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When K2 introduced the PASSPORT - the feedback from our Team riders, Retail partners, and the conversations we’ve had in the liftlines (Whattup Alpental and Brighton Locals?!) - we knew we had a winner.
The waist width, sidecut, camber profile, and taper were spot on - but some riders we spoke to were looking for something a bit more robust for higher speeds and steeper terrain, and we said…”let’s make some prototypes.” We did, they were okay, so we made some more, and some more, and they f#cking ruled.
The result of proto round #3… the COMMONWEALTH - using the same shape and geometry that has made the Passport successful, with a more “beefed up” feature set for riders looking for something a bit more demanding. The A1 Core gets wrapped in a heavier weight tri-axial fiberglass, which is then layered in our patented Spectral Braid™️ - a piece of technology that we developed that allows you to fine tune the tip-to-tail flex of the snowboard independently from the torsional flex - it rules, we promise. We topped it all off with a wax infused sintered 4001 base to make sure you’re not getting stuck in the flats.
Category: Freeride, Powder
Ability Level: Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
Shape: Directional
Additive: Snowphobic™ Topsheet
Base: Wax-Infused Sintered 4001, Sintered 4000, Stone Finished
Snowboard Glass: Triax, Spectral Braid™
Inserts: 2x4
Profile: Twin Camber
Best For: Freeride, Big Mountain, Freestyle, Powder, Piste, Speed
Flex: 7/10
Profile:
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.
A1 Core:Lightweight, snappy, and durable, our A1 Core is made from three renewable species of timber - Bamboo, Aspen, and Paulownia. Aspen-dominant to highlight the snap and response of this wood, we’ve combined it with Bamboo at 30 ° underfoot 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 help to reduce swingweight.
Snophobic™ Topsheet: Helps eliminate snow build up while touring up and riding down.
Triax Glass: A fiberglass weave intersecting at three angles provides extra torsional stiffness and overall strength.
Spectral Braid™: K2’s Patented (U.S. Patent No. 10,857, 445) Spectral Braid is a first of its kind variable angle reinforcement that allows for precision tuned torsion and flex by altering the fiber orientation along the length of the snowboards. This makes our snowboards feel lively, energetic, and remarkably composed.
