The old Karhu special K (no longer in production) is a good lightweight ski for backcountry touring, and handles well in most conditions. It was not designed to "shred" at the ski hill, as another reviewer here seems to have incorrectly assumed. If you wanna ski hard and fast on the hardpack, this isn't your ski. But if weight and general skiability in the backcountry matter to you, this ski does just fine.

Nice, light skis for the back country, Sure, they're
not the best ski ever made for high speeds on hard pack,
but this wasn't what they were made for. And there pretty damn
nice in the powder.

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I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN...BUYING SKIS FOR $99 BUCKS AT YEAR END YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. THE SPECIAL K'S ARE FAIRLY GOOD IN POWDER BUT ON THE BUMPS OR HARD OR EVEN SEMI-HARD PACK THEY ARE NOT THE BEST SKI I'VE HAD. YOU REALLY HAVE TO WORK THEM TO GET THEM TO TURN. I MOUNTED THEM WITH THE G3 BINDING AND EXPECTED THEM TO BE A SWEET PREFORMER, BUT THE AMOUNT OF WORK IT TAKES TO MAKE THEM TURN ISN'T WORTH THE PRICE I PAID. TOO BAD CAUSE THE GRAPHICS ON THE SKI ARE PRETTY COOL THEY ARE MADE IN CANADA AS ARE THE G3 BINDINGS, (SO WERE THE CHRYSLER K-CARS) SO I THOUGHT I'D HAVE A SWEET ALL-CANADIAN SET UP, BUT NOW I REALIZE THEY SHOULD STICK TO BEER.

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