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The Good Ride TakeThe K2 Slayblade Review by The Good RideSize 158 and 1612 Riders- 5'10", 200lbs size 9 shoe. 5'11" 175lbs, size 8.5 shoe Bindings- Union Force SL's Days-2 The K2 Slayblade is pretty much exactly what we expected when we rode this board. Fast, damp and aggressive. Here is our breakdown. We aren't the biggest fans of an all mountain to mostly mountain flat camber snowboard (flatline) but K2 made a good arguement for it with the Slayblade. If speed and straightlining is the most important part of your day the K2 Slayblade is one of the better choices out there. A Quick Look At The 2012 K2 Slayblade
Groomers- We found the K2 Slayblade to be a great groomer board. The Slayblade is fast, damp and fun to ride on just about any condition groomers offer that you want to ride.
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Company InformationK2 Slayblade 2012Team Rider Eero Niemela’s attack deck of choice, the 2011-2012 K2 Slayblade Snowboard, tuned up with Harshmellow™ smoothness. Now built for even more critical forces and long-term use with Bambooyah™ Blend core and boosting power of Ollie Bar. Same great style now with indestructible pop.
FlatlineThe Perfect Balance Demanded by the K2 International Pro Team and proven through multiple awards, K2 pioneered the Flatline base profile. Preloaded, stable, and turn-ready, Flatline creates a supremely balanced, smooth ride for both aspiring and accomplished pros  Harshmellow - BoardsVibration force field K2’s proprietary vibration dampening system is built into all three of our hardgoods categories. HARSHMELLOW™ is a magical compound that maximizes FUN by decreasing negative vibes, leg burn and rough landings. Positioned in the insert area in our top end boards to stop vibrations before they enter your bindings.  Bambooyah BlendA little Bambooyah goes a long way. BAMBOOYAH® expands out into more models in this it’s second year. We now offer the all new Bambooyah Blended cores. Created for models that could benefit from just a little bit of Bambooyah’s incredible strength. A little it of Bambooyah goes a long way.  Ollie BarPop comes pre-loaded The Ollie bar is a totally new approach to adding pop to a snowboard. Built in place in a pre-loaded, cambered shape it solves the concern that rocker board don’t have the pop camber board have. Made with a secret layup of carbon, Kevlar and urethane layers, the ollie bar is positioned in the center of the board between the binding inserts. Strong ollies and pressing power doesn’t come from the tail alone. The backbone center section is actually more critical for smooth even pressure. You gotta try it to believe the pop.  Hybrilight ConstructionLess waste, more shred! K2’s exclusive Hybrilight 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 on hill and greener for the hill.  WH4 CoreSuper-light honeykomb Core Technology The WH4 Core pulls every trick from our bag of core tech. With a greater percentage of HONEYKOMB than the WH3 Core, it’s engineered to maintain durability at minimal weight. ICG 20Triaxial GlassA glass laminate with diagonal layers that stiffens the board torsionally. Giving you improved edge hold and increased stability for those off-axis landings Hyper ProgressiveAn infinite number of different radius are blended together flawlessly from mellow in the tips, to more aggressive in the center. The result is a super predictable feel that never hooks. Responsive at high speeds and smooth enough to butter your way from the peak to park. 0 Sintered• Ultra thin, static eliminating base • Lightweight, lower material usage • Highest quality sintered available anywhere! 2011 K2 Slayblade
$549.95
The Essence of Freestyle Progression Winning the triple crown of product awards: Transworld’s Good Wood, Snowboarder’s Best of Test, and Snowboard Mag’s Platinum Pick, there is no question that board design has entered a new phase. Designed in direct response to team demands, the 2010-11 K2 Slayblade snowboard encompasses the very essence of progression, from team favorite FLATLINE Technology with HARSHMELLOW, to the addition of a Ø Sintered Base to make it even lighter, and behold… the new all mountain freestyle king.
