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K2 Pontoon 2007 Ski Pro Review

  Don't hesitate on this one. I'm very serious about this. If you want a ski to truly change your life and the sport as you curently know it, you have to ride the Pontoon this coming year. Don't let the shape and size scare you. Think about it. In hind

   Don't hesitate on this one. I'm very serious about this. If you want a ski to truly change your life and the sport as you curently know it, you have to ride the Pontoon this coming year. Don't let the shape and size scare you. Think about it. In hindsight, would you have skiied on a wider model earlier? Would you go back 10 years and not use a fat ski? Of course not. The Pontoon is the future. Shape as we know it isn't changing, it has changed and for all mountain skis, things will never be the same. I received my Pontoons middle of last year. I skiied it every day in almost every condition. This ski allows you to carve with a bit of sidecut under the foot (not reverse like the Spatula) but it floats and is the smoothest turning ski that I've ever been on. You can smeer and butter a turn or carve one. You can ski it straight, sideways or switch. You don't have to be a big mountain legend like McConkey to handle it either. When I first saw the 189, at only 150lbs I was leery and thought I'd wait until the 179's landed. The first run on the skis I couldn't believe how user friendly they were. McConkey took a revolutionary concept with the Spatula and worked out the kinks. This thing is incredible and we all owe it to him and the crew at K2 for changing the sport...again. If I could say there was one tough thing about the ski, it would be that it's hard to completely stomp airs above 40 feet. The platform is pretty big and you don't get the give that you'd get with a 100-110mm waisted ski like the AK Maiden or Chief. If you want a ski to make you better and the sport a lot more fun, get these, now. Don't wait for your buddy to blow you away when he/she gets a pair first. Find all the latest K2 Skis at http://www.k2ski.net

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