News roundup for ski touring mid-September 2016, Colorado uphill skiing, mountain town housing, airbag backpacks for backcountry safety.

Review of Mammut lightweight 30L and 20L avalanche airbag backpacks for backcountry skiing and touring.

Modifying avalanche airbag backpacks to be safer and easier to use for backcountry skiing and ski touring.

Review of Banjamin compressed air hand pump used for filling BCA avalanche airbag cylinder, does the job with some work.

Review of Arcteryx Voltair avalanche airbag backpack, this is a rucksack for avalanche safety that is electric.

Arcteryx has revolutionary new ski boots and avalanche airbag backpack for 2016, first looks at the ski touring gear.