90–100 mm · 2026/27
K2 Wayback 98
69.99 of 100 points
- RRP
- 700.00 €
- Weight
- 1411 g
- Weight per area
- 0.72 g/cm²
Quick verdict
72 grams / cm2, the Wayback 98 from K2 is very light, and for men it's more of a soft and good-natured ride. Good all-rounder for easier beginners to ski touring.
Test strengths
- Corn snow: 16.2/20 points
- Weight score: 18.38/25 points
Relatively lower scores
- Anti-icing: 3.01/5 points
- Powder: 12.4/20 points
- Total points
- 69.99 / 100
- Total riding performance
- 48.6 / 70
- Weight
- 1,411 g
- Weight per area
- 0.72 g/cm²
- RRP
- 700 €
- BACKLINE stars
Test year 2026 · Lenzerheide
Verdict
At 0.72 grams / cm2, the Wayback 98 from K2 is very light, and for men it's more of a soft and good-natured ride. Good all-rounder for easier beginners to ski touring.
Technical data
- Test class
- 90–100 mm
- Target group
- Männer
- Test year
- 2026
- Model year
- 2027
- Lengths
- 165, 172, 179, 186 cm
- Sidecut
- 12,50–9,70–11,32 cm
- Tip
- 125.0 mm
- Waist
- 97.0 mm
- Tail
- 113.2 mm
- Surface per ski
- 1956.48 cm²
- Weight (measured)
- 1411 g
- Weight per area
- 0.72 g/cm²
- RRP
- 700.00 €
- Euro per point
- 10.00 €
Detailed test scores
| Criterion | Points | Star |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 18.38 points of 2518.38 / 25 | |
| Anti-icing | 3.01 points of 53.01 / 5 | |
| Weight & anti-icing total | 21.39 points of 3021.39 / 30 | |
| Performance on hard snow | 10.00 points of 1510.00 / 15 | |
| Performance in powder | 12.40 points of 2012.40 / 20 | |
| Performance in corn snow | 16.20 points of 2016.20 / 20 | |
| Performance in tracked snow | 10.00 points of 1510.00 / 15 | |
| Riding performance total | 48.60 points of 7048.60 / 70 | |
| Total points | 69.99 points of 10069.99 / 100 | |
| RRP / point | 10.00 € / point | |
Suitability beginner / expert BeginnerExpert | ||
Suitability by skier weight 50 kg75 kg100 kg | ||
