Modifications

  A binding leash with breakaway fuse, making what should be a simple thing - complex. This is a gear modification several years in the learning, a few hours in the making, and a joyous coMore...

This is an update to an earlier post regarding snow study kit modifications - this one, deals specifically with the snow saw sheath. The snow saw mod has been a dilemma, and not just with me -- but otMore...

I have been asked numerous times why I carry certain items in a snow study kit, so I thought it would be time to revisit that. Our snow study kits go through seemingly endless modifications. I will shMore...

In relation to a previous article, I feel it is important to add a segue on AT boot choices. I have had a flux of questions lately regarding which AT boot would work best in a AT splitboard setMore...

Trench Digger Bindings, Binding Cant, AT Boot Mods Note: This is a further modification of Trench Digger bindings made by Bomber Industries [4.21.2013] original modification is discussed here... More...

Rescue Sled Fundamentals: Part One - Equipment Modifications by Shaun Nauman PART 1   |   PART 2  >>  Having a backcountry accident is something no one wants to dwell on. Building a rMore...

Sometimes things happen. And. Sometimes things happen and they could have been much worse. On a recent trip to the Harry Gates Hut, part of the 10th Mountain Division Hut system; we were pleasantly suMore...

<< PART 1   |   << PART 2  |    PART 3  From Snowboard to Splitboard s part of the transition to an AT boot, the bindings also have to transition. Typically a binding for hardboots is caMore...

<< PART 1   |   PART 2    |    PART 3 >>  Soft to Hard Boots From Snowboard to Splitboard here were many places I wanted to go in the backcountry that I was limited by with soft sMore...

PART 1   |   PART 2 >>   |    PART 3 >>  From Snowboard to Splitboard wasn't very far from the ground when I learned to Ski. At the time my mother lived in both Carbondale and BuMore...

Modified Bomber TD Bindings This is going to be a quick note for now mainly with photographs of the finished bindings. I will have a write up on the specs later in December with a series (sorry folksMore...

This is the second Ride snowboard I have split, and this one went flawless. The 2012/13 Voile kit has some changes; all the composite is now black, the Chinese hooks are also anodized black. The tMore...

Usually when I am headed out riding in the backcountry I carry a set of radios. It's a good idea for too many reasons to list here. Although I have a HAM radio license, I opt to carry the GMRS radios More...

Background - Transformation to AT boots & Dynafits This modification is for those migrating to an AT boot which will be discussed further below. Please keep in mind, the decision process to migraMore...

THE PREMISE If you love to hike and snowboard I cannot begin to tell you the rewards that await a backcountry snowboarder! For the past two years I have been using snowshoes and carrying my board oMore...