2025 K2 Omen Team

To be honest, we’re going to miss the Poacher. That was a great ski for a lot of people. For 2025, we get the all-new K2 Omen Team representing the mid-90's twin tip division, and so far, this ski has lived up to the hype. As an athlete driven ski, the Omen Team is now a prime performer in the park world, lending a sturdy feel and a wider-bodied format to competitive and recreational slopestyle performance. The Omen Team follows many principles laid forth by the Poacher, offering freestyle enthusiasts a firm and supportive platform to stand on and jump off. These skis are ideally built and shaped for freestyle performance, but they also have some great all-mountain features as well. Poacher was always a great mid-90's twin that went back and forth between the terrain park, woods, bumps, and groomers. Omen Team also fills this role, and it’s a big one in the ski world today.

Built with K2’s aspen micro block core, the Omen Team has a great blend of light weight and high energy. Like K2’s been doing for years, they wrap that core in a triaxial fiberglass braid in order to boost the stiffness and pop. Speaking of boost, the skis also feature K2’s Carbon Boost Braid which adds carbon to that glass weave to further energize the ski. One of the new concepts for the Reckoner series this year filters into Omen, and that’s the Twin Tech Sidewalls. By extending the thickness of the profile into the tips and tails, the Omen Team gets a bump in durability without making the ski too stiff. That’s a decent change from what we had with Poacher—that ski was consistently stiff and hefty. Some skiers got a long great with that, but the new tech seems to be more beneficial for more skiers.

The mid-90's is a great place to be for any ski, but especially for a twin tip. These Omen Team measurements of 125/96/119 are awesome for mixing park, pipe, and all-mountain options. The 177 produces a turn radius of 18-meters, making it amenable to multiple turn shapes and styles regardless of conditions or terrain. K2 uses their all-terrain twin rocker profile in this ski, featuring gradual and extended rise in both tips and tails. The wider skis in the Reckoner line, for example, use a lot more splay and longer rocker lines to boost the powder capacity. No real need here in the Omen Team—these skis are more resort-focused and park-oriented. Another recent advent with the park and pipe skis is the implementation of taper to the ends. This makes smoother transitions on takeoffs and landings and easier float through softer and more unpredictable snow.

At the end of the day, progression must be made. The Omen Team is picking up from a stalwart ski in this division in the Poacher, and so far, it’s doing a great job. Omen Team takes existing technology and shape and adds its own twist. The skis still feel sturdy and stable with a lot to offer skiers going big and hitting tons of rails. This is what freestyle skiing is all about and it shines through in the modern park ski format of the 2025 K2 Omen Team.