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Arcade Teams Up With RECCO To Launch Belt Equipped With Avalanche Rescue Technology

RECCO, the global leader in rescue technology, announces its first product collaboration with Arcade, founded on the belief that belts could function better, last longer, and be more comfortable. Arcade joins a family of 150-plus brands that integrate RECCO reflectors to make users more searchable in the outdoors. Arcade designs and builds high-performance belts for utility, lifestyle, and outdoor adventure. […]

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Avatar photo Press Release | October 21, 2025
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RECCO Partners With AIARE to Support Women’s Mentorship Program

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RECCO, a manufacturer of rescue technology that makes backcountry travelers more searchable, has partnered with the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) to support the institute’s Women’s Mentorship Program. The partnership will enhance AIARE instructor and student awareness of RECCO technology and how to incorporate the technology into safety planning for backcountry travel. Related: The RECCO Story | […]

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AvyBrains | October 6, 2023
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Colorado Highland Helicopters Operational with The RECCO SAR Helicopter Detector

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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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 27, 2022
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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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 22, 2022
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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 […]

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Dominic Gawel | January 29, 2021
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The RECCO Story | How A Tragic Accident Changed The Whole Snow Rescue Industry

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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 […]

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Micho | December 6, 2019
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