Split Seasons: Splitboard and surf guide Eric Gustafson

This story was originally published in the July, 2011 edition of Eights and Elevens. To sign up for the newsletter, click here.

Eric Gustafson surfing Emma’s Ridge above Alta. [Photo] Tyler Cohen

Sliding through the East Pass of Silver Fork in the Wasatch backcountry, Gus makes a high slash on the wall of a gully, followed by short, fluid turns. His swallowtail splitboard allows for quick and smooth arcs that he calls “old school” compared to mine. But his tight turns are more surf-inspired than a product of nearly 20 years of backcountry snowboarding. Eric Gustafson—Gus to his friends—is a surfer and snowboarder who splits his seasons of guiding and instructing between Utah and Cape Cod.