Backcountry Podcast | Ep. 20 | K2 Snowboards Engineer, Justin Clark

Justin Clark, also known as J Stone in the greater Salt Lake snowboarding community, is the Snowboard Development Engineer at K2. He’s also a personal friend of our host, Nils, which makes him the perfect candidate for us to pick his brain about snowboard tech. Justin is a University of Utah engineering graduate who grew up in Salt Lake City, and he truly lives and breathes the snowboarding industry.
In this episode, Nils and Justin dive into the process of becoming a snowboard designer. The pair talk about the snowboard culture in Salt Lake City and nerd out over some of K2’s top-selling snowboard models, including the Alchemist. You don’t want to miss this one!
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Chapter Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Summer Recap
3:08 - Getting Started In The Snowboard Industry
8:16 - Transitioning To Product Design
15:09 - Justin's First Snowboard Design
19:27 - Landing A Job At K2
28:00 - Basic Snowboard Design
35:15 - K2 Alchemist Snowboard Story
46:13 - K2 Antidote & Passport Snowboards
57:27 - What's Next
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[@TheDerekHyde]

Great stuff! Really cool to hear JStone’s origin story, and I could listen to him talk tech all day.

[@Big_Baby_Jesus22]

This is amazing and should have so many more views. J Stone has done an awesome job reshaping K2.

[@AMac815]

Gets his first ever board design with K2 greenlit and it's the Alchemist. Legendary. I think I need to pick up a Passport too.

[@Dewd54]

Dope video! Just started riding K2 and it’s cool seeing the background behind these boards

[@ODBracer]

More J Stone talking boards on YT! Need to know more about tech.

[@Bohdisattva326]

Nice. Shred the gnar ❤

[@32srt32]

j stone getting alot screen time! keep it up we love the tech talk!

[@oliverinfante554]

I got a k2 haven't ridden it yet

[@godavee]

Justin great job, Passport 100%