2012 Editors’ Choice Awards - Splitboards and Board Accessories

Rome Whiteroom
$600 – romesnowboards.com
Sizes (CM): 158, 162, 165
Waist (CM): 25.8 (162)
Weight: 6 lbs. 10 oz. (162)
“Perfect flex underfoot and lots of control through turns and flat spins/butters. Poppy, quick turn response, lightweight, balanced flex—both torsionally and tip to tail.”

Never Summer SL Split
$999 – neversummer.com
Sizes (CM): 158, 161, 163
Waist (CM): 25.8 (161)
Weight: 7 lbs. 4 oz. (158)
“Light, rugged; an absolute burner through the trees. Super quick edge to edge and held a tight rail at high speeds.”

K2 Panoramic Split
$900 [full kit] – k2snowboarding.com
Sizes (CM): 154, 158, 161, 168
Waist (CM): 25.4 (162)
Weight: N/A
“K2’s new climbing-skin technology blew my mind! An excellent all-around board that holds stable at high speeds and through hard, powerful turns.”

Gnu Billy Goat C2BTX Split
$850 – gnu.com
Sizes (CM): 159, 162
Waist (CM): 25.3 (162)
Weight: 8 lbs. 7 oz. (162)
“The Goat floats, spins, slashes and stomps everything in its path.”

Venture Odin Split
$895 – venturesnowboards.com
Sizes (CM): 164, 168, 169, 173
Waist (CM): 25 (164)
Weight: 9 lbs. (164)
“Surfs the fresh and boosts effortless airs over even the smallest features.”

Prior Brandywine Split
$899 – priorsnowboards.com
Sizes (CM): 149, 154, 158
Waist (CM): 24.3 (154)
Weight: 6 lbs. 3 oz. (149)
“If you want to ride harder and faster, this is your board. Quiver of one!”

Spark R&D Burner
$329 – sparkrandd.com
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large
Weight/pair: 3 lbs. 9 oz.
Crampons: $100
“I’m all in on these bindings—so functional, light, easy and comfortable on the way up and down.”

Deeluxe Spark
$349 – deeluxe.com
Sizes: 6-13
Weight/pair: 4 lbs. 12 oz.
“Good purchase on firm snow, THE boot for stepping uphill,”