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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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Mike Bartholow | April 12, 2021
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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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Mike Bartholow | March 3, 2021
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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 theĀ Pieps DSP Pro and DSP sport avalanche transceiversĀ have a fundamental design flaw that is inherently dangerous. […]

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SnowBrains | November 3, 2020
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A Deeper Look into the Controversy Behind the Pieps DSP Avalanche Transceiver

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ian McIntosh (@ianmcintosh) on Oct 13, 2020 at 11:31am PDT Fif-teen minutes. That’s approximately how long you get as an avalanche burial victim before your chance of survival falls to roughly 40%. After that, it accelerates towards zero. And that’s given that you’re wearing your avalanche transceiver and that […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | October 23, 2020
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