Category: Avalanche Equipment & Awareness

Have you ever wondered about Mountain Rescue services and What’s involved?  They play an important role in looking after and preserving human life, as well as helping make the mountains of the world safer by setting off controlled avalanches. One of the key parts of this process sees mountain rescue professionals intentionally cause controlled avalanches … Continue reading “Why do mountain rescue services set off controlled avalanches and how? ⛑”

As you know, Avalanche Airbags Technology has moved on in the last 5 years and 90% of snowsafe customers now choose the supercapacitor Electonic airbags. Electric and canister-powered Avalanche Airbags are now available on the market, both to protect you in the event of an avalanche and both working in fundamentally the same way.  Airbags … Continue reading “Electronic vs Canister Powered Airbags – Pros & Cons ⚡️”

By Sky Schwartz. January 28th 2020. Back country skiing I really enjoy off piste back country skiing and have done it in a number of Alpine ski resorts. In previous years my father has hired a ski guide to take my brothers, my friends and myself on backcountry day trips. Last year we wanted to … Continue reading “I Was Caught In An Avalanche and Survived Thanks To My Avalanche Airbag. 🎒”

New to season 2021-22 is the ISPO Award Winning Ortovox Diract Voice, extremely simple and intuitive to operate, 2.3 cm slim, 210g light and most importantly, the Worlds First Avalanche Transceiver with Voice navigation. The Diract voice guides users with clear verbal instructions thanks to its streamlined, Logical design it’s extremely easy to use.TALK  Navigation through … Continue reading “New Ortovox Transceiver for season 2021-22, Follow the voice.🗣🤳”

Fjord’s Mountain Mission’ is a magical account of a real avalanche dog and his mission in the snowy mountains. Through his adventures, your children can learn the essentials before they head to the resorts for their winter holiday, empowering them to enjoy their trip to the full. The book also has lots of helpful tips … Continue reading “Fjord’s Mountain Mission 🐶”

A very common question snowsafe gets asked is, “Is the Alpride and Jetforce airbag technology the same?”  In terms of keeping you safe in the mountains, Yes they are excellent Airbag systems, however they are NOT the same when it comes to airbag technology, Snowsafe breakdown the difference between the Alpride Supercapacitor E2 technology vs … Continue reading “Alpride E2 Airbags VS Jetforce Airbag Technology 🎒🆚🎒”

The winter season is finally creeping up on us, have you got your winter gear ready for this season? New Alpride Osprey and Mammut RAS airbags, Neck Gaiters, Bike Lights and Recco and Backprotector Backpacks and much much more. Snowsafe breakdown the top 10 products for this winter season:1. Osprey Soleden Pro 32 E1 Airbag … Continue reading “Snowsafe Top 10 Products For Winter Season 20/21 🔟”

Spring Ski Season is great for touring, backcountry and off piste skiing and snowboarding  to traverse higher and also deeper into the backcountry. This time of year brings a lot of spring avalanches, Make sure your carrying your Avalanche Safety Kit.1. Temperature Spring avalanches occur due to both snowpack and ambient air temperatures. When the … Continue reading “10 Reasons For Spring Avalanches 🍃”

An 11 year old boy who was buried by 5 feet of snow while skiing in France was saved by an Avalanche Transceiver. Fox Campbell was skiing in Le Tour, Chamonix, France, with his father, Gillian Campbell, when the two went off the piste and Fox fell into a hole. Both were experienced skiers and … Continue reading “11 Year-old Boy saved by Avalanche Transceiver in Chamonix, French Alps 🤳”

Base Layers are essential for any skier. This is the layer closest to your skin, after all, Merino Wool stands to offer the most heat of all. That’s why Ortovox spends a lot of time  searching for the best base layer materials and Merino wool is the one which pops up time and again as … Continue reading “Why choose Merino Wool Ski Base Layers? 🧥”