K2 relied upon a team of backcountry ski guides in the development of the Wayback 106. The testing crew skied prototypes across the globe, and this ski is the culmination of their research. The Wayback 106 utilizes a balsa wood core with integrated flax fiber strands for dampening, two layers of carbon-fiberglass and a Titanal backbone that extends out to the tip and tail for a ski that’s an efficient tourer but an absolute monster on the downhill. “I wish I had a pair of these on top of any mountain at any time,” commented Charlie Davidson. “Rename them the Postmaster General because these are full
send, all the time.”