Canadian Avalanche Air Bag study
A recently released series of reports on the effectiveness of Avalanche Air Bags in Canada gives us the first evidence that they are effective.
Tag: safety
Your GPS is lying to you
Your GPS is lying or, at the very least, you’re probably misinterpreting what it’s saying
SAR Long Line capability “grounded”
Some information and clarification on the “grounding” of long line operations in BC and Canada
We don’t need Heroes
The Victoria Times Colonist asks if there’s leeway for first responders to be heroes, indicating they do not understand Emergency Response
The SnowBe Beacon
There’s an article over on the UnofficialNetworks blog about a new piece of “avalanche safety gear” made by a company called Snow-Beacon. The article, which I encourage you to read for yourself, describes the “SnowBe” as the “THE MOST DANGEROUS …
The Fox 40 whistle and bird calls
SAR uses whistle blasts to help find missing people in the bush, but there’s a bird that sounds just like a Fox 40 whistle.
Google Public Alerts
Some comments about the recently announced Google Public Alerts system.
Sledder Situational Awareness again
The S.T.O.P. tool designed to encourage sledders to develop situational awareness and be safer in avalanche terrain
The Christmas break
When I was in University we would always take advantage of the Christmas break to get out there and do some backcountry skiing. We were poor; we had unreliable vehicles, lots of us either had used equipment, or we rented. …
The ACC requires digital avalanche beacons
I’m a member of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Vancouver Section, so I get their monthly “Alpine-E-r” newsletter. For the past several months I’ve noticed the following message in the newsletter: NEW BEACON POLICY The ACC has a new …