From the Aosta valley mid Jan 25

Splitboarding us not cheap, the gear is pretty light weight, and a little complex. So was fearful of how long my first setup would last.

A week ago my binding baseplate failed. The warranty is 5 years, and I bought them 4 years and 11 months ago. I have a big tour in 1.5 weeks so I asked them to mail me a replacement. They overnighted it to me! Amazing!

Spark Bindings for the win.

Got here on Thursday, went out Friday and Snowmass was almost all straight ice. Then, Friday and Saturday night it snowed!! So got to ride some pow. Managed to do some black diamond/mogul runs which is a big level up for me

Got in a couple days at the 'Boat! Hadn't been back to Steamboat Springs in a minute. Heading to Aspen Snowmass this weekend--looks like some pow is forecasted... 🤞

I got a couple for ya.

Boa tightened boots suck. Like they are good if you're not strong enough to tie your own boots, great for people just getting into the sport. But they just don't stay tight through the day. I also don't think they last if you put more than 25 days in a season.

Ice coast wisdom: Ski it till it's good. Don't let conditions get in the way of having fun on the mountain.

'4-LO' is a snowboarding movie about four young, virtually unknown, yet incredibly talented riders, Kai Huggin, Elijah Pyle, Griffin Biancucci and Haden Mcalister. The idea to make the movie came from Pete Alport, a seasoned filmer/photographer in the snow industry for over 20 years, who has and does work with some of the best snowboarders on the planet. He took a chance on this project because he believed in these 'kids' and knew they could make something special. The four riders didn't know much about the backcountry, building jumps, zones, let alone trying to make a snowboarding movie, it was all their first time truly filming for an entire season. There were bumps in the road at the beginning, learning how to communicate, gear management, building, blasting bigger than the four had ever gone, trusting one another and believing in the long term goal: to stack as many shots as possible while finding a way to self fund the entire project. After two months or so, the crew was dialed, s