Yes! Despite the lack of snow this winter we we're still able to make the Mt. Baker Splitboard Festival happen. The lack of snow more so exists at the lower elevations of our mountains but up higher the snowpack is hanging in there. One of the concepts of a splitboard... read more →
Apr 03
Mar 26
The Mt Baker Splitfest is indeed happening this weekend! If you are planning on going and would like to demo a pair of Karakoram bindings, we will be bringing our entire demo fleet with us. Last year we sent out every pair of bindings we had so it may... read more →
Mar 17
Words and photos provided by Kyle Miller "Over the month of Febuary I had the good fortune to make a pilgrimage to Japan and see for myself what everyone was talking about with the waist deep snow to be found, epic sushi on the cheap and a culture filled with... read more →
Mar 12
There is no question the entire Western half of the U.S. is having a rough Winter. Here in Washington State, splitboarding and ski touring at lower elevations has been a struggle and our ski areas are barely open if they aren't already closed. The Summit at Snoqualmie and now Mt. Baker,... read more →
Mar 04
We recently took a trip down to Colorado, not only for the SIA Tradeshow, but to get some snowboarding in as well. Since our winter has been so rough here in Washington State, it sure was nice to extend our stay and see how conditions were in the Rockies. Sure... read more →
Dec 20
This past spring Karakoram Guide Ambassador Naoyuki Kato made his second attempt at climbing and riding the north face of Mt. Clemenceau. Read about his adventure below: Words by Naoyuki Kato 1. Introduction Deepest in the Rockies, Mt Clemenceau is far more remote than any mountains in the range. We... read more →
Dec 11
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Dec 11
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Dec 11
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Dec 06
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Nov 19
Looks like our friends from True Color films had a good time camping out in Alaska. In this Nipple Deep RedBull webisode check out Stephan Maurer, Lisa Filzmoser, David Bertschinger Karg, Nicholas Wolken and Alvaro Vogel splitboarding and shredding. http://www.redbull.com/en/snow/stories/1331689222716/nipple-deep-chapter-1-ak-camp-out
Oct 01
It is with immense sadness that we say goodbye to Liz Daley, a friend, an ambassador, a person filled with so much energy for life. I first meet Liz in 2010, she was one of Karakoram's first customers. She came by our garage shop to get her new Prior Brandywine splitboard... read more →
Aug 22
Karakoram, in collaboration with Teton Gravity Research, is proud to announce the release of the “Higher” Limited Edition PRIME splitboard bindings. The “Higher” bindings are to mark and celebrate the final chapter in Jeremy Jones’ Deeper, Further, Higher trilogy and will all be offered using Karakoram’s new groundbreaking PRIME Interface... read more →
Jun 27
Mechanical design is funny process sometimes. You have an idea. You get stuck. You put the idea away for awhile until inspiration strikes again. You eventually come up with a solution. I've noticed another trend that has happened with our first release of the Split30 Splitboard System and now the... read more →
Jun 02
Russell had a chance to catch up with one of snowboarding's leaders in backcountry exploration, Xavier de le Rue. Here's their conversation: Xavier, what an honor it is to be talking with you! Your riding is downright innovative and inspiring. You have defined a whole new discipline within snowboarding itself:... read more →
May 27
First place in the Karakoram Dreamlines video contest goes to Casey Crangle. Casey recently moved from South Dakota to Utah to follow his dream of living in the mountains and snowboarding. The Wasatch mountains are famous for quality backcountry lines. This was Casey's first year on a splitboard and it... read more →
May 14
Second Place in the Karakoram Dreamlines Video contest goes to Simon Feigl. He has a slightly different take on what a Dreamline is. Simon broke his back and leg in a snowboarding accident and has chronicled his difficult path back to snowboarding and splitboarding. Despite a 26% permanent disability, Simon... read more →
May 08
It's time to announce the winners of the Karakoram Dreamlines Video contest. We had a lot of good videos submitted. The top ten peer voted participants will receive a Karakoram t-shirt. We will be announcing third place today.[br] Third Place in the Karakoram Dreamlines contest goes to Chris Shook for... read more →
Apr 28
It's safe to say that Lucas Debari rips on his splitboard and Karakoram bindings. [video_responsive][/video_responsive]
Apr 24
One of our favorite splitboard tours is a little couloir in Common Wealth Basin on Snoqualmie Pass. We can do the whole tour in about 4 hours door to door from our shop in North Bend, WA. It's a nice little morning split tour and we can get back to... read more →