Miikka Hast – Splitboard Gear Guide
New to splitboarding? Miikka Hast breaks down all the splitboard gear you need and how to use it in this second episode of Discover Splitboarding. [video_responsive][/video_responsive]
Why Go Splitboarding?
Miikka Hast has put together a splitboard video series with Epic TV. Check out the first episode, Why Go Splitboarding:
Mont Blanc: The Land of Toys
He's one of the very few snowboarders in the world to be riding big lines both regular and switch. We're honored to have Julien 'Pica' Herry riding our bindings out in Chamonix. Check out the trailer for award winning movie Mont Blanc: The Land of Toys filmed by Luca Rolli: [video_responsive] Monte Bianco: Il paese dei balocchi - TRAILER from Luca Rolli on Vimeo. [/video_responsive] Official website: lucarolli.com Ski guided tours: snowhow.it Actors and Athletes: Davide Capozzi, Francesco Civra Dano, Andreas Fransson, Julien Herry, Giulia Monego Music: Score Squad - Off Limit ENG: This movie is a delicate documents intended
Splitboard Touring Just Got More Powerful With The Flex-Lock
Flex-Lock: Ride Like a Soft Booter. Tour Like a Hard Booter. Imagine touring up a hard packed skin track on your splitboard: your legs are on fire as you spit and fight with every ounce of strength and focus just to keep your edges griped to the slope. You’re trying to keep your cool so your buddy on AT gear, who’s effortlessly dancing up the path, doesn’t notice your struggle. Your downhill leg is contorted and awkwardly twisted inward as you desperately try to keep your edges from rolling down hill and breaking free from the firm snow. You even
Northwest Avalanche Center Benefit Warehouse Sale!
Calling all splitboarders of Washington state and the rest of the Northwest! Come on out to our shop in North Bend, WA to get the best deals you'll find anywhere on Karakoram bindings, accessories, and apparel all while supporting the Northwest Avalanche Center! Who?: You! You can contribute to our local avalanche center, NWAC! What?: We'll be selling both Prime bindings and Split 30 bindings along with accessories and apparel. When?: Sale only during 1pm-7pm, Monday-Friday, the week of August 17th-21st, 2015. Where?: 1546 Boalch Ave. NW, North Bend, WA How?: Buy a pair of Karakoram bindings, accessories, or apparel and a
Forever Ride Support Program
If your splitboard bindings are a few seasons old and looking a little beat up, don’t worry, Karakoram has your back! We have a comprehensive Forever Ride Support program that can restore your bindings to brand new function. When you send your bindings in to be refurbished, we do an in-depth inspection of all components, interfaces and hardware. For the original owner, worn or broken components are rebuilt or replaced under our “Forever Ride” policy for a nominal cost that covers the expense of materials and manufacturing time. Bindings come out functioning like new, and will continue to perform
Karakoram Prime Maintenance Video
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Prime Splitboard Binding Change-Over Video
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Splitboard Clip Review by Kyle Miller
This past summer professional splitboarder Kyle Miller contacted us to see if he could try out our Splitboard Clips on his trip to South America with the Sweet Grass crew for their film Solitare. Read his review below: When I first got my hands on the Karakoram splitboard clips I was a tad bit concerned. I had been using the standard Voile hooks for years and wondered what the benefit would be from trying out a new system. My first adventure with the splitboard clips was the high volcanoes and mountains of the Bolivian Andes. At a high point
Backpacker’s “Best in Snow”: Split30 Splitboard System
Snoqualmie, WA October 19, 2011 – Karakoram has been honored as a recipient of a 2011 Backpacker magazine Editors’ Choice Snow Award, the most prestigious award in the outdoor industry, given annually to products in recognition of their outstanding innovation in design, materials and/or performance. Backpacker Editor-In-ChiefJonathan Dorn and his staff of editors and testers presented the Karakoram Split30 Splitboard System with the award at the annual Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, August 4, 2011. In total, nine manufacturers were honored as recipients of the first-ever Editors’ Choice Snow Award. Using the same rigorous
Q & A with Jeremy Jones
Why did you change to the the Karakoram Splitboard interface? I am always looking for ways to improve my riding system. I spend about 80 to 100 days splitboarding so most of my focus is on finding lighter product that is faster in the transitions and makes my snowboard ride better. This was a lot of my motivation to start Jones Snowboards. We have made great improvements on boards but the interface has the biggest room for improvement. When I first saw the Karakorm interface system I was really intrigued. It looked like a serious step forward that was definitely worth testing out. However changing
Ralph Backstrom Binding Review
We've been in the trenches building and shipping bindings lately and haven't had a chance to post anything on the blog. So, we're posting something we haven't written. Jones rider, Ralph Backstrom, has been testing our binding for the past 7 months and just posted a review on UnofficialNetworks.com.Read Ralph's review here:Ralph Backstrom Karakoram Split30 binding review