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The Evolution of Avalanche Beacon Technology

Skadi Unit

Have you ever wondered how avalanche beacon technology works?  Or even what people did out in the backcountry before modern beacons? Well, up until 1968, there were no avalanche beacons, at least not in the form we recognize today. Dr. John Lawton invented the first avalanche beacon in 1968 at Cornell and it was on the market in 1971. Ed […]

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Gabrielle Gasser | June 19, 2020
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