Black Diamond’s Recon X is like a great backcountry chief made into tech: It’s powerful yet...
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The Mountain Weekly News loves promoting backcountry skiing and splitboarding, but with that comes a responsibility to talk about the property backcountry snow safety tools. We cover avalanche beacons, probes, shovels and other backcountry rescue gear.
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From the premiere backcountry brand comes the BCA Tracker 4. BCA has become the trusted name for...
Buying a fancy avalanche beacon that has all the bells and whistles doesn’t mean you are...
The Mammut Free Vest 15 Removable Airbag 3.0 is a versatile piece of equipment designed for maximum...
Ride like a pro? Rescue like a pro. The Pieps Pro BT beacon is built for professionals in mountain...
Is there anything worse than getting to the top of the lift and feeling your snowboard binding...
From Backcountry Access (BCA), comes the Tracker S. The BCA Tracker S is an easy-to-use avalanche...
We have experienced an exceptionally sketchy snowpack in the mountains surrounding Jackson Hole,...
Avalanche Probes come in many shapes and sizes. How long should an avalanche probe be? Well it...
It feels like Ortovox decided at some point in the last few years that they’re going to push the...