Ski Reviews

2022-2023 K2 Reckoner 122, 184 cm

Reviewer Username: Joe Humphries

Reviewer Height: 5’9″

Reviewer Weight: 160 lbs

Reviewer Experience Level: Expert

DAYS USED: 2 days

TEST LOCATIONS: Whistler BC

TEST TERRAIN: Softer groomers | Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Trees

TEST CONDITIONS: Softer, but not deep snow | Untracked powder (shallow) | Untracked powder (deep) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow

PERFORMANCE RATINGS

(0 = Terrible, 5 = Okay, 10 = Outstanding)

OVERALL IMPRESSION: 8/10

FORGIVENESS: 9/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Loose / Easy to Pivot & Smear?): 9/10

MANEUVERABILITY (How Quick / Low is the Swing Weight?): 6/10

STABILITY: 5/10

SUSPENSION: 5/10

EDGE HOLD: 1/10

PLAYFULNESS: 10/10

PLAYFULNESS (Open Ended):

Very easy to spin, slash, butter, and jump off stuff

SKI LENGTH: It felt just right (184 cm length tested)

THIS SKI’S IDEAL TERRAIN: Low-angle, off-piste terrain | Fairly steep off-piste terrain | Trees

THIS SKI’S IDEAL SNOW CONDITIONS: Untracked powder (shallow) | Untracked powder (deep) | Soft chop / pretty forgiving cut-up snow

WHAT TYPE(S) OF SKIER DO YOU IMAGINE WILL GET ALONG BEST WITH THIS SKI?

Skiers who like to ski with a more neutral stance in soft snow and play around instead of charging.

ARE THERE SIMILAR PRODUCTS YOU’VE SKIED THAT YOU CLEARLY PREFER? IF SO, WHY?

PLEASE ELABORATE ON ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS SKI. FEEL FREE TO GO INTO DETAIL!

This is a powder specific tool. On a powder day with a noticeable crust underneath, the ski was prone to sliding out when hitting the firmer patches in the afternoon once things had been scraped off. However, in soft snow, this thing is a blast. Very easy to maneuver and slide around, easy to pivot, playful and easy to get in the air, and provides as much float as you would likely ever need. Not for firm snow.