Intro To Splitboarding    1 Day

The splitboard is the most versitile and practical way to travel and descend backcountry terrain with a snowboard.

After fitting gear and a brief orientation, we'll shuttle to our trailhead near Donner Pass for the day's lesson/tour. After good uphill travel with convertible bindings and climbing skins, we'll transition back to snowboard for a classic North Tahoe descent.

This course could be mixed with both skiers and split boarders, depending on number of sign ups.   

Skills covered will include:

• Appropriate clothing and accessories
• Use of splitboard and bindings, colapsable poles and climbing skins
• Intro to avalanche transceiver, probe and shovel
• Uphill travel techniques with skins including kick turns
• Avalanche hazard recognition and avoidance
• Downhill group travel technique