2009-10 K2 Skis Product Copy Ski Categories
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2009-10 K2 Skis Product Copy Ski Categories Adventure Adventure is an entirely new category for K2 in 2009/10. Adventure skis are designed for those skiers who ski off piste. Whether it be just off the side of the trail, a secret stash in bounds, lift access to a high traverse out to your favorite line, a short hike to get above the lifts, a tour into the backcountry to get the goods or, if your lucky enough, a sled, cat, or heli drop to the most remote spots, the adventure category is for you. This category of skis is designed to accommodate any type of binding setup, depending on what the skier wants to do. Alpine binding, telemark or AT setup, the adventure category of skis works for all disciplines from the most serious alpine touring skier to the big mountain powder ripper. These skis come in a variety of widths, weights and constructions designed to make your mountain bigger (no matter how small) and your experience more fun and exhilarating than ever. All-Mountain The term All-Mountain has been loosely used within the ski industry to describe a very wide and diverse range of all terrain skis. At K2 we narrowed down our view to a more focused category of All-Mountain skis that are designed primarily for resort based, in- bounds skiing. If you find yourself needing a ski that can handle a variety of snow conditions that include powder, crud, spring slush, wind affected, granular, man-made, groomers, or rock hard blue ice, these are the skis for you. These skis are specifically designed for men and women with unmatched versatility and performance in mind. Built to excel in just about any terrain that a resort has to offer. Twin-Tips The twin tip segment of the market has been growing steadily over the past 10 years and K2 and its athletes have been at the forefront of this movement since day one. These skis were once considered to be exclusively park oriented skis are now highly specialized for their specific application and function including everything from big mountain lines, backcountry kickers, versatile all-terrain rippers, highly specialized park tools and models to match for women and even the groms. At K2 we have worked tirelessly with our athletes to build fully functional twin tips from backcountry to park with specific designs and technologies that actually improve the performance of our skis in both directions. BackSide – Designed for Adventure K2 just made your Mountain 50% Bigger by creating the All-New Backside series for your next adventure! Whether you use the lift as a means to access the secret SIDE- stashes at your local mountain or you and your friends start at a trailhead and venture into the BACKcountry, K2 has the right tool for you. Instead of asking whether you are a telemark, alpine or AT skier, we it’s more pertinent to ask: Are you more inclined to flash a 2,000 foot slope in six turns or savor it with a hundred turns? Is uphill speed and efficiency more important than stability on the descent, or are you willing to accept a heavier set-up on the climb, for ultimate downhill performance? Are you typically touring for short distances or weeklong trips? Whichever you chose, there’s a ski in the Backside collection that will satisfy everyone from the lift access backcountry skier to the devoted ski mountaineer, regardless of whether alpine, AT, or telemark bindings are mounted on them. No Mountain Too Small. No Adventure Too Big. The K2 BackSide series would not be complete without a few essentials required for any adventure. New additions to the K2 collection for 09/10 are a K2 touring skin and a unique extendable K2 pole, two pieces of equipment that are fundamental in the BACKcountry, SIDEcountry and anywhere outside the lines. The veteran backcountry skier will appreciate the K2 distinctive skin attachment system, and superb plush and glue. For those skiers who are going out on their first adventure, we’ve simplified our skins designed for the SIDE series skis by laser cutting them so you a get a precise, custom fitted skin right out of the bag with no hassles. If you haven’t taken an adventure on a pair of skins, you should; it will open up an entirely new side of our sport. And if you’re a seasoned mountaineer or backcountry skier, your equipment just got better. BackSide Technology Hybritech Sidewalls Hybritech blends the race room performance of sidewalls underfoot with the ease and forgiveness of cap construction in the tip and tail. Offered exclusively on the Side series, Hybritech makes skis strong, accurate and powerful underfoot, while maintaining smooth initiation and easy exits from turns. Core Tech Our Adventure skis use an Aspen/Paulownia blend core. Lower-density Aspen and even