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New EVO BT Avalanche Transceiver Delivers Modern Performance and Intuitive Features

EVO BT Avalanche Transceiver

Bluetooth-enabled avalanche transceiver offers complete solution for safety in the mountains ARVA, the well-known French producer of avalanche safety equipment, is proud to announce the arrival of its next-generation avalanche transceiver, the EVO BT, designed with effective modern features and a simple interface for all users. Related: Brighton Ski Patrol, UT, Asks Visitors to Bring Beacon, Shovel, Probe When Entering […]
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Black Diamond Equipment Recalls PIEPS and Black Diamond Avalanche Transceivers Due to Risk of Loss of Emergency Communications

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Black Diamond Equipment®, a global innovator in climbing, skiing, and mountain sports equipment, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)and Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling its PIEPS and Black Diamond branded avalanche transceivers. Affected models include the thePIEPS Pro BT, Powder BT, DSP Sport, DSP Pro, DSP Pro Ice, Micro Button BT, Micro BT Sensor and Micro […]
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Black Diamond Recalls PIEPS DSP Avalanche Transcievers in the United States and Canada

On April 12, 2021, Black Diamond Equipment announced a voluntary recall of all PIEPS DSP Pro, DSP Ice, and DSP Sport avalanche transceivers in the US and Canada. In cooperation with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, Black Diamond announced this voluntary recall in response to reports of transceivers switching modes unexpectedly. The voluntary recall consists […]
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PIEPS Announces Voluntary Product Correction Program for DSP Avalanche Transceivers

On March 3, 2021, PIEPS Technology announced a Voluntary Product Correction Program in Europe, APAC, and Latin America related to the DSP Pro, DSP Pro Ice, and DSP Sport avalanche transceivers. This will soon be followed up with an announcement in the US in coordination with the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Black Diamond Equipment, which distributes PIEPS avalanche transceivers […]
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“When Should You Change Your Avalanche Transceiver Batteries?”

This is a question that comes up again and again and there are different answers to this question. We’re going to share with you some of the industry standards that we know of and why they are what they are. The best idea is to be conservative and change your batteries frequently and don’t let you batteries get below 60%. The first thing you should do is consult the user manual of your avalanche beacon (you can find them online) and read at what battery percentage your beacon […]
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ORTOVOX S1+ Avalanche Beacons RECALL:

LONGMONT, CO (For Immediate Release) – ORTOVOX is announcing an immediate product recall of the S1+ model avalanche transceiver due to a repairable hardware issue. THE ACTION AFFECTS ALL S1+ MODELS distributed in the U.S. market since July, 2011. The previous design, known as the ORTOVOX S1, IS NOT AFFECTED. The S1+ hardware deficiency may occur during transmission mode, limiting the ability to transmit a discoverable signal even as the unit appears to be powered on and functioning properly. “ORTOVOX Germany […]
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VIDEO: How To Use an Avalanche Beacon

How to use an avalanche beacon.

BCA just put out this simple video explaining how to use your beacon in avalanche terrain. If you’re not familiar with how to use a beacon, this is a great video. If you haven’t used your beacon in a while, this is a great refresher. Even if you’re totally dialed with your beacon, it’s always good to have another look. The video also goes into how to handle multiple burials as well. Please watch and please practice with your beacon at home. Even if you’re totally dialed with your beacon, it’s always […]
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Your Transceiver and You

Project Zero’s mission is to reduce avalanche fatalities and promote a responsible backcountry experience. This ground-breaking North American industry collaboration between avalanche forecast centers, educators, equipment manufacturers, industry associations and non-profits formed under the far-reaching vision to “Reduce Avalanche Fatalities to Zero.” While lofty, this statement sets a vision that can only happen through broad collaboration towards cultural, infrastructure and educational changes in how we manage avalanche risks. More info about this project […]
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BCA Tracker 3 is Here & It’s The Size of a Smart Phone

BCA’s Tracker 3 has just been released and has just started shipping to ski shops around the US of A. What avalanche beacon is the best beacon for you? The one you practice with because that’s the one you know the best and that’s the one you’ll be fastest with. But, if you need a new beacon, this Tracker 3 is going to be a solid option. BCA has started shipping Tracker3! This much-anticipated avalanche transceiver has the same super-intuitive user interface and real-time display as our Tracker2 avalanche beacon, but in a package that’s 20 percent smaller and lighter. It also features Signal Suppression and Big Picture modes, for ease of […]
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Some Avalanche Beacons OFF By Up to 1+ Meters in Deep Burials

Recently, We’ve come across an explanation from BeaconReviews.com of how some types of avalanche beacons, during deep burials, could lead you to probe up to a meter or more away from the actual victim. It has to do with signal spikes from the flux lines of the transceiver. “The distance between the strongest signal and the transmitter is based on the orientation of the two transceivers and the depth of the burial […]

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DO NOT Use a Smart Phone App as an Avalanche Beacon!

The Canadian Avalanche Center has just released a press release denouncing the use of “smart phone apps” as avalanche beacon. 3 European smart phone apps are offering service as avalanche beacons now and they have been found to NOT WORK. When you are running out of air underneath an avalanche, you won’t feel that great about having saved $300 bucks by using a smart phone app instead of a real, certified avalanche beacon. A smart phone app will never replace your avalanche beacon. There are so many reasons that an app cannot replace an avalanche beacon: they don’t work properly, battery life, robustness, […]
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This is SCARY: Avalanche Beacon RECALL = Pieps Vector

This is scary. As of September 27th, 2013 PIEPS is recalling all of their Vector avalanche beacons due to safety reasons. PIEPS isn’t giving us any specifics on the exact functionality defect but climbland.com is saying: “Longtime tests shows disfunctions with no recognizability.” – climbland.com It sounds like the PIEPS Vector models simply aren’t working properly which is a very scary thing to consider. If you’ve been using a PIEPS Vector in the backcountry you may not have been using a functional avalanche beacon. It’s tough to put into words how that would […]
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