K2 Catamaran

I’m 5’10” if these were my primary pow skis I’d want them in the longer size. But for this niche purpose I’m fine with the short size. I’ve been skiing 184 reckoner 102 more than anything else this year. Plus I’ve got Qst 118s in 191, blanks in 186 & 194, renegades in 186 and 196, praxis powder boards in 195, 194 On3p cease and desist, EHPs in 193, reckoner 112 in 194. It’s a problem. Good thing I live where it snows a ton and I ski pretty much every day of the season.


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Originally Posted by altacoup

Bumping this thread from the dead for a specific question regarding the k2 catamaran. For a few years I’ve had a theory that a really soft and really fat ski might make dust on crust days more enjoyable. Last year I skied some hellbents and really liked the feel and felt they my theory applied to them. However they were the 179 length and that just didn’t work for as it was really hard to stay balanced on them in dust on crust. The newschoolers roof box review of the Catamaran really hyped how good they are as carving skis. I know they are stiffer than a hellbent, but if the asym design makes them loose and good carvers it seems like that would translate well to dust on crust. Anyone ski a pair in dust on crust and have any input? I really don’t need another pow ski but these things are crazy cheap and I’m curious.


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I'm pretty sure Marshall made a run of hellbents here recently fyi

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He did. But the catamaran is $221 USD

I absolutely love my catamarans but the last thing that I would describe them as is carving ski. I can make them carve ok but it takes some effort. Everything else I love them. For that price you can’t go wrong.

What do these do better than Pon2oon? More surfy with asym and different style with mount point?

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What do these do better than Pon2oon? More surfy with asym and different style with mount point?

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Very different in my opinion. The cats I feel are a better alrounder than the pontoon was and much more stable.

However the new crescendo is my current pow ski of choice! I love those things so much.

Crescendo stops at 186 tho

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He did. But the catamaran is $221 USD

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What are you waiting for

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He already bought them

Little update on my purchase. These have turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. We’ve had 2 dust on hard ass crust days at Alta this season and these things are great in such conditions. Slide sideways so easy, yet enough ski underfoot to grip the firm snow if needed. When skied with feet really close together they feel like a snowboard in the way they drift turns. Specialty ski for me, but worth it fit the super low price.