The Joydriver (left) is a new addition to the K2 Snowboarding roster this season. A high-end, high performance snowboard created for the sole purpose of consuming any terrain you point it at.

That said, you don’t need to be a master of the shred to take it on, it will progress nicely with you if you’re on the upper intermediate side of the skill spectrum, and once you’ve got it, you won’t want to replace it.

The Ultradream (right) is an amalgamation of backcountry shape, but with tweekend technology, it means you’ve got more surface area on which to get radical on. This gives it a stiffer feel under your feet, but poppy playfuntimes on the tip and tail. Figuratively the thing dreams are made of…