K2 Kung Fujas

So these skis are absolutely sick, but I have no idea how long they will last. I'm 5'10" 185 lbs and got the 179 (they actually measure in at 182), locked it up with schizos. I've been on them 5 days so far in conditions ranging from bulletproof ice to 4-5 inches of freshies, and I've had the binding position only on dead center so far. I've used them jumping, jibbing, on groomers, and ducking ropes for freshies and trailside jumps with questionable coverage. The first two days I was on bulletproof ice and the edges held great, much better than I expected for 95mm underfoot-I've been blown away so far by how maneuverable these skis are and how well they ski the whole mountain at center mount. I'm not sure if it's the bindings or the skis, but this rig skis smaller than my 175 pocket rockets with amazing control, edge grip and maneuverability. Right out of the box the edges were super sharp, so sharp that when I crossed my tips landing switch on a 180 over a low 40ft gap, the edge went all the way through the sidewall of the other ski, through my pants, and left a pretty nice gash on my shin. At center mount, these skis are super stable landing jumps both forward and switch. I'm also very happy with the mini-rocker, it's been great in the freshies I've gotten so far, and I'm sure will be phenomenal in deeper powder. The mini-rocker also skips right over random crud piles on the skied out trails of the overcrowded mountain I ski at-no more eating shit while trying to straightline through crud piles! These skis don't have much camber underfoot, so they aren't very snappy, but they are pretty forgiving. They are nice and poppy off jumps and spin effortlessly at dead center. They are also great on rails, which brings me to my one issue with the ski-durability. I'm not sure if the durability issue is attributed to the skis, the place I ski at, or how hard I am on skis. So...here's the damage inventory to my skis so far: Heavy edge wear and two bumpy, mangled edges underfoot (I have magnatraction now, apparently), two sidewall shots that came awfully close to hitting the core and bubbled up the topsheet(both from the edges of the other ski), some interesting and unusually shaped marks on the base, a ton of topsheet chipping especially at tip and tail, and a large top sheet peel roughly the size of my middle finger. The edges are my biggest concern, but I haven't noticed any effect on the performance, and the damage could be from sliding poorly maintained rails (I did notice that the rails and boxes I was hitting seemed to be catchy and were not smooth). The bases held up well against these bumpy semi-rusty rails, but have some interesting marks I've chalked up to skiing on areas with questionable coverage. The topsheet damage is definitely from 1000s of new yorker tourons skiing over my tips and tails in line, and I'm hoping it does not lead to any internal damage or delamming. So, in short, these skis are amazing but the jury is out on their durability. If you are especially hard on your skis, you may want to look elsewhere.

(mr frackman)

had these things mounted up yesterday and took 'em out at sugarloaf. beautiful day to ski. NO WIND! (that's rare). nice fresh dry snow from the previous 3 days. just skied the great, long, perfect fall line groomers and WOW - these things RAIL. and with that short radius, you can snap 'em around almost as tight as with a slalom ski. and yes, they'll do gs turns too & handle a bit of speed. but above all it was a TREAT to be on such FLEXIBLE, TACTILE boards. they smooth out the ride, and little balance errors are compensated for (by the width i guess?). very very nice to be on a ski not loaded with layers and layers of titanium. the wood has a great absorbing/springing effect. put griffon schizos on them, centered @ +3cm - i might nudge them back a millimeter or 2, +3 is darn close to perfect for the way i like to ski. once it dumps, i'll probably want to slide back to +1 or +2. up till yesterday i had skied exclusively on race skis and beefy, metallic all mountain skis. maybe if i'm skiing some day when it's REALLY ICY, i'll bring that stuff back out. but i would not be surprised if the FUJAS become my GO-TO ski for almost everything else.

GOOD JOB, K2

These skis are awesome! They can do everything and do it all well. A mid-fat waist of 95mm and a bit of rocker in the tip and tail keep this ski afloat and nimble in the powder. These are also super fun on groomers and can ski the hardpack fast and carve nice turns all day. When it comes to bumps and tight turns these skis are still top notch. They are quick edge to edge and I really liked them in big bumps. These things also rock when it comes to hitting jumps and getting air. This is a really high quality and performance ski that is a real quiver of one: Powder, groomers/hardpack, bumps, park, and backcountry.

This is a great all-mountain ski that I would call a "Jack-of-all-Trades, Master-of-None." Not necessarily a bad thing though. A good skier can make up for what these ski's lack in all situations and the ability to go anywhere and do anything on the mountain means I don't have to take a powder ski, quick groomer sticks and a twin-tip park ski up the hill. These ski's will definitely do it all, it just takes a bit of skill to get them to do it all well.

Cant say anything but friggin amaizing. I was a little concerned at first with how they would handle on hardpack, but they ripped it like nobody's business. You make turns effortlessly. I mounted these at the traditional point, becaue i do not plan on taking these in the park. Solid all mountain ski.