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K2 Skis park quality?

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Rehrig_55
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Are K2 skis good quality? I just recieved a pair of 2018 K2 presses and I was wondering how they are in the park.
Oct 4 2017 11:08AM
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19correlld
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**This post was edited on Oct 4th 2017 at 3:00:36pm
Oct 4 2017 11:15AM
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rohara
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They're tough, almost never see warranties on K2 where I work
Oct 4 2017 12:23PM
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Cascara
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Braided constructions are some of the most durable on the market... no questions there. I've been skiing rails and jumps on poachers for 2 years with no issues.
Oct 4 2017 12:51PM
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Rehrig_55
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roharaThey're tough, almost never see warranties on K2 where I work

Thanks for the input anything helps
Oct 4 2017 1:45PM
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Rehrig_55
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nhridaBraided constructions are some of the most durable on the market... no questions there. I've been skiing rails and jumps on poachers for 2 years with no issues.

That's a big relief to hear, I ride a lot of rails
Oct 4 2017 1:46PM
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*DOG
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From personal experience I would say they are pretty average, have seen some top sheet chipping in the past along with line but all in all they are pretty good quality skis, for being made in mass. Definetly better durability then line in my experience but if I was you i wouldn't be worried
Oct 4 2017 2:44PM
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Rehrig_55
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*DOGFrom personal experience I would say they are pretty average, have seen some top sheet chipping in the past along with line but all in all they are pretty good quality skis, for being made in mass. Definetly better durability then line in my experience but if I was you i wouldn't be worried

Okay thank you it's good to hear that they will last because the last ski I had only lasted one year before they delaminated
Oct 4 2017 3:11PM
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Rehrig_55
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I have 2018 K2 presses
Oct 4 2017 7:34PM
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chicken
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K2 skis have much more durable topsheets than they used to. It's much less likely to see massive chunks taken out of the top sheet. The skis themselves have always been pretty bomb proof. Only ever see tip/tail explosions from hitting stuff. Have never seen a ripped out binding or a mid ski snap.
Oct 4 2017 7:35PM
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Rehrig_55
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Oct 5 2017 8:52AM
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Rehrig_55
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chickenK2 skis have much more durable topsheets than they used to. It's much less likely to see massive chunks taken out of the top sheet. The skis themselves have always been pretty bomb proof. Only ever see tip/tail explosions from hitting stuff. Have never seen a ripped out binding or a mid ski snap.

No I have never had anything like that happen to me.
Oct 5 2017 8:53AM
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chicken
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I was saying that I have never seen that happen to a k2 ski. I am a ski tech. I've seen some pretty gnarly breaks, but not on a k2 park ski. Only broken k2 twintips I have seen are tips that exploded from skiing directly into a rock under the snow at high speed. No ski is going to survive that.
Oct 5 2017 12:41PM
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