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Whether it’s your first time in the backcountry or you just need a pack to carry your gear around; having a snowboard specific backpack makes all the difference. K2 Snowboards offered up the 11-12 K2 Sentinel backpack for a giveaway, so I asked you guys why you needed it. The comments were a good mix [...]

When it comes to snowboarding on the mountain, sometimes all your stuff can’t fit in your pockets and you need the extra space of a backpack.  It keeps everything in one place and allows you to bring the essentials especially when traveling in the backcountry. If you’ve been thinking about playing in the backcountry or [...]

Location: Winter Park, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to softpacked to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the K2 Fastplant with K2 Auto Agogo LTD bindings and Vans Veil Boots size 8. Size: 151cm. First Impression: The upgrade to the 11-12 fastplant just adds to the fun of the board! Weight: Lighter than average Flex: Stiffer flex between [...]

Established in 1987, K2 Snowboards not only has a history in snowboarding but they’ve also adapted to the future of snowboarding by building up their snowboard technology.  They’ve focused on the progression of snowboarding through their snowboards and introduced concepts for all types of riders.  K2 continues to offer multiple baseline profiles:  flatline, catch free [...]

It’s Movember!  As a fan of mustaches, I wanted to giveaway a K2 Fastplant in honor of this great month and to bring awareness to Movember.  Last week I asked you guys to show off your best mustaches (real or fake) for your chance to win a brand new K2 Fastplant.  Now the time has [...]

It’s the beautiful month of Movember, when the mustaches come out to play and help support a good cause.  Since I’m a fan of mustaches, I wanted to have a snowboard giveaway that would compliment this fantastic month and put a brand new 2010-2011 K2 Fastplant 154 into one of your hands.  It means that [...]

During the off-days at camp most of the camp is quiet as staff and campers are non-existent but the Windells Academy students stay busy with on-snow and off-snow activities.  On Friday the van was loaded up with Academy kids to head to Seattle where K2 Sports is located and were given a tour of the [...]

For 23 years, K2 snowboards has been offering a way of fun progression to the mountains with their boards, boots and bindings.  Their technology focuses on different riders needs, from catch free for beginners to rocker for park or pow or just flatline for the perfect balance. For 10-11 K2 introduces the Fastplant with Bambooyah [...]

Location: Loveland, CO Snow Conditions: Hardpacked to icy conditions on the mountain. Setup: I rode the K2 Slayblade with K2 Auto Agogo bindings and Bonfire Geo boots. Size: 156cm. First Impression: The eco pop won me over, lets see if I feel the same about the men’s model for flatline technology. Weight: Lighter than average [...]

This review was done at the Transworld Good Wood test as I tagged along with the test and tried out boards. Location: Breckenridge, Colorado Snow Conditions: Overcast with hardpacked groomers to icy groomers. Setup: I rode the K2 Eco Pop with Union Force’s and my Rome Vamps size 8. First Impression: Super light board and [...]