BCA Float E2 35 Review: A Durable, Reliable, And Fully Featured Sender Electronic airbag packs are expensive, but they’re much easier to travel with than compressed air systems, plus they allow for test firing and multiple deployments off a single…
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I mailed two beacons back to their makers in the past week thanks to early-season product recalls on these critical safety devices. Both Mammut and Pieps (distributed by Black Diamond in North America) issued recalls on avalanche transceivers over the…
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Andrew McWilliams is a former Avalanche Technician at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and is the current Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecaster for the Northern Mountains which includes the Gore Range and all of Colorado North of I-70. Before that, he…
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Ortovox and Arc’teryx have co-designed the new LiTRIC electric airbag system. It’s a solid fusion of elegance and function. The system is user friendly, relatively minimalist, and provides multiple deployments off a single charge. Here’s WildSnow’s review.
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