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New Warren Miller ski film offers groundbreaking 3 minutes of snowboard footage
07 months ago
Winter is almost here, and like clockwork, so is the 62nd Warren Miller Entertainment film. “Like There’s No Tomorrow” premieres at the Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, at 6pm on October 14th.
The good news is that this year’s token snowboarder is US Olympic Boardercross racer Seth Wescott. Seth is best known for his impressive Olympic gold medals for boardercross, so this is a great opportunity for him to show off on a gorgeous bluebird day in Alaska.
All sarcasm aside, I am actually looking forward to seeing Tim Durtschi’s part as well. I coached with Tim a couple of years ago at the Alyeska Summer Camp, and was impressed by both his skiing and his coaching ability.
Bottom line is that it’s a ski flick that usually showcases a couple minutes of decent snowboarding. This years’ segment should be worth watching. If you want to check it out, the premiere’s a usually great places to pick up some swag, enter in contests, and maybe get a few free days of riding, depending on which premiere you hit up.
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09-10 K2 Believer Review
02 years ago
by User Review
in Men's Snowboards
K2 believer for all mountain riding and focusing on park.
K2 believer, good board easily broken! i have broken 2, my mate bought one cause i liked mine and he has broken his aswel. another dude who i ride with sometimes broke his so i would not recommend them.
Boa Debuts H2 Coiler Reel to Compliment Focus System on 09/10 Partner Snowboard Boots
02 years ago
by Press Release
in Product News
Denver, Co. – Adding to the arsenal of Boa options available to the snowboard world for Winter 2009, Boa Technology, makers of the award-winning patented Boa® Lacing System, introduces the new H2 Coiler Reel. Featured on some of the most innovative boots this season produced by DC, Vans, K2, Ride, Flow and others, Boa is once again taking performance fit and zonal closure to the next level for elite riders.
Living and breathing lacing technology 24/7, the design crew at Boa created the new H2 Coiler to complement the already radical Boa Focus system launched last season. “We are always looking to innovate and improve the performance of our products,” says Boa Director of Product Design, Brett Vladika. “And we designed the H2 Coiler to be our most secure, low-profile, high-power reel yet.” (more…)
SIA.09 – K2
03 years ago
I rode K2′s WWW for a good bit of the 07/08 season and have been spending most of the 08/09 season on either a WWW or Jibpan, so needless to say I was looking forward to seeing K2′s 2010 line. K2 has changed up their line pretty significantly, and a number of their boards are now reverse or zero camber. The entire line looks great, and I look forward to getting on snow with them in the spring. (more…)
08-09 K2 Believer Review
03 years ago
by Chris
in Men's Snowboards
K2's Believer is a solid all-around board, designed for high-level park, but excelling everywhere.
I've ridden the K2 Believer on everything – groomers, the park, back-country, pipe, and even a few days on Mammoth late-spring morning ice and afternoon slush, and I've been consistently impressed with the K2 Believer; it's a fun, poppy ride that's still soft enough to butter and play. For most of last season the WWW was my snowboard of choice for all-mountain riding, it's just so fun to ride, however it is lacking in situations where you need a little more power. The Believer manages to capture the fun side of the WWW, but gives you that little bit of extra snap when you're riding in more challenging terrain.
V-shaped Carbon stringers in the tip and tail help provide that boost out of the tail when you pop, and dampening when you land, but since the stringers stop right around your bindings, you still get a soft, buttery center to the board. All that combines to mean you get sweet pop off the takeoff, it spins smoothly through the air, and then cushions you into the landing.
On snow the board performs like a dream, the sidecut makes for a nice turn shape, and the flex pattern keeps the board playful in any terrain. The board's sintered 4000 base means you'll have plenty of speed, and its playful colors come in handy when you bust out the camera in the backcountry.
I really can't recommend the Believer enough, take one out for a spin, and you'll see what I mean.
K2 Snowboarding Hires on Joel Brinson to the Seattle Based Design Crew
03 years ago
SEATTLE, Wash. (September 8th, 2008) – After a solid four years in the Northeast, Joel Brinson has made the cross country move to the great Northwest and “is fully stoked about the opportunity to join the talented design crew at K2 Snowboarding.” Joel brings a distinct design aesthetic and vast knowledge of the industry to K2 that complements the artistic stylings of K2 designers, Cory Little, Jessie Federico and Jered Garrison. (more…)
07-08 K2 Va Va Voom! Review
04 years ago
This is a great board for ladies who don't like stiff boards or who are unable to get the full performance out of something that is stiff. And, it is appropriately named the Va Va Voom for freestyle.
The V.V.V. impressed me when I tried a friends and it was so easy to play on. I went straight to a store to buy it.
Way flexible and fun, it doesn't hold the best edge in chop. However, the more I ride it, the more I don't want to be on anything else. Groomers, park, pipe and tree riding are sick on this board. Powder and ungroomed is not where it performs best, but it still is very rideable.
07-08 K2 W.W.W. Review
04 years ago
by User Review
in Men's Snowboards
The WWW is a jib-specific park board that can actually be ridden all mountain.
I absolutely love the WWW. I originally bought it as a park board, but the thing is so damn addictive to ride, that I end up riding it all over the mountain.
In the park it is pretty much unbeatable on any jib, box, or rail feature, and great on small to medium sized jumps. I hit a couple of 50 foot tables on it, and while it did fine, you have to be spot on with the landing, as the nose and tail are pretty soft. The board really likes to spin, whether onto boxes or into the air. The softness of the board makes it very forgiving when getting onto rails and landing spins off small features.
The remarkable thing about this board is that because K2 cut the nose and tail off, the effective edge is that of a longer board. So the 155 rides like a 160, for example. So, while it is definitely designed for the park, it holds and edge and makes decent turns on the mountain. It is pretty soft, so when you get into chop you do end up absorbing a lot with your legs, but for run of the mill riding, warm-up laps, or simply getting to the park, it is a really fun board to ride.
I'm not totally keen on this years graffics, but that's not usuaully important on a board because I cover them up with stickers anyways. However, because the top-sheet is made of p-tex (that's right, the same stuff your base is made of), you can't even put stickers on it. A major bummer.