Splitboard
Splitboarding, a rebirth of snowboarding?
Once rejected by skiers and then adored in the 2000s, snowboarding has transcended sliding on snow but has always known a limit: the inability to move on flat or uphill terrain. Not to mention the ingenuity of snowboarders, who were inspired by ski touring to develop splitboarding, which is now well represented on the shelves of snowboarding specialists. Snowboarders in need of adventure will therefore find at Glisshop all the equipment they need for snowboard touring!
2022 Winter Collection
The Explorer is a splitboard Union binding that offers reactivity and comfort, with a plastic frame that is very pleasant to ride and a pin system for switching from ascents to descents.
- S (38-40.5)
- M (41-43)
- L (43.5+)
The Neo Slasher is a Capita freeride splitboard, offering great performance in a wide variety of snow and terrain, as well as a good balance between performance and riding comfort.
- 154
- 158
- 161
- 164
The Neo Slasher is a Capita freeride splitboard, offering great performance in a wide variety of snow and terrain, as well as a good balance between performance and riding comfort.
- 154
- 158
- 161
- 164
2022 Winter Collection
The Jones Hovercraft Split is a splitboard that is both maneuverable and stable on all types of snow, offering a really smooth and enjoyable ride in the backcountry.
- 156
- 160
2022 Winter Collection
The Jones Mountain Twin Split is a powerful and versatile splitboard, efficient on all terrains, not too physically demanding and offering great possibilities for tricks.
- 157
- 159W
- 160
Discontinued
The Switchback model from Weston is a men's splitboard that offers a great performance on all types of snow while maintaining a safe level of accessibility and manoeuvrability.
- 168
2022 Winter Collection
The Solution Split model from Jones Snowboards is a high-end splitboard with a very directional shape and a construction that is both light and powerful providing maximum performance.
- 154
- 158
- 161
- 162W
- 164
- 165W
Discontinued
The Switchback model from Weston is a men's splitboard that offers a great performance on all types of snow while maintaining a safe level of accessibility and manoeuvrability.
- 168
2022 Winter Collection
The Jones Dream Catcher Split is a women's splitboard that is easy to handle and offers great performance during ascents and descents.
- 145
- 148
- 151
- 154
2022 Winter Collection
The Explorer FC is Union's most premium splitboard binding. Its robust and lightweight construction offers great performance, taking advantage of materials such as carbon and titanium.
- M (41-43)
- L (43.5+)
2022 Winter Collection
The Frontier Split is an easy to handle, versatile and scalable Jones splitboard that will allow you to ride the mountain and enjoy a wide variety of conditions.
- 156
- 159
- 161W
- 162
- 164W
2022 Winter Collection
The Prime Connect Free Ranger is a Karakoram splitboard binding that offers the perfect mix of power and riding comfort, while being very reliable and efficient for ascents.
- S (38-41)
- M (41-44.5)
- L (45-47)
2022 Winter Collection
Karakoram's most affordable model, the Prime Grizzly is a technically accessible splitboard binding that is comfortable to ride, but still reliable and performs well in all circumstances.
- S (38-41)
- M (41-44.5)
- L (45-47)
Discontinued
The Seeker model from Weston is a women's splitboard that is efficient on all types of snow, easy to handle, stable and safe. It's the ideal splitboard for beginners.
- 153
2022 Winter Collection
The Jones Women's Solution is perhaps one of the best performing women's splitboards on the market, with a finely tuned freeride shape and a very high-end construction.
- 146
- 149
- 152
- 155
Discontinued
Weston's Backwoods is a high-performance splitboard, that offers an excellent flotation and manoeuvrability on powder snow, while maintaining grip and stability on hard snow.
- 157W
- 160W
Discontinued
The Weston Eclipse is a high-performance women's splitboard, with an excellent flotation on powder snow, a good level of flexibility, as well as the grip and stability needed to attack on hard snow.
- 145
2022 Winter Collection
The Plum Eterlou 4 Part splitboard binding is a top of the range, durable and reliable model for 4-part splits, offering great performance but not necessarily too radical or demanding to ride.
