New 2024 K2 Snowboards

The brand new boards for 2023-24 are: 

+ Gateway – Not likely new, however extra a reputation change for the Raygun (bar the graphic). It appears to be like to be an identical in each technique to the Raygun, so primarily only a title change. 

+ Gateway Pop – Once more, actually only a title change from the Raygun Pop.   

+ Hypnotist – Full camber, 7/10 flex, true twin board. What we’d classify as an aggressive all-mountain freestyle board. For extra superior freestyle riders hitting bigging options, however little question it would not be a slouch when it comes to velocity and carving, with these specs. 

+ Isolator – This can be a new break up board and whereas it is not purely a break up model of the Excavator, it does use the identical form, camber profile and so forth of the Excavator with some variations, however by and huge a break up version-ish of the Excavator. 

+ Lil Mini (75, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130)

Exiting 2023 K2 Snowboards 

The 2023 boards that are not returning with a 2024 mannequin: 

– Raygun – however that is immediately changed by Gateway, so only a title change.

– Raygun Pop – once more only a title change in actuality to the Gateway Pop. 

– Bottle Rocket

– Break up Bean

All 2024 K2 Snowboards by Class

Under, I’ve categorized K2’s 2023-24 lineup. That is in line with the classes right here at SnowboardingProfiles.com and never essentially the identical as how K2 may label them.

After all these are solely broad classes as each board is totally different, however this can be a tough information. 

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So there you have got the 2024 K2 snowboards. 

Out with the Outdated and In with the New

The Raygun and Raygun Pop seem to exit however they do not actually – simply modified names to Gateway and Gateway Pop. 

The Bottle Rocket and Break up Bean are nonetheless genuinely exiting with no apparent direct alternative. 

The Hypnotist is a genuinely new board with a mid-stiff flex, full camber and a freestyle form. We’d say it is an aggressive all-mtn-freestyle board, although we’ve not had an opportunity to check it simply but. 

There’s additionally a brand new break up board, the Isolator, which is in quite a lot of methods, however not precisely, a break up model of the Excavator. 

Adjustments to Current Fashions

Medium: Good points new sizes 141, 144 & 147 and drops the 160W. This makes it a extra real unisex possibility.

Manifest: Good points new sizes 144, 147 & 150. Fairly just a few dimensional adjustments too, together with efficient edge, sidecut and width. E.g. on 156:

– Efficient edge now 118cm (was 119.3cm on 2023 mannequin)

– Sidecut now 9.0/6.9/9.0 (was 8.7 on ’23 mannequin).

– Waist now 253mm (was 250mm on ’23 mannequin).

– Tip/tail width now 298mm (was 294mm on ’23 mannequin).

Setback can also be much less now. Was 0.75″ (20mm) on ’23 mannequin and now 0.5″ (12.5mm). Weight suggestions and stance width additionally modified. So fairly just a few adjustments there. However does not seem like any adjustments to core or camber profile or flex or something like that.

Each different returning mannequin look like the identical as their ’23 counterparts, other than the graphics. 

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