Best True All-Mountain Skis

Faction Dancer 2 - Review 2025

By: Derek Doyle & Annie Gunton - Updated: April 2025

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Derek Doyle

Contributor at SlopeMagazine.com

Hailing from Aspen, Colorado, Derek began his skiing career in the illustrious Powder Pandas ski school program, eventually sort of growing up to ski professionally in slopestyle and big air, while moonlighting as a ski tuner and writer.

Now living in Colorado’s front range, Derek can be found among the i70 crowd racing to find hidden powder stashes on the back bowls of Vail, on Park Lane in Breckenridge, under the lights on Keystone, and returning home to the High Alpine steeps in Snowmass. When he's not skiing he’s wishing he was, or nerding out on mountain biking, climbing, and golf.

Annie Gunton

Editor at SlopeMagazine.com

Annie has lived on 4 continents and traveled through 6. Spending her time in places as different as London and the Kalahari she has adapted how she gets out and enjoys what’s around.

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Where to buy Faction Dancer 2:

Backcountry

Evo

The headline for the Faction Dancer 2 is fun, light, and playful. Just like you’d want your go-to all-mountain ripsticks, the Dancer 2 has a poppy wood core for a tempered blend of high energy and ample handling stability.

At first glance, the Dancer 2 has a more traditional shaping profile with minimal rise in the tip and tail, but even with its subtle rocker shape, it still maintains a floaty feel with outstanding maneuverability while still having enough camber to carve up groomers.

With only a 96mm waist, these aren’t exactly powder hounds, but they do offer performance under a number of variable conditions and handle exceptionally well in choppy conditions. The durable construction is also an attractive feature, with two thin sheets of titanal aluminum alloy over its wood core.

Don’t be fooled by the Dancer 2’s off-piste prowess. These skis are also extremely fast on packed snow, and their edge-to-edge agility and playful feel provide a ton of fun.