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Debunking the ‘Phone Interfering With Avalanche Transceiver’ Myth

In short — NO, your phone will not affect your transceiver’s ability to perform in the backcountry. But why is that? Does this hold true in both search and send beacon modes? And does that only apply if the phone is in airplane mode? As demonstrated by Backcountry Access cofounder Bruce Edgerly on the BCA Instagram, when the transceiver is […]

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Tate Sundberg | June 14, 2023
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How Well Do You Know How To Use Your Avalanche Beacon? | Part 2: Multiple Burials

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Mike Bartholow | February 11, 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 the Pieps DSP Pro and DSP sport avalanche transceivers have a fundamental design flaw that is inherently dangerous. […]

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BCA Announces Software Update for Tracker2 Avalanche Transceivers | Recommends All Users Update

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Backcountry Access, Inc. (BCA) has announced a software update specifically and exclusively for its Tracker2 avalanche transceivers. The company recommends that all Tracker2 owners take advantage of this update. This software update improves functionality during power-saving mode. After 12 hours without user input, Tracker2 enters into power-saving mode and begins emitting an audible beep every two minutes to let you […]

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AvyBrains | July 3, 2020
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The Evolution of Avalanche Beacon Technology

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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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Ortovox Recalls its Model 3+ Avalanche Beacons

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Ortovox announced today a precautionary recall of its Ortovox 3+ avalanche transceivers running software version 2.1.  If you own one of these beacons, head over to the Ortovox website starting May 25th,  fill out a form, and send your beacon in for a software upgrade, all free of charge. Internal testing by Ortovox identified a software glitch that could cause temporary […]

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Mike Lavery | May 16, 2018
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Your Transceiver and You

Project Zero’s mission is to reduce avalanche fatalities and promote a responsible backcountry experience. This ground-breaking North American industry collaboration between avalanche forecast centers, educators, equipment manufacturers, industry associations and non-profits formed under the far-reaching vision to “Reduce Avalanche Fatalities to Zero.” While lofty, this statement sets a vision that can only happen through broad collaboration towards cultural, infrastructure and educational changes in how we manage avalanche risks. More info about this project […]

Naomi VanPatten | January 4, 2015
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RESQSKI: Transceivers For Your Skis

RESQSKI is an English company that is marketing a very interesting product for powder skiers. They make an electronic ski finder that helps you find your lost skis when you crash and they are buried in snow. If you’ve ever spent precious hours on a powder day searching for a lost ski, or lost an expensive ski altogether, you know […]

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Lee Lyon | November 2, 2014
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