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For backcountry skiers and splitboarders looking for a higher-volume, low-weight electronic airbag, Ortovox’s AVABAG Litric Tour 40 is one of only a few options. The pack utilizes the LiTRIC system, a lightweight electronic airbag system co-developed by Ortovox and Arc’teryx…

When I first picked up the new Arc’teryx Micon Litric 42 airbag pack at a trade show over the summer, I thought to myself, that’s kind of heavy for a ski touring backpack. Then I saw the “LiTRIC” label and…

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…

Avalanche airbag packs featuring the LiTRIC electronic deployment system co-developed by Arc’teryx and Ortovox are finally available in the US for this winter. The electronic airbag inflation system is much lighter and takes up less pack volume than canister-driven airbag…

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.

The Mammut Pro Removable Airbag 3.0 is a full-featured 45L airbag pack ready to journey with you on the big hauls during your backcountry adventure.

The marketplace for avalanche bags expands. A few weeks back, we received some spreadsheets from Ortovox providing a useful overview of comparative weights.

The aggressive push for shovel, beacon, probe as mandatory safety gear is clear. Chris Van Tilburg asks if it is time for airbags to be added to that list.

Review of the Osprey Soelden Pro Avalanche Airbag 32 pack, featuring the Alpride E1 supercapacitor inflation system for dependable avalanche safety.

Imagine you are stuck at a hut. You usually sport both an avalanche beacon transceiver and an airbag backpack. But this time you only get one or the other. Which would you choose?

First look review of G3 Cabrio avalanche airbag backpack, a good application of the Alpride gas cartridge system.

Black Diamond Jetforce Pro 2019-2020 is a good airbag backpack for ski touring and mountaineering, this is a review.

Three Black Diamond airbag packs featuring three different airbag systems paired with different pack designs.

Arcteryx Voltair review, avalanche airbag rucksack for ski touring, a backcountry backpack.

Things to know about avalanche airbag backpacks, including the balloon inflation zipper and gas vs electric for ski touring backcountry.

Scott Alpride E1 Supercap airbag backpack review and first look, capacitor driven lightest weight electric rucksack.

First look Alpride E1 avalanche airbag backpack is used by Scott but will probably be in other brands within a year or so.

Arcteryx announces change in airbag backpack battery specifications, minimum temperature revised upward.

Avalanche airbag practice rig using compressed air from an external tank, pull the trigger to get used to it.

Patent for a capacitor powered electric fan airbag backpack is now public, this appears to be a weight and performance safety game changer for ski touring.