Reviews by User: Gale (1)

I was advised by a Backcountry representative that the Jak was a great all terrain ski that would work well for my intended use of 50% resort trails on hard pack Eastern snow/ice and 50% backcountry with some possible Western powder. When the skis arrived, I was a bit surprised by the width-they looked more like water skis than snow skis. I was very fortunate to take my first test run on a variety of snow conditions from boiler plate ice, breakable crust to fluffy powder. If you ski the backcountry in fluffy powder or groomed trails on soft snow, you will love these skis. If you ski hard packed icy groomed trails, don't buy these skis.

I was advised by a Backcountry representative that the Jak was a great all terrain ski that would work well for my intended use of 50% resort trails on hard pack Eastern snow/ice and 50% backcountry with some possible Western powder. When the skis arrived, I was a bit surprised by the width-they looked more like water skis than snow skis. I was very fortunate to take my first test run on a variety of snow conditions from boiler plate ice, breakable crust to fluffy powder. If you ski the backcountry in fluffy powder or groomed trails on soft snow, you will love these skis. If you ski hard packed icy groomed trails, don't buy these skis.