The avalanche transceiver is an essential piece of avalanche gear. Every backcountry user needs to know how to use a beacon at all times. Here are a few tips on how to use an avalanche transceiver.
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Aspen, Colorado - On Sunday, April 8, 2018 a backcountry skier was caught and killed in an avalanche while ascending on skins in Maroon Bowl outside of the Aspen Highlands Ski Resort boundary near Aspen, Colorado.
The preliminary report from...
Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of backcountry news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!
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Val d'Aosta, Italy - On April 7, 2018 two skiers were killed in an avalanche and two others were wounded near the Arbolle refuge on the Col Chamole above Lago de Chamole near the Pila ski area in Val...
Valais, Switzerland - On March 24, 2018 a hiker was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on a popular winter hiking trail traveling between Z'Mutt and Zermatt in Valais, Switzerland. The body was located two weeks later on...
Seckauer Zinken, Austria - On March 20, 2018 a 52-year-old solo ski tourer was caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche on 2,397-meteer Seckauer Zinken in the Lower Tauern of Austria.
The missing skier was reported missing when he did...
In this video from REI, you'll learn how to ski moguls. If you want to become a good skier, go and ski bumps all season long. Bumps are one of the best way to master the sport of skiing....
Cham Lines is back! In this episode, Aurelien Ducroz, Alex Pittin, and Romain Grojean ski a new line in Chamonix on Bochard's Needle. Sweet!
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Bochard's needle! A...
Montagne d'Areng, France - On Saturday, March 31, 2018 a 26-year-old mountaineer from Toulouse, France was killed in an avalanche on 2079-meter Montagne d'Areng near Ferrere in the Barousee Valley in the Hautes-Pyrenees of France.
The victim was part of...
The Freeride World Tour Xtreme Verbier 2018 took place on April 2, 2018 on the Bec Des Rosses in Verbier, Switzerland. If you missed any of the action at this final FWT event of 2018, check out the full...
