106mm waist in a true twin. That's the Prodigy 3's pitch — take the freestyle DNA of the Prodigy line and stretch it wide enough for real off-piste skiing. Cliffs, chutes, powder stashes, and then land switch if you feel like it.

The lightweight poplar core keeps it manageable despite the width. At 106 underfoot, you'd expect it to feel like a boat on hardpack, and honestly, it kind of does. Edge hold on ice is not its strength. But in soft snow, crud, and chopped-up afternoon conditions, the extra surface area keeps you on top and the rocker in the tip and tail makes turn initiation effortless.

Compared to dedicated freeride skis like the Nordica Enforcer 104 or Blizzard Rustler 11, the Prodigy 3 is noticeably more playful and less damp. It won't hold a line through chop the way a metal-laminate ski does. But it'll let you throw a 360 off a cliff band, which those skis won't.

If you're choosing between the Prodigy 2 and 3, the question is simple: how much time do you spend in soft snow? More than 40%? Get the 3. Less? The 2 is more versatile on hardpack.