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    by Drew Zieff January 2, 2025

    A splitboarder tired of breaking his poles gives his first impressions of Wolverine Snow Products’  three-piece Split Sticks. Woe is the splitboarder. We’re less efficient backcountry travelers than our two-planking brethren, and, it seems to me, more prone to equipment…

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    by Zack Wentz December 5, 2022

    Visualizing the backcountry as a Splitboarder takes a different perspective than a skier. Learning to splitboard and reading terrain has unique challenges — we’re here to minimize those challenges with helpful pointers on anticipating backcountry terrain and keeping the fun factor high.

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    by Stratton Matteson May 16, 2022

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    by Jonathan Cooper January 10, 2020
    by Jonathan Cooper January 10, 2020

    Thanks to publishing partner Cripple Creek Backcountry for publishing this post. Yep, they sell splitboards, too. Tips for faster, more efficient splitboard transitions So you’ve decided to commit to the splitboard as a backcountry tool. You have undoubtedly received unnecessary…

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    by Jonathan Cooper May 10, 2018

    Born in Japan, this powder perfect splitboard is state-of-art, check our Gentem Stick – Stingray snowboard review.

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    by Jonathan Cooper February 2, 2018

    Splitboard gear innovations found at the 2018 Outdoor Retailer show.

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    by Jonathan Cooper March 16, 2017

    On-going impressions of switching to hard boot splitboarding for backcountry ski touring snowboard.

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    by Jonathan Cooper March 13, 2017

    In depth review of Phantom splitboard bindings after 2 years of testing in the backcountry.

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    by Jonathan Cooper February 15, 2017

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    by Jonathan Cooper April 26, 2016

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    by Jonathan Cooper May 19, 2014

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