K2 Phat Luv (the year of all pink flowers)
179 Fat BRO (07/08)
I absolutely hated these. I spent time with them, trying to analyze if it was the bindings, me on an off day, or something else about the setup and have determined that these skis were just plain awful. I think the flex patterns were off yet others seem to love them.
I have an even longer list of "hyped" things that my friends have bought that have inspired an intense dislike. Skiing/riding should be simple and easy and most of these doodads are time wasters that don't benefit enough for their hassle:
Hottronics - often not functional because the battery wasn't charged overnight. Someone is always still cold, losing the battery, fiddling with the controls. I only have one friend who isn't constantly adjusting them.
Heated Gloves - see Hottronics.
Boot Gloves - have to be removed for adjustments, often lost or forgotten, interferes with boot/binding interface.
Leki Grips - comes off when you need them on, and won't release when you need them off.
Hot Bootbags - can't be left in the lodge for fear of theft, unexpected things melt in them.
Sportubes - can't fold down to save space in rental cars and are eyesores indoors, never reassembled correctly by TSA thereby causing contents to spill out or get lost in transit. Do not provide superior enough protection over conventional ski bags+ smart packing to merit the hassle.
I also have a bone to pick with the whole hyped womens ski phenomenon, which has pumped out more duds than gems. The manfacturers are going overboard on the womens' specific aka the Jeannie Thoren effect...
Boots: overly soft, short, super cushy liners with fake fur that pack out instantly and colored pink, baby blue, black, gray or white. They give little or no support, require constant fitting adjustments due to poor liners packing out.
Heel lifts: Supposed to help women get their bodies forward on skis, yet I've never seen a woman stand in heels and move her center of mass further forward. A heel lift makes you shift the center of mass backwards in order to compensate for your legs being tilted forward. Because they take up volume in poorly fit boots (see above), and 'feels better' in the shop this trend continues to the detriment of good balance.
Built in artificial ramps: added to the skis under the binding area, built in differentials between the heel and toe of bindings, or added into the shell of the boots. When you combine the secretly lifted skis, bindings, and boots, and then add a heel lift... well it's no surprise that beginner and intermediate women aren't progressing.
Mounting bindings forward for women: does not universally translate into better skiing and creates a longer lever in tail of the ski to tear the ACL.
Crap skis under cute/girly graphics, passed off as "womens".
The whole concept that women need super short, soft skis, boots and a seemly infinite number of levels of beginner and intermediate gear designed so that they will be outgrown after 1 season. Also the insinuation that if the bunk science 'womens solutions' don't work for you then you are somehow less feminine physically. (Too:tall, heavy, muscular, straight, lacking curves etc.)
) The skis were okay - they were 178's, quite a drop down from my previous, usual 190 -- but those bindings....carrying the skis was NOT fun. 
