| The Kilowatt combines the turning ease of the Havoc with the wide, stable platform of the Verdict. A fatty without the weight, the Kilowatt makes an excellent choice for those big days in the backcountry! This ski is a staff favorite here with many of us choosing to buy this ski for ourselves. It's great for soft powder days, and it's torsional stiffness makes it solid even on firm snow. Even at 95mm underfoot, this ski is easy to turn in steeps, trees, or anywhere else you go. The Kilowatts will keep you powered up all day long. |
A harbinger of great things to come from Black Diamond's ski line, The KiloWatt is all about efficient energy return for work invested. Utilizing totally new technology and new materials, it is a great blend of the Verdict's wide powerful platform and the Havoc's turning ease. Stay off the grid with the new Black Diamond KiloWatt.
• Advanced Formula One Technology with integrated 3D dampening.
• Solid wood core is CNC-3D-machined, then wrapped in torsion box construction.
• Longitudinally smooth and torsionally powerful.
• Efficient Power defined. |
Skiing magazine: '06 "...Meaty dudes have long loved BD's versatile Havoc and its powder-blasting brother, the Verdict, but lighter skiers often found them stiff and unwieldy. BD's answer ... is the softer, more forgiving Kilowatt. ...Should you ever need to ski a groomer, the Kilowatt's generous sidecut will make for quick handling and easy turn initiation."
'07 The Kilowatt has all the flex of an oak stump, sticks to groomers and doesn't get nervous at speed. In powder it's smooth and predictable. Gripes: A bit stiff for slow turns and too narrow for waist-deep days. Props:Good performance in crud and on groomers for such a narrow big-mountain ski. And the firm tail pops you out of turns. Tester's take: 'If you want something light and easy to turn - despite its stiffness - this is your ski.'"
Powder Magazine: "A mid-season release last year, the KiloWatt combines the stability of the bigger Verdict with the versatility of the smaller Havoc. Lightweight and smooth, the KiloWatt has equal parts quickness, power and float."
Backcountry magazine: "Designed to blend the stability of the Verdict with the quickness and power of the Havoc, the Kilowatt is lighter than both, and sized down to a femme-friendly 155cm. Western skiers hammered it both tele and AT, and it kept the lights on in each mode. 'Solid ski with a lot of rebound in fast turns,' said one tester. 'Snappy, great pop and lightweight,' said another. 'Great for bc and in-bounds.' With a greater range of test conditions, Eastern testers had more varied responses. 'Skied plates and piles well. Smooth and stable arcs and very predictable,' said the Dean of Testers. 'A bit blah in terms of recoil, but good holding power front to back,' said another. One more, finding that it could alternate current between the backcountry and frontside, said,' Although they required a little more effort to pull around a slower speeds, their amped-up flex and torsional rigidity provide the necessary support and response for hard charging.'" |
