I have an arbor coda camber directional split board and a capita doa true twin. I am looking into changing my binding angles. I have always ridden +15 -12 on my doa. I recently changed to +15 -9 since I do minimal switch riding but still want that option on my doa. I want my split board bindings to be angled for steep/ big lines in the backcountry and control at high speeds (would also be nice to be able to hit jumps and land switch in the backcountry). Does a ++ setup make sense for this, if so, what angles? Also does it make sense to have two boards set so differently?

I’ve been using a set of CMT Carbon poles (the Costco ones). I originally bought them for trail running/backpacking and threw a set of snow baskets on them. They are very light however they flex quite a bit under load (on kick turns etc.) and not the most stable. I’m looking for something stiffer while still being relatively light and packable. Kind of asking for cake and eating it too haha, but looking for recommendations?

Getting into splitboarding and looking to get my first setup. For reference I'm 6'3'', weigh 165lbs, size 13 boots. I ride primarily on the east coast with trips west, so want something good in powder that can also handle variable conditions. Less likely on big crazy expeditions. My solid board is an Orca 156 which I love. I have some prodeals so am looking at the following three:

1. K2 Isolator (158) - Looks like a lot of fun, but can't find any reviews on the split and would love some reassurance it will climb ok, basically an Excavator cut in half and lots of good reviews for the Excavator.

2. Weston Backwoods (160W) - Lots of very positive reviews, seems like a safe bet, tried and true.

3. Arbor Sartori (157) - Positive reviews, fan of Arbor's commitment to sustainability

*4) None of the above, tell me what I don't know.

Would appreciate any thoughts!

Ok ok, I'm mostly joking...

But! I am curious, as I see the topic of hard boots more and more. Why not just ski? Isn't the whole idea of ridding a hard boot setup to increase efficiency? If that's the main concern what's the point of snowboarding, wouldn't skiing just be the way to go?

I've been split boarding since 2009, I've lived all over the PNW as well as being a ski bum in SW Montana for 4 years. I do surf, and I do prefer to chase powder so that might influence me a bit. I rock soft boots, ski crampons, verts and I have Grivel wide boot crampons. I'm getting older now (38), but there was time where my main jam was cliffs and couloirs. I guess I'm saying all this because I'm not immune to the limitations that soft boots bring, but I get up for the getting down. Are the people who are hard boot more concerned with the up's than down's? Enlighten me please!

Over the summer I have been slowly buying all my own gear. All I have left to get is boots.

I would love some boots that I can wear on the resort as well. I’ve been recommended the Ride Fuse boots. I love the idea of these and I know Ride boots fit well.

However, I currently own the Ride Lasso boots. These are a 7 flex with the Fuse being an 8.

Would my Lassos hold up for split boarding? Are the Fuses stiff enough? I don’t see that much concrete info on boots.

Edit: I guess my ultimate questions is this: is there any baseline features/tech that you need from a boot for it to be a good splitboarding boot? What are they?

Y’all, does this like any of the versions of a Karakoram toe piece?

I just order some used Karakoram light ride pucks, but I ended up receiving four toe pieces, no heel pieces, and a missing heel piece. The toe and heel pieces are beyond a doubt Karakoram, but I’m thinking I got pretty screwed over, and these don’t like any pictures of the light ride mode toe pieces I’ve ever seen (to include the images on the eBay add).

I got a great deal at the end of last season on a Jones Ultra Solution and Karakoram X-Carbon bindings with skins and crampons. I haven't had the chance to take them out into the backcountry yet, still waiting for the season to start here.

I'm wondering how you all carry the crampons. They are even more bulky and unwieldy than the Spark R&D ones! At least the new Spark R&D ones are different widths, allowing them to nest into each other. These are going to take up a ton of space in my pack.

I was considring strapping or clipping them to the outside of my backpack. A few accessory carabiners may do the trick but the metal-on-metal rattling is sure to get annoying. Maybe I need to find some plastic-dipped carabiners.

Any other suggestions?

I'm hiring a guide for my first few days splitboarding in Furano, but we'd like to venture out without one on subsequent days. We're looking for low avalanche risk areas around Hokkaido. Where / how should I start looking? How do people identify good routes?

Greetings, All!

As I just completed by first big tour of the season, I thought it might be a good time to circle back to this post and provide a performance update for my Dynafit tech toe mounts on a Jones Solution. OG post is linked.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Spliddit/comments/1b5q0z9/mounting_dynafits/

There was some very reasonable concern for the longevity of this mount, as many splitboards have a core that doesn't lend well to holding threads. The Quiver Killer mount helps with this, and when installed with epoxy resin the connection is ... strong enough!

