This Week’s Golden Pick: K2 Reckoner KF
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- By Michael Belair
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This week’s Golden Pick goes to the K2 Reckoner KF for its playful, surfy approach to big-mountain skiing. Designed with Karl Fostvedt, it blends lightweight construction, a loose rocker profile, and a supportive flex to create a ski that thrives in powder, encourages creativity, and feels confident when the terrain opens up.
The K2 Reckoner KF is a ski built for skiers who see the whole mountain as a playground. Designed in collaboration with Karl Fostvedt, it blends freestyle freedom with big-mountain capability, resulting in a ski that feels loose, playful, and confident when the terrain gets steep or the snow gets deep.
This is not a traditional charger and it’s not a soft park ski either — the Reckoner KF lives in the space between, encouraging creativity while still holding its own at speed.
Construction
At the heart of the Reckoner KF is K2’s lightweight aspen veneer wood core, which gives the ski a lively, energetic feel without adding unnecessary weight. This core keeps the ski quick and responsive, making it easy to slash turns, pop off natural features, and maneuver through tight terrain.
K2’s Spectral Braid technology wraps the core in a variable-angle carbon fiber weave. This allows K2 to fine-tune flex and torsional stiffness across the ski, keeping it playful in the tips and tails while maintaining support underfoot. The result is a ski that feels loose and surfy when you want it to, but doesn’t fold when landing drops or opening things up.
A full twin-tip shape and generous rocker in the tip and tail give the Reckoner KF its signature feel. It floats easily in powder, releases turns without effort, and feels natural skiing switch. The sintered base keeps things fast and durable, especially on long days chasing soft snow.
Who It’s For
The Reckoner KF is best suited for advanced to expert skiers who favor a playful, freestyle-driven approach to big-mountain skiing. It’s ideal for riders who spend their days hunting powder, hitting cliffs, and finding creative lines rather than carving groomers all morning.
With its wider platform and rocker-heavy profile, it excels in soft snow, trees, and variable conditions. While it can handle firmer snow, it’s clearly designed for skiers who prioritize float, slashing turns, and freedom of movement over locked-in edge hold.
If your idea of a perfect day includes pillows, drops, and switch landings, this ski will feel right at home.
The Rest of the Reckoner Line
The Reckoner family is built around the same freestyle-inspired mindset, with options to suit different styles and conditions. Narrower models like the Reckoner 92 and 102 are more park- and all-mountain-focused, offering quicker edge-to-edge performance. Wider options like the Reckoner 112 bring more float while keeping the loose, playful feel intact. The KF stands at the top as the most powder-focused and expressive ski in the lineup.
Final Take
The K2 Reckoner KF earns its Golden Pick by fully committing to a playful, creative approach to big-mountain skiing. It’s light, surfy, and confidence-inspiring in soft snow, while still offering enough stability to push into bigger terrain. For skiers who want to ski powder with a freestyle mindset and make every run their own, the Reckoner KF delivers.
Where to get them:
https://www.goldensports.ca/us/reckoner-kf.html
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