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K2 Skis 2022: The First Look

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Mind Bending.

K2’s big move in the last few years, the introduction of the Mindbender family, is still making waves. Those skis roll into 2021-2022 with new art but no other changes.

After a major overhaul two seasons ago yielded a dozen badass all-mountain and freeride skis, the Mindbenders, and a redesign of the freestyle/freeride line produced the Reckoners a year ago, the K2 brainiacs are enjoying some cruise control ahead of 2021-2022.

Of course, they couldn’t resist splashing some new paint on both of the collections, which always look awesome.

Just to refresh your memory, the Mindbenders, which we can now classify as “time-tested,” feature “Ti” constructions, carbon constructions, and women’s specific “Alliance” builds. There are a dozen of them, spanning the waist width spectrum from the mid-80s to 116mm.

Three models comprise the Reckoner collection: the 122, 112, and 102. These skis infuse K2’s lineup with stylish, freestyle/freeride prowess and a propensity for hunting powder.

k2 skis 2022 reckoner 122 and reckoner 112
The K2 Skis 2022 collection features some flashy new Reckoners. That’s the 122 on the left and the 112 on the right.

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What’s New

New Reckoner 92, which features the same fun-loving profile as the wider Reckoners in a more all-mountain and terrain-park oriented waist width.

Overhaul of the BFC boot collection. “Built for Comfort,” these boots give skiers with large or exceptionally difficult feet a reliable option that blends comfort fits with solid downhill performance. The new models are lighter, more comfortable out of the box, and easier to customize.

K2’s “Alliance” Mindbenders tailor the ride to women skiers.

Other Highlights

The Mindbender skis get fresh topsheets but no structural changes.

The Reckoner skis also get fresh topsheets but no structural changes.

Our bootfitter Annabelle ran some QA on the Mindbenders. It’s safe to say they are Powder7-approved!

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