Electronic Noise: How Your Smartphone May Affect Your Avalanche Beacon’s Performance Avalanche transceivers are the most important piece of gear we use in the backcountry. The lives of us and our partners rely entirely on our beacons working well. One of the things that may interfere with the proper function of a transceiver is electronic noise. Related: Avalanche Beacons: Where’s The Best Place To Wear Them? Essentially any battery-powered device causes […] Avalanche Jason Ringenberg | January 19, 2021 0 Comments
Snowpack Climates, Explained In the world of snowsports, we hear the words snow climates tossed around quite a bit. But what do they actually mean? In this article, I’ll break down each of the three major snow climates in North America. Maritime Temperature: maritime climates are typically the warmest of the three climates. This is due to these regions’ proximity to the ocean – evaporative cooling […] Brains Clay Malott | December 9, 2020 2 Comments
Skier Triggered Avalanche Kills Skier in Austrian Alps Yesterday On Sunday afternoon at 2 pm, two skiers triggered an avalanche in the Hintertux Glacier area located in the Tyrol region of Austria on the Zillertal Alps. The two men who were locals of the region had been ski touring off-piste on a north-facing ridge in steep terrain at about 10,750′ elevation when the avalanche occurred. The older of the two men, age […] Avalanche Dylan Cautela | October 17, 2016 1 Comment
Utah 2012 – 2013 Backcountry Review | Don’t Be A Statistic Take some time out of your evening to refresh your memory of last seasons snow pack and get your frame of mind refocused from summer fun to snow safety. This last week has been a big week in Utah. While the storm totals are not as deep as we would like them to be we are off to a great start for resort bases. With this second real storm of the year we saw out first NATURAL avalanche cycle of the year. In addition to the snow this week was also the 23rd annual National Avalanche School that I had to the opportunity to attend during the week. Also this last week was the 7th annual Utah Snow […] Weather Kyler Roush | November 3, 2013 4 Comments
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