K2 2023 Alchemist Snowboard

The North Star in the K2 Snowboarding snowboard offering, and the marquee of the Landscape Collection, the Alchemist is a hard-charging, directional freeride board for a skilled rider.

Targeted to please the advanced to expert level snowboarder, the Alchemist is packed with functional technology. This snowboard features two unique technologies from the K2 camp; the SpaceGlass™ tip insert and the patented Spectral Braid. SpaceGlass™ is a pre-cured fiberglass insert that helps reduce weight, reduce chatter, and increase edge pressure.

Spectral Braid is a technology that allows us to adjust tip-to-tail stiffness independently from the torsional stiffness. This lets us make a torsionally stiffer snowboard in the tip and tail to promote edge hold while keeping it more relaxed between the feet to allow for easy turn initiation.

New for 2022-2023, we’ve added our Recess3D technology to the nose of the Alchemist. This technology removes material from the board, adding a visual depth to the top sheet while helping to reduce weight and chatter without sacrificing strength

SIZE

154,

157,

159W,

160,

163,

164W

BOARD SHAPE

Directional

SHAPE NOTES

Traditional Shape,Tapered Directional

GLASS

Triax

INSERTS

2 X 4

RAIL/JIB

4/10

WIDTH

Standard,Wide

DIMENSIONS

30.1 - 25.3 - 29.5mm @ 160cm

CATALOG

Snowboard

PRODUCT TYPE

Snowboards

CATEGORY

Freeride,Powder

COLLECTION

Landscape

PROFILE

Combination Camber

FLEX

9/10

CORE

S1 Core

ADDITIVE

Spectral Braid,Spaceglass™,recess3D,Carbon Power Fork

JUMPS/PIPE

8/10

GROOMERS

7/10

POWDER

8/10

BASE

Wax-Infused Sintered 4001

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S1 CORE:

Smooth flexing and durable enough to pack a five-year warranty, the S1 Core is made from three renewable timber species - Bamboo, Aspen, and Paulownia. Aspen and Bamboo work together to highlight the snap and response of this wood and a Bamboo-dominant underfoot section at 30° to increase strength, supercharge the edge-to-edge response, and increase the pressure distribution along the edge. We’ve also placed lightweight paulownia in the tip and tail to help to reduce swing weight.

SPACEGLASS™:

An American made Aerospace grade precure fiberglass core insert used to provide unmatched structural performance at reduced weight. SpaceGlass™ inserts increase edge hold along contact points, reduce chatter, and provide unequaled durability.

SPECTRAL BRAID (ALCHEMIST):

Alchemist Snowboard Size Chart

Spectral Braid is a first of its kind variable angle reinforcement (Patent Pending) that allows for precision tuned torsion and flex by altering the fiber orientation along the length of the snowboard. Lively, energetic, and remarkably composed; K2’s Spectral Braid delivers stability and control in spades while remaining hyper-maneuverable.

CARBON POWER FORK™:

Pre-cambered Carbon Power ForkTM additives are strategically shaped to offer a more significant response and energy return by increasing the width toward the tail, allowing for more material to be engaged and creating more energy the harder the tail is flexed. Add Snap to Ollies, Increase Edge Pressure, and Give Energy In and Out of Turns.

WAX INFUSED SINTERED 4001 BASE:

Built using the hardest and fastest Sintered base material on the market from Crown, the Wax-Infused Sintered 4001 holds wax longer than other Sintered bases for a smoother glide, longer.

SNO-PHOBIC TOP SHEET:

This directional fiber top sheet sheds snow and keeps extra weight off your board, reducing fatigue.

2 X 4 INSERT BINDING MOUNTING:

2x4 Insert packs allow for secure binding mounting while optimizing stance-width options.
Time-tested, secure, and stable.