Tired of queues at ski lifts on powder days and tracked slopes? Ready to explore the backcountry in search of the perfect run? If you answered “yes” to these questions and are not ready to give up the freedom of snowboarding, then we invite you to the wonderful world of splitboarding.

A splitboard is a snowboard that can be split into two "skis". By attaching special bindings and special climbing skins, you can use these splitboard halves to hike uphill in open terrain. Once you've reached the summit and found a good descent line, you can put the splitboard back together and you'll have a snowboard to enjoy a hopefully pristine and powder-filled descent. For snowboarders, splitboarding is the ticket to great experiences in nature and endless powder fun in the backcountry.

It's simple: a splitboard is a snowboard that can be split in half and put back together. Combined with special binding systems, this means you can split your board in half and go uphill, only to reassemble it at the top to descend like a normal snowboard. Since you are no longer dependent on lifts, you can move freely on the mountain and discover untracked slopes.

10-15 years ago, self-made splitboards were still widespread. To do this, you took a “solid”, sawed it in half and, more or less adventurously, assembled a suitable binding and adapter. As with normal snowboards (often called “solids” among splitboarders), there are now a variety of splitboards on the market, with different shapes, materials and sizes to suit every taste.
Boards that leave the factory as splitboards offer many advantages. With a steel edge on the inside, splitboard binding-specific inserts and pre-installed clips, factory splits are ready to handle whatever you throw at them without having to saw up your favorite board.
Here you can see our Nordstau split in touring mode. This means the binding is mounted in walking mode and the climbing skin is on.

Of course, just Brett isn't enough. You'll also need a few other pieces of equipment before you can head up the mountain.

Since the bindings also need a walking function for the climb, you cannot use a normal snowboard binding, but you need special splitboard bindings. These also differ from normal bindings in other ways:

• Quick, tool-free switching between touring and downhill mode
• Since splitboard bindings are designed for long climbs, they are usually designed to be more lightweight than normal snowboard bindings
• Special highbacks on the splitboard bindings can be adjusted with one hand to enable greater inclinations and thus steps.

You can find a brief overview of how the bindings in our shop work here .

The "interface" is the interface with which the bindings are mounted on the splitboard for both ascent and descent. Depending on the binding manufacturer, there are different systems that are generally not compatible with each other.

Splitboard hooks are the connecting elements that can be found roughly halfway between the bindings and the ends of the board. Tip and tail clips are the connecting elements at the very front of the nose and at the very back of the tail of the board. Together with the binding interface, these elements ensure that the two halves of the splitboard are held together and provide increased torsional rigidity. But with our boards you don't have to worry because these connecting elements are already installed and adjusted.

If you want to go outdoors with your board, we recommend always buying suitable crampons when buying a splitboard. You never know when you will need them. They can sit in your backpack for weeks, but once you're on an icy traverse, you'll be glad you packed them.

The sharp points of the crampons dig in and provide reliable grip, which can provide additional security, especially for splitboard beginners.
To ensure that the crampons fit your equipment, two things need to be taken into account:

• Only bindings and crampons of the same brand fit together. This means mixing (brand X bindings, Marky crampons Y) is not possible.
• Depending on the width of the board, different crampons widths should be used (we have listed the appropriate board models for the crampons in our shop).

Splitboard skins are a very important piece of equipment. They provide the necessary traction for the climb. Climbing skins are strips of adhesive-coated fabric with tiny hairs. These hairs point towards the tail of your splitboard. If you push the splitboard half forward, it glides easily over the snow. However, when you move backwards, the hairs on the climbing skins stand up and get caught in the snow to prevent you from sliding backwards.

Climbing skins are available either as universal climbing skins or board-specific.

• Universal climbing skins are attached to the board via large hooks that are hung over the nose and tail of the board and must first be cut to fit the board.
• Board-specific splitboard skins are already cut to fit the respective board. Our boards have special holes that are precisely tailored to the matching EZ-Lock split board skins . In addition to being assembled in seconds, this also offers the advantage that the skins can be cut shorter, which saves weight. The biggest advantage, however, is the added safety, as the skins can remain on the board the entire time during the conversion, making it much more difficult to move the board away.