lighter-weight Paulownia allow us to reduce the weight that results from the added surface area of wider skis. In addition, the Bio Core is 15% lighter than the fir/aspen blend traditional in our all-mountain skis. Tip and Tail Holes All Adventure skis come with holes drilled in the tip and tail that facilitate building a quick, solid rescue sled, or the construction of a ski anchor. The holes come with plugs that can be removed with a simple twist of a flat head screwdriver. These holes also function as skin attachment points for our new skins. Skin Clip Arc The tails of our Adventure skis come with a concave notch to ensure the skin clip, regardless of size, stays securely centered on the tail. Flat Tails All of our Adventure skis come with flat tails because they add tremendous utility to a backcountry ski. By allowing you to easily plunge the tails into firm snow, you can build anchors, stake out your tent, or merely secure your skis while retrieving something from your pack, none of which is possible with twin tips or kick tails. Rocker All SIDE skis, and select BACK models come with varying degrees of shovel rocker, but normal cambered tails. Shovel rocker improves the agility of big skis by enabling them to initiate quickly, and easily adjust turn shape. The normal cambered tail makes it easy to scrub speed in powder, and increases versatility by providing better accuracy and hard snow performance than a fully rockered ski. Powder Specific Tip Design The widest point of this tip is the forward contact point as opposed to 7cm in front of it like most of our shaped skis. This design makes the ski more stable and predictable because it won’t hook or grab erratically in windblown snow and other variable conditions that you’re likely to encounter in the backcountry. Skin Technology Thanks to an innovative attachment system, our new BackSide skins are light weight and have superior glide, which translates to greater efficiency with less fatigue. Z Clip Attachment Quick, simple and lightweight, the Z Clip utilizes the hole in the ski tip and eliminates the skin fold-over required with typical D rings. This not only reduces weight, but gets rid of the buildup of snow that accumulates under the fold, which eventually peels your skins off. Tail Strap Clip This adjustable strap interfaces with the tail hole to secure and register the skin to the center of the ski. Unlike most clips which create friction by dragging in the snow every step, this clip sits on top of the ski, thereby improving glide and efficiency. DarkSide – Bottomless steep & deep ruler The DarkSide boasts the widest dimensions in our Adventure line, and combined with the Hybritech sidewall construction, it will inspire you to hold the throttle wide open while arcing super G turns down an AK face. However, when the terrain chokes down to a tight couloir, rock garden or steep glade, the normal cambered tail allows you to scrub speed on demand and the 10/20 shovel rocker delivers surprising quickness and agility. Dimensions: 156/128/144 Soft Snow 90% Variable Snow 10% Turn Radius: 25m@174 Weight: 2100g@174cm Construction: Hybritech Sidewall Core: Aspen/Paulownia Sizes: 174, 181, 188 Binding Options: Flat Features: 10/20 Tip Rocker Design, 12/11 Progressive Powder Sidecut, Powder Tip, Tip and Tail Attachment Holes, Flat/Notched tail, Triaxial Braiding SideStash – Adventure inside & outside the lines The ideal ski for trashing the obvious lines and hidden secret Stashes on your hit list regardless of it being a powder day at the resort or week old powder just outside the ropes. The SideStash gets this incredible versatility from the metal laminate Hybritech sidewall construction. It gains the power and precision to confidently blast through the fresh and leftovers from the metal, but at the same time its light weight tip and tail and 5/15 shovel rocker add quickness and agility to handle the tightest steeps, trees and chutes. Dimensions: 139/108/127 Soft Snow 80% Variable Snow 20% Turn Radius: 23m@174 Weight: 2050g@174cm Construction: Hybritech Sidewall Metal Laminate Core: Aspen/Paulownia Sizes: 174, 181, 188 Binding Options: Flat Features: 5/15 Tip Rocker Design, 13/12 Progressive Powder Sidecut, Powder tip, Tip and Tail Attachment Holes, Flat/Notched Tail HardSide – Versatile mountain slayer At 98 mm underfoot, the HardSide is the narrowest ski built with the Hybritech sidewall construction. A few short years ago, it would have been considered a powder ski, and it certainly won’t disappoint on the deep days. However, it’s designed for skiers who’s off piste playgrounds consist more of cut up crud and firm snow than bottomless powder, so we gave it slight shovel rocker for versatility, and a powerful metal laminate construction for race room precision, stability and edge hold.