Fitwell Introduces the Freeride Boot Cbalke October 13, 2015 Gear, News5 CommentsFitwell, the Italian handmade boot maker that introduced the Backcountry boot is set to introduce the Freeride boot to their lineup this season. The Freeride will maintain the same exceptional build quality...
Karakoram Introduces the Air-Form Ankle Strap Cbalke October 9, 2015 Gear, Karakoram, NewsTired of foot pain and numb feet from your straps? The Karakoram AirForm ankle strap conforms to your boot with independent compression pods eliminating pressure points and allowing for pinch-point free flex....
California Avalanche Workshop 2015 Cbalke October 5, 2015 Events, News It's time to kick off winter and what better way than with some avalanche awareness. Mark your calendar and head out to South Lake Tahoe on October 17, 2015, for the California Avalanche...
Place Your Order For Phantom Splitboard Bindings Cbalke October 4, 2015 Gear, NewsPhantom splitboard bindings is now accepting orders for the 15/16 season (order form.) This will be the last season for creating your own custom colored bindings so now's the time to jump on it. Bindings will...
TREW: Not Just a Shift in Product Cbalke October 1, 2015 Articles, Gear, News, VideosIf you’re like us and don’t own any Trew gear, you’ve probably seen it on the skin track, or at the very least heard someone rave about their bib pants. We've always heard their gear was super bomber...
Splitboard Touring Just Got More Powerful With The Flex-Lock Cbalke September 19, 2015 Articles, Gear, Karakoram, News24 Comments- Karakoram Flex-Lock: Ride Like a Soft Booter. Tour Like a Hard Booter. Imagine touring up a hard packed skin track on your splitboard, your legs are on fire as you spit and fight with every ounce of...
Prior Snowboards Topsheet Exhibition Cbalke August 30, 2015 Events, News, PriorIt's that time of year again, it's time for you to start drafting your work of art for Prior Snowboards Topsheet Exhibition. Don't worry if you're not an artist, just convince your artist friend and maybe...
Spark R&D Offers Sabertooth Crampon Replacement Cbalke August 24, 2015 Gear, News, Spark R&DFollowing along with their World Class customer service, Spark R&D is offering a replacement for owners of their version 1 & 2 Sabertooth Crampon and version 1 & 2 Touring Bracket. Read below and...
Karakoram Presents: Helmet use and its correlation to traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and risk-taking behavior in snowboarding and skiing: A VERY brief review of literature. Cbalke May 26, 2015 Articles, Featured, Karakoram, News, ResourcesDavid is a fast, powerful snowboarder, and it was with a halting CRACK that his skull impacted the tree at Stevens Pass, Washington. He had been snowboarding all morning with his friend Jay. Although it...
Full Circle – Zak Mills Cbalke May 12, 2015 Articles, Featured, NewsApril 2014, I set out for an amazing opportunity to attend a backcountry skiing and snowboarding mountaineering course in the mountains outside of Haines, Alaska. First of all, I had never been to Alaska, let...
Nallo – A Freeride Mission Cbalke April 27, 2015 Forum, News, VideosLast season Daniel Furberg, Thomas Bergemalm, Per Jonsson, and Fredrik Schenholm traveled by snowmobile to Nallo in Northern Sami Njállu, which lies in the Kebnekaise area of Sweden. During their weeklong...
Justin Ibarra – Fitwell Backcountry Snowboard Boot Review Cbalke April 22, 2015 Articles, Featured, Gear, News, ReviewsJustin Ibarra Fitwell Boots Fitwell USA Facebook With the increasing popularity in splitboarding season after season, the gear that goes along with it is also improving. From boards to bindings to...
Split Life Presents – Split Life, a full length film Cbalke April 21, 2015 Featured, News, VideosSplit Life Films is proud to introduce their first full length film,"Split Life." With all the high budget, multi year films that have represented splitboarding, Split Life Films wanted to show the real side...
Furberg Snowboards Ambassador – Lars Nilssen’s 2015 POV Edit Cbalke April 20, 2015 News, VideosSweet POV edit of Furberg Snowboards Ambassador Lars Nilssen crushing chutes, coolies and wide open pow...
Furberg Ambassador Lars Nilssen – Shares a Close Call Cbalke April 19, 2015 Articles, Featured, NewsFurberg Snowboards Ambassador, Lars Andreas Nilssen, shares a dramatic event which serves as a great reminder to anyone who travels in the backcountry. So far my season up north has been both good and bad,...
Lofoten Split & Tour Festival Video Cbalke April 15, 2015 Events, News, VideosThe guys from Lofoten Split and Tour Festival sent us this sweet edit from their recent event. After seeing this aerial drone footage, you'll be wondering how you can attend a splitfest in Norway (check out...
Team Hollsten: Norway Cbalke April 14, 2015 News, VideosTeam Hollsten and their dog Shila have been busy touring around Norway. With steep lines, epic views, amazing snow, and the northern lights, Norway continues to look more and more...