K2 Freeride Women, 2016/17

K2 Freeride Women

Powder Ladys access this winter three beautiful freeride laths that are really technologically sophisticated. In particular, the Bioflex core developed for women, which this year is a combination of different types of wood and Nanolite material derived from space travel, makes a clear mark. The narrower the ski, the more it closes the gap with all-mountain skis, which is why the narrower skis are also used on the slopes. One thing is certain, however, with the models the ski ladies are really free.

Windward Boat 105

FulLUVit 95

AlLUVit 88

All terrain rocker

As the name suggests, this type of rocker from K2 stands for use in all types of terrain. The All-Terrain Rocker™ has a slightly raised shovel for optimum performance in variable and soft snow and enough preload under the binding for plenty of precision and edge grip on icy slopes and hard snow.

Hybritech sidewalls

Hybritech is the unique combination of a sidewall and a cap construction. It combines the precision, power and performance of a sidewall under the binding with the lightness and smooth turn initiation of a cap construction.

Bioflex wood core

The BioFlex wood core is used in the K2 Women skis and combines the different flex properties of aspen, paulownia and bamboo. The harder aspen wood provides stability and power under the binding, while the lighter paulownia wood at the shovel and ski end provides easy turn initiation, lighter weight and easy handling. There are 3 different BioFlex cores: bioflex 1 - 60% Aspen and 40% Paulownia - forgiving and light bioflex 2 - 70% Aspen and 30% Paulownia - light weight and strong performance bioflex 3 - 80% Aspen and 20% Paulownia - highest performance, power and durability

Bioflex Konic

K2 has developed a completely new ski core concept with the new Konic technology. A dense core is installed on the sides of the ski, while a lightweight core is used in the middle of the ski. This improves edge grip, stability and power transmission when swinging in the area of the edges and reduces swing weight in the middle, making it easier to swing. Refined!

 

Triaxial Braiding

Triaxial Braiding was developed by K2 in 1988 and is still considered the best process for joining fiberglass to a wood core. In this process, a pre-treated wood core is passed through a patented Triaxial Braiding machine, which wraps it with pre-braided fiberglass strands. This unique method produces skis with perfectly tuned torsional stiffness, and a forgiving character, without sacrificing the dynamics and lively flex of the wood core.

Tapered Tip/Tail

Our freeride stability ski is designed not only with a narrower tip, but also with a small amount of narrowing in the ski tip. A narrower ski tip moves the widest part of the contact area to the rear. This reduces the weight of the ski tip and steering in soft and variable snow conditions. The narrower shovel allows more control after the end of the turn to better accelerate out or steer, depending on slope conditions.

Metal laminate

Our metal laminate construction skis feature a lightweight titanium alloy that runs along the entire length of the ski in the upper and lower chords. These models are the highest quality skis with the most complex construction in the entire K2 ski collection. Starting from the base, this construction consists of alternating layers of fiberglass and titanium wrapped around a wood core. Metal laminate provides superior damping, as well as accurate and uncompromising performance for top sport all-mountain riders.

Nano Lite

Super lightweight, low density, aviation level used.

Model comparison