The team at Extrem finally decided it was time to let the hard-charging rippers on their production floor design a ski from the ground up, from shape to core construction. The result is Factory 112, a big mountain slayer with a stable yet nimble feel, using all their collected knowledge to create the ski of their dreams.
The Factory 112 is a ski that is just as home laying big turns down massive faces in the Alps as it is zipping between tight Scandinavian mountain birch. Stable at speeds, playful when you want it to be – the Factory 112 simply rips.
The construction features a snappy poplar wood core, combined with a thin metal strip underfoot for added edge grip and power. The extremely refined rocker profile makes the ski float like a dream and smear turns with ease, while still holding an edge on harder snow without any problems whatsoever.
Technical specifications for Extrem Factory 112 freeride skis
Poplar wood coreThe knot free, vertically laminated wood of snappy poplar is a medium lightweight core that gives a playful character of the skis. Combined with Titanal the skis become stiffer and torsional rigid yet keep its playfulness. Without Titanal the skis are just super playful. A CNC-milled and integrated 55x650 mm wood plate of beech secures the mounting of the binding.
Titanal To increase performance in terms of superior edge grip and high-speed stability, Extrem add 0,4 mm Titanal to the construction. Titanal is the highest strength aluminium-alloy manufactured in an industrial standard process, originally developed for the aerospace industry. Titanal is a registred trademark, owned and produced by AMAG Austria Metall AG.
Race rubber dampening To minimize vibrations in hard snow conditions, such as icy slopes and wind packed off-piste, Extrem use 1,5 mm race rubber dampening in the tip and tail from Austrian Haberkorn GmbH. They also use 0,2 mm rubberfoil in the skis to further strengthen the construction and increase bonding between different materials.
Prepreg glass fiber Extrem are quite unique in their use of dry Prepreg epoxy resins instead of letting their employees handle liquid epoxy when building skis, which is otherwise common practice in the ski industry. Their glass fiber rolls come industrially permeated with HexPly M78 from their supplier Hexcel, a world-leading producer of advanced composite material for the aerospace industry. This results in a dry, safe and great work environment for their ski builders and significantly increases the quality of the skis.
Austrian race base Extrem like to use the highest quality Isospeed 7515 race bases from Austrian Isosport GmbH. These running bases are made of ultra-high density polyethylene with high quality graphite for best gliding properties in a wide range of conditions.
Extra thick steel edges For maximum durability of their skis, Extrem purchase one piece steel edges from the well renowned Waelzholz GmbH, who have manufactured steel edges in Germany for over 50 years. They use their extra thick and durable Profile 132 that is 2,3 mm high and 2,2 mm wide for all models except Fusion 95 Carbon Ultra, where a 1,9 mm high and 1,5 mm wide edge is used to minimize weight.
Extra wide ABS sidewall For maximum durability of their skis, Extrem use extra wide 8,5 mm ID 2500 ABS sidewalls from Austrian Isosport GmbH (compared to the ski industry standard width of 5-6 mm).
Top sheet For best wear performance and abrasion resistance, sublimated 0,55 mm Isocap ICP 8210 top sheets with structured surface from Austrian Isosport GmbH is used.
Dimensions
Lengths: 186cm | 194cm
Tips: 142mm | 143mm
Waist: 111mm | 112mm
Tail: 131mm | 132mm
Radius: 20.5m | 22m |
Weight per ski: 2125g | 2325g |
Factory edge tune: 88° edge, 1.5° base
Mounting point: -80mm from true centre
Recommended length: body height or longer
Design: Minoo Crawford-Currie