- M (39-42)
- L (41-47)
The Plum Splitboard binding Eterlou Black Grey is ideal to start practicing splitboard. It will offer you all the lightness you need during the climb and a excellent compromise between reactivity and tolerance downhill.
- L (41-47)
2022 Winter Collection
The Explorer is a splitboard Union binding that offers reactivity and comfort, with a plastic frame that is very pleasant to ride and a pin system for switching from ascents to descents.
- M (41-43)
- L (43.5+)
2022 Winter Collection
The Explorer is a splitboard Union binding that offers reactivity and comfort, with a plastic frame that is very pleasant to ride and a pin system for switching from ascents to descents.
- M (41-43)
- L (43.5+)
2022 Winter Collection
The Orca Split from Lib Tech is a splitboard with a shape designed to give you maximum fluidity and flotation for epic rides in extreme snow conditions.
- 153
- 156
2022 Winter Collection
The Prime Nomad from Karakoram is a lightweight, high performance splitboard binding suitable for all types of terrain, providing the responsiveness and precision you need when riding.
- S (38-41)
- M (41-44.5)
- L (45-47)
Discontinued
The Riva is a high-performance women's splitboard developed by the American brand Weston, which offers an answer to seasoned splitboarders and freeride enthusiasts.
- 147
- 151
Discontinued
Weston's Backwoods is a high-performance splitboard, that offers an excellent flotation and manoeuvrability on powder snow, while maintaining grip and stability on hard snow.
- 157W
- 160W
Discontinued
The Split BRD from Lib Tech Snowboards is a splitboard destined to advanced riders who want to enjoy the hills far off the crowded pistes!
- 162W
Discontinued
The Split BRD from Lib Tech Snowboards is a splitboard destined to advanced riders who want to enjoy the hills far off the crowded pistes!
- 162W
Loading...
The splitboard, the ideal tool to survey the mountain?
If the skier has long been able to access the untapped slopes of the mountain, the brave and valiant snowboarder has long had to make do with the often overloaded and sometimes monotonous ski area. It was then that splitboarding appeared, a human creation with magical properties that allowed the snowboarder explorer to also go on hikes. By splitting his snowboard in two parts (or in three, depending on the model), then resolidifying it into a solid block, the snowboarder can finally make ascents and descents on the same board, unique and faithful horse.
If history has remembered that the Montgolfier brothers invented the hot air balloon and that the first time machine to go back in time was a DeLorean, some research on the internet tells us that the origins of the splitboard are not so clearly defined.
Just like the invention of snowboarding, the paternity of splitboarding is also a matter of debate. While legend has it that in the 80's the Germans already started to split their boards in two parts, the prehistory of splitboard seems to start in 1991 with a certain Brett "Kowboy" Kobernik. At rest following a snowboard injury, Kobernik has time to kill. Following the idea of a friend, he starts to cut a snowboard in his garage and resolidarize it using different hooking systems combined with rubber bands. Once recovered from his injury, the avalanche forecaster begins to survey the mountains of Utah with his prototype.
Three years later in 1994, he was introduced to Mark Wariakos, owner of a small brand of touring skis and telemark equipment called Voile. Together, they developed and marketed a Voile Split DIY kit that allows any snowboarder equipped with a brain and a workshop to roll up their sleeves and convert their board into a splitboard. But rolling up the sleeves of a plaid shirt is not easy and the world of snowboarding is not yet ready. Carpeted in the shadows, the splitboard is biding its time and brands like Spark R & D and Karakoram are developing more and more efficient splitboard bindings.
The trigger came about fifteen years later thanks to big names like Jeremy Jones and Xavier De le Rue, who unveiled in their films freeride sections reached not by helicopter but by splitboard. The common snowboarder discovers that splitboarding can give him access to new horizons and the discipline finally takes off. Today, the brands offering splitboards are legion and the equipment is more and more adapted. From the board to the bindings through specific sealskins and splitboard knives, Glisshop remains on the lookout for the latest innovations to offer you the best splitboard equipment.