Dark Starts Backcountry Splitboard Podcast

Maxwell Morrill & Darrin Milne
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Join your hosts Maxwell & Darrin as they talk with splitboarding and backcountry industry pros, gear manufacturers, and certified mountain guides. No matter how much experience you have in the backcountry, you'll learn everything there is to know along with us to take your tours and shredding to the next level. New episodes drop weekly - subscribe to get notifications when new episodes are Dropping.

  1. 03/02/2023

    Rain Felkl - Freedom of Splitboarding - Juneau Alaska Native

    EPISODE 101 Rain Felkl is an Alaska Native born and raised in Juneau. After making the move to the Wasatch Mountains, she was quickly captivated by the freedom and adventure of human-powered splitboarding. She has had the opportunity to explore many corners of her home range as well as longer adventures in mountain ranges in Alaska and the lower 48s. When she isn’t riding powder, Rain is a rock climber and cyclist, which has naturally led her eye towards more exploratory splitboard objectives. @rainfelkl @phantomsnowindustries @cardiffsnowcraft @blackdiamond_snow DARK STARTS @darkstarts.podcast darkstarts.ca

    1h 14m
  2. Ruedi Beglinger - Selkirk Mountain Experience - True Man of the Mountains

    12/28/2022

    Ruedi Beglinger - Selkirk Mountain Experience - True Man of the Mountains

    EPISODE 99 Ruedi Beglinger, a man of the mountains. To be more specific, the Selkirks in British Columbia, Canada where, for the last few decades, he and his family have lived, in fact, his kids grew up on the Durrand Glacier. Ruedi’s story begins in the Swiss Alps where he was born and raised. He first traveled to North America in 1978 and eventually planted roots in the Revelstoke area and began leading hut trips in the Selkirks. 37 years later he is still leading those tours and he now has 3 huts on the Durrand. His first splitboard was one that he decided to fabricate in 1995. @beglingerruedi @selkirkmtnexperience selkirkexperience.com DARK STARTS @darkstarts.podcast darkstarts.ca

    1h 35m

  3. 12/21/2022

    Alex Andrews - WNDR Alpine - Frothing & Stoked

    EPISODE 98 Alex Andrews of WNDR Alpine is a rad dude with experiences ranging from skating bowls and jibbing the streets of Ogden, UT. He eventually started riding and working for Burton as a young ripper. Alex’s “powder panic” and love for the mountains have him aligned with Wonder Alpine as their snowboard marketing and product manager. His passion made this a great chat and we hope you love this one. @therealfrothpuppy @wndr_alpine wndr-alpine.com DARK STARTS @darkstarts.podcast darkstarts.ca

    1h 40m
  4. McKinley Talty - Utah Avalanche Center - Know Before You Go

    12/13/2022

    McKinley Talty - Utah Avalanche Center - Know Before You Go

    EPISODE 97 McKinley grew up on the icy hills of New York, learning to ride in the Catskill Mountains. He made his way west in 2013 and began exploring the snow-filled mountains around Utah, Montana, and Colorado. His love of backcountry riding brought him to the Snow Science program at Montana State University, where he studied the applications of geographic information systems in identifying avalanche exposure. Since leaving Montana, McKinley now works for the Utah Avalanche Center as the Know Before You Go Avalanche Awareness Coordinator in addition to being a ski/splitboard/snowmobile guide at Monument Snowcat Skiing in Eden, UT. When he’s not on his splitboard, you can find Mack on his mountain bike, casting his fly rod, or exploring new areas for when the snow finally falls. utahavalanchecenter.org @utavy kbyg.org @kbyg.avy @monumentranch DARK STARTS darkstarts.ca @darkstarts.podcast

