Euphoria! Thank you saucer boy!

By Jay Turcot Ranked #833 - Big Mountain Freeride Skis November 21, 2009

These skis are a taste of heaven for what they do: soft snow and powder.
Get them! Get them! Get them!

I would say they are a quiver ski: if this is your only ski, I hope you can pick and choose your days or you have secret powder stashes hidden all over the mountain.

At 6'1 and 170lbs, I skied the 189 pontoons and found no adjustment to skiing them from my other skis (188 Armada JJ, 168 Magfire 10). I had read lots of reviews on this ski and will confirm the following:
In soft snow these are indeed heaven. They have a very soft tip which cannot be sunk and just keep floating on. The length is not noticed at any point as the ski is effortless to turn. Compared to my JJ's they are heavier, but they feel light on the feet in the powder.
In chopped up, the big tips seem to help the ski ride above it all. Again, soft snow makes life easy.
In soft pack, THEY DO RAIL well, however you are not carving anything resembling an aggressive turn. They like going fast but after a few days I would call them confidence inspiring.
They were fine on a hard pack cat-track back, carrying great speed and not having me afraid of bailing without notice.
On ice they hurt your quads and your feelings, especially when trying to spill all that speed the skis made you pick up.

Bottom line:
Fat float powder ski for those fresh snow days!
I love playful skis and these guys keep me happy while letting me charge as well.

Video of my first runs on the 189s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZRMd2qCwPI

View Details: K2 Pontoon Alpine Ski

Helpful Votes: 3 Yes