User Reviews

I skied the new on this spring.  I think K2 has made better skis.  It was soft, too damp, and clunky when the terrain got tighter.  Not a big fan.

I demoed the 2006/2007 version in a 174cm and was very, very pleasantly surprised (especially given my general distaste for the K2 feel).

 

Taking this freight train for a ride was my first experience on a "fat" (back then) ski, and I gotta say.....WOW. It ripped huge trenches on the groomers, powered through crud like it wasn't there, and turned frozen cut-up sun-cured crust into a ballroom smooth surface. They were too wide, heavy, and damp to be any fun in the bumps, and they wanted nothing to do with anything even resembling a short turn (or even a medium turn, for that matter), but I'd hop on this ski in an instant if faced with any type of slush, crud, chowder, or slop. Fun, fun, fun, and without a speed limit in sight!

Got these used -- I have the 2006 model with Look PX12s, my only non-turntable Looks...  Have about 5 or 6 full days (lots of mornings, switch at lunch!) on them, and overall they make me feel like a rock star.  First day on them was something like 3rd day of the season, and my first run was down the face on windblown crusty pow.  I knew I should "warm up" on something easier, but I couldn't help myself, as these cut through beautifully at speed.  I am 43, 185-ish, and fairly good shape.  (5K = 21 mins.)  Ski aggressively, and in bumps or off-piste unless conditions absolutely dictate otherwise.  These are not a great bump ski -- weight and width just too much work, especially if you're going for a zipper line.  Cruddy or buried-in-a-foot-of-powder bumps are fine!  :^)  They are surprisingly good railing down groomers at speed -- that K2 dampness again. I ski this at 174, if that's helpful.  Lots of ski for 174!  I will never give them up, even if I don't ski them every day on the mountain.  If it's fresh at all, these are it.  If it's tracked up or bumps / groomers only, then my Legend 8000 or 4800 (GREAT bump ski) are on. 

The 09 Outlaw is now 92 underfoot compared to 88 with last years model.  Not sure if I can feel a  difference but this model performs really well in all conditions.  Haven't had the opportunity to ski any powder but the previous model was great and with the extra width I am sure this one will perform well also.  They come in 170, 177, 184 lengths which is a different measurement from last years models.

If you have the Recon, you'll probably like its big brother.  Reliable, damp, forgiving.  Sucks up cut up powder and crud like a steamroller.  Sufficiently good at floating in the powder, while not being a nightmare to control on the groomers should you want to cruise.  Not the most peppy ski for those that like that.  Needs an aggressive or powerful skier to gets its best performance, not for the tentative. 

 

This review is of the ski prior to the current season, i.e., 06-07 or 07-08.  Length of ski is 167 in the "flat" version.  Reviewer is female, 57, level 7 skier, skis 60 or more days a year.