K2 Anti Piste Telemark Ski - 2007 BCS

Wow! *I* *love* *this* *ski*. It's huge width and soft shovel make skiing powder totally effortless and exhilarating. Furthermore, the ski is very light for its size, and great for touring. My "174 cm" (actually 176) weigh 3530g/pair (7lbs,12.5oz). Note that this is a *totally* different ski (based on Coomba alpine ski) to last year's heavyweight Anti-Piste. K2 have definitely pulled off some sort of Voodoo magic with the tip, which has a kind of dual camber and shape ("rocker") that makes the ski feel shorter on hardpack and longer in deep snow. Given the serious width, I was surprised how well the ski performed on hardpack and in the bumps. These skis are tremendously maneuverable: they absolutely scream through tight trees in deep snow. If you're a big, hard-charging skier, you might find them a little light and on the soft side (in which case go buy some BD Verdicts). But for the rest of us (I'm 155 lbs) the flex and weight makes the ski forgiving, nimble, and just damned fun. Best new (Western) ski this year, hands-down. Nothing else comes close in performance and versatility. Hard to understand how other reviewers could give this ski less than five stars. I'd give them six if I could! These are off-the-charts good: You'll think you're a ski movie hero. FWIW, if you look at the dates of their reviews, it's pretty clear that SingleTrackMind, cheater5_tokyo, and doublet were all reviewing *last season's* (06/07) Anti-Piste, which, as I said above, is a completely different ski -- much heavier and stiffer and slightly narrower than this.

This is a completely different Anti Piste than last year. The rocker makes turns in powder or any choppy snow feel like you are on groomers. Super confident in the steep and deep. Quick and nimble on the hard stuff. Definitely good enough to get around on. You really have to try this one to believe it. A great ski for the rockies or wasatch.