Lady In Shred

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Freestyle adjustability where you need it, Strapper Zonal lacing lets you tighten and loosen your boots in just the right places.  Speed lacing down below locks in a solid base fit and killer Velcro straps up top quickly loosen for tweaks or tighten for added support.  Total freedom that adjusts to your riding style!  Featured on the NEW Women’s Locket.

BOA COILER CABLE CLOSURE SYSTEM:
The Boa Coiler system automatically retracts loose cable and minimizes closure turns, making it the fastest BOA you can get.

About K2′s partnership with BOA:
Now more than ever K2’s nine year of partnership with Boa is a stand out advantage.  Nine years ago they introduced Boa lacing systems to the snowboard market with many companies following in our footsteps. In 2009 they continue to lead the charge.  Featuring the exclusive K2 Access System BoaCONDA, low-friction, low-profile guides, BOA CBR H2 rReel closures, cable coilers, as well as many other advancements within each model, K2 continues to offer the most progressive, comfortable and fastest BOA systems on the market.

Rocker Range: 6-2mm/ 120 – 160mm

Your park and rail Rocker with the automatic press higher function. JIB Rocker allows for a loose buttery feel while jibbing around the park or slaughtering the streets. Whether you’re pressing boxes or just playing around on the flats, JIB Rocker has a forgiving non-edge catching feel that allows you to pull off even the most wild combinations while the flat area allows you to lock into rails like you were on a skateboard.

FLATLINE
Rocker Range: 0mm/0mm

Smooth, equal pressure everywhere, creating the perfect balance of stability and versatility. Instantly get that broken in and comfortable feel with the brand new Pop and responsiveness of a brand new stick.  Flatline is the most balanced ride for the aspiring and accomplished pro’s who need one board to do it all.  Why did we make this one?  The team demanded it.

HYBRILIGHT CONSTRUCTION:
Innovated on the K2 Ø  last year, this construction features a thin, constant thickness sidewall designed for maximum performance and minimal material usage.  The result is a lighter, more advanced snowboard with significantly less waste produced in manufacturing.  Better and greener.

Hybritech is the most efficient way to make a snowboard without sacrificing one ounce of performance. Featuring sidewall along the running surface that flows into the nose and tail providing low swing weight, optimized turn initiation, and durability .

I stumbled across PowderRoom’s Ten Trends for 2010 a few weeks ago and they inspired me to write my own list for big trends coming up in 2010.  From technology, to style, to marketing here’s what I see to be important for the 2010 snowboard season:

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Quality, lightweight wood in segments that are optimized for length creates a smooth, consistent, responsive flex profile.

The most buttery laminate in the Rome collection, the 90 degree off-axis fibers in this laminate create a flx profile that is tuned for jumping, jibbing, or just cruising mellow turns with friends.

Landing on knuckles, ledges, boxes, rails and rocks is abusive on snowboards. So in Rome’s high-end boards, they place thinly milled Titanal aluminum plates under the binding area to fight against core compressions. This patent-pending technology increases strength 2.5 times.