THE ALCHEMIST 2025

The Most Premium Freeride Snowboard on the Market

The Alchemist is K2 Snowboarding's top freeride board for advanced riders. It features SpaceGlass™ tip inserts for reduced weight and chatter, and Spectral Braid technology for independent stiffness adjustment, enhancing edge hold and turn initiation. Recess3D technology in the nose reduces material and chatter while adding visual depth. With 35 years of expertise and rider input, the Alchemist is K2's most aggressive and precise snowboard, epitomizing premium freeride performance.

Details

Flex: 9/10

Warranty: 5 Years

Ability Level: Advanced-Expert

Shape: Directional

Terrain: Freeride, Big Mountain, Powder, Piste, Speed

Rocker Type: Directional Camber Profile

Core: S1 Core – The smooth-flexing cousin to the A1 core, K2's new S1 core in designed to be damp underfoot and stronger than hell. Constructed from bamboo, aspen, and paulownia, the S1 core lets each wood do what it's best for.

Laminates: Triaxial Glass, Spectral Braid™, SpaceGlass™ Tip, Carbon Power Fork™, Recess3D

Base: Wax-Infused Sintered 4001 Base that is built using the hardest and fasted sintered base material on the market.

Topsheet: SnoPhobic Topsheet 

Size Chart

Size (cm)	154	157	159W	160	163	164W
Effective Edge (mm)	1170	1190	1220	1240	1220	1240
Tip Width (mm)	293	297	311	301	305	315
Waist Width (mm)	247	250	263	253	256	266
Tail Width (mm)	297	291	305	295	299	309
Sidecut Radius (m)	7.3	7.8	8	8	8.1	8.1
Stance Setback (in)	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75
Stance Range (in)	21	21	22	22	23	23
Rider Weight (lbs)	120-200​+	120-200​+	130-220​+	130-220​+	130-220​+	130-220​+
Width	Regular	Regular	Wide	Regular	Regular	Wide