Jeremy Jones – Pure Controlled Freefall Cbalke January 12, 2016 Jones Snowboards, Karakoram, Videos Controlled Freefall, Jeremy's latest Action Cam video follows him as he descends a gnarly spine wall where any mistake could send him sliding thousands of feet down. The audio is intense as you hear Jeremy...
Petzl’s Ultra Lightweight RAD (Rescue and Decent) System Cbalke January 11, 2016 Gear, News, Videos While not everyone needs to carry a rope kit, Petzl realized that those who should have carried one, often left it behind due to weight. Petzl's designers went to work on developing an ultra lightweight and...
Ryland Bell : Season Edit Cbalke January 8, 2016 Jones Snowboards, Spark R&D, Videos This is my season edit from last winter, filmed in Japan and Alaska. In the past few years, especially last season, I feel that I have come full circle to my early days of riding in Fairbanks, Alaska when it...
Backcountry Basics Step 3: Get the Forecast Cbalke January 7, 2016 Articles, Featured, Resources, Splitboard 101, Videos Sure, many of us would rather watch a shred flick, or be out shredding ourselves but don't minimize the value of avalanche safety education. Avalanche education is a perishable skill so it's important that we...
Jenny Jones: Exploring Iceland by Splitboard Cbalke January 6, 2016 Videos Jenny Jones' career as a snowboarder has been filled with amazing success. From podiums at various competitions, taking the Bronze at the Olympics, magazine covers and video parts, she's done it all. At this...
Saign : A December to Remember Cbalke January 5, 2016 Karakoram, Venture, Videos The PNW had quite the December and Saign's December edit shows just how good it really was. What an awesome December we had in the pacific northwest. We were blessed with powder day after powder day....
Arbor Snowboards: Video Log – Chile Cbalke January 4, 2016 Videos Arbor has a stacked team these days and it's great to see these legends still getting after it. This episoide follows Bryan Iguchi and Mark Carter as they head to Chile for a dose of culture, and...
BCA Backcountry Basics Step 2: Get the Training Cbalke December 30, 2015 Articles, Featured, Splitboard 101, Videos Sure, many of us would rather watch a shred flick, or be out shredding ourselves but don’t minimize the value of avalanche safety education. Avalanche education is a perishable skill so it’s important that...
Being Jeremy Jones Cbalke December 29, 2015 Jones Snowboards, Videos With Jeremy Jones' recent appearance in the Real Snow Backcountry video competition, the X Games featured Jeremy in there Being video series which gives an inside look at what's Jeremy's all about. If you...
Patagonia: Backcountry Touring Collection Cbalke December 28, 2015 Articles, Featured, Gear, News, Splitboard 101, Videos It's no secret that the outerwear needs of backcountry enthusiasts is much different than what is offered by typical outerwear. Splitboarder's are always searching for that holy grail where breathability,...
Glacial Pie 2 Cbalke December 28, 2015 Videos Here's an edit from last April when Tony Pavlantos, Zach Clanton, Neil Provo, Ian Provo, Cody Booth, Aspen Rain Weaver, and Zach Mills were all glacier camping outside of Haines Alaska. When Tony Pavlantos...
Large Uinta Avalanche – Trent Meisenheimer Video Cbalke December 23, 2015 News, Videos Trent Weisenheimer and Craig Gordon of the Utah Avalanche Center were out making observations in the Uinta's yesterday. When the pair were climbing a ridge they remotely triggered a lare scale slide. Luckily...
BCA Presents Backcountry Basics Step 1: Get The Gear Cbalke December 23, 2015 Articles, Featured, Splitboard 101, Videos Sure, many of us would rather watch a shred flick, or be out shredding ourselves but don't minimize the value of avalanche safety education. Avalanche education is a perishable skill so it's important that we...
Spark R&D T1 System Cbalke December 21, 2015 Articles, Featured, News, Spark R&D, Videos 1 Comment After the much acclaimed release of the Magneto and Afterburner, Spark R&D took them back to the drawing board to make a great binding even better. This year Spark replaced the Tesla Magneto and...
The Provo Bros Present – Steelhead and Spines Vol 2 Cbalke December 14, 2015 Neil Provo, News, Videos, Voile In the spring of 2015, we began another pursuit for big lines and wild fish. Once again, our direction was north to Alaska, just as it was 3 years ago on our first trip to capture steelhead and spines. Since...
The Middle/Path Project Episode Four – “What Goes Up, Might Not Come Down” Cbalke December 11, 2015 Videos Here is the last and final episode of The Middle/Path Project. From the instant we get out of bed, turn the heat up, turn the lights on, throw our phone on the charger, switch on the computer or tv, we are...
Mont Blanc: The Land of Toys – Full Film Cbalke December 10, 2015 Videos It's amazing to think about the role Mount Blanc has played in forming skiers, snowboarders, and mountaineers over the years. Luca Rolli did a wonderful job in capturing the love that riders past, and present...