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  • Ortovox 3+ Avalanche Beacon Review – Production Model Follow-Up

    by Jonathan Shefftz December 21, 2010
    by Jonathan Shefftz December 21, 2010

    Ortovox 3+ beacon transceiver beeper review and evaluation for backcountry skiing and avalanche safety.

  • Avalanche Beacons

    by Lou Dawson October 26, 2010
    by Lou Dawson October 26, 2010

    Link page for Avalanche Beacons category under Articles.

  • Backcountry Access Tracker 2 — Avalanche Beacon Review

    by Jonathan Shefftz March 31, 2010
    by Jonathan Shefftz March 31, 2010

    Backcountry Access Tracker 2 avalanche beacon review.

  • Ortovox 3+ Avalanche Beacon Review – Preproduction Model

    by Jonathan Shefftz March 25, 2010
    by Jonathan Shefftz March 25, 2010

    Review of new Ortovox 3+ Avalanche Rescue Beacon, smaller and lighter.

  • Pieps Avy Electronics — It’s not just beacons anymore

    by Jonathan Shefftz March 11, 2010
    by Jonathan Shefftz March 11, 2010

    Review of Pieps DSP, iProbe, and 30 plus.

  • Avalanche Beacons on Dogs?

    by Lou Dawson March 8, 2010
    by Lou Dawson March 8, 2010

    Avalanche beacon transceiver on a dog while backcountry skiing.

  • Ortovox 3+ — New Avalanche Beacon for Fall 2010

    by Craig Dostie March 5, 2010
    by Craig Dostie March 5, 2010

    New Ortovox 3+ Avalanche Beacon – Review

  • Ortovox 3+ Avalanche Beacon Preview

    by Jonathan Shefftz January 11, 2010
    by Jonathan Shefftz January 11, 2010

    Review preview of Ortovox 3+ avalanche rescue beacon.

  • Wild Snow Beacon Reviews — Mammut Barryvox Pulse

    by Jonathan Shefftz December 31, 2009
    by Jonathan Shefftz December 31, 2009

    Mammut Barryvox Pulse avalanche beacon review for backcountry skiing

  • Jonathan’s WildSnow Beacon Test Notes

    by Jonathan Shefftz July 14, 2009
    by Jonathan Shefftz July 14, 2009

    Avalanche beacon tests for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering

  • The Torture of Beacon Reviews

    by Lou Dawson July 14, 2009
    by Lou Dawson July 14, 2009

    If there is any indication that avalanche beacons have become too complicated, it’s how tough the technical editing is proving to be on our reviews. This morning I began working on the technical background info that reviewer Jonathan provided a…

  • Ortovox D3 Avalanche Beacon Review

    by Jonathan Shefftz June 22, 2009
    by Jonathan Shefftz June 22, 2009

    Ortovox D3 avalanche beacon review for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering

  • AVi: The 1st Avy Beacon Application for iPhone

    by Leon Sendmuller April 1, 2009
    by Leon Sendmuller April 1, 2009

    New avalanche beacon technology using smartphone iPhone is amazing.

  • Arva Avalanche Beacons – Review

    by Jonathan Shefftz March 3, 2009
    by Jonathan Shefftz March 3, 2009

    ARVA avalanche beacons review for backcountry skiing

  • Pieps DSP & DSP Advanced – Avalanche Beacon Review

    by Jonathan Shefftz February 11, 2009
    by Jonathan Shefftz February 11, 2009

    Pieps DSP avalanche beacon review for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering

  • Three Buried in Avy Self Rescued Without Using Beacons

    by Lou Dawson February 2, 2009
    by Lou Dawson February 2, 2009

    You can’t make it up. In what has to be one of the weirdest (and most fortunate) avalanche survival stories ever reported, three guys in Colorado ended up buried by a slide and were able to extricate themselves without outside…

  • Ortovox S1 – Avalanche Beacon Review

    by Jonathan Shefftz January 15, 2009
    by Jonathan Shefftz January 15, 2009

    Ortovox S1 avalanche beacon review for backcountry skiing

  • Backcountry Access Tracker — Avalanche Beacon Review

    by Jonathan Shefftz December 31, 2008
    by Jonathan Shefftz December 31, 2008

    Backcountry Access Tracker avalanche beacon for backcountry skiing

  • Ortovox Patroller (formerly X1) — Avalanche Beacon Review

    by Jonathan Shefftz December 18, 2008
    by Jonathan Shefftz December 18, 2008

    Ortovox Patroller avalanche beacon review for backcountry skiing

  • German Alpine Club picks Ortovox S1 Avy Beacon

    by Craig Dostie December 11, 2008
    by Craig Dostie December 11, 2008

    Ortovox S1 avalanche rescue beacon review for backcountry skiing

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