K2
Womens Sidekick Ski (2011-2012)
Aggressive female rippers need look no further for their mountain shredding tool: K2`s women`s Sidekick will leave you looking for fresh lines long after the lifts have closed!
The SideKick is 108mm at the waist and damn proud of it. And with a booty that big, you expect her to be powerful and confident on the deep days. But the girl is quick too. You know the type: powerful, smooth, playful and confident. Credit the All-Terrain Rocker that`s drawn back towards the binding for her ability to float through the trees with carefree agility. Her rare blend of power and nimbleness results in a super friendly, inviting demeanor that`s not hard to like.
FEATURES:
- Agile, All Mountain Fat Ski for Aggressive Female Skiers
- All Terrain Rocker
- Performance: Powder: 70% / Variable 30%
- Progressive Sidecut
- Powder Specific Tip
- Bioflex 3 Core
- Flat Tails
- Tip and Tail Holes
- Skin Clip Arc
- Hybritech Construction
- Triaxial Braiding
- Geometry: 139/108/127, Radius: 21m @ 167 cm
Powder Specific Tip
The widest point of this tip is the forward contact point as opposed to 7cm in front of it like most of our shaped skis. This design makes the ski more stable and predictable because it won`t hook or grab erratically in windblown snow and other variable conditions that you`re likely to encounter in the backcountry.
Powder Rocker
The tip has the most elevation and longest measurement of Rocker and offers skiers a surfy feel with enhanced soft-snow performance. The camber region still exists to ensure edge-hold on firmer conditions.
Progressive Sidecut
Progressive sidecut is a combination of two different radii, or sidecuts, that enhances the versatility of wider waisted skis. Standard sidecut theory is based on using a single radius. This works great on narrower skis, but becomes overpowering on wider skis, especially in variable conditions. The use of progressive sidecut on wider-waist skis guarantees improved turn initiation and hard-snow performance. All of our women`s skis are built with the sidecut shifted two centimeters forward relative to the standard sidecut for a men`s ski. This accommodates the anatomical fact that the center of mass for a woman is generally much lower than that of a man. Shifting the sidecut forward places the center of mass of the average woman in an optimum position over the ski for more control and easier turn initiation.
Bioflex 3 Core
All K2 women`s skis use a combination of fir and spruce in a unique core known as BioFlex, a process where a dense fir core underfoot is fused with lightweight spruce at the tip and tail to reduce swing weight. For 2012, K2 has developed three variations of the Bioflex core specifically tuned to a target performance:Bioflex 1 Ð 60% fir and 40% Spruce Ð Swing weight reduction with added forgivenessBioflex 2 Ð 70% fir and 30% Spruce Ð Reduced swing weight with added performanceBioflex 3 Ð 80% fir and 20% Spruce Giving you increased performance, strength, and durability.
Tip and Tail Holes
Holes in the tip and tail are not only the attachments points for K2 skins, but they also fit the functional needs of a backcountry skier including the ability to build a rescue sled or construct various ski anchors. The holes are equipped with removable plugs.
Flat Tails
All Adventure skis come with flat tails, providing backcountry utility by allowing you to plunge the tails easily into firm snow.
Skin Clip Arc
The tails of our Adventure skis are designed with a concave notch to ensure that the skin clip, regardless of size or skin brand, stays securely centered on the tail.
Hybritech
Hybritech is a unique blend of sidewall and cap constructions. The construction combines the accuracy, power and performance of sidewall underfoot with the lightweight characteristics and smooth turn initiation of cap construction.
Triaxial Braiding
Triaxial Braiding was developed by K2 in 1988 and is still the best way to apply fiberglass to a wood core. This process consists of sending a milled wood core through the patented Triaxial Braiding machine, where interlocking strands of fiberglass wrap the core. This unique method produces skis that have a great deal of torsional or twist rigidity and strength, while maintaining the lively innate flex characteristics of its wood core.
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