K2 Apache Crossfire (2007)

Ski patrol, ski's everything, versatile, fun, stable and all in all good in everything. So good most of patrol is riding them.

I have to say I liked them a lot. Surprisingly stable at speed for a soft ski and very versatile. Less carving orientated than say a 9X Oversize so less fun when you lean on the edges but that's the trade off you get for being able to do a variety of turn shapes with no fuss.

Thanks partly to these reviews, I finally got off my straight boards. I'm 5'9", 170lbs and skiing 20+ yrs. Went from K2 195's to the Crossfire 174's. Could not be happier. I was concerned about the shorter length but for me they skied like a dream. I'm into short, quick turns and they really were easier on the legs by the end of the day. I wasn't blessed with powder this year, but on the the groomers, hard pack and semi-spring skiing conditions I experienced they truly were wonderful. Hope this helps.

fast, quick, pretty good in the bumps. Really good in powder for a narrow ski. Rips up crud

I am 5'9''/ 155lbs type II skier with serious intentions and abilities to progress rather quickly:) What length would be appropriate for me? 
 
Thank you very much 
Alex

Hello, 
 
I am a 7 feet tall (211 cm) and 250 lbs advanced skier who is looking  
into buying my first shaped skiis. Any suggestions ?  
I found a good deal on K2 Crossfire 181 cm. What you think? 
How do you post on the forum ? 
 
Szymon Wozniczka 
ratatapapa@yahoo.com 

7 ft tall? Dude, stick to basketball

Hi Guys, 
 
I'm an Australian Skier and our seasons are really short one day you may have 25-40cms of fresh stuff the next day its 18-20celcius. I found these skis on one 4 day weekend handled pretty much all types when we arrived at Hotham it had been minus 6celcius for several days and off a warm spell, the front side that was hit by morning sun fine but down through the gullys even late afternoon crunchy to near solid, these skis carved through the crust like a knife and felt smooth. that night we had 30 cms of fresh snow and over the back down the slide off spargos and one tree they floated bit underneath when needed and were effortless to turn. at speed on groomers they are great, they get a bit jittery when you really open them up but hey they are not GS skis. Ive been skiing for 25years all over I think with parabolics, if you've skied from straights to them they do take some getting used too. I am happy I bought them a great choice. Cant wait to get back to Japan with them!

I skied on my new Crossfires, 8 days at Keystone, A Basin, and Breck during Christmas and just got back from 4 days at Taos. These babies do exactly what they are designed to do...tear up the groomers. It was warm during the day at Taos and the groomed runs were crusty in the mornings. They absolutely bit into that crust with no effort at all...what a ride! Sure, they're not the best in the powder, not designed for it, but they are okay. If you are looking for a tremendous groomer ski and one that does great everywhere else, this is it.

I'm 15 and skiing is my life. I've always skied on used skis, and this year, I out grew my Bandit B1s and finally decided to get a job and buy my first skis. I've been researching and I was wondering if anyone could compare the K2 Apache outlaws to these.  
 
Thanks