Aerosize Vest ONE – The World’s First Certified Avalanche Airbag Vest Aerosize recently released the ‘Vest ONE’, the world’s first certified avalanche airbag vest. Avalanche airbags have been proven to be lifesavers for those unlucky enough to be caught in an avalanche, but traditional avalanche airbags are big, bulky, heavy, and unwieldy pieces of kit. Aerosize hopes to change that, with the introduction of their Vest ONE. You can now carry the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 30, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: Man Carried 1,000-Feet by Avalanche Claims Airbag and AIARE Training Saved His Life Maurice Kervin, 25, was caught in an avalanche last week and told The Denver Channel that his airbag and avalanche training saved his life. The snowboarder was in an area called No Name near Loveland Pass, CO, with his buddy, when he triggered an avalanche that carried him 1,000-feet down the slope. “I remember before I dropped in and before […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 20, 2021 3 Comments
The Evolution of Avalanche Beacon Technology Have you ever wondered how avalanche beacon technology works? Or even what people did out in the backcountry before modern beacons? Well, up until 1968, there were no avalanche beacons, at least not in the form we recognize today. Dr. John Lawton invented the first avalanche beacon in 1968 at Cornell and it was on the market in 1971. Ed […] Avalanche Gabrielle Gasser | June 19, 2020 1 Comment
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