Our next stop takes us back to the Heart of North America in a area filled with cowboys and couloirs. Jeramie Prine is a talented yet humble splitboarder who has made a life for himself at the base of the Teton Range, A area famous for unobstructed vertical rises from valley floor to the high alpine summits. As well as being a great rider he is also a innovator creating a now annual tradition called “Scrubfest”in which like minded splitboarders meet up in the Tetons. This concept was so successful that 7 years later there are splitfests all over the country. Fortunately he was able to fit in some time between his teaching and family life to let us in on his amazing journeys and experience gained over the past 9 years.
Name: Jeramie Prine (aka Wyomingsplit_ride)
Primary Location, Home Mountain, or Home Range: Northwest Wyoming, Togwotee Pass, Absaroka Mountains
Age: 34
Primary Solid Board: Joyride 166-sits in my garage mostly as I only ride the resort a handful of times a year.
Primary Split Board: Voile Mojo 166, Voile Swallowtail 178
Preferred Binding System: I have been rocking Voile Mountain plates, but am
switching up to the new Spark R & D Blaze binding this season for that, “Oh-so surfy feel” I have been missing out on for so long.
Boot: Switching from Dynafits to Burton Driver X
How Long Have You Been Snowboarding Semi-Professionally? 6 years
How Long Have You Been Splitboarding? 9 years
What Compelled You to Begin Splitboarding? I was really, really tired of post holing and slowshoeing for miles in the backcountry, while all of my skiing and split buddies cussed me for being so slow.
Most Memorable Glacier Travel: Descending the Skillet Glacier on bulletproof ice.
Where has Split Boarding taken you? To the white room and back. Seriously,
splitboarding has taken me to the best stashes in Wyoming. Starting up ScrubFest for all other like-minded fanatics.
Gnarliest or most Extensive Approach for a Single Line: Not so gnarly, but one of the most remote approaches for me would have to be Gannett Peak (Wyoming’s highest). It took two days to get in, and two to get out with over 30 miles of approach. We rode Gannett Glacier, Gooseneck Glacier, and Dinwoody Glacier all under a week.
Ideal Backcountry Day: A big mountain objective, bluebird skies, eight inches of fresh powder, stable snowpack, and one or two good partners.
Lifetime Goal or Objective, a Line You’ve Been Eyeing for a While, or What Would Be
your Dream Trip? Being from Wyoming, the obvious answer is the Grand Teton. I still have a couple of high mountain peaks to obtain in the Tetons before pushing on to the “Big One.”
Favorite Backcountry Meal: Freeze-dried goodness…NOT! It would have to be that big fat juicy bacon cheeseburger, fries, and cold beer on return from being out for a week or even a day in the backcountry.
Favorite Piece of Gear: Definitely my splitboard because I have never surfed so much powder, made so many friends, or had as good of times as I have with my split.
Favorite Place You’ve Travelled (and Why): Mexico. Good surf, good food, great people, and culture. The fact that it is warm is a plus.
Sponsors: Brunton, Simms, and while not my sponsors, the boys at Voile- USA, Spark R & D, and backcountry.com have been super kind to me.
Print/ Movie Appearances: work featured in “Return to Schralptown”, “The Wish List”, Backcountry Magazine, Voile-USA, www.backcountry.com, www.tetonat.com, Wyoming Travelers Journal, splitboard.com
Local Causes You’re Passionate About: Togwotee Pass Backcountry Alliance and being a voice for the non-motorized crowd. I love sleds as much as the next guy, but to truly obtain a goal under your own power is a feeling that is hard to beat.
Other Stuff You Do: I am a teacher, own a fly fishing guide business, run a guest ranch, and most importantly, a father and husband.
Website: www.jeramieprinephotography.com
Here is a link to Jeramies 40 mile epic up Gannett Peak
