As one of the most popular powder skis in the men’s Mindbender lineup, it comes as no surprise that K2 has gifted the gals with their very own Mindbender 116C. Although brand new to the ladies’ line in 2024, the K2 Mindbender 116C Women’s Skis emerge just as surfy as last year’s men’s model and enlist the expertise of many K2 technologies to achieve this. A 116mm waist and a Powder Rocker profile are just the start, with both of these characteristics combining to create the Mindbender 116C’s signature robustness. As a result, the Mindbender 116C officially stakes its claim as the widest and surfiest performer in the women’s Mindbender lineup and offers a ride that remains impeccably stable and impossibly maneuverable in deeper snow. The addition of K2’s Carbon Spectral Braiding allows such strategic performance to be possible by utilizing its fine-tuned fiber reinforcements to generate an incredibly balanced feel. With tighter cross-hatching in the shovel and looser weaving in the rear, this unique braiding technology is able to achieve a similar effect as the Titanal Y-Beam but with far less weight. The final product is a true test of ingenuity that serves to push the boundaries of skiing magic by endowing expert rippers with an unusually surfy feel that can only be found in the Mindbender 116C.