Edge of the World and KBGA are teaming up to help raise awareness for The Backwoods Project. The Backwoods Project is an answer to the lack of public freestyle ski and snowboard terrain in the Missoula area. It is an organization created to support Missoula's Freestyle community, and improve lives through the healthy activities of snowboarding and freestyle skiing. The initial goal of the project is to institute a safe, professional quality terrain park in Missoula that is in line with Missoula's unique culture, supports the local riding community, and most importantly, is open to anyone with a lift ticket.

A proposal for the park to be located at Montana Snowbowl was accepted by the owner of the resort this spring. Under the conditions of the proposal for Year One, the terrain park will not be a season long fixture. Rather there will be a series of parks built for weekend long events throughout the year. These events are designed to show the resort and the c full story

Spark R&D is releasing a new improved split board binding for the 2009-2010 season.  It's the Fuse binding and it should be available in store at the end of October.

Here's what the people at Spark R&D have to say about the new binding:

Spark R&D is excited to release the next generation splitboard binding for the 2009/2010 season! Following the success of the Ignition II, the new Fuse will utilize the same great baseplate platform with some updated benefits. For starters, the plate is a one-piece CNC machined unit offering the same lightweight benefits, but with even more strength. Spark R&D will be manufacturing the baseplates and heel loops completely in-house offering better sizing and fit. As before, the baseplates will be outfitted with Bent Metal’s bomber high-backs and straps. Check out the Fuse for 2009/2010!
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Dave posted a 'manual' in our forum on how to build your own splitboard using your old snowboard and some basic materials.  It cost him a total of $30, compare that with $600+ for a brand new splitboard and you may want to consider putting this effort in! full story

The National Weather Service in Missoula has launched a new web page that allows snow addicts like us to track the current snow conditions in Western Montana and it also provides us with a 36-hour snow forecast.  full story

we all love our boards and caring for them makes the love grow fonder. This is just the basics of all basics. They say you should wax your board regularly, whatever that means. I usually wax my baby about every 6th time out there, but I have also gone a whole season without waxing due to laziness. You can see when your board needs it. full story