Ortovox s1 avalanche beacon is currently on big sale of up to 45% off its regular price!
(as of June 12, 2011)
This is likely due to the fact that stores are selling their S1 units before its updated version, Ortovox S1+, comes on the market during the 2011/12 season.
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Currently (as of Mar 28, 2011), there are great discounts on all avalanche beacons across the internet. It could be called even a “price war” waged by the online stores where all of them are rushing to unload their inventories before stocking up for next season.
If you...
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Ortovox, a leading manufacturer of avalanche safety gear, will upgrade its S1 avalanche beacon to S1+ by fall of 2011.
Despite the addition of the new technology the S1+ should look like the current S1 with maybe only few cosmetic changes.
The addition of the small “+”...
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Christmas is about giving and showing that you care. But why not use this opportunity to also benefit yourself
Avalanche safety gear makes for the perfect gift because the receiving person can use it to save your life. With this in mind (as a clear fact) you should not be gift shopping...
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Backcountry Access Tracker2, also known as Tracker 2, is in a short span of time becoming the most sold avalanche beacon in North America.
First units were released for retail only one year ago (December 2009) and a full-on distribution didn’t happen until February of 2010....
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Plain and simple: Pieps iProbe is the most advanced avalanche probe ever. With its beacon-like capabilities it almost degrades other probes to just “poking sticks”.
If you haven’t heard about it before then let this be your intro to this very cool piece of avalanche...
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Choosing an avalanche probe should be much easier than choosing an avalanche beacon. There are more manufacturers but there is less things to seriously consider. And even if you make a mistake it will likely cost you only about $60.
Shopping for an avalanche probe: things to consider
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There are many more avalanche beacons (transceivers) to choose from today than a decade ago. They differ in technology they use, manufacturers that make them and obviously in how much they are selling for.
The latest avalanche beacons are definitely better but it’s getting quite...
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Snow shovel completes the avalanche safety gear set along with avalanche probe and avalanche beacon. However, compared to the other two items shovel is a much more versatile tool. Also, depending on the model, the space a shovel can occupy can vary greatly, so choosing it wisely is...
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