K2 Sky Pilot Snowboard 2027

Sage Kotsenburg linked up with our product design and engineering team 
and wanted to work a new snowboard that was designed to ride pillowy, 
forested, technical terrain. The concept was to be able to “pivot” and “release” 
the tail freely to allow the rider to ride the natural contours of the terrain in 
front of them. The crew got to the drawing board (read: very expensive 
computer software), pumped out proto #1 … and we were off to the races on 
what became to be the Sky Pilot.
Through iterations of shapes, trying different fiberglass lay-ups, and playing 
jazz with carbon additives, we found the sweet-spot and began to hone in on 
the best tool to do the job.
The Sky Pilot is built around a slightly-wider than normal footprint, and 
features a “right in the middle” medium flex. It features K2’s 3D Base Contour 
in the tip and tail, pulling the contact points up off of the snow, and achieving 
the “pivotability” that Sage was looking for in deeper snow. This ‘spoon’ in the 
tip and tail works in harmony with our new Carbon Y-Beam - adding snap and 
stability in the tail, and sending energy to the contact points in the nose - this 
means that you’ll get the stability and edge pressure that you want, without 
the unnecessary torsional rigidity.
Firm believers that everyone should be able to experience how amazing the 
mountains are, the Sky Pilot was designed with an all-gender approach - with 
scaled sizing, flex profiles, and waist widths to accommodate a smaller foot. 
The Sky Pilot kicks off at a 148 and goes all the way up to a 163. For the best 
experience, downsize 3-5cm from your normal snowboard length, thanks 
VolumeShift™.