The 2027 K2 Omen 90 with Salomon Strive 14 GW Bindings calls park, pipe, and everything in between its home turf. This is an ultra-durable freestyle twin with a narrower, nimble waist, an all-terrain twin rocker shape, and a braided wood core packed with carbon for pop. It is built to launch off lips and stomp deep landings lap after lap. We paired the Omen 90 with the Strive 14 because of this binding’s well known reputation for safety, reliability, and ease of use. Featuring an LDN toe piece that optimizes contact and response, these bindings integrate seamlessly with boots and skis, allowing for a natural flex and balanced stance, making them the perfect choice to pair with this ski.

Why we like it:

The Carbon Boost Braid is what gives this ski its personality. Longitudinal carbon stringers woven into K2's Triaxial Braid load up and snap back with real energy, so the Omen delivers genuine pop off the takeoff instead of just feeling like a flat plank.

Who it's for:

Park and pipe are the focus, so this suits freestyle skiers from intermediate up who need a tough, poppy twin. It works for skiers progressing their trick game as well as those who already lap hard and need something that can take the abuse.

Highlights:

Carbon Boost Braid is the headline, longitudinal carbon stringers woven into K2's patented Triaxial Braid for added pop and rebound off every feature. Construction starts with an Aspen Microblock core, many small aspen stringers that give a consistent flex, smooth feel, and a damp, predictable ride for stomping landings, while the Triaxial Braided Core interlocks fiberglass around the wood for torsional strength without losing the natural flex of a wood ski. Twin Tech Sidewalls bring durable full-sidewall edge grip plus a topsheet built to shrug off ski-on-ski impacts. The All Terrain Twin Rocker profile, with its gradual, extended rise in tip and tail, makes a 90 mm waist versatile and forgiving in all conditions and just as comfortable riding switch as straight. At the core is the three-part heel, which delivers the secure boot retention the Strive line is known for while keeping weight reasonable. Salomon's elastic travel keeps the binding planted through chatter and cut-up snow, so it does not get knocked offline easily. The LDN toe spreads lateral input across an extra-wide pedal for crisp edge-to-edge power transfer, and a sliding toe pedal lets the ski bend underfoot for a more natural flex. The whole assembly rides on a low-profile chassis that drops the stance and centers the skier over the ski. It accepts both standard alpine and GripWalk boot soles, and the binding is TUV certified.

Things to consider:

Freestyle comes first here: the narrower waist and twin-rocker shape are tuned for park performance and all-mountain playfulness, not for floating powder or charging steep, firm lines at speed. Skiers chasing soft-snow float will want something wider.

Fit & sizing considerations:

Sizes true to length, so pick your usual park length, or drop a length if you want the ski to feel quicker and more flickable for spins and presses.