MOD TECHNOLOGY: Praised by magazine tests and validated by skiers around the world, MOD Technology has proven to be the ultimate in ski design today. MOD combines an elastomeric secondary core that works as a high-performance suspension system and mass damper to provide the highest degree of ease, power, forgiveness and performance available in skis today. The amount, application and distribution of mass are the keys to the success of MOD Technology. At K2, unlike any other manufacturer, K2’S application of mass via the MOD structure does not affect flex, allowing the ski to perform freely while MOD absorbs unwanted vibrations independently.

MOD MONIC: Fully integrated within the MOD structure, MOD Monic is an extension of MOD Technology, focusing the benefits of mass dampening into a concentrated area. The entire surface of a ski benefits from the MOD structure, but some areas need it more than others. Independent studies at Boeing Laboratories determined precisely where to place the Monic by finding the area of the ski that would benefit the most from additional mass. By targeting a specific area, K2 isn’t needlessly adding weight. Monic allows for the majority of the MOD structure to be lightened, and have the extra mass focused precisely where it increases performance.

METAL LAMINATE: With two sheets of titanium alley running the length of the ski, Metal Laminate skis are the highest performance, most complex construction available from K2. Built from the base up, this construction consists of alternating layers of fiberglass and titanium surrounding a wood core. While less forgiving than a Torsion Box construction, Metal Laminates provide damp, accurate, unshakeable performance, ideal for expert-level all-mountain and race skis.

BIOFLEX CORE: Working with the Alliance Team to further develop K2’s line of women-specific skis has lead to BioFlex, a breakthrough multi-wood core technology. Used exclusively on K2’s T9 series of skis, the combination of two distinctly different woods, fir and spruce, provides two desired traits in a woman's ski: stability and forgiveness. It's not just different layers of wood, but completely different cores fused together at the tip and tail. Looking through the window on the sidewall of a T9 ski, you can see where the wood is joined. Spruce, a light, soft wood is used in the extremities of the tip and tail, and fir, a more solid, dense wood, is used underfoot. The Spruce provides easy turn initiation, lightweight characteristics, and overall ease for which T9 skis have come to be known. The Fir underfoot provides a new level of confidence, inspiring control, predictability and stability.

FLEX PATTERN: Using the BioFlex core, K2 T9 skis are tuned to provide ease and forgiveness at the tip and tail, with solid security underfoot.