K2 Mindbender 90 C Skis 2024

The updated Mindbender 90C is the playful one in the Mindbender line-up, easy to get on with and not demanding to ski, but it holds an edge and rips out carves when you’re blasting down pistes. It’s new shape amps everything that was good about the original, making it more versatile and boosting confidence, smoother into the turn and cleaner out of it. 90mm underfoot ticks the box for float in fresh snow without hindering edge-to-edge performance in packed conditions and pistes. The All Terrain Rocker compliments this shape perfectly for smooth control in and out of turns, whatever the conditions.

Terrain Type & Ability Level

Terrain Type
Suited to a variety of terrain, from groomers to fresh snow. The construction, and having no metal, makes it very smooth in chopped snow, bumps and trees. It hasn’t got the grip for skiing fast on the steepest, iciest routes off piste, but it’ll do everything else whilst helping the skier to improve.

Skier Type
Ideal for someone who predominantly sticks to groomed trails or ventures just off the sides. They prefer a nimble and agile ski but like something slightly wider than your average piste ski for enhanced stability over rougher terrain or a bit more float.

Overview

Shape
This ski, with its 90mm waist, strikes the perfect balance for all-mountain skiing – wide enough for flotation yet agile for quick edge-to-edge fun on groomed slopes. Its radius prioritises stability, working alongside the nose rocker for even more lift and easy turn initiation. Meanwhile, the subtle tail rocker enhances control and ensures effortless release, delivering true versatility

Rocker
All-Terrain Rocker is a gradual, extended rise at the tip and tail for added versatility and control in all conditions. Camber underfoot ensures good grip things are firmer.

Core
Aspen Veneer. A single wood species ensures consistency - giving riders the advantage of a proven flex, durability, and liveliness.

Construction
SlantWall and Hybritech: These cutting-edge advancements in K2's ski construction involve adding a 30-degree angle to the sidewall and seamlessly blending sidewall construction underfoot with cap construction at the extremities. The result is a ski that excels in agility, responsiveness, precision, and power while also reducing swing weight and increasing durability.

Key Features

Torsion Control Design
Designed to enhance stability and control in all snow types, Torsion Control Design combines a progressive torsional flex with a balanced and even longitudinal profile. Torsionally stiffest in the forebody and centre of the ski, then relaxing throughout the tail, K2 skis with TCD are characterized by precise, accurate turn initiation and smooth, consistent turn release.

Spectral Braid
Another implementation of K2’s Torsion Control Design, patented Spectral Braid is a first-of-its-kind variable angle fibre reinforcement that allows for precision-tuned torsion and flex by altering the fibre orientation along the length of the ski. Lively, energetic, and composed, skis with K2’s Spectral Braid have stability and control in spades while remaining extremely manoeuvrable.

EB tester’s comments: Jon (Tamworth) Playful all-mountain, all-rounder that is equally happy on piste as it is in chopped up snow or slush. Will suit an intermediate to early advanced, adventurous skier.

General Information

• Skier Ability: Intermediate|Advanced
• Terrain Type: All Mountain
• Rocker: Tip/Tail Rocker
• Radius: Short
• Bindings: Ski sold flat
• DIN: n/a
• Construction: Full Sidewall
• Core: Wood, Carbon
• Demo: No
• Sizing Description: Nose level to forehead height is ideal, but longer length is important if there is a bigger rocker or you're spending more time off piste where the extra stability and float a larger size provides will be beneficial.