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Avalanche Safety Equipment and Backcountry Products

Avalanche Safety Equipment and Backcountry Products

πŸ†•New Ortovox products for Winter 21-22 πŸŽ‰

Ortovox have an exciting lineup of avalanche safety equipment for you this winter, from a Voice Navigation Beacon to Certified Back Protector compatible Free rider backpacks.Β  Here are our top picks for Winter 2021: 1. Ortovox Diract Voice Transceiver The Ortovox Diract Voice is the worlds First Avalanche Transceiver with Integrated Voice Navigation. Clear, Simple … Continue reading “πŸ†•New Ortovox products for Winter 21-22 πŸŽ‰”

Everything you need to know about Ortovox AVABAG πŸ“šπŸŽ’

In 2016, the next revolution arrived, the lightweight and compact AVABAG airbag system, the lightest airbag currently operative in the world, weighing in at only 640g.  Made from high-quality materials and innovative design, the Ortovox AVABAG can now be found in the following bags: Ortovox Cross Rider 18 AVABAG Ortovox Free Rider 20 S AVABAG Ortovox Free Rider … Continue reading “Everything you need to know about Ortovox AVABAG πŸ“šπŸŽ’”

History of Avalanche Transceivers and how they have Evolved 🀳

From analogue to digital, wow they have evolved over the years! As technology evolves, so does many avalanche safety brands, with a new Transcievers using voice navigation, we go back to the very start and how they evolved over the years: 1968 – Avalanche Transceiver development Dr. John Lawton invented the first effective Avalanche TransceiverΒ at … Continue reading “History of Avalanche Transceivers and how they have Evolved 🀳”

Difference Between the Ortovox Zoom+ and 3+ Transceiver 🀳

Where do we start with the Ortovox Zoom+ & OrtovoxΒ 3+ Transceiver? The range of Ortovox Transceivers have evolved since the first release of the F1 transceiver in the late 80’s. From the late 80’s Ortovox have developed 3 of the best and intuitive transceivers on the market to date. New to season 21-22 is the … Continue reading “Difference Between the Ortovox Zoom+ and 3+ Transceiver 🀳”

Ortovox Shovels Materials Glossary

Ortovox Shovels Materials Glossary Aswell as a good avalanche probe and intuative beacon, Β a solid avalanche shovel is a key part of your avalanche safety kit. Snowsafe breakdown everything you need to know in this Ortovox Avalanche Shovels Materials Glossary: Blade MaterialΒ  Handle Material & Grip Type Compare Ortovox Shovel Materials Blade and Stem Materials  … Continue reading “Ortovox Shovels Materials Glossary”

New Ortovox Transceiver for season 2021-22, Follow the voice.πŸ—£πŸ€³

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 … Continue reading “New Ortovox Transceiver for season 2021-22, Follow the voice.πŸ—£πŸ€³”

Transceivers – How do they Work ? 🀳

Snowsafe break down how avalanche transceivers work? Avalanche Transceivers are handheld devices that emit signals.Β If one of your skiing companions are buried in an avalanche, other transceivers carried by the party pick up the signal being emitted from under the snow. If you have not been buried then you must force your avalanche beacon into … Continue reading “Transceivers – How do they Work ? 🀳”

Ortovox Zoom Plus Transceiver

This product is also available in our Ortovox Zoom Package
Ortovox Zoom Package

Finding your serial number on the Zoom+

Switch Transceiver to Transmit.

An orange light will display on your transceiver screen. As soon as the orange light flashes there will be a set of five Double digit numbers which will be your serial number.

(Example serial Number) Orange light appears then five double digits “79 “43” “89” “34” “22”

Spikes and Burials

The distance between the strongest signal and the transmitter is based on the way the two transceivers are positioned and the depth of the burial. This can possibly confuse signals if there in awkward positions and are known as spikes.

During deeper avalanche burials, the strongest signal is rarely directly above the victim. Transceivers with fewer than three antennas and some with three antennas will lead you to the strongest signal, which will be a point that is near but not directly above the victim.

When the transmitting and receiving beacons are on the surface of the snow, the receiving beacon will receive the strongest signal when it is directly above the transmitter. This is right regardless of the positioning of the two beacons and the number of antennas in the receiving transceiver because the transceivers are only a few inches from each other.

Simple Spike Testing

Put a transmitting beacon between your feet, pointing vertically. Note that this should not be an Ortovox 3+,S1+ or Zoom+ due to there orientation-based transmitting.

Set the transceiver you want to test on Search.

Hold the transceiver horizontally at the height of your chest but so you can still read the screen.

Slowly move the transceiver from about two feet from your body toward the centre of your body. Move it about two inches per beep. Keep the transceiver a consistent distance from the ground and avoid twisting it.

The distance on the transceiver that’s searching should decrease as it moves towards the centre of your body. Transceivers with less then three antennas will display the shortest distance when it is a foot or two away from the centre of your body and again when it is directly over the transmitting transceiver.

This test shows if your transceiver handles spikes at one meter.Spike handling is much more significant with deeper burials.