Rictor

Just a great Spring-time ski - In April I normally stop by 11:00am but these handle the heavy stuff so well, turning so easily, that I stayed out until 5pm - great skis, and surprising stable in a straight-line tuck.
Surprising? Well they are not all that stable turning at higher speeds on piste, maybe I should have taken a longer one, I was on on 160s. On the other hand they grip hard prepared pistes perfectly fine and turn beautifully in slow and medium speed turns.

loved them. just got the boards and felt great. skied the minnesota krud, groomed. fake man made bumps. slush and ice.. they worked great. in all conditioned i controlled the skies .i was amazed they had man made bumps at the slope(buck hill ) they worked great. i was worried that they might be too still of long (174 for a 6'2" guy) but they where fun
the conditions where 47 f and sunny. it had rained early in the day but to no effect. wow i can not wait to go west , even thinking of going south to chile maybe to ski this summer

great ski

take care

further on done the hill

Bought a pair of these after being unimpressed with my K2 Apache Crossfires in deep soft snow. I was not a fan of the idea of rocker but decided to give it a try after watching the K2 video. Bought the Rictors for a very agreeable price, that's important to Aberdonians who even the Scots think are unnecessarily careful with cash, and got them fitted to my boots. Adjusting the Marker Glide Control 12.0 bindings took about a minute, bindings really have come a long way in user friendliness. My first day out was not a success, skiing Scotland's Cairngorm Ski Area with the hard base (Cairngorm's euphemism for sheet ice) showing through with piles of corn at the sides of the runs. Spent all day going sideways and then pulling the Rictors around in the deep stuff, these were clearly not the snow conditions they were designed for. Next couple of outings the snow was soft and the Rictors really began to show their ability, carving easily on the pisted areas on their 16m radius side-cut and riding easily over the soft stuff. I found the Rictors needed a bit more edge than the Crossfires to get them carving, probably because of the rocker, but you soon adjust to this. I also found myself sitting back a bit as well. This was surprising because the bindings on the Rictors are set some 50mm back compared to the Crossfires (on a 174cm length) which should have put the weight back a bit anyway. The need to sit back may be due to the rocker reducing the effective contact length in front of the binding, however this was not a great problem. The last few runs were done in very damp conditions with heavy, almost slushy snow. The Rictors really shone easily coping with the conditions and making horrible snow a pleasure to ski.

Overall a really good ski for all mountain, all weather use and does exactly what K2 designed it to do.

I work for the race dept. here in Steamboat. We are on the hill from 8-4. The conditions always vary in the course of a day. The Rictor has proved to handle the snow at every turn! From morning corduroy to afternoon fluff or crud, this ski is an ally...It slices hardpack and the rocker tip makes crud feel like silk! It is the king of mixed conditions and it keeps a smile on your face....Not a bad thing!

I have been skiing these skies now for 2 seasons. From CA hard wet cement, to Steamboats Champaign Powder they have performed great! While they are a little heavy for the really deep powder they are a best of bread all mountain ski. Very stable at high speeds and a lot of fun.

no snow East 2011/2012. Down Hill skier, Nastar, gates. Purchased Rictor's fall 2011.
Finally skied my Rictor's Jan 2013. 50 degrees top of Loon Mountain in January! Spring sking! Was worried about conditions/new skies, brought along my GS and shorter Down Hill Skies.
May never use my Down Hill Skies again.
Great carvers, waiting for good snow to let them go.
@ age 62 these are the best skies I have owned.

Middle age, life-long casual skier bought a pair on a whim at the end of the season last year. Wish I'd get out more, but I don't. Enjoy the non-life threatening black diamonds the most. Will play in moguls, groomers, and powder (if I'm lucky enough). This is truly and all-mountain, all-conditions ski.

I was excited as a little kid with a new toy after the first few runs in spring conditions last year. I would've swore they initiate the turn by telekinesis, as they took very little effort.

Strapped them on again this year, and still very, very happy with my purchase. They are as good as I remembered them when I put them away last season. I can't stop smiling on these skis. They haven't let me down yet.

I've been demoing new skis from a variety of brands and styles looking to buy my first new pair of skis in years... I've looked high and low and working at a ski shop that lets me try out stuff I've had an opportunity to try lots. The Rictor is IT!!!

I didn't yet have the chance to test it on powder snow, but the Rictor is an excellent ski, easy to turn and precise both in wide and narrow turns on packed snow. It also performed well on icy slopes.I was also positively impressed by the speed that I could reach with this ski.

I just finished a demo comparing the K2 Ricter, Volkl RTM 80, and Atomic Blackeye Ti. I have been loving my Volkl AC50 skis and went looking for a ski that would be easier to turn and more fun to use when skiing with slower skimates. The RTM 80s were rough riding, hard to turn, and no fun. The Blackeye Ti were close to my AC50s with a lower speed zone. The K2 Ricter put a smile on my face with their smooth ride, ease of turn initiation, quick response and wide speed zone. These skis put the FUN back into skiing while taking you anywhere you want to go.