I had a big spring season in AK with these Dynafits, and did not have any failures. Despite the reckless split skiing, icy sidehilling, and willow/alder shwacks - the toes stuck.

While I don't recommend this on your brand new splitboard, it was a fun experiment on my old Solution (rock board), and a definite upgrade from most of the inferior splitboard tech toes on the market. Also, there's the added bonus of learning how to mount ski bindings and quiver killers if you're also a nerd and ski.

Maybe someday Dynafit will make a 3 hole toe mount...

Sends a shiver down my spine...

AK Front Range

Cruddy dark couloir on a rare sunny day.

Looking at getting a new pair of boots. Any opinions/ reviews on the K2 Waive 24/25? And would this boot be able to be used in the resort as well or are their problems with that? I would be using this boot in the resort and split boarding. I was originally looking for a stiffer boot for the resort and also to use for split boarding, but this boot seems great for split boarding and also offers the stiffness I want. Any thoughts?

There's 2 of us currently UK based and looking for a winter Europe trip with guide for the week, ideally within a group rather than private tour. Dont know where to start with looking online. Budgets around £2000.

Long story short, got a good deal for a K2 Split Bean 22/23 and ordered it.
Reviews was limited online for the split while the specs met my requirements.
My downfall was not looking enough at the pictures of the base (which is all black... lol).

Once received I realized that the split-hook bolts go through the base.
Any tips on how to wax/tune something like this?

I would only be riding deep powder in northern Japan.
Not overly concerned about this creating drag unless its a cause for ice buildup(?).

Any feedback/comments of experience with something similar would be welcome at this point.
Thanks.

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I have G3 Universal skins that I really like for touring up my local mountain, they're rated about 50/50 for grip/glide. Except I struggle on icy days after a freeze/thaw cycle like in the very beginning and end of the season. Last March I tore up my arm when I lost traction and slid down 180ft (Garmin showed i got up to 14.9mph...) So now I'm debating if crampons or grippy skins would be better for those days. I have an Arbor Veda split and Karakoram prime bindings, and I mostly tour up my local mountain but may start doing side country.

Appreciate any thoughts/opinions!

6'6" 225lb rider in Colorado with a Weston Backwoods 163W. I love the Backwoods in softer snow on the low angle days we get so many of in Colorado, but have been a little less than enthused with it's performance on steeper lines in variable conditions. I've always ridden shorter/wider boards (both split and unsplit), but wondering if moving away from a volume shifted board would help. For example, Jones recommends a 169W Solution for my height and weight, but I've never ridden a board that big and it seems like it would be a bit of a nightmare to maneuver / jump turn / etc. Wondering what kinds of boards you guys like on bigger mountain days, and looking for any recommendations from other big dogs on big splits. Thanks!

We recently did well on the BC mag gear guide review with 3 awards, including Editor's Choice. This sounds like a boast, but I can't remember anyone doing that well before, and I thought I'd share some words on what the process of designing The Hermit looked like. TLDR; finding the right tweaks; the right application; the right people.

Don't usually do this kind of thing, but we get asked this often enough that some people here may find it interesting.....

https://chimerasnowboards.com/blogs/media/backcountry-gear-guide-review-hermit-165-splitboard

Sorry to double on questions today but yall or so helpful.

Do any other bindings besides Spark allow you to fully engage ski crampons while using heel risers???

The last piece to my hard boot puzzle.

It's really disappointing the options we have.

Seems people have problems with spark and phantom cracking.

Voile looks solid but other reports of un - pinning.

Pekye??

For the intended use, it's a real bummer than tech toes seem much less sturdy and reliable compared to softboot bindings.

EDIT: side note does anyone know of other options for crampons with built in risers like Spark? That's one main reason wanting to keep me on Sparks, although I hear Voile fits the Spark crampons also. Seems like that may be the way.

So I’m a US 11. have always owned size 11 board boots. my ions are my absolute favorite boot I’ve had and they seem to fit very well even after dozens of rides. Does everyone size down? And those who have do you feel it made a big enough difference in your performance and ride ability to justify buying new gear? With the size 11 gear I’m right at cusp of “needing” all large equipment and wide boards. Is it worth reinvesting?

Hi my other half rides a Salomon Wonder and is looking for a fun powder/Freeride split she wants something that floats well, is agile/quick turning and good over uneven snow. She has seen the Rossignol After Hours and thinks that is a good fit but the split version is only available as 153 or 156 and she weighs 120lbs will the 153 be too big?

Hey I’ve been searching for a backpack for spitboard oneday trips on the backcountry.

