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A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America’s tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second ...

Nicholas Vizzini, 29, of Washington state and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche high on the peak ...

The commercial guides used avalanche beacons – radio tracking devices worn by skiers – to identify the area where the skiers were likely buried but were unable to reach them because they were ...

The family used a GPS satellite device to alert emergency responders ... motorized snow bike and who was also equipped with an avalanche beacon. "The slide was reported to be relatively small ...

When they realized Barton was missing, family members used avalanche locator beacons to find him ... and used a GPS satellite device to alert emergency responders. The Elko County Sheriff's ...

but these devices actually become unreliable and unsafe after about 7-10 years, no matter how much you use it. Don't do that! Avalanche beacons have come a long way since the first analog single ...

You can trade in your old avalanche transceiver from any brand and get the discount online or in a participating store. Ortovox will take care of recycling your old device. It might be tempting to ...

The siblings are experienced snow travelers and travel with radios and beacons — which allow them to find each other, as well as shovels and airbag devices in case of an avalanche, they told NBC ...

Be here, because I’ll be here.” Brenan strapped on his avalanche beacon, also called a transceiver, a device that emits a silent signal for others to detect your location in case of burial.

That’s why we tested four of this year’s best avalanche beacons to see how they stacked ... a transceiver (transmitter/receiver) is a small device that can both emit and track a radio signal.