Alps snow forecast 2017 ? Hmm, it's that time of the year again when we all start looking forward to winter and begin to wonder what kind of conditions we'll...
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Trip and Split : A Splitboard Adventure
The Rider Social ran three Trip and Split courses in 2016 and each one was a splitboard adventure but quite different in course content. This was ultimately down to the weather...
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Short Break Splitboarding Trips
We seem to do more & more short break splitboarding and backcountry trips for people each season. The benefits are obvious I guess, if as a group of 3 or...
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Splitboarding with MPORA
Last March James Renhard from Mpora.com the action sports website came to Chatel to do some splitboarding with us here at The Rider Social. It was James first time on...
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Deep Snow Culture
The explosion in popularity of backcountry snowboarding and splitboarding has brought with it a bewildering array of new outerwear and kit from brands promising unparalleled comfort and protection. From socks...
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Alps Snow Forecast 2016
Usually having a punt at predicting a long range Alps snow forecast (for 2016) is like trying to pick the winner in the Grand National. Not impossible but never ever...
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Things you might not know.
You can get asked lot of interesting questions when you're out with a group on one of our splitboard courses. This is a good thing as it shows that people...
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Splitboard Courses 2015. 17th – 23rd Jan
Sat looking out of the window (15th May!) watching the snow beat down and settle on the cars made us think back to the good times we have had on...
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Wired For Pow. A Guest Edit
One of our guests (Martin) on a January Split'n'Mix week here at The Rider Social sent us in this edit. Two things are apparent. The first is we scored some...
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Splitboard Course January 2015 #2
Our second splitboard course this January 2015 (split'n'mix) started off the back of a ginormous storm in the northern Alps which saw well over a meter of snow fall in...
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Split and Mix January 2015
Split and Mix January 2015 with The Rider Social kicked off on January 17th. Leading up to it was interesting given the sparsity of snow in the Alps and we...
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A November Splitboarding Mission
Most years we try to get a November splitboarding mission under our belts ahead of the coming winter season and this year was no different. Early snow had come measured...
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