K2’s new Alluvit 88Ti isn’t a mere improvement over last year’s iteration, but a major makeover with benefits for all women skiers, particularly those with off-trail travels on the daily agenda. Mirroring the moves made by the unisex Pinnacle 88Ti, the Alluvit 88Ti ditched the foam section of its core in favor of an all-wood affair featuring fir and aspen, then added a perimeter of Titanal to calm the edge and sharpen its bite. The changes flipped the Alluvit 88’s personality from meek wallflower to sassy extrovert.
“Really think these are the PERFECT all-mountain skis,” says a highly animated tester from The Sport Loft. “Loved the stability and ease and responsiveness. These skied so well and took me for a RIDE. I didn’t want to stop. So much fun! Great ski – highly recommend.” If the Alluvit 88Ti has a terrain bias, it’s in favor of soft snow in depths ranging from one inch to two feet. Its tip and tail are tapered in typical off-trail style, and of course it’s rockered fore and aft, as one would expect from the champions of rocker at K2. “It definitely likes some snow underfoot,” confirms Penelope Gleason from Boot Doctors.
Like all the top models in K2’s Luv series, the Alluvit 88Ti is built to a bundle of women’s specifications for shape, flex, profile and material distribution that together comprise BIOkonic design. The final design specs are empirically evaluated by a cadre of female test pilots known collectively as the K2 Alliance, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The by-women-for-women approach pays off when the right woman connects with a ski that feels made just for her, as happened to Clare from Peter Glenn, who pens, “This ski gave me the most confidence I’ve had in the last decade. It was very easy to ski with minimal effort in varied conditions. I loved it!!”
For its smooth operation in variable terrain, we award the new Alluvit 88Ti a Silver Skier Selection.