Despite the average weather
forecast a solid crew turned out for Splitfest 2012 up at Temple
Basin and were mighty happy they did! Equally impressive was a huge range of gear the
latest splitboards, hand made boards and even hand made bindings all on
show. The format was the same as last year with demo gear, split
boarding lessons and a snow safety workshop all on offer, plenty
of partying down at the UC ski lodge and all round good vibes for a
weekend in the mountains. Plus there was a ton of snow!
After a week closed by storms
the mountain had picked over metre of new snow and was looking a treat. It was still snowing early Saturday
but by mid morning the clouds had cleared and the Temple crew started
opening up the terrain right on cue. After busy day tracking out the pow
and enjoying the night skiing on Saturday another 10cm of fresh then
turned up overnight. The Sunday arvo barbie and prize-giving came around
all too soon but after two solid days of riding, swapping yarns and
experimenting with gear all those that made the effort were well stoked with their weekend.
Now
into its second year Splitfest will be doing exactly the same next gear
so keep an eye on the Chill event calendar and lock it in. Massive
thanks to the growing list of sponsors who put up a tasty 2k of prizes
this year adding a little icing on the cake for a lucky few! Thanks to
Splitn2, Spark RnD, Quiksilver, Libtech, Gnu,
Temple Basin and the guys at Chill for making it a great event. Keep an
eye on www.splitfest.co.nz for more pics and news coming soon.
