K2 2012 Snowboard Reviews

The K2 Lifelike is the Slayblade for snowboarders that acknowledge that they aren’t going to be the next Eero Nimela. If you’re an intermediate to advanced snowboarder that rides less than a month a season you’re certain to have tons more fun with on the Lifelike than you’d have battling with the Slayblade.

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The K2 Happy Hour is the replacement for the aging Believer. Fashioned in the Dark north by Snowboarding Troll Danny Larson, when this twin, zero camber board isn’t thrashing the park and throwing Danny into all manner of handplants it’s a great weapon for stabbing unsuspecting skiers, snow BMXers and those stupid Snow Tubing rings. Go forth and puncture!

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The replacement for the Zeppelin may have surpassed its predecessor’s legend. The K2 Slayblade is a firm flexing setback twin that will aggressively attack every terrain you ride. Now with bamboo in the core and Carbon Web around the tips the Slayblade’s pop is more ferocious than ever.

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In 1956 at the height of the Cold War, hidden in top secret military labs miles from civilisation in the uninhabitable tundra of Siberia, Russian scientists developed a machine that was capable of launching a single human being into the stratosphere. Recently K2 was able to get hold of this devise and in 2011 is releasing it onto the unknowing public. They call this machine the Protohype, an untameable snow sliding and flying devise that will scare the life out of anyone good enough to ride and kill those that aren’t.

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The World Wide Weapon returns with same incredibly soft rockered profile and cut-down shape that has made it a household name. This year the WWW gets over-size blunted tips so you can use it shovel snow off the steps at your favourite handrailÖ I can’t imagine there’s any other use for them.

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Last year the Fastplant surprised us with its versatility and with how much fun it was to ride. This year the Bambooyah cored park entertainer gets K2’s all new Ollie Par for even more pop. A strangely damp and controlled snowboard that pops huge!

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K2 has hit the snow touring with the all new Panoramic. K2 wanted to stick to their riding principle and steer clear of the hippy soul surfer image so the created a splitty with All Terrain rocker and a very slightly directional shape that will allow riders to enjoy freeride and freestyle snowboarding in the backcountry. The Panoramic also features K2’s Bambooyah core for extra life and pop.

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Girls want to ride as much as the boys these days, the Kandi is K2 throwing a bone to the next generation.

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With a directional shape, Catch Free Rocker and soft flex the K2 Moment is designed for absolute beginners or people who are struggling to master the basics. The Moment is a great example of a functional, inexpensive and basic snowboard.

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The K2 Lunatique is a popular snowboard with beginner and intermediate female snowboarders looking to get the most out of their money. With its soft biaxial glass laminates and forgiving, easy to ride reverse camber profile the Lunatique ticks all of the right boxes when it comes to a first time buyer’s check list.

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For women who get off the chairlift in any conditions and head straight to the park, rain or shine the K2 Va Va Voom is a prudent choice. With its Jib Rocker profile, twin shape, soft biax glass and three degree park it’s as park focused as you are.

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If you’re after a good time then the Fling is worth a whirl. Designed for lapping the Terrain Park and general cruising, the twin shape is perfect for those that want to push their switch riding and the zero camber profile makes the Fling catch free and extremely press-able on the groomers and park jibs. Carbon Web keeps pop in the nose and tail for getting airborne.

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The K2 Eco Pop is a very slightly setback, directional twin shaped snowboard with an All-Mountain Rocker profile and Harshmellow dampening designed to provide intermediate to advanced female snowboarders with a versatile board that will charge down varying terrain and snow conditions. Essentially the K2 Turbo Dream for the fairer sex.

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Leanne Pelosi’s new board is a Wolf in Sheep’s clothing. The suave black topsheet and fluro sintered base hide a construction loaded with high spec materials. There’s the new carbon Ollie Bar and the Bambooyah Blend core for snappiness, Hybrilight construction and Honeykomb to keep the weight down and Flatline camber and a directional twin shape for all terrain and conditions versatility.

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Before you prized Burton Vapour gets vandalized on a makeshift box in your backyard by your over eager 13 year old son, get down to your local board shop and pick up a K2 Vandal .With its Jib Rocker profile and soft and buttery biaxial glass it’s the perfect board for kids to learn the ropes on and progress into the park with.

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For newcomers to the sport there’s one characteristic a snowboard should offer them. It has to be easy to ride and forgiving. With Catch Free Rocker, a 3 degree edge bevel and soft and forgiving biaxial fibreglass the Brigade fits the bill. You’re 60%* more likely to catch Bird Flu than an edge on the K2 Brigade. *note: 99% of Snowboard-Review statistics are fabricated on the spot.

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The Playback is K2’s new budget conscious twin freestyle deck. With Flatline zero camber, a twin shape, an easy to maintain extruded base and a 3 degree park edge bevel the Playback is the perfect board for your first tentative steps in the park.

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A popular choice for beginner and intermediate snowboarders, the K2 Raygun has all the features and board shape you’ll need for cruising the park, slashing the pow and charging the groomers.

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Parkstar by name park star by nature. The K2 Parkstar is the perfect snowboard for everyone from beginner to pro who likes an easy flexing freestyle snowboard with a responsive sidecut and a stable but playful Jib Rocker profile that doesn’t wash out on tail heavy landings or feel sketchy on rock hard pistes.

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The Turbo Dream is K2’s original all-mountain, ride everything Snowboard. You’ll find freeride pros picking their way down sheer Alaskan spines on the TD, you’ll watch movies of Wille Yli-Luoma sticking huge spins into choppy backcountry landings and in every snowboard park on the planet you will spot kids taking their Turbo Dreams to rails and boxes.

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