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In words
Intro
The Reckoner series combines the playfulness of North American backcountry freestyle with the essential elements of big mountain freeride in a collection that stretches from 92 to 124 mm underfoot. Its stand-out feature in terms of construction is K2's Spectral Braid technology, a dense variable-angle fiber knit that is thicker at the waist and thinner at tip and tail, to reduce lateral torsion and ensure plenty of pop. The resulting ski is stiff in the middle and nicely progressive at the ends, for support at speed and buttery softness when called for.
On the snow
Firstly, the graphic is incredible, up there with the best. As soon as you get this ski on your feet you can feel the centered mount position. This particular detail is important, as the ski's behavior changes a lot depending on where the binding is mounted, it's a lot easier to handle with the binding set back as far as possible, without going beyond the recommended points. It's 100% North American new school, the rocker starts just beyond the binding, reducing edge contact to a minimum, but it nonetheless holds up on all kinds of terrain. It's the skier who has to adapt, when mounted in the center it requires a more freestyler-in-powder-style setback stance. Once you've gotten used to it, it actively facilitates any kind of rotation or weight transfer to do a nose/tail press, and soft landings be they forward or switch—basically any freestyle move. A ski for backcountry freestyle that should be paired with a Shift for short ascents.
Lab
Slightly concave at the tip, almost flat after ten passes through the machine. No structure, smoothed and waxed. Good edges 1.9 x 1.9 mm at 88.7°, base edge 0.95°. Rough but ok finish at the waist, could be better at the tip and tail, protruding sidewall. Sticklers will require a tune, but you could easily take it straight out on the snow.
Technical specifications
Construction
cap-sidewall
Materials
aspen, legno di abete, glass fiber, fibra di carbonio
Base
sintered UHMWPE
Available sizes
170, 177, 184, 191
Released in
2024
Made in
China
Price
700 €
Declared specsMeasured by us
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184 cm
Length
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138 cm
Tip width
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135 cm
Tail width
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110 cm
Waist width
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Edge contact
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Camber
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Tip rocker
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Tail rocker
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1.860 g
Individual weight
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Left weight
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22 m
Sidecut radius
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Load-bearing surface
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Tip torsion
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Center torsion
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Tail torsion
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