Splitboard – Biglines

Silent Lake / Spillimacheen Glacier – Trip Report

April 19, 2017

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“I am thinking of maybe doing the Southern Purcells Traverse”… Eric mentioned to me in passing one day earlier in the Winter. “Sounds like a lot of walking in valley bottom to me, how about we go to Freshfiel...

Jussi Grznar’s Winning Slideshow from Pro Photographer Showdown at 2016 WSSF

BigLines

April 20, 2016

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Here is my winning slideshow from 2016 Pro Photographer Showdown. Thank you judges for the overall title and all the people for "People's choice award" For optimal viewing experience fullscreen on large displ...

Pura Vida Couloir–Mount Currie Pencil Chute Link-up – March 28th, 2016

Mikeynix

April 5, 2016

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I’ll start by saying this: JT Holmes is even better-looking in person than he is the movies. We saw him at the heli-port in the morning and our crew was so collectively starstruck that we could hardly think ...

Claudia Avon FULL PART

Mikeynix

March 9, 2016

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"With a tough snow year in Whistler BC and a very limited budget, Claudia embarked on a journey from Colorado to Alaska in search of snow and big lines." Edit by: Marty Clemens martyclemens.com Filmed B...

In Defense of Ski Touring Alone (Nigel No-Mates Goes for a Split)

Mikeynix

March 2, 2016

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As the ski bum ages, many of his riding partners will do silly things like reproducing and/or pursuing careers. So when a nice sunny Tuesday rolls around, there’s a decent chance that said ski bum will have ...

FINGERS CROSSED EP3

Mikeynix

February 5, 2016

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"The last frontier was our final destination goal from the beginning of the season. Alaska, one of the global meccas of backcountry snowboarding. A mission of a journey along the entire way. Camping in a Snow...

WHISTLER-BASED CYNIC READY TO GIVE OPTIMISM A CHANCE

Mikeynix

January 25, 2016

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Roughly 14 storms ago, Biglines’ Editor at Large Mikey Nixon wrote an IPA-soaked piece about the jinxing effects of overclaiming the awesomeness of a weather event before it even happens. The following day, ...

Boom Lake High School Couloir – Possible First Descent?

Mikeynix

January 22, 2016

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We just had a user send us this epic video of him and his brother shredding a nasty-looking couloir above Boom Lake. It's no gimme, to be sure. The brothers Hopkins had to tango with a few cliffban...

Expedition: Freshfields – Part 3

Mikeynix

January 20, 2016

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Scotty Newsome and a crew of heavyhittin' splitters from the Eddie Bauer team reap the rewards of waiting out a storm on The Freshfields. Check episodes 1 and 2 here....

The Milky Way Zone – January 5th, 2016

SplitBoard HQ

January 11, 2016

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As I write this trip report, I can barely wipe the stupid grin from my face, yesterday with Tommy M I rode one of the top 5 lines of my life. The line we rode yesterday began as an idea after a ‘peek’ ...