2023 SPLITFEST- BEGINNER EDUTOUR
2023 SPLITFEST- BEGINNER EDUTOUR
2023 SPLITFEST- BEGINNER EDUTOUR
2023 SPLITFEST- BEGINNER EDUTOUR

2023 SPLITFEST- BEGINNER EDUTOUR

Regular price $150.00
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Edutours are the ultimate “Learn by Doing” Experience. Take a deep dive into educational topics with our professional faculty while on a backcountry tour. 

SAS has been facilitating Edutour Clinics as part of Silverton Splitfest since 2018.


Beginner Splitboard Edutour

  • An intro to Splitboard gear and backcountry equipment
  • Backcountry terrain awareness
  • Uphill Skinning 
  • Basic Transitioning from Ski to Ride mode
  • Descending 
  • Splitboard Route Planning

Beginner Splitboarding Edutour is designed for:

-Competent in-bounds resort riders who want to try splitboarding

-Riders who have tried splitboarding but have rudimentary skills

-Riders who have tried splitboarding but have rudimentary skills

-Beginning splitters who want to refine their technique

FRIDAY APRIL 14th- No prior touring experience is required, but a basic familiarity with your equipment is recommended. Prepare for a full day of learning, bring your splitboard, equipment for uphill travel, avalanche rescue equipment, and stoke.

SILVERTON SPLITFEST HOMEPAGE

Why choose us?

SAS is a laboratory of best practice. As the nation's longest running avalanche education provider, we take great pride in developing new ways forward; testing and employing approaches and strategies in our courses and operations, training future generations of snow pros and annually participating in national/international efforts to continuously refine the tools, technologies, tactics and techniques of avalanche education, snow safety and rescue. The School that introduced the US to avalanche training in the 20th century, continues to lead what avy ed looks like in the 21st century.