K2 Apache Coomba (2008)

Use it everywhere, even on ice and hardpack.  As an off piste ski it reigns supreme.  Looked at Mantra (my daughter loves them, I didn’t get enough float), Pure (second best, nearly bought them).  In the end the Coomba is just about the most versatile ski I’ve ever owned.  The craziest thing about it is the speed.  It just wants to race everywhere…..

We had a major dump in the Sierra this past week. March 3rd & 4th saw a ton of new powder. I had been skiing Atomic Crimson Ti, but demoed the Coomba for the deep stuf…WOW. Simply incredible. Lots of float and so easy to turn. But the big surprise was the bumps where the runs come together. These boards were a lot nimbler than I would have thought…and with a 22m radius they carve too! The Coombas make up the 3rd ski in my quiver. I think they are a bit over the top to be used as the only ski you own, but if you are looking for a board that is incredible in the off-piste and chop and will allow you to enjoy the whole mountain in between the soft shots, this is the ski.

I SKI AT MONARCH IN COLORADO ,ALL NATURAL AND OFTEN DEEP ,AT THE END OF LAST SEASON I REALIZED I WASNT HAVING AS MUCH FUN AS THE GUYS ON MUCH FATTER SKIS AND I WENT INTO THE SHOP AND SAID WHAT DO YA GOT FOR THIS DEEP FRESH STUFF OUT THERE AND DUDE HOOKED ME UP ON THE 174 CM COOMBAS ,I WEIGH A 180 AND AM 5 FT 7,I AM A 45 YESR OLD FLAT LABDER WHO GETS 20 PLUS DAYS A YEAR OUT WEST I AM AN AGGRESSIVE AND ALMOST EXPERT TREE SKIIER AND BY LATE SEASON I AM SKIING RIGHT THERE WITH THE LOCALS IN FACT AFER I PUT THESE SKIS ON I WORE OUT TWO LOCALS AND SKIIE THREE MORE RUNS AFTER THEY WENT INTO THE BAR THESE SKIS ARE A 10 OUT OF 10 I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN IN MY LIFE,THESE SKIS STAYED ON TOP AND I WAS THE LEADER OF THE PACK ON DAY ONE I TOOK IT IN TIGHT PLACES ,AND WHEN I GOT BACK ON THE RUN I WAS SHOCKED HOW THEY HANDLED IN THE PACKED POWDER THEY WERE MUCH MORE FUN IN BOANDS THAN I EVER IMAGINED I ENDED UP DEMOING THESE SKIS THE LAST 5 DAYS OF THE SEASON ,AND BOUGHT A PAIR THIS PAST SUMMER I WOULD RECOMEND THESE TO YOU BIG TIME BENSKIING