K2 Snowboards began operations in 1988, and have since pioneered several snowboard technologies including the variable width board and the “Clicker” binding system. By 1993 the K2 snowboarding division was one of the first snowboarding companies pushing freestyle – this was the first season where the strap boot binding came into existence.
One of K2 snowboards most popular boards was the first wide board on the market called teh FATBOB also known as the “Orignial Fatty”. The FATBOB was designed for the riders that had those boot feet and always had issues with their toes dragging on the front edge. The K2 Luna, a board designed specifically for women was introduced 1n 1998, and is still one of the top selling boards in the country. In 2003, K2 become K2 sports, with the addition of several sport product brands including Ride Snowboards, Morrow Snowboards, Tubbs Snowshoes and Line Skis.
K2 Snowboards line up on high tech snowboards include the Darkstar, Jibpan, and the Podium to name just a few. Their snowboards are riden by some of the words best snowboarders including Wille Yli-Luoma, Gretchen Bleiler, Shaun McKay, Leanne Pelosi, Eero Niemela, Jordan Mendenhall and Danny Larsen.
The 2010 K2 Snowboard line up includes the following boards:
A.T.L.A.S Series:
K2 0
K2 Gyrator
K2 Slayblade
K2 Turbo
K2 Podium
K2 Format
K2 Brigade
Progression Series:
K2 Jibpan
K2 Believer
K2 Parkstar
K2 Darkstar
K2 WWW Rocker
K2 WWW
K2 Anagram
Women:
K2 Eco Pop
K2 AirdU
K2 Fling
K2 Luna
K2 VA VA Voom
K2 Moment