{"id":6509,"date":"2017-02-16T12:27:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T19:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/?p=6509"},"modified":"2018-03-04T10:18:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T17:18:43","slug":"2018-k2-skis-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/2018-k2-skis-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 K2 Skis Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>2019 Update: Our 2019 K2 skis preview\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/2019-k2-skis-preview\/\">can be found here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next year&#8217;s K2 skis are looking good. Fun + performance is what you can expect from K2 and next season will be no different.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6514\" style=\"width: 668px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-4-760x1024.jpg\" width=\"668\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-4-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-4-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-4-768x1035.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Factory Team: Sight (new!), Poacher, Marksman, Catamaran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The popular Marksmen is back for 2018 with an even wider friend in tow: the Catamaran. As the name implies, its a wide ski for surfing the mountain. This next level asymmetrical twin tip is for powder skiing brought to you by [Sean] Pettit, Pep [Fujas], and the K2 R&amp;D crew. The Sight is a new ski for 2018 with updated shaping for the ever progressing world of park skiing creativity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6513\" style=\"width: 456px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-3-935x1024.jpg\" width=\"456\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-3-935x1024.jpg 935w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-3-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-3-768x841.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catamaran: &#8220;I&#8217;m on a Boat&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6512\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-1.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-1-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-1-768x646.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinnacle Series: Pinnacle 118, Pinnacle 105, Pinnacle 95, Pinnacle 88, Pinnacle 85 (new!).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Pinnacle Series has been updated for the 2017-18 ski season to include stronger Konic cores. The rocker profile on the Pinnacle 105 has been dialed in a bit too for better powder performance. Skiers will find the new Pinnacles to be more stable overall. The Pinnacle 85 is a new width but is the same friendly construction as previous seasons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6510\" style=\"width: 882px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-22.jpg\" width=\"882\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-22.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-22-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-22-768x783.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-22-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luv Series: LuvBoat 105, FulLuvit 95, AllLuvit 88, ThrilLuvit 85 (new!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6515\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-5-564x1024.jpg\" width=\"496\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-5-564x1024.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-5-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-5-768x1394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-5.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Factory Team: Empress, Missconduct, Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the Factory Team skis have been updated for the 2017-18 season. The Empress and the Missconduct have been\u00a0completely redesigned for the 2018 season. They have\u00a0new shaping and updates for progressive freestyle skiing. The Press is also newly updated. It has no nonsense durability and progressive shaping from K2&#8217;s 25 years of Factory Team design experience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6516\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-11-348x1024.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-11-348x1024.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-11-102x300.jpg 102w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-11-768x2257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-11.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Konic Series: IKonic 84, IKonic 80<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6517\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-14-592x1024.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-14-592x1024.jpg 592w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-14-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-14-768x1329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-14.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charger Series: Charger, Turbo Charger (new!), Super Charger, and Speed Charger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Charger series is aptly-named for the skiers who love to speed down the mountain making precise turns while leaving rails behind them. The easy way to separate these is to think about the turning abilities. The Speed Charger has a long, GS style turn. The Super Charger has a medium turn. The Turbo Charger is for short radius turns with the quickness of a technician. The Charger is the more all around, medium turning, groomed run master.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6518\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-15-613x1024.jpg\" width=\"539\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-15-613x1024.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-15-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-15-768x1283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-15.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Men&#8217;s Backside Series: Wayback 82, Wayback 88, Wayback 96 (new!), Wayback 104 (new!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Backside Series has been newly updated with the Wayback 104 and Wayback 96 skis. These are a la the popular Coomback ski but with the newest Wayback construction. The women&#8217;s Backside skis have a new width as well in the Talkback 96.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6519\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-16-618x1024.jpg\" width=\"543\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-16-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-16-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-16-768x1273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-16.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women&#8217;s Backside Series: Talkback 96, Talkback 88, Talkback 82<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6521\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-18-650x1024.jpg\" width=\"572\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-18-650x1024.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-18-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-18-768x1209.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-18.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luv All Mountain Carving Series: Luv Machine 74Ti, One Luv 74, OoolaLuv 85Ti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6522\" style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6522\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-19.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-19.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-19-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-19-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-19-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-19-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful graphic update on the OoolaLuv 85Ti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6520\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6520\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-17-671x1024.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-17-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-17-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-17-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-17.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luv All Mountain Carving Series: Luv Sick 80Ti, Luv Struck, and Beluved 78Ti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6523\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-20-788x1024.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-20-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-20-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-20-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-20.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">K2 Women&#8217;s Ski Boots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6524\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6524\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-21.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-21.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-21-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/K2-SIA-17-21-768x716.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">K2 Men&#8217;s Ski Boots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powder7.com\/K2-Skis\/on-sale\">Check out K2 Skis on sale now!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 Update: Our 2019 K2 skis preview\u00a0can be found here Next year&#8217;s K2 skis are 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