90–100 mm · 2025/26
K2 Wayback 98
70.44 of 100 points
- RRP
- 700.00 €
- Weight
- 1437 g
- Weight per area
- 0.73 g/cm²
Quick verdict
Easy to ski and forgiving, this all-rounder is especially suited for lighter ski touring beginners, serving as a reliable companion.
Test strengths
- Corn snow: 16.43/20 points
- Weight score: 17.97/25 points
Relatively lower scores
- Powder: 12.92/20 points
- Tracked snow: 9.7/15 points
Ideal for: Beginners
- Total points
- 70.44 / 100
- Total riding performance
- 49.07 / 70
- Weight
- 1,437 g
- Weight per area
- 0.73 g/cm²
- RRP
- 700 €
- BACKLINE stars
Test year 2025 · Lenzerheide
Verdict
Easy to ski and forgiving, this all-rounder is especially suited for lighter ski touring beginners, serving as a reliable companion.
Technical data
- Test class
- 90–100 mm
- Target group
- Männer
- Test year
- 2025
- Model year
- 2026
- Lengths
- 165, 172, 179, 186 cm
- Sidecut
- 12,58–9,72–11,30 cm
- Tip
- 125.8 mm
- Waist
- 97.2 mm
- Tail
- 113.0 mm
- Surface per ski
- 1959.92 cm²
- Weight (measured)
- 1437 g
- Weight per area
- 0.73 g/cm²
- RRP
- 700.00 €
- Euro per point
- 9.94 €
Detailed test scores
| Criterion | Points | Star |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 17.97 points of 2517.97 / 25 | |
| Anti-icing | 3.40 points of 53.40 / 5 | |
| Weight & anti-icing total | 21.37 points of 3021.37 / 30 | |
| Performance on hard snow | 10.02 points of 1510.02 / 15 | |
| Performance in powder | 12.92 points of 2012.92 / 20 | |
| Performance in corn snow | 16.43 points of 2016.43 / 20 | |
| Performance in tracked snow | 9.70 points of 159.70 / 15 | |
| Riding performance total | 49.07 points of 7049.07 / 70 | |
| Total points | 70.44 points of 10070.44 / 100 | |
| RRP / point | 9.94 € / point | |
Suitability beginner / expert ★ BeginnerExpert | ||
Suitability by skier weight ★ 50 kg75 kg100 kg | ||
