It’s finally March, and that means the meat of backcountry touring season is nearly here. To get prepared, local AT skiers and splitboarders are taking over the Summit Daily sports section in print ...

Over 130 athletes competed at the annual Vail Mountain Winter Uphill on Feb. 18. Breckenridge’s Joshua Ernst, a trail runner who finished 30th at the USA Track and Field vertical mountain running ...

The Vail Recreation District will kick off the 2024 winter race series with a new event this Saturday. The 2024 Beaver Creek Uphill and Skimo Race kicks off at 7 a.m. with an uphill (where only the ...

For skiers, seeing a mountain you want to ski down but no chairlift isn’t a problem. If you have the right boots, you attach sticky, grippy “skins” to the bottom of your skis and ski your way up. It’s ...

Splitboarding flips the resort experience on its head: Rather than riding chairlifts, you climb uphill then descend untouched backcountry terrain. It’s equal parts challenge and reward. Choosing the ...

Twix candy fans have a unique opportunity to help an Olympic snowboarder create a splitboard. A splitboard is a snowboard that splits into two skis. Twix is calling its version a “Doughboard” to ...

You’ve got the split kit. You’ve got the avalanche gear. But where to from there? Locals weigh in on their favorite Summit County routes for splitboarding and alpine touring. Did you know that just ...

The splitboarding revolution began back in the 1990s, when Utah-based firm Voile released its DIY Split Kit, which allowed snowboarders to convert their boards – by sawing them in half. Since then, ...

Drew Zieff is a Tahoe-based freelance writer whose expertise ranges from snow sports in the winter to camping accessories in the summer. First tracks at the resort are fleeting due to crowded lift ...