This is my preferred choice for an all mountain/condition ski. Its phat enough to rip pow but it stiff with nice camber and side cut for the crud runs, groomers, and moguls. Unless its deep I compete on this ski, and I have also skied off Denali with it. Highly recommended if its your only ski!

Skiing in Colorado can be full of suprises. For example the other day it was raining at the base of the mountain and this is mid January. Now on the same day on the top of the mountain it was absolutely nuking some of the biggest flakes I have seen in a while. This is the great thing about the kilowatts. They have the ability to kill it in all conditions. They rip it up on fast groomers, and turn quickly in the bumps. On Pow days they have that nice shovel tip that keeps them up and when that pow turns to crud they are stiff enough in the tail to allow for big stable GS turns down pretty much everything. It is not too often that I am able to ski one ski well in so many conditions but the kilowatt does just that. If you are looking for a ski that can handle anything the mountain and mother nature throws at you, the kilowatt is the answer.

killer ski, floats in the typical chugach/kenai powder where i will spend most of my time; farely new telemark/skier in general but this ski makes me look/ski like a pro, i'm a tall/strong dude and this stick works fine

Excellent ski for all conditions. Enough flow in powder, as well as easy to handle on backcountry/allmountain skitouring. I like the ski better than the Movement Red Apple I had before even though I am Swiss ;-)

I ski the chugach mountains here in AK and I have Kilowatts in 185, I am 5'10 and 189 lbs. This ski holds on icy conditions, works great in powder, mixed crud is always tough but I go through it as well as with any ski I have ever skied, this is a GREAT all around ski. The only issue I have is new the tails edges stick (extra last grab) when coming out of a turn and keep cutting. Detuning the edges at the tails even by a half degree solves this, and makes these skis the best overall ski money can buy. If I was looking for a single all around ski, this is it!

the kilowatt is one great ski. they handle great on groomers, in the trees and in powder. the one problem (in my eyes) is the fact that the bases are a bit soft, so having some skills with ptex is a must. id buy another pair without a problem.

I had these out a couple times early season to get a feel for them before the snow really started to fly. Other than the fact that the ski really wanted to open up and Copper's slopewatch felt otherwise, the killowatt did well enough on the groomers. Where they have really shone is in the past couple of weeks in these big dumps that Colorado has been getting. They float beautifully in the pow, but where they really stand out from my old powder skis (Salomon Foil) is how they handle when I'm not making first tracks. The salomons were too flimsy to handle much crud and it could be pretty exhausting skiing tracked up snow. The killowatts will take these conditions and power right through 'em.

I have had this ski since they came out, it is my backcountry ski, i have a pair of BD 01's mounted on them. They are good in trees, groomers and crud. They are adequate in Utah powder, but not great. Great quiver of one ski. The ski is moderately stiff and has a good flex. They are easy to turn. My set up is kilowatts 185, BD 01's freeflex(midstiff would be a better choice for this ski, BD glidelite STS skins. If you need a good backcountry ski, this a good option, just don't expect great float in deep powder.

I am a one ski guy, and these are my skis. I tend, at least in theory, toward off piste/BC, and the width of these skis performs marvelously in powder, crud, corn, etc. The surprising part is how they perform on the groomers: they can actually, with a little effort and technique, lay some tele-trench. These skis excell where it counts, and don't ask for much of a sacrifice in other areas.

I'm a one ski guy, and this is my ski. It is wide enough to keep you afloat in the deep, but can lay some trench on the groomers as well (though it does take a little more work to get on edge - not as snappy as a narower waisted ski, though can still carve). This ski, with a 01 binding, eats crud: supper stable. It's a great all around ski.

In NW Montana where powda is chowda these skis get bounced around in the crud. In short: they're too soft. I skied all year on these and will be selling them this fall. In CO or UT powder they would be another beast, entirely. I don't recommend them for the groomers, either. A bit of speed causes them to noodle-even though I drive them with big plastic garmont's. The tails are too soft. Decent enough BC ski.