Purgatory Resort Ski Patrol Director Blayne Woods thumbs his screen as he explores AirFlare, a mobile app and location system that turns one’s mobile device into a rescue beacon, making locating ...

AirFlare, the app that turns your mobile phone into an outdoors rescue locator, helped save a lost skier's life at Soldier Mountain in Southern Idaho Dec. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tony Harrison for Ski ...

AirFlare, the app that turns your mobile phone into an outdoors rescue locator, helped save a lost skier's life at Soldier Mountain in Southern Idaho Dec. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tony Harrison for Ski ...

AirFlare, the app that turns your mobile phone into an outdoors rescue locator, helped save a lost skier's life at Soldier Mountain in Southern Idaho Dec. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tony Harrison for Ski ...

AirFlare, the app that turns your mobile phone into an outdoors rescue locator, helped save a lost skier's life at Soldier Mountain in Southern Idaho Dec. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tony Harrison for Ski ...

AirFlare, among other features, allows ski patrollers to find a guest's exact GPS coordinates. Even for guests without an AirFlare subscription, the AirFlare platform allows search parties to request ...

Luckily for folks like me or those who are skiing a mountain they're unfamiliar with, a GPS rescue tool called AirFlare has seen a large uptick in use across US ski areas during the 2024/25 season.

AirFlare, the app that turns your mobile phone into an outdoors rescue locator, helped save a lost skier's life at Soldier Mountain in Southern Idaho Dec. 11, 2022. (Photo by Tony Harrison for Ski ...