Seems like a good idea if it works, but I’ll reserve judgement untill somebody tried it. I’m not sure if clicking in to something like this in the deep snow is as easy as advertised.

Heard this was coming from a dude I rode with last week, but they didn’t give him a version to test even though he is sponsored by K2 and a splitboarder.

I agree with the K2 rep that the downfall of the old step in systems was the crappy boots and the weird integrated highbacks. If they got that part sorted, this seems like it could work, and maybe even work well. I rode a Switch system back in the day (cool binding, bad boots) and Burton step ins for many years (good boots and bindings, but heavy). With modern boot technology and a big manufacturer behind the project, they could pull this off.

Seems like you would be better off going to a hard boot setup compared to this

Rode with a guy with clickers ONCE. We had to boot up a steep section. At the top he couldn’t “click in” because the pocket on boot bottom was packed with ice. We worked on it for awhile (in blizzard conditions)(had to take gloves off, frozen fingers) and all seemed good so off I went. Waited for an hour (I seriously thought he died in a slide, hit his noggin on a rock, broke a leg…) and just began skinning back up for my buddy when he emerged from the white haze, walking. He had to walk down because his board wouldn’t stay on.

I’d have to hear alot of good stuff about clickers in the B.C. to wash that experience from my epic trip memory bank.

I didn’t see anything in the promo that acknowledged the problem we encountered that day.

Once again, K2 getting it so incredibly wrong for the core market. Why does K2 keep believing that their core market is in the 12-18 year old range? Cuz that’s who I think would really be stoked on a system like this. Someone who skins up a max of 500 feet vertical in their local resort sidecountry.

Does anyone really not believe that 30-40 year olds drop the most coin on splitboard related products?

Been splitting with modded clickers in Utah since late 90s or so, no problems, I’ve had many more strap-in binding components break before then, and not much deep snow out here ever. fear them! 😆

I wish they were making one with a built in on/off highback for longer strides while touring, but I’m sure I’ll get a pair of the boots if they are lighter than what I have now.

It will be interesting to see if the boa cable strings over the instep within the boot are a viable replacement for cranking down an ankle strap as in the versions that I have now. Could be quite a pressure point there if the pressure of the cables isn’t spread out through some dense material.

I loved my clicker system for splitting before the boots shit the bed. One piece in the sole actually pulled out while riding! But I loved the ease of use; and so light. But like others have said, the boots were the worst part of the system.
@shasta wrote:

Rode with a guy with clickers ONCE. We had to boot up a steep section. At the top he couldn’t “click in” because the pocket on boot bottom was packed with ice. We worked on it for awhile (in blizzard conditions)(had to take gloves off, frozen fingers) and all seemed good so off I went. Waited for an hour (I seriously thought he died in a slide, hit his noggin on a rock, broke a leg…) and just began skinning back up for my buddy when he emerged from the white haze, walking. He had to walk down because his board wouldn’t stay on.

^^^^And I never had an experience like this.

But after investing in new Sparks and Solomons, I doubt I’ll be going back.
Interesting though.

Anybody else see that touring bracket?

@Slackcountry wrote:

To me it looks like the engineered something to be light and convenient to get into, but did not think much about the touring aspect, which should be the first thing to consider since one spends more time going up than down.

My thoughts exactly. Take your 12 year old clicker system, slap it on some current-gen midrange product, (have your marketing manager instead of an actual splitboard athlete do the product testing!?! :nononno: :scratch: :nononno:) and market it to noobs.

@Slackcountry wrote:

Dicks and other big chains will be stoked to sell them.

😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

…Also, keep an eye out for these in the gear swap section in the next few years. Atomic Poacher anyone?

Does it have a walk mode? Forward lean adjustment? A boot stiff enough to ride without a high back does not sound fun to tour in, if it has a real walk mode with rear articulation and forward lean adjustment then thats something. Then i ask… If a binding is not supporting me while i tour, why do i need the plate?, lets see some dynafit, nnn style boot. if i dont need a plate to tour, why dont i use some sparks for the way down? because the people like straps. K2 i think your doing it wrong.