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!
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Recommended price
£1,534.32
-33%
£1,026.81
The Marauder is an accessible splitboard developed by K2, ideal for discovering this practice while also being perfect for an experienced rider looking for a good compromise between performance and comfort.
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- 159
- 162
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Recommended price
£566.91
-25%
£424.71
The Karakoram Prime Connect Free Ranger is a splitboard binding offering beautiful performances while remaining comfortable throughout your sessions.
- S (38-41)
- M (41-44.5)
- L (45-47)
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Recommended price
£719.91
-37%
£449.91
With the Frontier Split, Jones offers an accessible and very versatile splitboard, intermediate/advanced snowboarders will appreciate the ride quality offered by this evolutive board.
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- 162
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Recommended price
£764.91
-45%
£414.81
The Jones Mountain Twin Split splitboard is a directional twin offering performance on any terrain and playfulness to send tricks in backcountry descents.
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- 160
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Recommended price
£967.41
-36%
£611.91
The Marauder is an accessible splitboard developed by K2, ideal for discovering this practice while also being perfect for an experienced rider looking for a good compromise between performance and comfort.
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Recommended price
£629.01
-35%
£406.71
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.
- M (39-42)
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Recommended price
£1,124.91
-36%
£719.91
The Miligram is a splitboard from Amplid offering an incredible power/weight ratio. It's the lightest splitboard on the market, yet retains good torsional stiffness.
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Recommended price
£494.91
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£344.61
The Burton Step On Split Black is a high-end, responsive splitboard binding with a quick entry system, designed for advanced to expert snowboarders for optimal performance.
- S (6 US-8 US)
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Recommended price
£134.91
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£121.41
- 135
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Recommended price
£989.91
-40%
£593.91
The K2 Marauder Split is a versatile and dynamic splitboard designed for skilled snowboarders to explore the backcountry and progress, offering responsiveness, manoeuvrability, and efficiency on all snow types.
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- 162
- 163W
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Recommended price
£674.91
-42%
£391.41
The Raven Carbon Powder Split is a premium, versatile splitboard offering exceptional stiffness and edge hold, ideal for intermediate to advanced riders.
- 156
- 161
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£449.91
The Union Charger Black fix snowboard by Union offers splitboarders a lightweight, responsive binding with robust support and comfort for all-mountain touring adventures.
- S (37-40.5)
- M (41-43)
- L (43.5-46)
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£719.01
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.
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- L (41-47)
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Recommended price
£674.01
-35%
£436.41
The Feyan Carbon Black Grey Plum Splitboard binding offers maximum performance for seasoned riders with its top-notch aluminium and carbon built.
- S (37-41)
- M (39-42)
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Recommended price
£1,169.91
-45%
£643.41
The Milisurf is a splitboard from Amplid with an ultra-lightweight construction and featuring a shape designed for powder. What you need to swallow elevation gains and feast on pow.
- 153W
- 157W
Free bag
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Recommended price
£1,529.91
-15%
£1,299.51
The Premiere splitboard from Salomon is a particularly lightweight model that will make your ascents easier so that you can go further in the mountains while saving your energy for the descent.
- 159
- 165
New model
Free bag
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£899.91
The Jones Solution is a splitboard offering performance in any condition, for demanding freeriders looking to ride fast off-piste while reaching the start of their runs with their leg-power.
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- 159W
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- 162W
- 165W
- 169W
Free bag
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£1,079.91
The Vertical is a freeride splitboard from Nitro with a very technical construction that allows it to be very lightweight for the ascents while being ultra-powerful in the descents.
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- 162
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Recommended price
£719.91
-32%
£485.01
The 4 Parts Specs Splitboard Plum binding was thought out for 3 to 4-part boards. With its top-of-the-range built, it is not only light during the climb but also reactive on the way down.
- M (39-42)
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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.