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Faction Prodigy 4 vs Fischer Ranger 116 Big Stix

The Prodigy 4 and the Ranger 116 Big Stix compared. They share 116 mm underfoot. The Prodigy 4 is 50 g heavier at the default length (2,200 vs 2,150 g). Turn radii are 22 m and 20 m.

Faction Prodigy 4 — topsheet
Prodigy 4
$889 MSRP 3 lengths · 179, 185, 191 cm
Fischer Ranger 116 Big Stix — topsheet
Ranger 116 Big Stix
$900 MSRP 3 lengths · 180, 187, 193 cm

Where each ski sits across every ski we carry

Prodigy 4
Ranger 116 Big Stix
Waist
116 mm
116 mm
Narrower · firmer-snowWider · powder
Weight
2,200 g
2,150 g
Lighter · playfulHeavier · damp & planted
Tip taper
24 mm
31 mm
Straighter · grippyMore taper · loose
Turn radius
22.0 m
20.0 m
Shorter · quickLonger · stable

Head to head, by character

Each ski's own read, side by side — the same three things that define how it skis.
Turn & shape
A long 22.0-meter radius is built for open, sweeping turns that want room to run; a moderate taper keeps the shovel engaged for hold at speed rather than quickness.
A long 20.0-meter radius is built for open, sweeping turns that want room to run; a moderate taper keeps the shovel engaged for hold at speed rather than quickness.
Stability & dampness
Built without metal on a wood core, it's lighter and livelier underfoot — easy to release from a turn and quick edge to edge. Even without metal, 2,200 g gives it a planted, substantial feel underfoot.
A full titanal layup gives it a damp, planted build that holds a line through rough snow and rewards a forward, driving stance. At 2,150 g there's real mass behind the metal to settle it at speed.
Float & width
At 116 mm this is a powder width, built to stay on top in deep snow and surf rather than carve. Rocker at tip and tail lets it smear and release easily, while the camber underfoot keeps an edge.
At 116 mm this is a powder width, built to stay on top in deep snow and surf rather than carve.

Full spec comparison

SpecProdigy 4Ranger 116 Big Stix
Waist 116 mm 116 mm
Sidecut 140·116·132 mm 147·116·137 mm
Weight @ default 2,200 g 2,150 g
Weight range 2,050–2,280 g 2,020–2,280 g
Turn radius 22.0 m full-length 20.0 m full-length
Metal None Titanal
Core Wood core Not published
Lengths 179–191 cm 180–193 cm
MSRP $889 $900