The Ideal Sled-ski Machine
No smoke, no stink, no noise, and according to Tiaga, less potential for a mechanical failure.
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Category: Powder Tools
A Portable Rope Tow for the Backcountry
Most of us have thought about creating a portable backcountry lift so I'm not surprised to see the development of the PL1 by ZOA Engineering.
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What follows the AST-2 course survey
Avalanche education and awareness has come a long ways in a couple of decades and the advancements continue. The Kootenay Backcountry Guides are looking for your feedback on how to cater to the what recreational backcountry users are looking for after taking their AST-2. This is the pretext to their survey: “The most common question …
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Black Diamond Finally Recalls Faulty Avalanche Beacon
We users have lost faith in Black Diamond and Pieps, and moving forward will have reservations concerning the safety of their equipment.
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Ortovox Launches Diract Voice Transceiver
Ortovox just released a revolutionary new avalanche beacon that prompts and speaks to the rescuer.
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Rogers Pass Guidebook Third Edition Kickstarter
Rogers Pass is getting new breed of guidebook, built by a skier for skiers. Douglas Sproul, the publisher, is calling the third edition a new breed of guidebook.
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Pieps DSP – A Beacon of Failure investigation
An investigation into the events and repercussions of the failure of the Pieps locking mechanism: real life consequences and how it affects us as guides.
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Powder Canada’s Top 10 Christmas Gift Ideas
We're pleasantly delighted to bring you Powder Canada's Top 10 Christmas Gift Ideas for the powder adventurers in your life.
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Backcountry Touring tips
Learn how to save your breath and energy when skinning up a slope, or how to get an extra lap in your day? There are three major errors that people make when climbing with skins.
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Avalanche Canada Pieps Critical Update
Earlier today Avalanche Canada issued a statement regarding the potential failure of the Pieps DSP Pro and Pieps DSP Sport transceivers.
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Updated – Pieps Offers Avalanche Transceiver Upgrades
Black Diamond's offer for an upgrade for its Pieps DSP Sport and DSP Pro beacons is less that acceptable for many existing Pieps owners.
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Pieps DPS Beacons Mechanisms of Failure
We also call out Black Diamond to properly address the mechanism of failure and inadequate design, and user safety hazard with their Pieps DSP avalanche beacon.
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