What’s your hero story/stories going forward into the 2021/22 season?

Build more bindings! Splitboarding is growing and we’re committed to leading the way.

What product are you personally most stoked on and what are you currently riding?
Well, me personally, I’ll be riding my Franken-binders. I’m preferential to the Arcs for the surfy ride, but in real-life, my bindings are usually a mosaic of prototype parts and materials. Myself and all the splitboarders here at Spark are pretty much always testing gear.

Have you made any specific changes or leaps within your women’s range?
Women are crushing it in the backcountry! We’ve built more women’s bindings every year since we introduced women’s specific sizes in 2015. Currently, women’s bindings make up an impressive twenty to twenty-five percent of our build.

Covid has shaken up everything this year. Are there any big changes taking place with you guys ahead of next season?
We are carrying over our entire line from the current season. That’s binding models and colors, as well as our accessories. Some of our dealers had mentioned that they favor this in general and even more so this season.

On top of that, internally it also made a lot of sense. We’ll skip the hyperbole but this year has been a bit crazy. We’ve had challenges on the production side of things because of COVID and at the same time seen demand for our gear go nuts. That’s a good thing, of course, but we decided the best decision was to roll as smoothly as we could into the next production cycle.

Where can we see updates or changes within the company, not product related? IE- new HQ, new team riders, team movies etc
There will likely be a few new team riders joining the fold that haven’t been announced yet.

We’re also focusing heavily on meeting the growing demand for splitboard gear by boosting our manufacturing capabilities. We’ve recently purchased a new CNC machine that we’ve dubbed ‘The Beast.’ It’s big! Buying machines isn’t always sexy but we’re actually pretty stoked on it! We’re doing everything we can to prepare for the continued growth of splitboarding.

Do you have any new sustainability stories for next season? Has any of your production moved to become more sustainable?
It’s not really new, but every year we offset about 25% of our energy use via the 166-panel, 50 kW solar array on our roof. Solar powered splitboard bindings!