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Avalanche Airbag Backpacks Go Mainstream | NPR Story:

Avalanche airbag backpacks are becoming more and more popular in the USA. So much so, that National Public Radio (NPR) felt the need to cover them this week. Avalanche airbags are becoming more of must in the backcountry. Bruce Tremper, director of the Utah Avalanche Center, has stated: “My best guess is that avalanche airbag packs will probably save a little more than half of those who would have otherwise have died in an avalanche.” – Bruce Tremper, Utah Avalanche Center Airbags probably save half of those who would otherwise have died in an avalanche? That should be […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 19, 2014
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Avalanche Airbags – They Don’t Make You Invincible…

Our good friend, SnowBrains author, and skier with more avalanche terrain experience the most of us combined, D’Arcy McLeish, just wrote this great piece for Last Frontier Heli in Northern British Columbia about Avalanche Airbags.D’Arcy touches on some very important topics that we all need to keep in mind when we’re using avalanche airbags. (video of avy airbag being used […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 15, 2013
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