Just had my first ride on a pair of 179cm K2 Pontoons. There was 15cm of fresh snow but not much base, and no visability. It was just going to be a short shake down run. This was the first time I have mounted bindings and did not want to be to far from home if it all went wrong.
Stepping into them at the lift they feel wide and oddly short. Getting of at the top you can tell they are not a normal ski. All the rocker makes them a bit skitty on the piste until you get them on an edge.
Ok so we hit the 1st tracked powder run and get caught out by the ice underneath. When I can see and let them loose in the powder, 'it's to easy'. I really need to see now, got to get on to a steeper, untracked slope. I could feel how good they are going to be, but only on a limited number of days a season. The final run back home was down a piste and on an edge with a wider than normal stance they are fine.
Just hoping for more snow.
In the mean time my K2 Coomba's are so good in so many conditions they do make the Pontoons a real extravagance. They just look to odd to ignore. Have a go if you get the chance.
Have made it out for a second session but still not enough snow. The small amount that had fallen had been given an ankle breaking crust by the wind. Normally the type of snow you rn a mile from if given the choice. Let the magic of rocker and width take over. Its hard to tell it is not a proper powder day. It reminds me of my snowboarding days. That surfy feel is back. I need fresh snow.
Well we have spent the season riding some great snow but just not enough of the soft fluffy kind. I have packed up the pontoons for this season and will come back to this review when I have the chance to test them properly. In the mean time here is to one more spring snow session before the lifts close.
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