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All Terrain Rocker
ROCKER: Easy initiation, versatility, agility
CAMBER: Control, edge hold, rebound
All-Terrain Rocker features an elevated tip for variable and soft snow performance, as well as camber underfoot for power, energy, and edge-hold in firmer conditions.
Simply put, All-Terrain Rocker offers versatility and ease in all snow conditions.
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Progressive Sidecut
Progressive sidecut is a combination of two different radii, or sidecuts, that enhance the versatility of wider-waist skis. Standard sidecut theory is based on using a single radius. This works well on narrower skis, but becomes overpowering on wider skis, especially in variable conditions. The use of progressive sidecut on wider-waist skis guarantees improved turn initiation and hard-snow performance. -
Powder-Specific Tip Design
The widest point of a powder tip is 7cm back from the standard contact point. The design adds stability and predictability while skiing and is less likely to hook or grab in light crusts or variable conditions. -
Tip and Tail Holes
Holes in the tip and tail are not only the attachments points for K2 skins, but they also fit the functional needs of a backcountry skier including the ability to build a rescue sled or construct various ski anchors. The holes are equipped with removable plugs. -
BIO Core Tech
For backcountry skiers conscious of their caloric and environmental output, our Adventure skis use a blended core of aspen, bamboo, and Paulownia, (a reforestation plantation tree similar to bamboo) that has consistent density, great strength-to-weight ratio, and fast-growth carbon-sequestration. The core is just one component of the ski, but the result is 15% weight savings over our traditional fir/aspen cores and a lessened footprint, reducing the impact of the ski on you and the winter world. -
Flat Tails
All Adventure skis come with flat tails, providing backcountry utility by allowing you to plunge the tails easily into firm snow. -
Skin Clip Arc
The tails of our Adventure skis are designed with a concave notch to ensure that the skin clip, regardless of size or skin brand, stays securely centered on the tail. -
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. -
Carbon Web
Carbon Web pushes the balance between weight and strength gaining downhill performance without adding additional mass. Located in the tail and the forebody of the skim the Carbon Web increases edge grip when you need it most in the backcountry.
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Pros
- Good Carving Ability
- Good Grip
- Lightweight
- Scratch Resistant
- Smooth Ride
Cons
Best Uses
- Alpine Touring
- Downhill
- Powder
Comments about K2 Skis Wayback:
Excellent ski, it hooks up and carves very nicely as well as having great float in the poweder. Excellent light weight all around ski for an AT setup.
Pros
- Good Carving Ability
- Good Grip
- Great Flotation
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Powder
- Ski Touring
Comments about K2 Skis Wayback:
Great ski for ski touring or ski mountaineering. Light enoug for waliking stiff enough for skiing even on the slopes. The best ski for ski touring I ever had.
Pros
- Durable
- Good Carving Ability
- Good Grip
- Great Flotation
Cons
Best Uses
- Downhill
- Moguls
- Powder
Comments about K2 Skis Wayback:
In backcountry skiing, you never know what you'll find so you need a tool for all terrain. Powder is the prime target so you want something that covers that, but what about corn, zipper crust and bottomless mank? For that, you need a ski that will make you come back for seconds, which is where the WayBack comes in. It does it all, with style.
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Wayback
Built with All-Terrain Rocker
124/88/108
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Size ChartAs the name implies, the WayBack prefers heading out to rustic huts instead of busy resorts. A superlight wood core with an abundance of carbon fiber makes this adventure ski one of the lightest mid-fats on the market. It excels at long approaches and pays increasingly greater dividends the farther one ventures into the mountains. The All-Terrain shovel rocker combined with the shallow, progressive sidecut makes it ultra-predictable in high-alpine conditions, with the added benefit of rocker that also makes trail-breaking virtually effortless.
Performance: Powder: 40% Variable: 60%
Sizes: 160, 167, 174, 181
Radius: 22m @ 174
Construction: Torsion Box, Carbon, Cap, Aspen/Paulownia/Bamboo
Weight: 1475g
Features: Powder Tip, Progressive Sidecut, SnoPhobic Topsheet, Tip and Tail Holes, Pre-Cut Skins Available
Sizes: 160, 167, 174, 181
Radius: 22m @ 174
Construction: Torsion Box, Carbon, Cap, Aspen/Paulownia/Bamboo
Weight: 1475g
Features: Powder Tip, Progressive Sidecut, SnoPhobic Topsheet, Tip and Tail Holes, Pre-Cut Skins Available
