Links
This page is where you'll find links to:
Links to conservation websites and other eco-friendly things we like can be found here.
Please feel free to get in touch via Facebook, Instagram or the Contact Us page if you know of anything we should add; we want this to keep evolving and growing as we go.
Splitboarding Sites
Splitboard Journal - Probably the best resource for board reviews.
Independent Splitboard Stores
If you think your local shop should be here, or if you're a shop and you want to be added, please let us know. We only want proper independent splitboard shops with a good range of gear and knowledgeable staff. The online stores and the big chains don't need the exposure, and if all they've got is a couple for splits in the corner just to be 'core that won't cut it!
UK
Sick & Wrong Snowboarding - Keswick, Cumbria
FRANCE
Zero G - Chamonix
US
CANADA
SWITZERLAND
AUSTRIA
ITALY
REST OF THE WORLD
Guided Trips
The only one of these we've got any experience of is Stentiford Snowboarding, so if you've used these or any others please let us know what you thought and we'll add them.
Stentiford Snowboarding - Had some great trips with James, always a good crowd.
Travel & Accommodation
The Ski Station - Legendary Chamonix hostel. Rough round the edges, but cheap and a great place to meet people to ride with.
The Man in Seat 61.... - Everything you could ever need to know about how to get the train to the Alps from the UK.
Alpen Express - Sleeper ski trains from London, Netherlands, Belgium or Cologne to many Austrian resorts. Sounds like there's a party in the 'Pubcar' if that's for you.....
Eurostar - Runs some ski trains on Fridays and Saturdays. Worth mentioning that Eurostar have a very fluid and unclear policy on sharp items including crampons and ice axes.
Snowcarbon - Lots of info about travelling to the Alps by train.
Avalanche Bulletins & Weather Forecasts
FRANCE - Meteo France - Weather and avalanche bulletin in French only, but fairly clear
SWITZERLAND - SLF Avalanche Bulletin (also available in a mobile app)
Meteo Swiss - Weather
AUSTRIA - Avalanche.Report - Tyrol & Trentino regions. In English,Italian & German
ITALY - Meteomont - Weather and avalanche info
NORWAY - Varsom - Avalanche bulletin available in English
YR - Weather forecasts Norwegian, English and other languages
SWEDEN
SCOTLAND - Scottish Avalanche Information Service
US
CANADA - Avalanche Canada
SOUTH AMERICA
JAPAN
NZ
GENERAL - mountain-forecast.com - Get forecasts and snow conditions for specific mountains worldwide
Navigation
FATMAP - The ultimate planning tool for your tours. Also available as a mobile app and offline, so you can plan a tour and take it with you, with no problem if you lose reception.
iPhiGéNie - French topographic maps and new, more readable versions, aerial and satellite imagery. Basic download is free for 7 days. Subscription is 14.99 € / year (or 5.99 € / month) Available for iPhone & Android.
Gemsstock - Paper maps and guidebooks - Because the batteries don't run out in a map!
Stanford's - Huge selection of maps and guidebooks
Manufacturers
We're only going to include companies who are exclusively, or mainly, splitboarding.
Spark - Soft boot and hard boot bindings and accessories. These are what we use and they're great.
Karakorum - Soft boot bindings and accessories.
Phantom - Hard bindings. Site has lots of hacks for optimising your boots.
Plum - Soft boot and hard boot bindings and accessories.
Voile - Splitboards, bindings and accessories.
Organisations & Clubs
Eagle Ski Club - British ski touring club that welcomes splitboarders. Organises loads of tours every winter as well as brilliant cost-effective safety training.
Other Cool Stuff
Looking Sideways - A brilliant podcast with in depth interviews focused on 'action sports and other related endeavours'.
Issuu - If you love nerding out on next year's gear, from May onwards most of the manufacturers' catalogues for the following season get published here.