What do you do when you buy your first splitboard but the Utah backcountry riding season is over? You find an awesome partner, pack up a truck, and head to the Cascade Mountains, where backcountry touring is in full swing. That’s just what happened in early July, as my girlfriend Jess and I made a…
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Backcountry 101 Class at Brighton Resort
Shhh…come closer, I have to admit something terrible to you: I’m not a backcountry snowboarder. I know, I know…the horror! I have been in Utah for nine amazing winters, and before this season have rarely strayed from the boundaries of our fantastic resorts. Impossible, right? I assure you it is all true. However, I decided…
Coon Hat ski touring on Mount Tukuhnikivatz and Mount Mellenthin
Adam was all kinds of excited. It was 3am. We were at a truck stop in Salina, Utah. The Yurt-on-Wheels was loaded up with our ski gear and we were en-route to the La Sal Mountains for some backcountry skiing on Mount Tukuhnikivatz and Mount Mellenthin. But the source of Adam’s excitement wasn’t about the…
Wasatch Splitfest to celebrate backcountry snowboarding in Utah
Splitboarders unite! Get your boards waxed, and stretch your swag hands because the 2013 Wasatch Splitfest is happening on February 6th-10th right here in Salt Lake City, which is the birthplace of the splitboard movement. The Wasatch Splitfest is a celebration of the splitboarding community in Utah, and will be full of gear demos, presentations…
Friday Video: 2011-2012 Utah Backcountry Review
Who knew the Utah Avalanche Center could make a ski movie as good as any other adrenaline-fueled tomfoolery currently on tour in mountain towns? For this week’s Friday Video, we’re featuring the UAC’s “2011-2012 Utah Backcountry Review,” an educational recap about last season’s snowpack and avalanche accident season. If you think that may sound like…
Wasatch Splitboard Speaker Series
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,…