Member Chewbacca

Just for information, Caitlin rides a Never Summer and is / was looking into Weston boards (different brand).

Otherwise I agree, 25 could be too wide.

In my opinion that is being a bit picky.

But it is true to some extent. Perhaps there is a better interface for the ride mode that still needs to be invented, but this is the closest there is to a splitboard specific boot. All of the softboot solutions seem either over engineered or just stiff softboots to me.

You guys are addressing my exact frustration!!

It is time for the boot manufacturers to step up their game. Why is there no soft boot out there with a truly pivoting shaft read: a riveted rotation point.

It can’t be that hard to combine the knowledge of soft boot AND mountaineering boot design into a capable soft boot.

Anyway my 2 cents.

Without drilling new holes in the highbacks that will not work.

Did you ever look at where the highback pivot point of burton bindings is located at?

Ride highbacks would be my best guess.

I ALWAYS mount my pucks on the split as far towards the toe side as possible, you acchieve thia by flipping the single slot disc of the 2 Voilé pucks accordingly. I then center the boot by pulling the heelcup back. I am size 9 in Burtons, could probably go to 8 3/4 (?) in my adidas. My Pivot is under my big toe.

On my first DIY Split I went…[Read more]

Just to give you an update of my trip.

First off JAPOW is amazing!!

I might have been a little late in the season, but it was all worth it. For any climbs for 1h or longer the split definitely still rules. BUT on one day all the upper lifts were closed due to wind, so what did we do? we just went into the woods basically around the corner of our…[Read more]

Ever since thr introduction of t he pinless bindings, I will not get the hype around it. It is not that I do not like it, but the only thing that I really find time consuming and perhaps annoying during swap over is the removal and applying of the skins, the pins never bothered me at all.

I personally like the voilé hooks better, I find the transition smoother. Also the overlap left to right is longer than the Karakram hooks. Ialso just got one of these:

https://www.splitboards.eu/ersatzteile/sp-united/946/split-stabilizer-voelkl

for 15€ at Fame Boardshop.

I haven’t tested it yet.

I finally got out on my Hovercraft. This board ROCKS!!

I got a good deal on last season’s model and am not regretting it a bit. This board is a blast from the first turn and litrally unsinkable, the hype is true!

Only thing is the base seem kind of soft, I had one not so major stone contact, and it went straight to the graphics.

Otherwise…[Read more]

I finally got out on my Hovercraft. This board ROCKS!!

I got a good deal on last season’s model and am not regretting it a bit. This board is a blast from the first turn and litrally unsinkable, the hype is true!

Only thing is the base seem kind of soft, I had one not so major stone contact, and it went straight to the graphics.

Otherwise…[Read more]

Thanks summerisgone,

I was mostly worried about tree maneuverability. I really like how my short (151) Derby performed there. 162 has been my goto length all my snowboarding life since 1989. I was recently a bit disappointed in my K2 Panoramic in that respect only. Of course that was late season sierra cement, but still.

So that is what it will…[Read more]

Oh yeah,

I sure dig the channel canted pucks on the Fish. But that will not be the deciding factor .

Hi all,

I just pulled the trigger on a Burton Split Fish156, and am wondering if I should return it for a 2016 Hovercraft Split for about $120 more. On top of that I weigh in at 180lbs, so probable 200+ with all gear. According to the Jones site i am just at the max weight recommendation for the 156. I’d like a nimble board for trees in Norway…[Read more]

Hi all,

I just pulled the trigger on a Burton Split Fish156, and am wondering if I should return it for a 2016 Hovercraft Split for about $120 more. On top of that I weigh in at 180lbs, so probable 200+ with all gear. According to the Jones site i am just at the max weight recommendation for the 156. I’d like a nimble board for trees in Norway…[Read more]