{"product_id":"k2-sky-pilot-snowboard-2027","title":"K2 Sky Pilot Snowboard 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003eSage Kotsenburg linked up with our product design and engineering team \u003cbr\u003eand wanted to work a new snowboard that was designed to ride pillowy, \u003cbr\u003eforested, technical terrain. The concept was to be able to “pivot” and “release” \u003cbr\u003ethe tail freely to allow the rider to ride the natural contours of the terrain in \u003cbr\u003efront of them. The crew got to the drawing board (read: very expensive \u003cbr\u003ecomputer software), pumped out proto #1 … and we were off to the races on \u003cbr\u003ewhat became to be the Sky Pilot.\u003cbr\u003eThrough iterations of shapes, trying different fiberglass lay-ups, and playing \u003cbr\u003ejazz with carbon additives, we found the sweet-spot and began to hone in on \u003cbr\u003ethe best tool to do the job.\u003cbr\u003eThe Sky Pilot is built around a slightly-wider than normal footprint, and \u003cbr\u003efeatures a “right in the middle” medium flex. It features K2’s 3D Base Contour \u003cbr\u003ein the tip and tail, pulling the contact points up off of the snow, and achieving \u003cbr\u003ethe “pivotability” that Sage was looking for in deeper snow. This ‘spoon’ in the \u003cbr\u003etip and tail works in harmony with our new Carbon Y-Beam - adding snap and \u003cbr\u003estability in the tail, and sending energy to the contact points in the nose - this \u003cbr\u003emeans that you’ll get the stability and edge pressure that you want, without \u003cbr\u003ethe unnecessary torsional rigidity.\u003cbr\u003eFirm believers that everyone should be able to experience how amazing the \u003cbr\u003emountains are, the Sky Pilot was designed with an all-gender approach - with \u003cbr\u003escaled sizing, flex profiles, and waist widths to accommodate a smaller foot. \u003cbr\u003eThe Sky Pilot kicks off at a 148 and goes all the way up to a 163. For the best \u003cbr\u003eexperience, downsize 3-5cm from your normal snowboard length, thanks \u003cbr\u003eVolumeShift™.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"k2 Snowboards","offers":[{"title":"151","offer_id":46203296907321,"sku":null,"price":629.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"154","offer_id":46203296940089,"sku":null,"price":629.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"157","offer_id":46203296972857,"sku":null,"price":629.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/7259\/1929\/files\/636ff00f-6c31-4521-9e88-5d571f78e74f.jpg?v=1784048866","url":"https:\/\/www.skibarndurango.com\/products\/k2-sky-pilot-snowboard-2027","provider":"Ski Barn Durango","version":"1.0","type":"link"}