Slayblade Construction Features BASELINE:
Flatline™
 DAMPENING:
Harshmellow™
 SHAPE:
Setback Twin, Hyper Progressive
 CORE:
WH4™ Core
 GLASS:
Triax/Biax/ICG 20
 TORSION FORKS:
Carbon Matrix II
2010 K2 Slayblade
STOP PLAYIN' START SLAYIN' Original Penguin™ styling meets Hybrilight construction for an ultra lightweight, yet refined, board/graphic package. Integrated Harshmellow dampens the vibrations and cushions landings allowing you to constantly push your speed and open up the bag of tricks. Add Flatline Technology for the perfect balance of power and playfulness and you have the most technologically advance, highest performing ATLAS arsenal ever assembled to slay the mountain.
  
Specs2012 K2 Slayblade Specs
2011 K2 Slayblade Specs
153 3/4” BACK 24.80 <160 7.80 119.30 29.20 29.20 20.5156 3/4” BACK 25.00 130-210 7.90 121.84 29.54 29.54 21.0 158 3/4” BACK 25.20 130-210 8.00 124.38 29.87 29.87 22.0 161 3/4” BACK 25.40 >150 8.10 126.92 30.20 30.20 22.0 164 3/4” BACK 25.60 >160 8.20 129.46 30.54 30.54 23.0 Wide 159 3/4” BACK 26.40 140-230 8.00 124.38 31.06 31.06 22.0 Wide 163 3/4” BACK 26.60 >160 8.10 126.92 31.40 31.40 22.0 Wide 166 3/4” BACK 26.80 >160 8.20 129.46 31.74 31.74 23.0 |
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K2 Slayblade Snowboard Review
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The K2 Slayblade is my first board I ever rode and this is my first season of snowboarding. I disagree that this board is best suited for an advanced rider or above. I had no problem as a boarder newbie. I ride in the east coast where there is much hard pack and icy conditions and now wished I either purchased a board with the Mervin tech magnetraction or a custom x... I ride with a couple people who have the custom x and the Rome ss. Both of those boards have far better edge hold than the slayblade and I am so impressed with the custom x edge hold that I may buy that board if I get a good off season sale price. Like the good ride states: no pop outer carve turns which is true … I need to create my own pop… I do like that flat line tech where more board is on the snow. I find that you need to be on one of the edges at all times or you can feel edges catching when you’re flat. Holds up well at high speed but when it’s chopped up I noted the custom x is superior at handling. Could be my Burton Prof Bindings may play a factor in that though, not sure… I mostly like the board when condition is such that the edge can bite in to the snow, and then it’s really fun to go fast and carve hard. The board edges ding up really easy and I had a flap of base that came loose next to the edge, I cut the piece off and then had it base welded at a local ski shop. K2 thought it was user induced damage but it was a defect... It had developed an elongated ridge along the edge about 3 “which eventually became loose. I had one powder day and the board floated nice. Clearly, not a board for east coast riding in hard pack /icy conditions.
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Reviewed by Tom Beauregard
March 08, 2012 |
K2 Slayblade
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
I have to pretty much agree with the Good Ride review. I like this board but don't love it. I have a 161 and for my size this is slightly shorter than I normally go. I wanted an easy playful board to take out on hard pack days. I have to say for its size its a lot better than expected in pow. But its the way it is on hard pack. Something seems to be missing. Its damp and smooth, turns easy and I want to think the board is near perfect but it seems to fall a bit short of perfect. 4 stars. I guess after years of camber it will take awhile for me to get used to flatline. When I re-read this it sounds a bit negative, but this is a very good board. You can definitely do worse.
