Below is a brief overview of all the 2020 k2 snowboards.
First let's at the new boards for the 2019-20 season, and some old 2018-19 boards that aren't coming back with a 2020 model.
After that we'll look at a list of all the boards, ordered by the category they belong in.
New 2020 K2 Snowboards
The new boards for 2019-20 are:
Exiting 2019 K2 Snowboards
The 2019 boards that aren't returning with a 2020 model:
All 2020 K2 Snowboards by Category
I have categorized K2's 2019-20 snowboards below. This is according to the categories here at SnowboardingProfiles.com and not necessarily the same as what K2 categorizes them as.
Of course these are only broad categories as every board is different, but this is a rough guide.
K2 BEGINNER SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
K2 PARK/FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
K2 ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
K2 AGGRESSIVE ALL-MTN-FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDS
There isn't a K2 board that strictly fits this category, IMO, though the Medium and Afterblack could both be used for this style of riding.
K2 ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
K2 AGGRESSIVE ALL-MOUNTAIN SNOWBOARDS
Men's
K2 FREERIDE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
Women's
K2 POWDER & SHORT/WIDE SNOWBOARDS
Men's
K2 SPLIT BOARDS
Men's
Women's
K2 YOUTH SNOWBOARDS
Summary
So there you have the 2020 K2 snowboards.
Basically everything from the 2019 line-up returning (except for the Joydriver Split and Northern Lite, which have been amalgamated into the unisex sized Marauder Split) - with a couple of new entries - being the Medium, Raygun Pop, Cold Shoulder and Marauder (split).
Whilst there aren't any new short/wide's (what K2 term "Volume Shifted"), K2 still have one of the larger collections of "Volume Shifted" boards.
I had the privilege of testing some of K2's 2020 lineup and I'll release my reviews for those throughout the year.
Have you ridden the 2020 party platter?
Hi Marc
I haven’t ridden the Party Platter unfortunately. I don’t often get on many short/wide boards. Just as I like to cover certain categories more thoroughly rather than trying to cover every category, so short/wides aren’t something that I ride much.
Hey bud, I’m leaning towards the broadcast, any thoughts or advice?
Hi Callum
Thanks for your message.
The Broadcast isn’t one that I’ve ridden yet, so I can’t tell you much unfortunately. I did ride the Manifest 2020. That was a little stiffer than I was expecting. According to K2 they are supposed to be the same flex, so the Broadcast may also be a little stiffer than it’s rated, but hard to say having not actually ridden it. The Manifest and Broadcast are 3/5 on K2’s scale, which to me translates to 6/10, using a 10 scale. The Manifest to me felt more like 7/10 to me, so the broadcast may or may not be the same. The Manifest wasn’t as playful as I was expecting – something that I found really preferred to be ridden quite aggressively – couldn’t really get lazy on it, I found. The Broardcast is like a different board, so that may not translate across.
But yeah, having not ridden it, I can’t really tell you too much, unfortunately.
I’m deciding what I want to ride this season, and I would love to see your thoughts on the Manifest as soon as you can. Some other reviewers out there really love it, but others aren’t completely sold on it. What do you think?
Hi Slugworth
Thanks for your message.
I will have a full review out for it later, but a few things I found with it, in the meantime:
1. Felt very good riding at speed and preferred speed/being on an edge
2. Felt quite “grippy” and like it wanted to auto flat-base, if that makes sense, when you didn’t get high enough on your edge. I found it wasn’t a board you could get too casual with, or it would buck you. Not sure if it was conditions – but I had pretty in-between conditions, so I don’t think so
3. Not overly agile at slow speeds – preferred to be ridden faster, so not great in trees, IMO.
4. Not very buttery – quite dead in terms of butterability
Overall not really my thing. But for carving and speed it’s fun. I just found as soon as you weren’t high on the edge and weren’t concentrating it didn’t forgive you of that at all. I’ll have more details once I publish my review
Hope this helps with your decision