K2’s Kwicker Splitboard Is the Stuff of Backcountry Powder Dreams

Splitboarding has been around since the mid-’90s as a way to make backcountry snowboarding available to the 99 percent of us who can’t afford helicopters. It’s essentially a snowboard that splits down the middle, turning into a pair of skis so you can climb uphill when you’re far away from a ski lift. When you reach the top, you re-Voltron them, and snowboard back down.

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Splitboards Do Double Duty on the Stealthier Slopes

Splitboards Do Double Duty on the Stealthier Slopes

Ski lifts are for squares. Real out-of-bounds adventurers use splitboards.