The 2018 Bozeman Splitfest
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
by Dan Ventura
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
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To the Rescue: The Importance of Wilderness Medicine Training in the Backcountry
Thursday, 14 December 2017
by Dan Ventura
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
Spark R&D 17/18 Sticker Design Contest
Wednesday, 01 November 2017
by Jon Whittenberg
For the past five seasons, we’ve held our annual T-Shirt Design Contest. We’ve received more awesome submissions than we can count. We wanted to keep the creativity flowing, but change things up a bit this year, so we’re holding a Sticker Design Contest.
- Published in Cool Stuff
Inside Spark: Machining Manager Ethan Marcoux
Monday, 25 September 2017
by Dan Ventura
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
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