I tested the Korua Transition Finder splitboard last year here in the Tetons and had a blast with the boards mix of backcountry touring into splitboard terrain and then just how dang fun the board was to ride. Think traditional snowboard vs riding a splitbaord on the downhill and you get a good feeling for […]
The following splitboard gear is what I recommend for splitboard touring in the backcountry which can be found in my snowboard backpack anytime I’m out splitboarding or backcountry snowboarding. I feel it’s better to be overly prepared than to spend an uncomfortable possibly life-threating night outdoors in the middle of winter. The gear I carry […]
Never Summer has been making boards and experimenting with cambers for, like, forever, and thee Never Summer Proto Splitboard shows how all that research has landed them with a high-performance shape that will blow your damn mind. I’ve played on some camber blends, some reverse cambers, fusion rocker, some directionals, many of them on Never […]
Our updated 5 best women’s splitboards of 2024 include a range of hard changing, spirited boards that meet every rider at their current level- and they take them further. During a time in the world where we all need social ways to get outside, laugh, and push ourselves past our current threshold, splitboarding is an […]
I have been testing the Jones Frontier Splitboard here in the mountains of NW Wyoming. It performed well in a wide variety of conditions and terrain, from perfect powder in steep, tight trees, to corn on wide open faces, to bulletproof avy debris and heinous, supporting, isothermic slop. How’s the Jones Frontier Splitboard Ride? […]
Splitboarding truly is the answer for those that enjoy untracked snow, avoiding the crowds and time in nature while also getting some great exercise. Having a splitboard underfoot is a ton of fun. So we put together our annual list of 10 of the best splitboards the Mountain Weekly News team tested for 2024. Choosing […]
I’ve been up on Berthoud Pass in Colorado hunting for some early turns on the Slash Brainstorm Splitboard. It’s been variable snow conditions and pretty thin so far here in Colorado. Slash Brainstorm Splitboard Profile Last season I had a couple days testing the Slash Brainstorm Split riding in heavy last season powder and the […]
Rome has been making snowboards since 2001 over on the eastern side of the states in Vermont. I liked the looks of the Rome Uprise Splitboard and was offered to give it a try. It was my first time riding a Rome Snowboard, and surely won’t be my last based on how this split performed. […]
The Arbor Satori Splitboard is perfect for the all-mountain rider who’s looking to have some fun in the pow with stability at high speeds and solid engaging turns. It was designed by snowboarding legend Bryan Iguchi, and I was stoked to test it out. The Satori Splitboard is made with a real bamboo Powerply topsheet […]
Before taking the Jones Stratos Splitboard out into the mountains I had high hopes. With camber under foot with early rise and my magic number of 10mm of taper I knew this Jones Splitboard would not disappoint. Also to note if the board looks as rad as it rides with the wood grain showing through […]