Photograph by Damien Scogin
BOARDERS AND THE BACKCOUNTRY SUBLIME
Seeking untouched powder? Mod a snowboard into a splitboard.
By Damien Scogin
Snowboarding is a sport of blessed simplicity. One plank. Two edges. Clean lines. But the critical element is the clean lines. From ski-resort brochures to Warren Miller movies, all we ever see are untracked vistas populated by solitary riders who might have simply dropped out of the heavens.
So how can you get to that untracked snow stash? Most ski resorts are surrounded by miles of wilderness, offering ...
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