Nothing kills the powder-day stoke like a three-hour lift line. Splitboard gear is a ticket away from the land of lift tickets, powder panic, and overpriced bread bowls. The only limits on a splitter ...

It’s finally March, and that means the meat of backcountry touring season is nearly here. To get prepared, local AT skiers and splitboarders are taking over the Summit Daily sports section in print ...

Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of articles compiled by the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame that will take a closer look at some of the artifacts and stories contained in ...

Splitboarding has been around since the mid-’90s as a way to make backcountry snowboarding available to the 99 percent of us who can’t afford helicopters. It’s essentially a snowboard that splits down ...

You’ve got the split kit. You’ve got the avalanche gear. But where to from there? Locals weigh in on their favorite Summit County routes for splitboarding and alpine touring. Did you know that just ...

MINTURN – Weston Backcountry has taken home another slew of awards heading into the new season. The local manufacturer of snowboards and splitboards has earned the Backcountry Magazine Editor’s Choice ...

Chris Vuckovich knew there was more fresh powder out there. But with snowshoes strapped to his feet and his snowboard strapped to his back, he was just scratching the surface of the opportunities for ...

For skiers, seeing a mountain you want to ski down but no chairlift isn’t a problem. If you have the right boots, you attach sticky, grippy “skins” to the bottom of your skis and ski your way up. It’s ...

It’s no secret that women’s splitboards—snowboards that unhinge into two ski-like pieces in order to ascend snowy terrain in the backcountry—have come a long way. In the last two years alone, we’ve ...