K2 Alchemist Snowboard

This is so smart because everything in this board not only does the board look absolutely beautiful but you can actually see that these guys aren't me...

This board is a rocket ship. My overall impression of the Alchemist is this board, it just wants to go fast. And don't forget, if you want to find the...

So all in all, if you're looking for, you know, that hard charging freeride board, the Alchemist is the perfect board for you. It's an absolute team f...

Don't don't you know take my word for it But yeah, that's it guys for for my review. It's it's a great board. I love it All around I would say this is...

Hey guys, this is Tom at K2 Snowboarding and we're going to talk about the all-new Alchemist. The Alchemist is a premium freeride board that's new to ...

My top snappy transition boards are the Salomon dancehaul, nitro dropout) ( volume shifted party boards ) Capita black Snowboard of death, k2 alchemist ( freeride/ hard carving) Capita mercury, k2 manifest ( all mountain) ride berzerker berserker ( all mountain but not for feet bigger than 9.5) tellos backslash ( powder / carving) Capita DOA , Salomon assassin. ( All mountain twin).

First off the K2 alchemist. Let's put it this way. I ride 20-40 boards a year and this is the only board in a few years that I NEED to own. It's pricy as hell for a standard board but it may be the best freeride board I've ever had the pleasure to strap onto.

Alchemist will suit exactly what you like to ride. Carves like a beast on groomers, very stable even in terrible conditions and edge hold will handle ice no problem provided you have good technique. Only issue was I had trouble doing tight trees at first because I wasn't used to the longer nose on a directional board. I widened my stance which seemed to have fixed that problem and I can rip thru making tight turns now.

Looking for a board that is stable at speed even in chunder, stiff but not like riding a 2x4, good edge hold in ice, will not nose dive if powdery conditions are found, and is nimble for linking jump turns in off-piste steeps. Currently most interested in the K2 alchemist. Have also given the Jones flagship & stratos, and the LT Orca some thought.