It's a serious topic when one decides to enter the backcountry. Whether you're skiing, split-boarding, snowshoeing or mountaineering there is always the risk of your safety. So, why would you go out there blind? Leanne Wren, with Underground Snowboard Shop in...
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Earn Your Turns: Vance’s Cabin
It isn't a new fad, but the art of splitboarding is on the rise. Away from the crowds, using your own man-power (women-power) and finding the most perfect, untouched lines. Living in Colorado we are blessed with the 10th Mountain Division hut system. 34 secluded...
Rails to Riches Recap 2015
Words: Kelley Wren Photos: MacKenzie Hennessey Every year, snowboarders wait patiently for their lottery ticket into Rails to Riches at Killington Parks, Vermont. This year was no exception. Some competitors didn't get the green light until a few days prior, but this...
Traveling Tuesdays: Cat’s Cali Roadtrip – Part Two
Words: Cat Nicol Photos: Cat Nicol & Alexe Patenaude Part Two of the Coastal Route Cali Coastal Road Trip 2015 from Cat Nicol on Vimeo. This journey continues further south exploring more of the coastline of Highway 1 of what California has to offer. Passing by...
What We Like Wednesdays: Pallas Snowboards
Words: Devin Silverthorne-Lillie Photos: Pallas Snowboards In late March a group of product testers from all over the U.S. gathered on behalf of Backcountry Magazine, Outside Magazine and TransworldSnow in Crested Butte, Colorado. Myself, being a first year tester was...
Traveling Tuesdays: Cat’s Cali Roadtrip – Part One
Snowboarding has been the love and pursuit of VNTRbirds, but traveling is the heartbeat. VNTRbirds originally started from leaving the East Coast of the United States to go venture and shred through New Zealand for nearly five months. Now, four years later, we'd like...