T-NINE BURNIN LUV £475

Price includes binding:
YES

Construction:
Wood and metal laminate, sidewall

NEW! Fast, with some extra speed. K2 are easing back on the piste bashing imagery without, it seems, easing back on what their skis can do on-piste. A good female skier will take these all over the hill, but they'll have most fun ripping the hardpack. The tip rocker gives this a very high straightline stability score, with the fattest bit of the tip riding above the piste it doesn't catch and makes for brain-out blasting. And yes, women do that too. Grip and turn scores were as high as you'd want for a 70mm-waisted ski.