SKI TECHNOLOGY
Powder Rocker
The tip has the most elevation and longest measurement of Rocker and offers skiers a “surfy” feel with enhanced soft-snow performance. The camber region still exists to ensure edge-hold on firmer conditions.
Cap Construction
Durable and lightweight “cap” skis are built by a sophisticated molding process that envelopes the core and internal materials with the top layer of the ski. Used throughout our ski line, cap constructions can be assembled with a variety of different cores. These variations, such as glass and/or metal materials, are the determining factors of the skis’ performance.
Torsion Box Technology
Torsion Box construction is the foundation for the widest range of skis designed by K2. Depending on the dimensions of a ski, and the amount of flex and torsion designed into it, one model of a Torsion Box ski can differ greatly from another. The versatility in the construction enables us to build everything from entry-level through expert skis. While there will be significant differences between a DarkSide and a MissConduct, they do share the common traits of ease, forgiveness, responsiveness, and energy that can be found in all Torsion Box skis.
Triaxial Braiding
Triaxial braiding consists of braiding fiberglass around a wood core to provide torsional rigidity for added control. Developed in 1988 by K2 engineers, the patented triaxial braiding machine interlocks strands of fiberglass around a milled wood core. This unique method produces skis with great torsional strength, that maintains the lively flex patterns of the wood core.
Inspired by innovative thinker Shane McConkey, the K2 Pontoon has revolutionized the ski industry. Tip and tail Powder Rocker combined with a pintail design give it a very “surfy” turn shape, and make it virtually impossible to submerge the tips. Further, it planes immediately and turns on a dime, allowing you to ski tight trees at slow speeds, or, with a stiffer tail in 2010-11, the Pontoon will straight-line 60 mph powder runs with confidence. As such, it boasts the broadest performance range of any ski we’ve ever known: it can turn an intermediate into a powder addict in one short run and satiate hard-charging skiers like McConkey all season long.
Performance: variable, 5%; soft snow, 95%
Sizes: 169, 179, 189
Radius: N/A
Construction: Torsion Box Cap
Core: Fir/Aspen
Binding Options: Flat
View Powder Rocker technology details
Sizes: 169, 179, 189
Radius: N/A
Construction: Torsion Box Cap
Core: Fir/Aspen
Binding Options: Flat
FEATURES:
Progressive Powder Sidecut, Tapered Tail, Triaxial Braiding
