiffer board.

Weight (kg)	32-37	38-43	44-50	51-56	57-63	64-69	70-75	76-82	83-88	89-94	95-101	102+
Weight (stones)	5-6	6-7	7-8	8-9	9-10	10-11	11-12	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16	16+
Minimum length	125	130	135	140	145	150	155	157	160	162	164	166
Maximum length	135	140	145	150	155	160	162	165	168	170	170	170

Snowboard Bindings

Mens Binding sizes

Binding Size	xs	s	m	l	xl
Burton Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes:	N/A	3 - 7	7 - 10	9 +	N/A
K2 Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes:	N/A	1 - 4	4 - 7	7 - 10	10 - 14
Ride Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes (EX Model): (Ride Contraband & Delta Models):	N/A	1 - 4 3.5 - 5.5	4 - 7 6 - 8	7 - 10 8 - 10	10 - 14 10 - 12
Flux Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes:	3 - 5.5	3.5 - 6.5	6 - 8.5	8 - 11	N/A

Womens Binding sizes

Binding Size	xs	s	m	l	xl
Burton Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes:	N/A	2.5 - 4	4 - 6	6 +	N/A
K2 Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes:	N/A	1.5 - 3.5	3.5 - 7.5	N/A	N/A
Ride Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes (LXh Model): (Ride Bandita Models):	N/A	1.5 - 4.5 3.5 - 5.5	4.5 - 8.5 5.5 - 7.5	N/A	N/A
Flux Bindings Fit UK Boot Sizes:	3 - 5.5	3.5 - 6.5	6 - 8.5	8 - 11	N/A

Boot size conversion chart

Shoe Sizes (UK)	Mondopoint (cm)	Europe	US	Women (US)
7	15	25	8	-----
8	16	26	9	-----
9	17	27	10	-----
10	17.5	28	11	-----
11	18.5	29	12	-----
12	19.5	30.5	13	-----
13	20	31	13.5	-----
13.5	20.5	32	1	-----
1	21	33	2	-----
2	21.5	34	3	-----
3	22	35	4	5
3.5	22.5	36	4.5	5.5
4	23	36.5	5	6
4.5	23.5	37	5.5	6.5
5	24	38	6	7
5.5	24.5	38.5	6.5	7.5
6	25	39	7	8
6.5	25.5	40	7.5	8.5
7	26	40.5	8	9
7.5	26.5	41	8.5	9.5
8	27	42	9	10
8.5	27.5	42.5	9.5	10.5
9	28	43	10	11
9.5	28.5	44	10.5	11.5
10	29	44.5	11	12
10.5	29.5	45	11.5	-----
11	30	45.5	12	-----
11.5	30.5	46	12.5	-----
12	31	47	13	-----
12.5	31.5	47.5	13.5	-----
13	32	48	14	-----
13.5	32.5	48.5	14.5	-----
14	33	49	15	-----
14.5	33.5	50	15.5	-----
15	34	51	16	-----
15.5	34.5	52	16.5	-----
16	35	53	17	-----

Clothing sizes

Adult Clothing

All measurements are in inches, except for ladies' sizes. NOTE THESE ARE A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY AND NOT SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR BRAND!

Size	Chest	Waist	Inside Leg	Hips	Ladies Size
X-Small	34-36	27-28	28-29	36	8
Small	36-38	28-30	29-30	36	10
Medium	38-40	32-34	30-31	38	12
Large	42-44	34-36	31-32	42	14
X-Large	44-46	36-38	33+	44	16
XX-Large	46-48	38-40	33+	46	18
XXX-Large	48+	40+	33+	48	20

Childrens Clothing

Again all measurements are in inches.NOTE THESE ARE A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY AND NOT SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR BRAND!

Size	Age	Chest	Waist	Hips
128	7/8	27-28	23-24	28
140	9/10	28-29	24-25	31
152	11/12	30-31	25-26	33
164	13/14	32-33	26-27	35

Glove sizes

To find your glove size in inches, measure your hand around the knuckles and across the palm, (excluding your thumb)...

Inches	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.5
Junior	S	S	M	M	L	L
Women			XS	S	S	M	M	L	L
Men						S	S	M	M	L	L	XL	XL