New Backcountry Access ‘Tracker S Avalanche Beacon’ Focuses on Simplicity and Speed Backcountry Access (BCA) is pleased to announce that its much-anticipated BCA Tracker S™ avalanche beacon is now in stock. The BCA Tracker S™ is the newest avalanche transceiver to hit the market for the 2019/20 season. Backcountry Access has named the Tracker S for its simplicity and speed of operation for all backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers in need of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
Avalanche Beacons: Where’s The Best Place To Wear Them? An avalanche beacon is mandatory equipment when you head into the backcountry, sidecountry, or even into the high-gnar zones at some resorts. Practice using it and get good. Make sure your friends are proficient too. They’re the ones that are going to save your butt when you get buried. Turn it on at the car and off at the bar. The […] Avalanche Mike Lavery | October 23, 2019 1 Comment
Ortovox Recalls its Model 3+ Avalanche Beacons Ortovox announced today a precautionary recall of its Ortovox 3+ avalanche transceivers running software version 2.1.  If you own one of these beacons, head over to the Ortovox website starting May 25th, fill out a form, and send your beacon in for a software upgrade, all free of charge. Internal testing by Ortovox identified a software glitch that could cause temporary […] Industry News Mike Lavery | May 16, 2018 1 Comment
Final Details Emerge in Montana Avalanche Death & Suicide: Skier Who Died in Avalanche Had Beacon Turned Off in Backpack On October 7th, 2017, famous climbers Hayden Kennedy, 27, and Inge Perkins, 23, were caught in an avalanche on Imp Peak in Montana. Inge was fully buried, Hayden was partially buried. Hayden freed himself and tried to find Inge but was unable to locate her due to the fact that her avalanche beacon was turned off and in her backpack. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 13, 2017 2 Comments
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