Powder hunters and heli-skiers know very well the treachery and pain of avalanches. They gear themselves up accordingly, including a shovel. The Backcountry Access Arsenal Shovel System with Tour or ...

The best avalanche shovels are used in a worst-case scenario, and we found the ones you'll want if you ever find yourself in a slide. Ad. Outdoor Life. The Best Avalanche Shovels of 2024.

A shovel is the most basic of avalanche safety tools. Off-Piste magazine says a new K2 model has several features that make it useful beyond rescue situations.

Advenate's bivy weighs just 1.6 lb (720 g) and relies on a combination of the Hybrid shovel, probe and two ski/hiking poles for structure, the shovel's D-handle serving as the pole-connecting tent ...

April 1, 2009 A shovel for snow that shovels snow. Nothing too out of the ordinary there, but look a little closer and the cleverness of this multifunctional design becomes apparent.

A transceiver, shovel, and probe have long been considered nonnegotiable. ... the U.S. saw a record number of avalanche fatalities—37—in part due to a surge in backcountry winter sports.

For one, there’s liability and messaging to consider. But beyond that, just think of the utility of an avalanche shovel. It’s an amazing tool for building an emergency wind shelter, ...