Now Hiring: Binding Builders / Production Roles
Binding Builder Job Description Full-Time 2022 Job Brief: We are seeking hardworking individuals to help us assemble bindings, who can bring positive energy to our casual but highly efficient workplace. You will be a part of a small production team working to assemble high performance splitboard bindings and backcountry accessories. Every person involved with our production team is a passionate snowboarder, backcountry enthusiast, or outdoor adventurer. Karakoram is dedicated to building product in Washington with parts manufactured in the United States. Karakoram has always prided itself on our staff and strong company culture. We also have our eyes out
Now Hiring! Service Roles
Customer Service Job Description Job Brief We are looking for a customer-oriented service representative. We ship the gear we make to snowboarders and splitboarders all over the globe. You’ll be responding to these customers when they reach out to us, building long term customer relationships and generally maintaining stoke in our brand via person to person interactions. Responsibilities Respond to customer service emails, calls and messages Help webstore customers with real-time product questions via webstore chat Ship out spare parts requests, warranty parts, direct shipments and other shipping tasks Assist in warranty and crash replacement binding rebuilds Develop lasting relationships
Board Mind /// Gray Thompson Interview
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Pica Herry in Waking Dream: Full Movie
What about Dreaming ? Jump into the search of esthetic shapes to ride in the Mont Blanc Massif . Sharing the unforgettable, up high in the mountains , far away from the crowd. Invade Media's 2017 movie of the Freeskier Sam Favret and the Snowboarder Julien Herry will bring you in the heart of steep riding. Impressive, Exposed, Technical, are we really here right now ? Or is it just a dream. Watch and find the answer. A SKI & SNOWBOARD POEME ... Produced by : Sam Favret Directed by : Alex Blaise / Maxime MOULIN Principal Cinematography
Flex Lock: Double Your Edging Power
After 8 years of testing and proving itself in the field, the Flex-Lock has held firm as one of our best touring innovations to date. We thought this would be an appropriate time to revisit the numbers behind our most popular touring accessory. Flex-Lock is the best option for softbooting snowboarders looking for maximum efficiency and stability on their tours. Here's the blog post Russell put together when we originally first released the Flex-Lock, along with an all new video of the Flex Lock in action. Flex-Lock: Ride Like a Soft Booter. Tour Like a Hard Booter. Imagine
Simplicity Stands Out /// Gray Thompson Ambassador Interview
This fall, I got the chance to spend some time on a longer format conversation with Karakoram Ambassador Gray Thompson. Gray has been crafting works of snowboard culture for quite some time now. His Warp Wave projects were a favorite of mine back when I was looking for inspiration to hike around on a snowsurf around Lake Tahoe. His latest project, Range of Mystery, is just wrapping up a well received premiere tour. The film documents his adventure alongside Karakoram Ambassador Nick Russell and Danny Davis to travel beyond the known. Gray has an effortless style to his turns, a healthy
Splitboarding in the Indian Trans-Himalayas
Summer Splitboarding the Indian Trans-Himalayas A Glimpse of the Karakoram Range Words: Simone Le Grand The land of high passes (also called Little Tibet) fascinated me straight away when I first visited Ladakh and Zanskar for trekking in 2013. I was sure to return one day. The stunning landscapes, well-preserved culture, spirit and monasteries, and friendly, open and humble people had immediately a strong attraction on me. This unique and still-remote place had caught my attention. On one of my first treks back then, when climbing over a
The Outsiders
The Outsiders Words: Ian Wood Photos: Jordan Ingmire Get a copy in print from Diggin Magazine Japan or Transfer Magazine Australia The sound of explosions stir me from a deep slumber. The bombs may be going off thousands of feet away but the blasts shake me from my dream world. Barely awake I sit up to investigate the violent action, bouncing my head off the bunk above. The “rude” awakening knocks me back down, a dry mouth from the propane heater running off and on all night reminds me where I am. Rubbing my eyes to adjust to
Morning carves at Alpental
Bryce and Tyler made it out of the office one morning last spring for some morning turns at Alpental. Nothing better than a little "product testing", a quiver full of Gentemstick powsurfs to choose from, and getting to put the bindings we work so hard designing to the test. We put a lot of focus on the words "Performance Snowboarding". For us, this is all about having gear that responds instantly, that has no lag in the system, and ultimately makes us feel more connected to the mountain. We spent a ton of time and R&D trying to figure out
Pica Herry in the Backyards Project
We're consistently blown away by the riding of Pica Herry. Here we have some amazing footage from The Backyards Project. We're proud to have him out putting our split interfaces and quiver connectors to the test! Words: Pica Herry Sam Favret is a Chamonix home made skier. He spent the 2 last years working hard on his "Backyards project" movie. He invited some friends to share his journey made of freestyle, forest riding, backcountry, and steep skiing... Here is an extract of the movie showing S. Favret and Pica Herry riding the North East spur of les Courtes in great
The Future of Splitboarding
You've been waiting, but you're not sure for what. Inspiration has struck, and the future is here. Join the new revolution, and free your mind. We've been keeping this project wrapped up tight, but now it's time to open up and bite into what's next. Shipping April 1st, 2018
Join us! Fourth Phase Premiere/ NWAC Fundraiser
Washington Friends: Come join us this Sunday! Your own friendly local binding builders will be enjoying the premiere of the next level of Travis Rice & Brainfarm's snowboard cinematography, raffling gear and enjoying delicious beverages to raise money for the NorthWest Avalanche Center. Follow the event link below to RSVP! http://Screenings.TheFourthPhase.Com/karakoram/TheCleverBottle
Ian Wood Goes Quivering
Video: Sean Fithian Ian Wood is all about using less, yet getting more. His commitment to converting his truck to bio fuels, his efforts to minimize his overall carbon footprint, and his open-minded outlook have shown us he is someone that truly cares about understanding how his life impacts others and the environment. There are a lot of ways that snowboarding could improve from a sustainability standpoint. We're making steps in that direction, but they are baby steps, and we've still got a long way to go. It takes a long time to innovate, it takes a long time to