    1h 43m
  5. Lila Yeoman - Turning is a sign of fear - Freeride Junior World Tour

    12/06/2022

    Lila Yeoman - Turning is a sign of fear - Freeride Junior World Tour

    EPISODE 96 2022 Freeride World Tour Junior World Champion, Lila Yeoman. Started snowboarding at the young age of 3, began competing at 11, and splitboarding at 14 Athlete for Jones Snowboards, ambassador for POC Sports, and snowboard instructor at Snowbird Currently working on riding all 90 lines in The Chuting Gallery Some would view Lila as a teen prodigy, she’s accomplished a notable list by the young age of 17. With the guidance of her Dad Jeff, she’s been on a steady path of snowboard progression since the age of 3 years old. Utilizing the Wasatch mountains as her training ground, she seeks out steep couloirs and rides daily at Snowbird and the surrounding backcountry. The future is bright for Lila. We’re excited to see what’s next on her path. Episode links: instagram.com/lilayeoman jonessnowboards.com/content/520-introducing-jones-womens-outerwear Follow us: darkstarts.ca instagram.com/darkstarts.podcast

    1h 23m

  6. 11/30/2022

    Alex Gavic - Adventure Content Creator Extraordinaire @splitboardmountaineer

    Alex Gavic is a photographer, adventurer and splitboard mountaineer. Discovered his love for photography over 15 years ago while skateboarding around with his friends Skating evolved into snowboarding, and as an athlete, he started finding himself in front of the lens as much as behind it His content drew a huge social media following, bringing many people to remote and beautiful places they could not reach on their own For the past 10 years, Alex has been venturing into the powder filled peaks of the Western United States and sharing videos of his wild adventures. And people loved it! He developed a huge social media following of over 300k followers, between Instagram and Tiktok. His own story has unfolded into a life of chasing summits, the beauty of nature, and life. His search for the soul has fed ours. We hope you enjoy. Episode links https://www.alexgavic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/splitboardmountaineer/ https://www.tiktok.com/@splitboardmountaineer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwXWa0ax03NVU06MbD-ycg

    1h 24m

  7. 11/22/2022

    Stratton Matteson - Bike-to-Board Cardiff Athlete

    Stratton (a.k.a. Cascade Connections) dedicates his time in the backcountry to raising awareness of the impact of carbon emissions and the effect of increased traffic in the alpine wilderness along the Pacific coast. Based in Bend, Oregon and calls the Cascades Volcanoes his home range Snowboards without the assistance of any fossil fuel vehicles, using only his bike and splitboard to ride mountains Spends 8 months of the year riding full time and creating video projects documenting his journeys In this episode, we discuss how he arrived at splitboarding, the friends he made along the way, and his constant dedication to the bike-to-board movement with his film Shift and constant short format video series on social networks. In his adventures, he hopes to inspire and promote a different way to access the mountains we love.

    1h 25m
  8. Marissa Krawczak - Big Mountain Marissa - Jones Team Rider

    11/15/2022

    Marissa Krawczak - Big Mountain Marissa - Jones Team Rider

    EPISODE 93 Pro rider Marissa leads by example, is passionate about getting the dawn light, and spends as much time in the mountains as possible. Born and raised in the northern woods of Michigan Moved to Oregon to become a wildland firefighter for the Mt. Hood National Forest She has been splitboarding all over North America, Eastern British Columbia, and Slovakia Marissa wasn't sold on splitboarding right away. For someone who loves the outdoors as much as her, it was in fact inevitable to resist. Now she loves getting up and out to the mountain “dark start” style. In this episode, we learn more about how Marissa got started, what's in her pack, skintrack nutrition, and what the future holds for her on her path of progression.  MARISSA’S COMMUNITY Marissa: @bigmountainmarissa Jones Snowboards: @jonessnowboards Mt. Bachelor: @mtbachelor Sprark R&D: @sparkrandd Tactics: @tactics DARK STARTS Website: darkstarts.ca Instagram: @darkstarts.podcast LinkedIn: @dark-starts Email: pow@darkstarts.ca

    1h 24m
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Join your hosts Maxwell & Darrin as they talk with splitboarding and backcountry industry pros, gear manufacturers, and certified mountain guides. No matter how much experience you have in the backcountry, you'll learn everything there is to know along with us to take your tours and shredding to the next level. New episodes drop weekly - subscribe to get notifications when new episodes are Dropping.

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