Where the AfterShock features K2’s “all-terrain” rocker, its little brother the Rictor gets “speed rocker.” Just the forward 10 percent is rockered—the rest is traditionally cambered. K2 pairs that profile with a huge tip and aggressive sidecut for an 80-mm ski that carves with enthusiasm but never talks back. It gets excellent marks in forgiveness—truly an everyday frontside ski an a worthy successor to the late, great Apache Recon. “The tip rocker loosens up the front of the ski, making it just plain easy to turn and more versatile off– piste for such a narrow ski,” said one of our ski testers, Mark Elling.
Year: 2011
Level: Intermediate
Gender: Male
Tip/Waist/Tail: 152/90/113
MSRP: $1125.00
Stability at Speed: 3.35 / 5
Quickness/Bumps: 3.23 / 5
Forgiveness/Fun: 3.55 / 5
Crud Performance: 2.98 / 5
Hard Snow Integrity: 2.91 / 5
Mogul Performance: 3.23 / 5
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from Brendan93 on 12.23.10.
not an accurate article. dimensions are wrong. its an all-terrain rocker, the rocker is in the front 30%, not 10%. and these skis are absolutely unbelievable
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