K2’s initial attempts to make a willowy Frontside ski didn’t cut the mustard as true carving utensils when the iKonic series debuted 4 years ago. Two years ago the brand stopped kidding around, cooking up a carbon-reinforced, wood-and-metal structure that behaves like...
When K2 introduced its iKonic construction 4 years ago, the brand was determined to strip away excess weight, both by liposuction (dampening material was removed) and a change in diet (the use of heavier construction materials like wood and metal was curtailed,...
The Völkl Kanjo, introduced a couple of years ago, is an off-trail ski in a Frontside body, geared down to suit an intermediate skier who isn’t ready to graduate to the Kendo or M5 Mantra. Lighter skiers who want to explore the backside of the mountain without...
The new DX85 W from Kästle is essentially last year’s LX85 W with the Titanal laminates removed in order to reach the more affordable price of $699. Any time one takes metal out of a ski, it will lose a large degree of torsional rigidity and a considerable dose...
K2’s new Mindbender 88 Ti Alliance doesn’t share the same tool as the unisex Mindbender 99 Ti, but it uses an identical construction. The key ingredient in all the Mindbender Ti models, whether for men or women, is slingshot-shaped yoke of Titanal called...
