Splitboarding Antarctica with Ice Axe Expeditions Cbalke January 23, 2018 Articles, Featured, News, Resources, Trip Reports1 Comment If you have a love to ride the backcountry, then you have most likely dreamt of going to some pretty far-flung places. When an opportunity opened up to guide a group of snowboarders in Antarctica,...
Splitboards, Fjords, and a Ford Fiesta Cbalke September 16, 2017 Trip Reports, Videos- Trevor Grams - Trevor Grams and Calum Macintyre Our fingers were dragging as we used our poles to push across the last of the flats before the partially plowed turnaround at the end of the only...
Davide Capozzi – Two First Descents in a Week Cbalke March 26, 2016 Articles, News, Trip ReportsIn 2013, which was a memorable year for its incredible snow, Julien "Pica" Herry had begun to talk about a possible descent down the Voie Originale from Grande Rocheuse. This beautiful mountain is next to 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...
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...
Curtis Woodman and Steep-N-Deep South American Powder Tours Cbalke November 17, 2014 News, Trip ReportsEditor's note: Our friend Ian Gil of Steep-N-Deep South American Powder Tours sent us this Chilean Trip Report of what he and Curtis Woodman got into a few months back. If you didn't already want to make a...
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...
Featured TR: Chasing Snow to the Arctic Circle – Svalbard by Boat, May 2014 Alex Showerman November 2, 2014 Trip ReportsEditor's note: Once again the splitboard.com forums deliver yet another amazing splitboard adventure. This time it's our friend IrishGav who takes us along on an epic adventure deep into the Arctic...
Featured TR: From Russia With Pow – First Descents in Frolikha Alex Showerman October 24, 2014 Articles, Trip Reports2 CommentsEditor's Note: Here's another inspiring and entertaining trip-report taken from the splitboard.com forums. Splitting in Russia?! You gotta love it! See the original post here. Introduction It so...
Norway – A Trip Through Ullr’s Playground Cbalke October 19, 2014 Articles, Trip ReportsDAY 1 T hrough a haze of jetlag I hear Miikka Haast say “it starts with a 20m rappel into a 50degree, 3m wide couloir…” ‘yes let’s do that!’ Sounds like a great first run in...
Featured TR: Crossing Kodiak Island Alex Showerman October 18, 2014 Trip Reports, VideosEditor's Note: This video trip-report created by splitboard.com forum member Phillip.ak, will make you want to drop what you're doing and head outside. This beautifully shot solo mission across Kodiak Island...
Featured TR: Remembering LizDee – Home, Sweet Home. Baker & Rainier Alex Showerman October 10, 2014 Featured, Trip ReportsEditor's Note: This winter we want to feature you! We'll be regularly featuring community written TRs (trip-reports) from our amazing group of splitters in the forums. To get this season started we couldn't...
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...
Carpe Diem – Episode 2 Greenland Cbalke April 27, 2014 Trip Reports, VideosFrench Freeride World Tour competitor Aurelien Routens heads to Greenland where he travels plane, helicopter and dog sled to access the remote terrain. Carpe Diem EP2 Groenland - Aurelien...
Northern Heights – by Zach Clanton splitboard.com January 17, 2014 Articles, Trip Reports, Zach ClantonNorther Heights by Zach Clanton This is the seven month road trip that turned into my way of life. The story of two years in pursuit of Alaska. Ferryin up, drivin down, taking up roots and driving...
The Backyard Project episode 1 by Justin Lamoureux splitboard.com January 12, 2014 Trip Reports, VideosThe "backyard project" philosophy has been around for a while but this is the first time we've seen it explained and documented so well. The long and the short is...you don't have to travel to far away lands...
Carpe Diem – Episode 1 Canada Cbalke December 23, 2013 Trip Reports, VideosCarpe Diem - Episode 1 Canada Aurelien Routens French Freeride World Tour competitor Aurelien Routens is shown some "locals spots" in Canada, after not feeling satisfied he returns the following day for...