The Volkl Kiku is an amazingly playful ski! The Volkl designers have at last started designing skis that don’t look like race skis or feel like a 12 year old boy was running the design department. Sorry Volkl but you know what I’m talking about. This ladies ski has full rocker and is 106mm under foot, it is squarely aimed at the powder skier. The Kiku is the ladies version of the longstanding Gotama, one of my original and favorite skis. The reduced weight of this ski gives great maneuverability and combined with a ‘Wide Ride’ binding from Marker gives the Kiku tops marks from all those that test it. I would recommend this ski to advanced female skiers who are looking for an additional ski on  powder days. The full rocker and under foot width floats well but the compromise is the carving ability on the groomed runs. The picture above shows the design style that Volkl picked and the feedback has been great. Volkl relies on product driven marketing rather than on massive advertising campaigns and yet again they prove it with the Kiku.