In 2017, Burton Snowboards released the Step On binding, a revolutionary snowboarding binding system that transforms your riding experience. With Step On, you can say goodbye to sitting down to strap ...

Nothing kills the powder-day stoke like a three-hour lift line. Splitboard gear is a ticket away from the land of lift tickets, powder panic, and overpriced bread bowls. The only limits on a splitter ...

For skiers, seeing a mountain you want to ski down but no chairlift isn’t a problem. If you have the right boots, you attach sticky, grippy “skins” to the bottom of your skis and ski your way up. It’s ...

Support our work! The Inertia may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more about our gear review policy here. Snowboard bindings are your bridge between the body and ...

In an average season, Alex Gelb gets about 85 days on the slopes. Not bad for a mountain town local — but only five of those days are spent jostling through lift lines at a ski resort. The other 80 ...

Drew Zieff is a Tahoe-based freelance writer whose expertise ranges from snow sports in the winter to camping accessories in the summer. First tracks at the resort are fleeting due to crowded lift ...

For some producers of backcountry equipment, fall sales this year have been better than Christmas sales were last year. Karakoram is one such company; the British Colombia-based backcountry binding ...

It’s finally March, and that means the meat of backcountry touring season is nearly here. To get prepared, local AT skiers and splitboarders are taking over the Summit Daily sports section in print ...

Splitboarding flips the resort experience on its head: Rather than riding chairlifts, you climb uphill then descend untouched backcountry terrain. It’s equal parts challenge and reward. Choosing the ...