Too short

By spike Ranked #745 - Telemark Skis and Alpine Touring Skis December 15, 2004

I have a pair of 190's from a couple of years ago and love them. I would likely buy another pair when these are done; would give them 5 stars but I see they now only come in a maximum length of 181. I also see K2 changed them a bit, adding more sidecut which I don't think they needed. The old Shuksan was a great ski-mountaineering tool, a nice smooth medium flex with a good shape. It's getting hard to find a good ski for truly steep, hard snow. Too much sidecut is not a good thing for this type of skiing. Still I would try these if they came in a 190, as the sidecut difference isn't too radical.

I find it hard to believe that there's no market for a 190 in this type of ski. I'll be looking at others for my next pair.

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