K2 Apache Coomba Skis 2009

Comments about K2 Apache Coomba Skis 2009:

My, my, my, I got these for powder days but used them for the last two weekends in soft, deep, slush (Mammoth with temps in the 60s). They were absolutely fantastic. Before strapping them on, I was riding all terrain Salomons (great ski, BTW) but there is no comparison - The Apachees are hands down better in spring conditions. If May at Mammoth is your type of skiing - go for these skis. The Coombas were way better than expected early in the day or at high elevations where the snow was hard, too. I actually did not expect that I could hit early-morning hardpack on them. But they did very well, too. I don't know how the makers managed to make a fat/soft ski that handles slush and hardpack. Hats off to designer Doug Coombs and K2.

Comments about K2 Apache Coomba Skis 2009:

This ski is so awesome on steep faces. You can make precise turns and really control your speed. They also do bumps and groomers suprisingly well for a fat ski. In fact, they do everything I have put them to well. I think Doug would of been proud of this ski.

Comments about K2 Apache Coomba Skis 2009:

These skis do it all!! I heard they were a 90% Powder, 10% Groomer. Don't believe it, they do it all, and do it all well. If I could take only one pair of skis to the slopes, these would be the ones I would take. AND when they get in the powder, the deeper it is, the better they do. The turn initiation is easy and quick, and they are really responsive in the trees. They carve on the groomers like they were made for it, and excel in high and low speed turns. What else could you want?? They are fantastic!!!!

Comments about K2 Apache Coomba Skis 2009:

super stable at high speed forgiving but not a noodle ,light for a fat ski in the backcountry, great edge hold on the hard pack , skis shorter than length ,that is turns quicker than the length may suggest although can be skied as long and as fast as you want, releases nice out of a turn. great all around ski

Comments about K2 Apache Coomba Skis 2009:

I am 6'2" and 195 lbs. and have skied the Coomba in the 181 cm length (really a 184 cm ski per K2's unique measurement system) on hard pack, chopped snow and powder. This ski has surprisingly good edge grip on hard snow. The Coomba is light and easy to turn for such a big ski with a large radius, and it will certainly float in deep snow. The ski's medium soft flex even worked well for me in moguls. For those off-piste skiers who don't require a twin tip, the Coomba is a lot of fun to ski and works as an allmountain ski for the Pacific Northwest. The first production runs are labeled with slightly wrong dimensions: 133-102-114. This is my only gripe, K2 has corrected this error on the subsequent production runs.