The Data Crunch: A look at Avalanche Incidents and Fatalities
Looking for a positive sign—where are we headed considering the number of avalanche fatalities?
Category: Avalanche Department
Avalanche Department
In our Avalanche Department, readers can find stories on best practices, snow science, tools, education and awareness, and regional forecasts. This information is not a substitute for gaining experience and continuing your avalanche education. Please be safe.
Avalanche Safety: Assessing the Safeback SBX System
THR gets Dr. Patrick Fink on the case of the Safeback SBX System. He helps us understand why this safety product might be worth considering.
Review Part 2: Pieps Pro IPS Avalanche Transceiver
Part 2 of our Pieps Pro IPS avalanche transceiver reviews dives into the deep feature set and Dual Antenna Signal Processing (DASP).
Review Part 1: Pieps Pro IPS Avalanche Transceiver
The modern, three-antennae beacons have all become pretty darn good from my experience, so the last couple years you’re selecting between user interfaces and features, more than functionality. Which beacon vibes with your particular style of learning and interacting with digital stuff?
The Pieps Pro IPS, though, promises a true innovation: namely the ability to detect electromagnetic interference (EMI) and mitigate it, both in send and search modes.
Enroll in The Snow Pool
Simon Fraser University and the Colorado Avalanche Information system have a collaborative research project to build “a community of backcountry users called The Snow Pool to provide feedback about how [they] share avalanche safety information.”
