(Preamble: I’m skipping around the “10 Things” list as resources become available, so today is #3.) “If your friend’s out of shape you’re dead.” That’s the take at Backcountry Access (BCA) about avalanche rescue shoveling (makers of Tracker avy beacons…
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Snowpulst avalanche airbag rucksack backpack for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering.
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When famed snowboarder Craig Kelly died in 2003 along with six others under an avalanche on the La Traviata couloir in Canada, the tragedy reverberated throughout North America. Not only was Kelly a celebrity
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In Canada, a guided party with two dead and several injured. I can’t say I’m immune to exposing more than one person at a time to avalanche hazard.
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AT randonnee binding release settings, what is safe?
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This was a deadly avalanche we can all learn from so we can do safer mountain sports, including backcountry skiing and snowboarding.
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