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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...

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...

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...

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...

New for the 16/17 season, Voile introduces their Pinless Speed Rail splitboard binding.  No more fiddling with pins and clips with this baby. Upward-facing, totally-bomber hooks create the fore ends of the...

  An eight part feature presented by Vans Snow and brought to you by Jake Price. Featuring: Siggi Johnson, Nick Kalisz, Forrest Shearer, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Bryan Iguchi, Andre Miller, Jeremy Jones,...

Every autumn we put out the call to all the artists, graphic designers, and other creative types, to submit a design for a Spark R&D T-Shirt. Over the years we've had some amazing entries and every...

The 7th annual Canuck Splitfest will be held January 13th-15th in Revelstoke British Columbia. Trapper Snowboards will be the Title Sponsor for this seasons event and will assist with some of the...

If you've already upgraded to the Spark T1 bindings you may have had some troubles deploying your climbing wires with ease. If you're not interested in working on your flexibility or doing additional lunges,...

Without a doubt splitboarding has evolved in leaps and bounds from the DIY builds, Burton’s splitboard interface, Voile’s plate kit, and Spark R&D’s Ignition binding. Even with all of the advances in...

Grassroots Powdersurfing introduces their 2016-17 "Classic" and "Transformer" Split-surfer models. The "Classic" allows for several binding options during the skin up and binding free riding during the...

With Venture Snowboards welcomed return this year, we are excited to see they have launched their website for the 16/17 season. As Venture had teased during the trade show, this years line up will feature some...

Furberg Snowboard's Team Rider, Davide Capozzi's talks about his recent first snowboard descent of Aiguille Verte "Les Z," on Mont Blanc in the French Alps.   In spring 2013 Julien “Pica” Herry spotted...

After years of marketing jargon and hype, it seems that riders have become more cautious or dismissive when it comes to new "tech." Especially when these new “tech” pieces demand a large chunk of your...

By: Leon Butler Technology has a major impact on our everyday lives, that's a fact. For many people their release from tech is to head to the mountains where they can escape from the watchful eye of mobile...

Touted as being the ultimate supplement to your airbag, Avalanche Float is planning to release a system which automatically releases your snowboard in the event of an avalanche. The systems designers...

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...