Tips & Tricks for Backcountry Travel
w/ Ali Wong
February 21, 2025: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Fighting for your life on a steep kick-turn? Feeling like a loose cannon split skiing? Friends lovingly (but impatiently) waiting for you to complete your transition for the ride down?
Welcome to Womxn's Splitboarding 101 with Whitewater athlete, Ali Wong! This inbounds clinic is the perfect learning environment for trying out splitboarding to see if you like it, picking up some helpful techniques to make you more efficient on the skin track, and meeting some fellow splitboarding partners. Whether you are curious about splitboarding and want to give it a go or want to dial in your skills a bit more, this is the clinic for you!
* Note, this course is NOT an Avalanche Safety Training (AST) course. Content covered is for tips and tricks for travel, not decision making in avalanche terrain. Please take an official AST course before entering the backcountry.
Meeting Location: Hummingbird Lodge Cafe
Cost: $60
What You'll Learn
Uptrack tips & tricks: Master the art of a perfect kickturn, steep sidehilling, bootpacking and keeping your grip on slippery skintracks
Transitions: Step by step process for nailing an efficient transition on varied slope angles and snow textures
Silly Skiing Practice: Techniques for split-skiing and riding a splitboard
Gear: Discussion about splitboarding gear options (types of boards, bindings, boots & avy gear)
Packing: Essentials for what to pack in your back for a day of ski touring
Prerequisites & Packing List
What to bring: Please bring a splitboard, skins, warm layers, snacks, and a notebook for taking notes. Avalanche gear (shovel, probe, beacon) is not required, as the entire clinic will take place within Whitewater's controlled boundary. However, if you have it, you may bring it for the bag packing discussion.
Prerequisites: This clinic is designed for intermediate to advanced snowboarders, with no prior splitboarding experience required. Splitboards and skins are available for rent through Whitewater Rentals for those without gear. Email for to reserve touring gear for the clinic.
