Resurrection

[meatdrink9]

I've heard K2's Maiden has been brought back to life. No Maiden type ski was offered at SIA last year, but apparently they've found the ski had enough of a cult following that they're bringing it back. They will be called "Resurrections" or something of that nature. I think I've got a res-erection in my pants. They may be available this season. Has anybody got more info or any pics of the ski?

[Hutch]

I talked to someone in SA who skis for K2 who described the testing they did at Portillo. He said they had 10 or so different pairs of white topsheet skis, and asked the riders which they liked the most. The Made'ns came in second after the Seths, and apparently the K2 brass said that the results confirmed what they already knew, the Made'ns are kickass.

[Bertier]

I heard rumors of Maiden's with PBR topsheets.

[mountain_man]

I heard rumors of Maiden's with PBR topsheets.

OHHH MY GOD.

[SiSt]

PBR? For some of us, that could mean:

"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PBR is a three-letter acronym that refers to

• Pabst Blue Ribbon, a brand of beer
• Patrol boat river, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War
• Partition Boot Record, same as Volume Boot Record
• Patton's Brake Replacements, an Australian manufacturer of brake parts.
• Pebble bed reactor, a type of nuclear reactor.
• Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor, located at OMM (outer mitochondrial membrane), interacts with StAR (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein) to transport cholesterol into mitochondria
• Performance to Build Requirements, source confidential.
• Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), a Brazilian oil company.
• Pharma Bio-Research, a Dutch drug research company
• Plant breeders' rights, a patented cultivar
• Plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet
• Point blank range
• Pokémon Battle Revolution, a video game for the Nintendo Wii.
• Policy based routing
• Pre-Budget Report, one of the two economic forecasts that HM Treasury is required to deliver to the UK Parliament each year
• Perspective Based Review, a software inspection style in the descipline of software engineering
• Professional Bull Riders, a sport, circuit, and company for professional bull riding
• Phi Buda ruda, a social college drumline fraternity"

Now: A graphic based on Perspective Based Review or Pokemón Battle Revolution, that would be the shit!

(Stoked on getting the Maidens back into production though, really like the 1st gen noodles for pow and trees. Thought K2 had a big hole in their lineup this year.)

[BLOOD SWEAT STEEL]

I really felt like they got lost in the race-to-rocker everything shuffle. Pity, because they already had the perfect ski. Here's to seing them back on the racks soon!

[schuss]

I heard rumors of Maiden's with PBR topsheets.

I MUST HAVE THEM.

[Damian Sanders]

A maiden with the new "decambered tip" like on the '08 seth's would be awesome. Maybe with a 115mm waist and smidge less sidecut, in the low to mid 30m range. Slightly stiffer too, but not as stiff as the seth. I'd hit that.

[grskier]

A maiden with the new "decambered tip" like on the '08 seth's would be awesome. Maybe with a 115mm waist and smidge less sidecut, in the low to mid 30m range. Slightly stiffer too, but not as stiff as the seth. I'd hit that.

Maybe they'll make the ski upside down and backwards

I only skied the AKs once but I loved them...

[rugbydave]

I've never skied em and only have pretty stiff skis in my quiver (squads, KW extras, mojos) anybody else ski mainly stiff skis and love the Maidens? I'd love to give em a test ride sometime

[funkendrenchman]

A maiden with the new "decambered tip" like on the '08 seth's would be awesome. Maybe with a 115mm waist and smidge less sidecut, in the low to mid 30m range. Slightly stiffer too, but not as stiff as the seth. I'd hit that.

Uh ya right. Write to K2 and I'm sure they'll make a ski for you.

[mr_gyptian]

I heard rumors of Maiden's with PBR topsheets.

Why couldn't they just stick with the Kahuna topsheet?

The maiden graphic design looks like it should be a patch on a jean jacket.

[jonski]

Was a pretty interesting line up without them - jump of under 100mm underfoot and traditional shaping to the hell bent phatty fat and rockered

[Damian Sanders]

Uh ya right. Write to K2 and I'm sure they'll make a ski for you.

WTF?

How is that not a logical evolution of the maiden?????

It's got alot of sidecut (28m in 189) and is pretty soft in the tip and tail. If it was a slightly stiffer, a bit wider with less sidecut, and had a "flat tip/forebody" like the seth's, it would be a much better all around pow ski (better at speed, but with more float.

[rip]

I heard rumors of Maiden's with PBR topsheets.

....yup.

[soul_skier]

dammit, another pair of skis I have to get

[skibum193]

I love my Madens, but with a PBR topsheet!!! I'd almost pay retail for those...

[rip]

I'd almost pay retail for those...

There's the problem. There is no retail. Only way you'll have a chance at getting them is by working at a shop or buying them of ebay or craigslist from some shop monkey who needs some cash.

I have no idea what K2 is thinking leaving them out. If you want anything wider than a Seth, your only choices are pontoon or hellbent.

[soul_skier]

anyone viewing this thread work at a shop that carries K2???

[mountain_man]

Whats the point of making the skis unavailable to the public? Surely K2 could generate considerable revenue through re-introducing this ski as there appears to be, as others have pointed out, a large gap in K2's lineup this year.

The only reason for this that i can see is if next years 'Seth' is changed and modeled off the MadeN in terms of dimensions, which was mentioned on K2fourms. A MadeN with a slight tip and tail rocker and a stiffer flex pattern, from the current Seth or the PE would make a very interesting ski one that i would consider buying.

But i really want PBR Made'N's now, FUCK!!!1

[robnow]

Damn, PBR, that is going to be sick!!

Ok, its driving me crazy, WHAT THE HELL IS PBR?

[zion zig zag]

Ok, its driving me crazy, WHAT THE HELL IS PBR?

Pabst Blue Ribbon. It was all the rage two years ago, now it's just another tired cliche.

[bfree]

PBR? For some of us, that could mean:

"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PBR is a three-letter acronym that refers to

• Pabst Blue Ribbon, a brand of beer
• Patrol boat river, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War
• Partition Boot Record, same as Volume Boot Record
• Patton's Brake Replacements, an Australian manufacturer of brake parts.
• Pebble bed reactor, a type of nuclear reactor.
• Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor, located at OMM (outer mitochondrial membrane), interacts with StAR (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein) to transport cholesterol into mitochondria
• Performance to Build Requirements, source confidential.
• Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), a Brazilian oil company.
• Pharma Bio-Research, a Dutch drug research company
• Plant breeders' rights, a patented cultivar
• Plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet
• Point blank range
• Pokémon Battle Revolution, a video game for the Nintendo Wii.
• Policy based routing
• Pre-Budget Report, one of the two economic forecasts that HM Treasury is required to deliver to the UK Parliament each year
• Perspective Based Review, a software inspection style in the descipline of software engineering
• Professional Bull Riders, a sport, circuit, and company for professional bull riding
• Phi Buda ruda, a social college drumline fraternity"

Now: A graphic based on Perspective Based Review or Pokemón Battle Revolution, that would be the shit!

or...you go for urban dictionary and get only the true meaning

[Huck_Schmuck]

A maiden with the new "decambered tip" like on the '08 seth's would be awesome. Maybe with a 115mm waist and smidge less sidecut, in the low to mid 30m range. Slightly stiffer too, but not as stiff as the seth. I'd hit that.

Faction 13s. If you can get them, everything you have ever asked for. In a pink ski.

[Phall]

Well ladies and gents....these are going to be super hard to find.