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Reviewed by Knobby Stiles
January 16, 2012 |
Great All Round Board
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Bought a 2010 Slayblade, the first year the board came out. Spent ages chewing the ears of any shop assistant who would listen debating endlessly the merits of camber, triple base, V rocker, rocker/camber etc, etc. The flatline tech seemed to offer a good compromise of all base types and it hasn't let me down.My old cambered Rome board was a 160 length and for the Slayblade I've gone slightly shorter and onto a 158. Apparently the flat base give more area in contact with the snow so you can get away with a size smaller than you normally would. But it feels much more stable and planted than my old Rome ever did. This board is super quick and I find that without too much effort I'm faster than almost everyone else on the slopes. Riding flat is a doddle. Flatlining with the old Rome I was always very consious of being very slightly on the heel or toe edge (for fear of catching an edge). With the K2 though it doesn't seem to matter. It's stable whatever and it means that you really don't have to think too much about going quickly and running flat, even when it's a little bumpy or icy. Last year took the board to Verbier. It handled an off piste and back country powder day with ease. Never got that burning back leg sensation I used to get with my old boards when leaning back. The K2 seems to get onto the plane pretty nicely. Carving and edge hold was also good. A little looser that the old Rome but then as soon as you get used to it it's not a problem. It's a very predictable board which inspires confidence. Quality so far has been great and the base seems really tough. Hit more than a few rocks off piste you'd think would have taken a big chunk out of the base. But after three weeks riding the base is yet to need it's first fill with PTEX. If you're like me and want a board that can do everything well - then I'd recommend the Slayblade. When this one wears out then I'd almost certainly buy another. |
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Reviewed by Andrew
November 09, 2011 |
The Good Ride review is pretty much it
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The Flatline base is noticeably more forgiving when it comes to catching an edge (compared to camber) but remains just about as stable as any cambered board in my experience. I straight lined a solid blue run the last couple hundred yards and the board hammered right through the mid-morning crud that was building up and remained very solid and confidence inspiring while going blurry fast. As far as edge hold, the Slayblade was plenty good on the loud, icy, early morning snow. It may want to skid a little easier than a camber deck due to the Flatline base profile which makes it inherently looser than camber, but this is an awesome groomer board due to its great edge hold, and the slightly forgiving nature of the Flatline tech. The Slayblade doesn’t feel as lively as a camber deck. I’m not a great freestyle rider by any means, but I used to skate and can still pop a decent ollie when I need to. The Slayblade has a bit of the wet cardboard feeling when trying to ollie on the flats, but is still a fairly firm flexing deck and I had one of my better days of trying to jump in the park on the Slayblade. No complaints. The only real 'Con' I took notice of was when we tried a black/double black run on week old crusty tracked snow. This was not fun on a 163w even with the easy turn initiation of the Slayblade’s Flatline tech. I went into survival mode and wished I was on a shorter board. I think a shorter Slayblade would be fine, but a 163w seems like a big plank to whip around in steep chewed up conditions. I haven’t had any powder with the Slayblade yet, and therefore haven’t done any tight tree riding, but based on what I have ridden I don’t think tight trees will be a problem provided the snow is still soft and not crusted over. All in all, super fun board that seems pretty versatile. Definately up to the task of aggressive riding without being unfriendly to cruise around on. |
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Reviewed by 6IX
June 06, 2011 |
It Just wants to nail it down the hill
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I have this board in a 163 wide (6'2" 95kg Size 12 (UK) feet), and have just returned from a week in Flaine.I've got to say this thing is a beast! It took me a couple of days to learn to manage/tame it especially at lower speeds or on the flatter sections - I found it kept spinning left or right, this was purely down to my technique though - worked out that it was my shoulders being twisted out of line with the board which was causing this so with a bit of concentration the problem was solved. On the steeper parts of the mountain though this thing flew, Approaching 40 and with a Young Baby and Mum waiting back at home for me, I had been warned not to overdo it and get myself injured. You just can't help yourself on this thing though, just kept pushing it a little bit faster and harder but I never once felt out of control. When we were at the resort they hadn't had fresh snow for coming on a month and a lot of friends were complaining about icy patches etc. I didn't even notice. |
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Reviewed by Andrew Tapsell
February 22, 2011 |