Shocked and Persuaded My Soul to Ignite: The Ogasaka Facet Ian Tarbox September 24, 2018 Articles, Contributors, Featured, Ian Tarbox, Reviews1 Comment- Ogasaka Snowboards The Testers Written in conjunction with fellow testers and rad dudes, Colin Balke and Larry Banks, thanks guys! This is Ian’s twelfth season on a splitboard and seventh season testing...
Discovering Hakuba Cbalke April 13, 2017 Articles, Contributors, FeaturedWords 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...
Splitting the Borderline – Neil Provo Neil Provo April 4, 2016 Contributors, Featured, Neil Provo, Videos, VoileThe coastal mountains of Southeast Alaska and western Canada hold some of the most incredible terrain on the globe. Options for splitboarding and ski touring seem endless, as long as your energy supply is-...
Split Open and Melt – The Reconnaissance Line by Patagonia Cbalke March 29, 2016 Articles, Contributors, Featured, Gear, Ian Tarbox, News, Reviews1 CommentIan Tarbox-Recon Line Review The snowsports industry saw some very cool new waves for the 2015/2016 winter season. One of these swells was the rise of touring-specific outerwear. Patagonia dropped the...
Progression : Transforming the Northern Chugach from a Dream to Reality Cbalke January 18, 2016 Contributors, Trip Reports, Videos4 CommentsWords by: Trevor Grams 60 miles deep in a mountain range does not sound particularly far to a lot of people. A car could cover that distance in about an hour; a plane could fly there in half that time if...
Zack Clanton Photography Cbalke December 20, 2015 Contributors, News, Zach ClantonOur friend and amazing photographer Zack Clanton is living many people's dream. His years seem to be spent living in AK, flying in bush planes, glacier camping, shredding, climbing and traveling to places like...
The Provo Bros Present – Steelhead and Spines Vol 2 Cbalke December 14, 2015 Neil Provo, News, Videos, VoileIn 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...
Wasatch follow cams with the Provo Brothers Neil Provo November 12, 2015 Contributors, Neil Provo, Videos, VoileHere's some GoPro 4 footage from the 2014/15 winter, following each other around Utah's Wasatch and Uinta mountains. According to the numbers, it was a crappy season at best for skiers and snowboarders, but we...
Highs and Lows of Glacier Camping in Alaska Zach and Cindi Lou Grant May 3, 2015 Zach and Cindi Lou Grant2 CommentsSuddenly, after days of shoveling 80 inches of new snow in 60 mph winds, the sun poked through the clouds. We called Ben, our pilot, immediately. He was hesitant due to other parties who will often "cry...
Meet our newest contributors, Zach and Cindi Lou Grant Cbalke March 10, 2015 Articles, Contributors, Featured, News, Voile, Zach and Cindi Lou Grant1 CommentSplitboard.com is proud to introduce our newest contributors, a splitboarding power couple, Zach and Cindi Lou Grant. If you're not familiar with the Grants, here's an introductory interview to get you more...
ALASKAHH Jan/Feb 2015 Zach Clanton March 5, 2015 Articles, Contributors, Featured, Karakoram, Zach Clanton2 CommentsIt's funny how most people behave during a tricky winter. Everyone seems to follow the herd and either become lazy and complacent or give up and get out of town. If you have money, traveling somewhere like...
Snowboarding from the top of Hayden Peak Neil Provo February 24, 2015 Forum, Neil Provo6 CommentsHayden Peak is a rather iconic mountain in the Uintas of northeastern Utah. It marks the western boundary of the main core of the range, where the peaks get high and rugged. We've spent a decade exploring...
8th Annual Dirksen Derby – December 12-14, 2014 at Mt. Bachelor splitboard.com November 22, 2014 Articles, Chris Gallardo, Events, Trip ReportsThe dates for the 8th Annual Dirksen Derby have been set for December 12-14, 2014. Get all the details and check out our pics from last years' event. The Derby is back and better than ever this year! Tyler...
The Largest Pillow Line of my Life! Neil Provo November 21, 2014 Neil Provo, VideosIn mid January of 2014 an arctic cold-front set in over British Columbia, along with blue skies for the rest of the month. With a stable snowpack and good pow high up, the options for snowboarding seemed...
Fountain of Youth 2014, part 1 splitboard.com November 6, 2014 Articles, Chris Gallardo, Trip ReportsI've had a busy summer working on the new and improved splitboard.com but I had make time to create a post for one of my favorite trips of the season, the annual pond-skimming adventure to the Fountain of...
Review: Voile Revelator splitboard with new channel system and puck design Neil Provo September 20, 2014 Gear, Neil Provo, Reviews, Videos, VoileVoile has brewed up a sweet new design featured on their 2015 Revelator splitboard. Backcountry Magazine agreed and recently gave the Revelator splitboard the Editors Choice Award, and for good...
Team Father-Son hit the Eastside with the Warp Wave crew splitboard.com August 13, 2014 Articles, Chris Gallardo, Trip ReportsBack in 2002, a couple years after I got my first splitboard, a friend of mine (Steeleman) turned me on to what would become one of my favorite splitboard zones in California, The Eastside. Ever since then...