Splitboarding in Chamonix: fresh terrain for grown-up snowboarders — theguardian.com

A chorus of avalanche bombs resounds around the Chamonix valley, followed by a rumble of slides. “It’s the first time we’ve heard the avalanches all season,” says Tod, our chalet host. It’s late March and I’m in the extreme sports capital of France, to experience Rudechalet’s introductory course on splitboarding. Over the past few years, interest in splitboarding – taking to the slopes on a board that comes into two pieces to be used as touring skis to hike uphill and reach fresh snow, away from the lifts and pistes – has grown substantially. In response, Rudechalet has created all-inclusive chalet-based splitboarding holidays for up to six people.

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