Are you a Splitboarder? Aspiring splitboarder? Or maybe you’re just a history buff with a fetish for snow. Either way, you’ll love the Wasatch Splitboarder Speaker Series, being organized by the Splitboard Education Company.
The first event of the 2012 series happens on Thursday, November 8th, and is about “The Early Years.” Brett “Cowboy” Kobernik, Utah Avalanche Center forecaster and inventor of the splitboard, will be the featured speaker. He will talk about the genesis of the splitboard and how it gained traction in the backcountry community during the 1990’s. In addition, he will give a snow and avalanche update about the early snowpack in the Wasatch and how it’s shaping up on avalanche danger for the rest of the season.
The Splitboard Education Company was founded in the Wasatch during the 2010/11 season and provides classroom and field instruction about everything related to splitboarding. They offer classes, fields clinics, and avalanche education for splitboarders.
The Wasatch Splitboard Speaker Series will take place on the first or second Thursday of every month at Wasatch Touring, located at 702 East, 100 South in Salt Lake City. Doors open at 6:30 and the presentation starts at 7. A $5 donation to the Utah Avalanche Center is suggested.
For more information, call (801) 694-7933, or visit the Facebook Page at facebook.com/SplitboardEducationCompany