Colorado Highland Helicopters Operational with The RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector Colorado Highland Helicopters, based in Durango, is the seventh search and rescue organization to be operational in the USA with the RECCO SAR helicopter detector. The detector will be used to search for missing people in the outdoors year-round. Related: California Highway Patrol Operational With the RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector Many Search & Rescue teams in Colorado are equipped with […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 27, 2022 0 Comments
California Highway Patrol Operational With the RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector Many Search & Rescue teams in California are equipped with handheld RECCO detectors for avalanche rescue and searching for missing people, but this is the first time the RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector system is operational in the State. “It is a real milestone to be operational with the RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector System in the State of California. To have […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 1 Comment
Man Survives 2 hours and 40 minutes Under Avalanche in Val d’Isere, France An avalanche hit a family of four snowshoeing on the Chemins des Coves track of Val d’Isere, France. The family of four was not wearing transceivers on a level 4 of 5 danger day when a 200m long by 100m wide avalanche hit them. The mother and two teenagers were hit but not buried while the father was buried under […] Avalanche Dominic Gawel | January 29, 2021 0 Comments
The RECCO Story | How A Tragic Accident Changed The Whole Snow Rescue Industry When I was a kid I would always wonder what that small, almost unnoticeable object hiding between the layers of my ski jacket was. I could also notice it was in my parents’ ski jacket, in some gloves and even helmets and boots. All I could tell at that time was the name on it, RECCO®. I never really understood […] Avalanche Michael Muchacho | December 6, 2019 2 Comments
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