Saturday, April 11, 2009

My Review of K2 obSETHed Skis

REI

The K2 obSETHed skis tackle every application with ease—big mountain lines and freestyle skiing in deep backcountry powder.


Great all-around skis in park and powder

freek4jesus Seattle, WA 4/11/2009

 

5 5

Gift: No

Pros: Good Grip, Good Carving Ability, Great Flotation, Durable, Smooth Ride

Cons: Scratches Easily

Best Uses: Park and Pipe, Downhill, Powder

Describe Yourself: Advanced Skier

These skis are some of the best all around mountain skis I have skied. I was worried they'd be really hard to turn since they are a lot wider than skis I've ridden in the past, not the case. They turn and hold their edge nice on the groomers and in the park. And, their mini-rocker on the tips and tails makes shredding powder effortless! It's all the advantages of a reverse camber ski, but only on the tip and tail, so that underfoot, there's still a little camber to it. That means you can shred powder, ski some groomers, and shred some more powder. If you want one ski to ski it all instead of having multiple set ups, this is the one.

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