Black Diamond Equipment Recalls PIEPS and Black Diamond Avalanche Transceivers Due to Risk of Loss of Emergency Communications 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 […] Industry News AvyBrains | July 29, 2022 0 Comments
Black Diamond Issues Official Safety Alert Due to Small Number of Their Avalanche Transceivers Experiencing “Malfunctioning Electronic Issue” Today an official “safety check” notice was issued by Black Diamond due to a small number of its avalanche transceivers experiencing a “malfunctioning electronic issue,” according to Black Diamond spokesperson John Dicuollo. Some PIEPS and Black Diamond transceivers have been reported to have malfunctioning electronic components that may prevent them from switching between SEND and SEARCH modes, which could prove […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 15, 2022 0 Comments
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 […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | April 12, 2021 0 Comments
Pro Skier Nick McNutt Shares Video Demonstrating Pieps DSP Avalanche Transceiver Concern That Almost Killed Him View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick McNutt (@nickmcnutt) on Oct 31, 2020 at 1:11pm PDT In recent weeks a social-media firestorm has been set ablaze as several pro skiers and ski industry professionals have come out claiming that the Pieps DSP Pro and DSP sport avalanche transceivers have a fundamental design flaw that is inherently dangerous. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 3, 2020 3 Comments
Canadian Personal Injury Law Firm Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Pieps/Black Diamond Pieps DSP Sport and Pro model avalanche transceivers have been blowing up on social media as of late — and not necessarily for all the right reasons. Related: A Deeper Look into the Controversy Behind the Pieps DSP Avalanche Transceiver An ongoing controversy has professional skiers, industry professionals, and backcountry users claiming that the locking mechanism on some Pieps model […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | October 28, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Black Diamond’s ‘Ski Train’ – Skiing Norway’s Backcountry via Electric Train SnowBrains | November 29, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Black Diamond Fall 2019 Gear Swap Black Diamond is a full-service climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry ski shop located at the Black Diamond factory headquarters in Salt Lake City. They’ve been there since 1992 and ship nationwide and internationally. Black Diamond sells an assortment of outdoors gear ranging from climbing equipment, apparel, backcountry ski gear, and much, much more. They also make quality skis. Black Diamond’s staff […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
Black Diamond Partners with the World’s Largest Backcountry Resort, Whisper Ridge, UT Black Diamond Equipment has been named as the exclusive brand partner by Whisper Ridge powder tours in Utah, the largest single-destination heli and cat skiing operation in the world. “We are honored to partner with world-class and premiere backcountry skiing resort, Whisper Ridge,” states Jan-Willem Driessen, global vice-president of marketing for Black Diamond Equipment. “Now, right here in our backyard in […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2019 0 Comments
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