BULGARIAN Powder Days in Spring
This is not your typical “powder in the first few words” type of clickbait. Our Bulgaria tour got us thinking that we must’ve done something right now or in a previous life because the snow was INSANE.We’re talking about fresh, deep POW, like nothing else. Oh…and add to that a few nights at an outdoor […]
DON’T BE MENTAL, TRY OUR RENTAL
So you get the idea in your mind that splitboard seems like good clean fun. Then, it starts…you begin to roam the World Wide Web in search of your future splitboard setup. Initial impressions are “Wow, that’s a shitload of gear…” and, well, that’s pretty accurate. So what are the options, find a cheaper, second […]
Backcountry tours in the Bucegi Mountains
I guess usually you really have to work for those remarkable once in a lifetime views. Somehow Glajeriei valley in the Bucegi Mountains is the ultimate cheat code. This is a short description of what your big mountain adventure could look like. A two hour hike either boot packing or skinning up the mountain and […]
Local’s quest for powder snow in Brasov (tips included)
As you might have heard Earth is warming up therefore this winter season the powder snow in Brasov is a hard deal. Finding this proverbial pow is translated in watching the weather reports, speaking with local riders about the snow levels in different mountain ranges, and heading out in the mountains with mixed results. Previous […]
The Welsh in Brasov
5 fine gentlemen from Wales just got the taste of Brașov and its surrounding mountains. Despite the fact that the weather was far from perfect, and Brexit closing in these guys chose wisely… namely: splitboarding at Balea Lake and riding at dawn on Postavaru Massif. The most difficult thing to do this winter in Brasov […]
Splitboarding Moldoveanu Peak
Last weekend we went splitboarding Moldoveanu Peak in Fagaras Mountains. Just 1 hour drive from Brasov and we were ready for our sunny climb. This is the story of three lone guys with backpacks and splitboards headed towards the highest peak in Romania. Tips included. We left the car at the base of the mountains […]
Ciucaș Mts
We’ve spent this weekend close to home. Saturday we had a full day in Ciucaș Mts, 50 minute drive from our office, where we enjoyed the sun, the wind and the foggy weather. On Sunday we had a 3 hour splitboard course in our local resort, Poiana Brașov. We were happy that winter is finally […]
Fagaras splitboarding fun
We’re having great splitboarding days here in Romania, despite the fact that the weather is playing tricks on us. Before heading up to the Fagaras mountains together, we spent a day in Bucegi with two Italian splitboarders to show them the correct techniques for going up steep climbs. Small talks about avalanche rescue, fine searching and probing are […]
