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@Kyle Miller wrote:

Exum guides based out of the Tetons has a splitboard mountaineering clinic. I may join them for a trip or two.

Kelly at SEC is an excellent resource for all things splitboard knowledge and a good soul as well.

They offer….
http://splitboardeducationcompany.com/index.php/instruction/courses

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Kelly is a really good…

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@mar123 wrote:

black bess…Buckchow

Looking forward to the speaker series tonight!

Nice pics Dave, good to see you down there again. Lets get out and tour again soon.

Thanks for the after-hours beers before driving back to Heber, Buckchow… I ended up spending Valentine’s Fri out w/ my lady, hope you guys scored some

I just swapped out my Voile tip and tail clips w/ Karakorams on both ends of my board… a DIY job. The time had come.

FYI, my Voile tail clip (and tip at times) had become loose and would pop open when riding, esp when re-entering into in-bounds terrain (ie. trail, hardpack, groomers, etc) to get back to the car. It seemed to almost hold it’s…[Read more]

nice guys, happy holidays all around… sweet shots!

@christoph benells wrote:

@fustercluck wrote:

anyone have anything to add about snow cards and snow thermometers?

I might recommend the dark lexan crystal cards (BCA) mostly for contrast against grains, but also because the metal ones tend to melt the crystals quicker while viewing. For thermometers, def go with a digital one.

the road ends at mill flat out of midway, from there it’s just skinning or snowmobiling until about mid-may

quick bump, see you all this thursday

long my you run Summit… lotsa good memories i’m sure, keep yer chin up Tex

@UTAH wrote:

Thumbs up for sure.

roger that, good times guys

Just emailed you directly, talk soon

@TEX wrote:

The Nug is like the shortboard in surfing

i couldn’t agree more, Tex.

it totally depends on what you want outta your board.

the Nug and Spliff are def changing the rules…. my boards are getting shorter every year

both of these are pretty good choices.

splitting on the east coast, i’d recommend a board with some camber under foot (for some spring/pop in variable conditions), a little taper in the tail (for quicker turning in trees), and some nose rocker for easier turn initiation in deeper snow. splits on the east coast tend to run about the same length as…[Read more]

@ale_capone wrote:

I prefer doing a ct, then a propagation test.

I couldn’t agree more.

Still, I start by examining the pit wall first for obvious weak layers and obvious snowpack density changes (both visually and manually w/ fingers/brushes, looking for ‘gray lines’ in the pack), then I move onto my CT tests. Yeah, I said tests plural.…[Read more]

Sure looks like Roman’s in Wolverine, a definite repeat offender…

I might refer you to some AAI standards for choosing an ideal test pit location, just to help simplify things. Your pit location should be ‘SAFE, REPRESENTATIVE, and POLITE’.

Safe DOES NOT mean out in the chute/bowl where you plan to ride, but instead on a similar and smaller…[Read more]

good work, great shots… shaka

still farming it

@802smuggler wrote:

vtbc, are you getting out wednesday?

first day off in a while, sorry 802…

@802smuggler wrote:

Just heard that there have been some slides in the region. All the new snow isn’t playing nicely with the old icy crust. Any feedback on this would be appreciated.

very strong grauple showers were observed prior to the storm with reports of grauple pools at the bottom of chutes and in ravine bottoms in the notch. grauple can…[Read more]

28″ new in 48 hrs, thanks ullr. hours of breaking trail, miles from the lifts. had to stay on steeps, so deep. things should settle out pretty quickly, more snow wed-thur

five tours in the past four days w/ 24-30″ new… put a fork in me. pics to follow.