I want a bag that can carry the snowboard in the vertical way and the A-carry. Something between 30-40L should be fine.

Was about to buy the Jones Dscnt R.A.S. 32L Backpack but not sure as I’m not an expert and I can’t find them Where I live.

I Bumped into the Ferrino backpacks and they are available here so thought they could do the Job.

Anyone had had experience with them for splitboarding?

Looking at upgrading my setup! Coming off of union explorers which have actually been amazingly reliable and comfortable so far. Love the board feel on the way down and want to keep that best I can.

However I'm beginning to ride steep mountaineering lines now and need a more solid binding. Been hearing that the Verticals are super comfy and tough, but obviously we know spark makes a great binding as well. Anyone tried both yet?

Looking to pickup my first split setup this season, and am also looking at getting some boots I can use both in and out of bounds. Got rid of my old boots after about 200 days at the end of last season, thinking about getting into some K2 Waives. Not worried about stiffness on them, but was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about using them as resort boots too. Probably putting 60% of my time on resort, 40% bc, but all that depends on snowfall and all that anyways. Thanks!

Edit: Thanks all! Sent in on em, so stoked for snowfall to start back up again

I know this is a silly question but just looking to hear everyone’s opinions. I’m 6’ 180lbs before gear size 11 foot in reg shoes with a narrow foot. Live in Jackson wy and spend a lot of my time in the palisades and salt river range sled skiing or straight touring in. Rarely go to resorts so don’t get the opportunity to try different boards/ sizes out. I like hard charging, trees when they are there and airs when the opportunity is presented. Technical terrain is common especially touring up. I’m just curious what size boards you like (those In similar areas and sizes) and if you larger boot wearing guys still justify the wider models? I’m currently running the 161w-164w range and when I tell people sometimes they are so surprised. Like I said I’m not a noob but just don’t run resorts so don’t demo boards much. Thanks everyone

Curious if others have had this experience. I watched a friend in a Phantom setup double eject from her splitboard on Denali. She replaces the toe and heel bails of her bindings every year and says this has fixed the issue.

I double ejected once touring in my home zone, and then again while riding the Glacier Rond in Chamonix, was able to self arrest in both instances. I have Phantom bindings. I started using voile straps atop big lines.

Speaking to 4 of my fellow hard boot friends, riding either Phantom or Spark this seems to be a common experience. In my mind this is unacceptable? I know skiers can double eject, and perhaps I just need to settle into the idea of it. But I’d rather not wonder if I’ll be careening down a consequential slope behind my board instead of on it. What have my friends done to fix the problem? I don’t know. It doesn’t seem to upset them.

I saw Karakoram started making a hard boot binding, perhaps it’s more secure?

Likely will be returning to soft boots with a Fitwell/Karakoram combo. But curious to hear other folks experiences.

Also could be due to my small feet, even though my binding has been adjusted to the smallest size. I use an Atomic Backland 23.5.

And yes, I always make sure I am using my heel and toe bails correctly.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for the awesome feedback!! It’s really interesting hearing other’s experiences. Just want to reiterate: I have these set in the smallest setting and always make sure the bails are properly set, out of anxious fear of coming out again. Also, when this first started happening it was January of my first full season on this setup. So they were essentially new. I had a handful of days on them from previous seasons but wasn’t really touring, just skinning XC groomers due to injuries.

I've been riding a Burton Hometown Hero 162W split and I'm ready to make the jump to something that's a bit better fit for my riding styles and terrain selection.

Firstly, I do really like the directional nature of the HTH. I like the 12mm of taper front to back and the setback stance. However it feels like they just sawed a resort HTH in half. My split flexes a lot, poor edge hold, and because it's a wide it's an absolute PITA on the skintrack.

I just moved to CO after several seasons in UT and the ice coast and here's where it gets tricky. We're planning to mostly keep it to fairly low angle meadow skipping- think Berthoud Pass, RMNP, maybe Vail pass. However, during spring I want to hit some bigger stuff like Silver Couloir, Hypo Needle, and the Grand.

I was originally thinking the Goat pro carbon was a great fit, but I don't ride switch so the twin-ish nature is a bit of a con. Can the powgoda handle gnalier terrain? Am I way overthinking this? I'm looking for something directional with float in powder, but can handle the less than ideal conditions of spring big mountain mountaineering.

I'm 6'1", 175 with no backpack and 11.5 boot if that helps.

I have no idea about fitting hard boots but I bought a pair of Phantom Slippers on sale at the beginning of summer.

Am I suppose to put a few tours on them before taking them in to get fitted? I already feel like they need work in the arch area.

Located in South Lake Tahoe for shop recommendations also.