Intro to Splitboarding with Marie-France Roy

Arbor Snowboards has collaborated with FABRIC on an awesome educational video featuring Marie-France Roy, a British Columbia-based backcountry veteran who has spent a decade exploring the mountains by splitboard.

From Arbor Snowboards:

Learn from ten-year splitboard veteran and Arbor pro, Marie-France Roy, as she walks Irie Smith through splitboarding touring basics, from gear and technique, to risk assessment and recommendations for necessary snow safety education.

Watch and learn from MFR:
– advised avalanche safety curriculum
– gear and pack essentials
– touring and downhill mode transitions
– skin application and maintenance
– techniques and pro tips

While there are takeaways for all levels of splitboard adventures, the following is optimized for an intermediate to low-level advanced day tour. *PLEASE – Contact your local avalanche center to get more information on what you need to know before going into the backcountry.

Find a course near youat avalanche.org.

Filmed and edited by FABRIC.