K2 Skis Apache Recon Ski Hire and Equipment Review

The Recon is the most versatile all-mountain ski available. Equally at home in hard and soft snow, the Recon’‘s strengths are its agility and wide performance envelope. The perfect amount of sidecut combined with a wider, yet agile, 78mm waist width adapts to any snow condition or terrain effortlessly. A Titan twin metal laminate construction combined with the new M1 integrated binding system make the Recon the perfect choice if you need one ski to do it all. Dimensions 119/78/105 Performance 50% ungroomed / 50% groomed Radius 18m @174 Construction Titan Metal Laminate Core Fir/Aspen Features MOD Technology, MOD Monic, Triaxial Braided Binding Options K2/Marker Piston M1 14.0 / 12.0

Tested and approved but not the most inspirational ski. The Recon is a bit sledge-hammer-like for me. They are powerful but lack subtlety. Positively they are quite forgiving but they don’‘t inspire like some of K2s skis, especially the amazing Factory series models. If you are an experienced skier and don’‘t fancy riding a pair of twin-tip skis then you may love the Recon and they are a very popular model that are very capable both on and off piste. Summing up they are a fine but conservative all-terrain charger with lots of power in reserve and a modern if understated performance and asthetic.