2024 schedule IS LIVE!
Our home base will be the Headwaters Event Center in Winter Park, CO. From there each day we will bring the stoke with a happy hour, gear demos, raffles, and educational speakers. It will serve as our rallying point for the entire event. You will need to find lodging in town or bring your van!
730 BAKER DRIVE
WINTER PARK, CO 80482
**IMPORTANT**
*DEMO GEAR MUST BE PICKED UP THE NIGHT BEFORE YOU PLAN TO USE IT
Return locations are Headwaters at 6 pm Saturday and Sunday will be announced shortly unless other arrangements are made with the brand you demo from!
Do not contact FRSF to set up other pickups/drop-offs, please.
2024 EVENT SCHEDULE
Day 1 (Friday)
April 5th
6 pm - Doors open at the Headwaters Center
Check-in, Raffle/SWAG sales, Demos, and Bevs are all on the Main Event Floor & educational talks will be upstairs in the Higher Minds Loft
6 pm - Upslope Happy Hour - Complimentary beverages for registered attendees! Mingle & find new touring buddies for the weekend! - Main Floor
7 pm - State of the Snowpack Discussion with Friends of Berthoud Pass - Higher Minds Loft
8 pm - Berthoud Pass Terrain Discussion with onX Backcountry and Sarah Mac - Sarah Mac just became one of the first 2 AMGA Certified Female Splitboard Guides and is a member of the Weston guide team - Higher Minds Loft
9pm - Communication in the Backcountry with Rocky Talkie - High Minds Loft
9:30 pm - Splitfest G.N.A.R. Challenge Announcement & Official Rules - Higher Minds Loft
Day 2 (Saturday)
April 6th
6 pm - Doors open at the Headwaters Center
8:30am - Intermediate Splitboard Tour & Avy Refresher with Colorado Adventure Guides
9 am - Intro to Splitboarding Course with Winter Park Uphill Program
10 am - 2 pm - Beacon Park & Transceiver Checkpoint presented by Ortovox & Colorado Adventure Guides at Berthoud Pass East Lot
6 pm - Montucky Happy Hour - Complimentary beverages for registered attendees! Mingle & find new touring buddies for the weekend! - Main Floor
6:30 pm - Intro to Backcountry First Aid - with Grand County Search and Rescue - Higher Minds Loft
7 pm - Introduction to Splitboard Mountaineering - with Weston guides/ambassadors Sarah Mac, Jeff Kepler and Aaron Rose. - Higher Minds Loft
8 pm - Tour Planning and Terrain Management Workshop with Ortovox & Colorado Adventure Guides. Free, but registration preferred to preserve quality of education - Higher Minds Loft
9 pm - MASSIVE GEAR RAFFLE to support Friends of Berthoud Pass and the Friends of the CAIC!!! DON’T MISS THIS! - MAIN FLOOR
4-6 pm - Gear Return - Vicious Cycle Brewing
9 am - Women’s Specific Intro to Splitboarding Course with Winter Park Uphill Program
4 pm - Demo returns open
5 pm - G.N.A.R Challenge Awards Ceremony
6 pm - Last Call for Demo Return at Vicious Cycle Brewing in Winter Park / Fraser