K2 The Zero - 2010

Snowboard Review:

Boy-oh boy what a snowboard! I don’t want to belittle K2’s achievements on the rest of the range, but from my experiences, the Zero blows every other board in the range and the majority of snowboards on the market out of the water. Picking up the Zero, it’s really noticeable how light it is, it felt sinful attaching my Rossignol Jeremy Jones Experience bindings which must have tripled the weight of the setup. To really make the most of the lightweight construction you’d want to match the Zero with a pair of the K2 Auto Ever, Union Force-MC or Burton CO2 bindings. Riding super light and stiff bindings you’d really appreciate the Harshmellow integrated damping system which neutralises any vibrations and makes for one of the easiest high speed rides money can buy. Carving on Ice the Zero held a perfect radial arc and the hyper-progressive sidecut responded well to cruisey carve initiation as well as powerful thrashing. In slushy snow, chatter was non existent. In the air, throwing spins and tweaking grabs really benefited from the Hybrilight construction and for a 159 throwing aerial tricks was absolutely effortless. I’m just short of 80kg and I’m 5’9” tall, the 159 was the perfect size me, and despite the incredible edge hold the board felt forgiving in landings and pumping through natural and man made transitions, which is a real breath of fresh air for such a responsive board, oh and did I mention that the exclusive Zero sintered base is insanely fast which meant that I could boost that little bit higher than my mates off booters, taking the same run up. Anybody who has mastered the basics of carving is going to get a huge amount out of riding the Zero, but if you’re at the top of your game then there really aren’t many boards which are as easy or exciting to ride.

Posted by Rich Ewbank in • K2