Wet Log Traverse – 60 Miles Through the Sierra Cbalke September 18, 2017 Featured, Videos In 2016, Eric Layton, Justin Lamoureux, Will Brommelsiek, and Jason Champion spent a week traveling 60+ miles from Pine Creek to Mammoth in California's Sierra Nevada. These type of missions don't come without...
Spark R&D Pillow Line Straps Cbalke September 14, 2017 Featured, Gear, News, Spark R&D, Videos Spark R&D has been hard at work over this summer churning out their new Pillow Line straps which are 100% made in Montana. Take a look at how these babies go from the drawing board to your...
Himalaya Alpine Camp 2017 – Ladakh, India Cbalke April 17, 2017 Articles, Events, Featured, News, Resources This spring a unique splitboard and ski expedition will take place in the Indian Himalaya. Himalaya Alpine Guides owner Luke Smithwick will be joined by Tahoe based splitboard guide Jules Hanna...
Discovering Hakuba Cbalke April 13, 2017 Articles, Contributors, Featured Words by Leon Butler Japan is a a tale of two stories when it comes to the backcountry. Its a country with some of the most forgiving and generous people I have come across, they can never do enough to...
Higher Latitude – Episode 2 Cbalke March 31, 2017 Featured, Videos In episode 2 of Higher Latitude, the sun has returned to the arctic in Northern Norway and the longer days allow for bigger objectives in cold snow. If you don't already have the desire to go to Northern...
Splitboarding Exotica Vol. 3 – THE SUSHI Cbalke March 14, 2017 Featured, Videos Straight outta Utah, James Buehler, Austin Smith, Alex Gavic, Justin Latit and Croshane Media bring you Splitboarding Exotica Vol. 3 - THE SUSHI. With the powtastic winter Utah has been having, the fellas took...
Poles, Not Just For The Skintrack Cbalke March 7, 2017 Articles, Featured, News, Resources, Splitboard 101 4 Comments Splitboard Guides International Guide and Owner Eric Layton talks about his favorite piece of backcountry equipment: Lately quite a few people have asked me what my favorite piece of backcountry equipment...
Spark R&D Zip Strips Cbalke January 20, 2017 Gear, News, Spark R&D, Videos Wondering about Spark R&D's Zip Strips, check out this video from Dan at Spark R&D. This video tutorial will explain how to properly install Spark R&D Zip Strips. Designed to increase glide on...
Higher Latitude Teaser Cbalke January 16, 2017 News, Videos 2 Comments Eirik Verlo and Krister Kopala have produced a three part series titled Higher Latitude which will be released over the next couple of months. Erik and Krister worked to capture the unique winter seasons they...
Splitboarding Exotica Vol. 1 Cbalke January 2, 2017 Articles, Featured, Videos 1 Comment James Buehler and the Wild Wild Wasatch crew have been dropping sweet edits for years and James' 15/16 season edit is no exception. With Croshane Hillyard, Alex Gavic, and Austin Smith behind the lens, check...
Everything You Need to Know About the Canuck Splitfest Cbalke January 2, 2017 Articles, Events, Featured, News It’s great to see the Canuck Splitfest heading into its 7th annual event! What led to the initial event back in 2011? Wade Galloway (aka TreePilot) is the founder of the event, he was a well-known...
California’s Eastern Sierra Guide App Cbalke December 21, 2016 Articles, Featured, News, Resources 1 Comment While some of us are slower to embrace technology, Nate Greenberg, co-author of Backcountry Skiing California's Eastern Sierra, is expecting technology to propel the guidebook and the information it provides...
Know Before You Go: Travis Rice’s Avalanche Cbalke December 14, 2016 Articles, Featured, Videos When it comes to Avalanches and backcountry safety in general, many people are quick to shame or call out others for their errors. While doing so, they place themselves on a pedestal as though they have always...
Split Sledding in the Chugach with MoPros Cbalke December 6, 2016 Articles, Videos As a student, when spring rolls around, we're typically supposed to head south, find beaches, rage to electronic music, pound mai tai’s, and hope to avoid pulling down an STD. While everyone listens to...
A Decade Deep Sweepstakes and Hashtag Contest Cbalke December 5, 2016 Events, Featured, News, Spark R&D We are celebrating our 10-year anniversary by giving away two pairs of limited edition, 'A Decade Deep' splitboard bindings. They are Surge bindings with custom graphics, and come in a ridiculously...
Arc’teryx Procline AT Boots and Phantom Splitboard Bindings Cbalke November 30, 2016 Articles, Featured, Gear, News 1 Comment In case you haven't noticed, AT split boarding is all the rage right now. Binding manufactures have taken note and now offer innovative solutions to meet the AT splitboarders needs. For many riders the last...
Colorado Snowboard Guides – Justin Ibarra Cbalke November 21, 2016 Articles, Featured, News, Resources Why I chose to become a guide: Growing up in Colorado the seed of being outdoors was planted in me at a very young age. After high-school it didn’t work out at a major university but it helped me to...