K2 Slayblade - 2011
The Slayblade is a classic all mountain freestyle snowboard designed for advanced riders who want to charge big jumps and pipe walls. Not a lot of change from the 2010 Slayblade, 2011’s model gets sneakily upgraded to a Zero sintered base, so you won’t have to worry about hitting any kicker knuckles. Will the Slayblade ever fill the void left by the Zepplin? Sure, it is already a classic.
Manufacturer's Description:
The Essence of Freestyle Progression.
Winning the triple crown of product awards: Transworld’s Good Wood, Snowboarder’s Best of Test, and Snowboard Mag’s Platinum Pick, there is no question that board design has entered a new phase. Designed in direct response to team demands, the 2010-11 K2 Slayblade snowboard encompasses the very essence of progression, from team favorite FLATLINE Technology with HARSHMELLOW, to the addition of a Ø Sintered Base to make it even lighter, and behold… the new all mountain freestyle king.
Recommended for park riding.
Recommended for halfpipe riding.
Recommended for freeride riding.
High cost $
Available in Wide.
Zero Camber Construction.
Twin Shape.
Year: 2011
Available Lengths (cm):
153, 156, 158, 161, 164, 159W, 163W, 166W
Riding Style: Freestyle/Park
Specifications:
Flatline™ zero camber profile
Harshmellow™ dampening
Setback Twin
Hyper Progressive sidecut
WH4™ Core (Wood & honeycomb)
Triax/Biax/ICG 20
Carbon Matrix II torsion forks
Similar boards: Imperium DJVI - 2011 Amplid HiDef - 2011 Burton Love - 2011 Endeavor High 5 Series - 2011
Snowboard Review:
Watch the 2011 K2 Slayblade Video Snowboard Review
This years Slayblade is a bit of a beast! Similarly to last years it has a zero camber profile, harshmellow dampening, hybrilight costruction, ICG20 fibreglass laminate, torsion forks and a WH4 core. Nevertheless this years Slayblade feels more responsive, more powerful and stiffer both laterally and longitudinally than last years offering. This years Slayblade is more of an all-mountain killer and is the ultimate board for hitting 10+ meter kickers and superpipes. The new sintered 0 base is the equivalent of a sintered 10,000 base which means that it is one of the fastest bases on the market and you can really feel the difference; even in the spring slush I wasn’t struggling for speed when hitting kickers! The Slayblade really excels when you’re speeding into jumps as the harshmellow dampening and strong edges give it great stability, but this stability doesn’t compromise the boards response from edge to edge.
For advanced riders looking for a strong and powerful board to allow them to progress to the bigger obstacles in the park and in the backcountry then the Slayblade is a banger. Nevertheless you have to be a very strong rider to make the most of this beast and if you like riding rails then the stiffness means that getting technical will be much more difficult than on a softer deck. If you’re confident on rails then this board will lock onto both rails and boxes due to the zero camber but will feel twitchy and uncontrollable at low speeds when setting-up. Beginner and intermediate riders will probably struggle with the Slayblade as it isn’t particularly forgiving at low speeds; I believe this is a third or fourth time buyers board.
In conclusion I’d say that the Slayblade is the ultimate advanced riders all-mountain board. If you’re confident spinning off of smaller jumps but want the added confidence to take your tricks to bigger jumps then this board will give you that confidence. Likewise if you’re not interested in the park then the Slayblade will give you the confidence to ride faster, carve harder and boost much bigger off of rollers.
Posted by Tom Ewbank in • K2
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on November 29, 2011 at 08:50 PM
hey im planning to get a slayblade but im not so sure about that after reading posts above. its been 9 yrs im riding and im very confident in freeride and i would like to have a board that is fast, responsive and with a good edge hold but a typical FR board will not do cause 1. i need the board also for snowkiting so it must be symmetric 2. i would also like to hit the pipe this year and here im a beginner. as far as i noticed from reviews this is more like a all mountain/freestyle so i thought that with its veratility and nice design it would be perfect. (“without k2 im nothing on the new one bothers me more that its price ;)) i would be very grateful for a piece of advice.
on November 30, 2011 at 03:03 AM
and one more thing.. is size 156 still ok? (there is no way to buy 153 in europe). im 171cm (5.6), weight 63kg (139 pounds)
on December 01, 2011 at 10:52 PM
oh sorry, just read the above :) already moved to the forum with my concerns.
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