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| Mokara22. 02. 2013 15:01:53 |
Aha, thanks both for answers!  I see this wonderful thing is still quite expensive and out of reach now, so I'll have to settle for now with slogging up the chute
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| sla25. 02. 2013 07:48:05 |
Mokara, get snowshoes. On Saturday I shuffled with borrowed snowshoes to Lepi Vršič/Cima Bella and Kok - no slogging, down went better with board than skiers :-)
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| dipidolorus6. 03. 2013 13:08:09 |
You know the essence of splitboard, otherwise new ones are no problem to get but prices are steep. So most people make splitboard at home, even famous freeriders like Jeremy Jones who has his board brand including splitboards, and Xavier de la Rue. All you need is board, saw, sander and splitboard kit. With little work you'll have a splitboard..
CLICK
And splitboard kit: CLICK
LP
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| Mokara10. 03. 2013 12:55:19 |
Oh cool What board does it have to be? Wooden, or doesn't matter? Now that it's the end of the season, they're pretty cheap (around 70€). Then splitboard kit 160$, plus skins 150$. What about bindings? Need special ones that lift up?
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| dipidolorus19. 10. 2013 14:50:39 |
No, bindings are classic, that's why the kit allows ascending with them. Snowshoes are good choice too as "sla" said. I also considered splitboard kit but hurts to cut 500€ board, plus wouldn't use it; so getting snowshoes, just strap to backpack and done, much cheaper than kit, skins... Maybe best to buy freeride board and snowshoes.
If anyone needs company let me know, up for a tour! 
Best regards
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| Kokta20. 10. 2013 19:45:27 |
Does maybe anyone know some shop (Austria, Italy) where they sell splitboards? Not ONLINE shop.
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| dipidolorus23. 10. 2013 01:00:37 |
If you can't find it in Blue Tomato in Graz there's still a shop there that has splitboards (Jones)
Surf Service Graz
Plüddemanngasse 25
Graz
Austria
0043 316 482762
www.surfshop.at
office@surfshop.at
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| klo815. 02. 2014 18:44:10 |
Any new splitboarder? Split is in my opinion the absolute best version of touring snowboarding, but unfortunately quite expensive. I've tried everything (on foot, snowshoes, split), and only split can compete with skiers, not to mention ease of movement in deep snow, since the surface you're standing on is large and barely sinks in. Snowshoes mostly freeze up completely here. If someone wants to join a tour in the Carinthian hills, or needs info on splits, let them know.
Oh yeah, splits are available at Obšesna here, but selection isn't that big.
LP
Klemen
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| sodnick28. 02. 2014 20:49:36 |
But in my opinion that's the price just for the board, then bindings, skins and you'll soon be at 1000€ again. I looked at split bindings and they're around 300€. Unless you modify regular ones...
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| ZoranV28. 02. 2014 22:27:39 |
150€ is the Voile interface for using regular bindings on Splitboard, 160 I paid for skins and 90 for shovels. Elan's split is still much cheaper than most others.
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| dipidolorus3. 03. 2014 14:23:35 |
But still the board is reasonably priced, Voile kit and that's it. And home-made board and of course quality. Otherwise there are deals on eBay, you can get K2 split with Voile kit and skins for just over 600 €.
Split bindings you also have over 800 €, split boots over 400 € etc..
As ZoranV says, I don't know why Elan markets this product so poorly, at least in Slovenia - or am I just that ignorant?
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| klo86. 03. 2014 22:48:39 |
Dipidolorus, sorry for the late reply, I was away. Yesterday I was on Uršlja, it's nice to ride the top 300-400 vertical meters, bottom is hard and crusted. Peca has enough snow, but what local conditions are, I don't know.
Regarding splits: currently sale at Blue Tomato, Burtons around 500 Eur. Why no Elan here, really don't know, pity because the board is surely good. If someone buys bindings, probably worth waiting a year for serious purchase, because really innovative solutions are announced, and more and more worldwide. Because ideal binding in my opinion is one you don't have to take off the boot at transition, plus has built-in step-in and lock-down so you can ski short sections in touring mode too. For now the new Karakoram binding is announced like that, but only next year, price will surely be SALTY. But worth it. Already switch from Voile kit to Sparks was night and day.
Well anyway, splitting ain't cheap, but it's cool
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| Kolar19. 12. 2014 10:38:58 |
Hi,
I'm interested if anyone has experience snowboarding in crampons or winter boots (not plastic)? My boots are leather, with rubber oversole below. Asking mainly for easier approaches to objectives where you can't with snowboard boots (smooth sole) and have to use crampons, but don't want to change boots.
lp
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| balz19. 12. 2014 11:34:03 |
Hi Kolar,
It depends a lot on the crampons you have. How well they "fit" into the bindings and what feeling you have yourself when boarding. I use exclusively crampons for touring snowboarding (Planika K2) (combination with snowshoes is especially good), on skis then boots. Lots of touring pleasures, and may it snow soon
lp
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| Kolar20. 12. 2014 00:16:57 |
How much do the boots wear out this way? Do they wear out faster than with normal use?
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| sao20. 12. 2014 07:53:43 |
There are also boots with Vibram sole. Search a bit on the net
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| biokill21. 02. 2015 11:41:12 |
Are there any boots available somewhere more suitable for a few hours walking, so no need to change at the top in the cold I see you mention boots with vibram sole.
Probably need ones where you tighten lower and upper part separately?
Best regards.
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