Ski Reviews
2024-2025 K2 Reckoner KF, 184 cm
Reviewer Username: LukeKoppa
Reviewer Height: 5’8″
Reviewer Weight: 155 lbs
Reviewer Experience Level: Expert
DAYS USED: 2 days
TEST LOCATIONS: Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO
TEST TERRAIN: Firm groomers | Softer groomers | Firm moguls | Softer moguls | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Very steep off-piste terrain
TEST CONDITIONS: Pretty firm snow | Softer, but not deep snow | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow | Firm, off-piste chop or crud
PERFORMANCE RATINGS
(0 = Terrible, 5 = Okay, 10 = Outstanding)
OVERALL IMPRESSION: 9/10
FORGIVENESS: 9/10
MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 8/10
MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 7/10
STABILITY: 6/10
SUSPENSION: 6/10
EDGE HOLD: 6/10
PLAYFULNESS: 10/10
PLAYFULNESS (Open Ended):
Very playful in just about every regard
SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (184 cm length tested)
THIS SKI’S IDEAL TERRAIN: Softer groomers | Softer moguls | Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Very steep off-piste terrain | Trees | Terrain Park
THIS SKI’S IDEAL SNOW CONDITIONS: Softer, but not deep snow | Untracked powder (shallow) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow
WHAT TYPE(S) OF SKIER DO YOU IMAGINE WILL GET ALONG BEST WITH THIS SKI?
Folks who want a uniquely playful, soft-snow-oriented, all-mountain-freestyle ski.
ARE THERE SIMILAR PRODUCTS YOU’VE SKIED THAT YOU CLEARLY PREFER? IF SO, WHY?
There are plenty that are better for driving through chop and crud at high speeds (e.g., Moment Wildcat, Volkl Revolt 114), but for how playful it is overall, I think the Reckoner KF is still surprisingly versatile and predictable at a variety of speeds.
PLEASE ELABORATE ON ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS SKI. FEEL FREE TO GO INTO DETAIL!
Just really fun — it should feel weird, but it’s been ultra-playful while also being very predictable.