Snowboarding: Giving the Bird the Bird | National Geographic

it’s really about getting out in the

it’s really about getting out in the mountains you’ll never know until you go

mountains you’ll never know until you go

mountains you’ll never know until you go out there you’ll never know until you’re

out there you’ll never know until you’re

out there you’ll never know until you’re alone in the middle of the mountains and

alone in the middle of the mountains and

alone in the middle of the mountains and you can’t hear anything it’s really a

you can’t hear anything it’s really a

you can’t hear anything it’s really a different experience entirely than being

different experience entirely than being

different experience entirely than being at this deal

at this deal

at this deal core group of snowboarding’s best riders

core group of snowboarding’s best riders

core group of snowboarding’s best riders are leaving ski resorts manicured

are leaving ski resorts manicured

are leaving ski resorts manicured terrain parks and Avalanche controlled

terrain parks and Avalanche controlled

terrain parks and Avalanche controlled slopes to take their craft to the

slopes to take their craft to the

slopes to take their craft to the wildest mountains they forgot the

wildest mountains they forgot the

wildest mountains they forgot the standard practice taking a helicopter to

standard practice taking a helicopter to

standard practice taking a helicopter to the summit and instead approach by foot

their tool of choice a splitboard

their tool of choice a splitboard whoever came out with the split board it

whoever came out with the split board it

whoever came out with the split board it was so awesome because basically you

was so awesome because basically you

was so awesome because basically you just turn your snowboard into skis it

just turn your snowboard into skis it

just turn your snowboard into skis it splits in half and you can use your

splits in half and you can use your

splits in half and you can use your regular bindings they just clip on in a

regular bindings they just clip on in a

regular bindings they just clip on in a different manner and then you can

different manner and then you can

different manner and then you can essentially ski up and then put it back

essentially ski up and then put it back

essentially ski up and then put it back together and snowboard down

the poor man helicopter even though

the poor man helicopter even though professional riders like Jonathan have

professional riders like Jonathan have

professional riders like Jonathan have access to helicopters some of chosen

access to helicopters some of chosen

access to helicopters some of chosen instead a more adventurous approach

instead a more adventurous approach

instead a more adventurous approach climbing the lines they ride british

climbing the lines they ride british

climbing the lines they ride british columbia in Alaska offer big mountains

columbia in Alaska offer big mountains

columbia in Alaska offer big mountains and plenty of fresh snow

any adventure comes with hazards a split

any adventure comes with hazards a split boarding is no different vasas

boarding is no different vasas

boarding is no different vasas Bergstrom’s hanging glaciers Icefall

Bergstrom’s hanging glaciers Icefall

Bergstrom’s hanging glaciers Icefall avalanche danger slough there’s a ton of

avalanche danger slough there’s a ton of

avalanche danger slough there’s a ton of potential in me hazards out in the

potential in me hazards out in the

potential in me hazards out in the backcountry

safely negotiate the dangers split

safely negotiate the dangers split borders must think collect mountain

borders must think collect mountain

borders must think collect mountain climbers carefully assessing avalanche

climbers carefully assessing avalanche

climbers carefully assessing avalanche danger and glaciated terrain because

danger and glaciated terrain because

danger and glaciated terrain because every foot validation is earned with

every foot validation is earned with

every foot validation is earned with sweat Fitness is paramount success so

sweat Fitness is paramount success so

sweat Fitness is paramount success so yeah pretty much exactly where I want to

yeah pretty much exactly where I want to

yeah pretty much exactly where I want to be so you want to ski down and get on

be so you want to ski down and get on

be so you want to ski down and get on this side or shut down I call it steel

this side or shut down I call it steel

this side or shut down I call it steel armor 23 hours you can get the best run

armor 23 hours you can get the best run

armor 23 hours you can get the best run to your life you’ll climb 2,000 feet and

to your life you’ll climb 2,000 feet and

to your life you’ll climb 2,000 feet and all of a sudden get it come down this

all of a sudden get it come down this

all of a sudden get it come down this amazing run

clothing about split boarding in just

clothing about split boarding in just the backcountry is you can make it

the backcountry is you can make it

the backcountry is you can make it whatever you want it to be you could

whatever you want it to be you could

whatever you want it to be you could make it as early as possible or you can

make it as early as possible or you can

make it as early as possible or you can usually do it pretty close to home

no judge is ever going to tell you that

no judge is ever going to tell you that you didn’t score very well you know the

you didn’t score very well you know the

you didn’t score very well you know the important thing is you’re just being

important thing is you’re just being

important thing is you’re just being creative in a different way