Learn More › It’s a worst-case scenario for anyone in the outdoors: your partner was caught in a slide, and now it’s up to you to dig them out from under the snow using an avalanche shovel. Every ...

How should backcountry skiers think about avalanche danger during corn season and beyond? A few weeks ago I set off to ski ...

A broken snow shovel at 20,000 feet can be life-threatening, as I fear the day I will need my snow shovel to dig out my partner from an avalanche. I also use snow shovels to create tent platforms, dig ...

The headliner is an avalanche shovel that includes a probe in its handle and a light, compact emergency shelter in its blade. The shovel links together with the probe and two ski poles ...

Designed for both avalanche rescue and more mundane tasks ... but the clever bit is the folding mechanism that transforms the shovel into a pick when fixed at a right angle, or collapses fully ...

I’d recommend a probe at least 95 inches long, and it doesn’t hurt to go longer. Avalanche Shovel: This specialty backcountry shovel is lightweight and sturdy, collapsing down for easy storage ...

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 ...

how to use basic avalanche safety gear like a beacon, shovel, and probe, and more. Check out AIARE courses and clinics near you here. Every backcountry skier and snowboarder should consider taking a ...