Ortovox S1+ Recall
Ortovox has issued a precautionary recall of their Ortovox S1+ Avalanche Transceivers
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Category: Powder Tools
K2 Marksman backcountry freestyle ski
K2 Skis have an excellent lineup for 2017, it will be a year of evolution for K2. The K2 Marksman is the newest addition to the K2 factory range for 2017 and Pep Fujas’s new pro model. The Marksman has been designed for the backcountry freestyle skier. This ski has big powder days in its …
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Powdersurfing taking shape!
Powdersurfing is not new however is growing with the backcountry powder movement and the desire to be free.
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Marker’s Kingpin changed Backcountry skiing
The Marker Kingpin changed backcountry skiing forever with technology that has revolutionized how teck bindings perform.
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Time to Upgrade your transceiver?
Any transceiver more than 10 years old should be retired, even if it has hardly been used
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Ortovox Transceiver Recall
Ortovox has recalled its S1+ avalanche transceiver.
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Amer Sports Launch the Mountain Academy
Atomic and Salomon join forces to create first online course of its kind to help skiers stay safe in the backcountry
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Backcountry captures ski industry
Salomon doesn’t claim to make the gear designed for the longtime, hard-core randonee skier
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Upgrade Your Avalanche Transceiver
Your life and the life of your friend are worth the investment, and modern units are far superior in all other aspects than old single- and dual-antenna units
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Full Quiver for 2015
By Jon Turk I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping Still my guitar gently weeps ……… I look at the world and I notice it’s turning While my guitar gently weeps In the 1968 Beetles “White Album,” these words are followed by one of the most riveting guitar riffs of all …
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G3 Receives Nine Awards for equipment
New ION AT binding, Empire Carbon 115 skis, Synapse Carbon 109 skis, and Black Sheep Carbon X3 splitboard win Editor’s Choice, Skier’s Choice, and Gear Guide Select Awards
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The Avalanche Smartprobe launches
Smartprobe reads snowpack structure, slope angle and aspect, then geotags the data and uploads it in real time onto the AvaNet platform
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Zincton and the False Choice Blocking Rural B.C.
Cat-Assisted Touring in the Selkirks: Kootenay Backcountry Guides x White Grizzly
Surface Hoar Frost From High Pressure Is About to Get Loaded
The Backcountry SOS Myth: Why Search and Rescue Isn’t Instant
