How fitting that the reviews of our favorite Big Mountain Finesse skis should end as they began, with the very ski Matt Finnigan lamented (in the introduction) would be punished for its virtues.  Matt should feel vindicated, for the Pinnacle 105’s performance scores indeed don’t do it justice.

K2 employs a strip of metal around the Pinnacle 105’s perimeter, bolstering its crud-busting cred without adding the heft that would inhibit fast reflexes.  “Blends a light feeling ski with big ski power,” confirms The Boot Doctors’ Gleason.  “Ease of use is superb.  It’ll bring a novice to new levels yet surprise the accomplished expert with its precision.”

The Pinnacle 105 spans such a broad ability range because it can be steered lackadaisically from an upright posture or leaned into from a laid-over stance.  As is the case with so many K2’s, both past and present, the Pinnacle 105 doesn’t much care where you go or how well you ski, although like any wide ski it longs for powder.

As did our test corps.  “Wish I could ski some broken snow with this,” said the wistful Van Osgood of Footloose, “it has a really good feel to it.”