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 ...

Splitboarding has quickly become a big part of snowboard culture. For years, people have been creating their own board and binding combinations and have used them to conquer numerous first descents ...

Splitboarding is an extremely gear-dependent sport. Working alongside your own two feet, splitboards provide the means of travelling far and wide, in order to reach dreamy backcountry destinations ...

In an average season, Alex Gelb gets about 85 days on the slopes. Not bad for a mountain town local — but only five of those days are spent jostling through lift lines at a ski resort. The other 80 ...

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 ...

Every snowboarder knows that first tracks at the resort don’t last long. Luckily for the antisocial powderhound, ditching migraine-inducing liftlines for backcountry bliss has never been easier, ...

For Chris Gallardo and a host of new converts, splitboard riding offers the best of all possible backcountry worlds. With a splitboard, riders get the efficiency of telemark skis for their backcountry ...

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 ...