Contributors

- 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...

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...

The 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-...

Ian 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...

Words 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...

Our 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...

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...

Here'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...

Suddenly, 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...

Splitboard.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...

It'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...

Hayden 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...

The 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...

In 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...

I'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...

Voile 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...

Back 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...