Thank you for making something designed specifically for splitboarders. I gleaned so much from this!
Backcountry Splitboard Mountaineering Course
Splitboarders get taught skiing, and then have to translate it — the gear, the transitions, the technique are all different, and nobody teaches it for your craft. This course does: equipment, touring technique, style, and transitions for beginners and intermediates, plus technical sections for experts on belaying steep entrances with minimal gear, glacier travel, and building snow anchors out of anything. Certified Ski Guides Adam Zok and Joey Vosburgh teach alongside me, and I go deep on the technical pieces that cross over between ski and snowboard. Walk away with competence-driven confidence in the backcountry.
Want To Ride Backcountry Lines With Confidence?
- Waist deep powder can be yours.
- Know the 'knowables' with this comprehensive course.
- Become a valuable contributor while touring with your splitboard partners.
- Ask questions you didn't think to ask.
If Yes, Then This Course Is Built For You:
- Five hours of quality instruction, in bite-sized sections.
- Avoid common mistakes beginners and seasoned splitboards make.
- This course is your splitboarding cheap code.
- Adam Zok, Joey Vosburgh, and Mark Smiley, teach the meat of this MTN Sense course
Forever Access
MTN Sense offers no subscriptions, no time limits, and avalanche certification. Reference this course forever.
Easy To Complete
Complete this course at your pace.
Unique Splitboarding Course
Consider this course your splitboarding cheat code.
What sets this course apart?
Splitboard Mountaineering Course Curriculum
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
- Included — the complete course, every module and lesson.
Student results
Real people. Real days in the mountains.
Not paid reviews — messages from students after their next tour, climb, or rescue drill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Right now. Your pace. Yours forever.
Forever - across any devices you own.
No- but this will help a bunch in that direction. Hands on experiences, making mistakes, and getting direct feedback are required to become an expert.
This course is specific for splitboarders. There are some shared lessons, like the rappelling skills, anchor skills and expedition skills.
Who is Mark Smiley?
Mark Smiley's passion for adventure has taken him on 30+ expeditions on five continents. He and his wife, Janelle, are the only people that have attempted to climb all 50 Classic Climbs of North America (48 successfully). He was part of a team to set a world record skiing across the entire Alps Mountain Range (1100 miles and 292,000 vertical feet) in a mere 36 days.
His avalanche safety training style is fun, mellow, and easy to understand. As an IFMGA Certified Mountain Guide, Mark Smiley is among the world's elite guides to have reached this status. More important than this certification is his candid style of conveying the best avalanche skills training techniques that will benefit you the most.
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Take the course. If you haven't doubled your knowledge of the subject within 30 days, email Mark and get a full refund. No forms, no hassle.