I Heart My Avy Center Essay Contest Winner
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
We’d like to thank everyone that participated in the I Heart My Avy Center Essay Contest. In all, we received 25 unique essays representing 15 different avalanche centers! It was inspiring to hear all the great work that avy centers are doing in their mountain communities all over the US and Canada.
- Published in Avalanche Education
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Mission Grivola
Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Last spring, Ettore Personnettaz, Luca Pandolfi, and an awesome team of skiers and splitboarders climbed and descended Grivola (13,000 feet, 3,969 meters) in the Aosta Valley of Northern Italy. The group spent the first night of the trip in a mountain hut allowing them to make an early start the next day for their eventual
- Published in Spark in the Field, Spark World Wide, Video
An Interview with Spark R&D Team Rider Rafael Pease
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
An Interview with Spark R&D Team Rider Rafael Pease discussing his 3-year splitboard / adventure travel documentary film: Yugen.
- Published in Spark in the Field, Spark World Wide
Spark R&D 17/18 Spark Line Press Release
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spark R&D unveiled its latest innovations and improvements to their line of splitboard bindings and accessories at the SIA and ISPO tradeshows earlier this year. Now as we approach the upcoming winter season, we have all the details of the new tech you can expect to see on the shelves and on the skin track.
Solar Powered Splitboard Bindings
Thursday, 09 August 2018
We are stoked to announce that we have completed installing a 50kW solar array on the roof of Spark R&D! Like most big projects, many things had to fall into place in order for us to get here.
- Published in Inside Spark
Spark R&D Solar Power Press Release
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spark R&D, the splitboard binding manufacturer based out of Bozeman, MT, is beginning installation of a 50kW solar photovoltaic system on the roof of their 12,000 square foot building.
Snowpit Analysis: A Refresher on Key Observations
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
When you think about evaluating the snowpack, digging a pit is a direct way to observe what the snow is doing in a given area. A snowpit is a crucial tool in assessing what we think is going on and verifying it or gathering more information to answer a specific question about the snowpack. If
- Published in Avalanche Education
The 2018 Bozeman Splitfest
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
It’s early March in Bozeman, Montana. I’m standing on the back porch of Map Brewing Co. which faces east offering up majestic afternoon views of the Bridger Mountains. The east aspect also means it’s shaded and under normal March conditions it might be a little chilly, but on this afternoon, I’m surprised with how mild
- Published in Events
To the Rescue: The Importance of Wilderness Medicine Training in the Backcountry
Thursday, 14 December 2017
When you think about venturing out the gates or deep into the mountains to ride, you know that at a minimum you need a beacon, shovel, probe, partner, and of course your avalanche training. Just as important, but often overlooked is some basic to advanced wilderness medical training.
- Published in Avalanche Education, Spark in the Field
Inside Spark: Machining Manager Ethan Marcoux
Monday, 25 September 2017
Few at Spark have a longer tenure than our Machining Manager, Ethan Marcoux. He is the epitome of the work hard, play hard mentality that is common here at our HQ in Bozeman, MT. During the winter Ethan puts as many days on snow as just about anyone in the shop. His love of the
- Published in Inside Spark, Technology