With the recent heavy snowfalls and spate of avalanches, it seems timely that TGR launch their Safety Week Safety week...
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Mammut Recalls Airbags
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Mammut Recalls Airbags
Hot on the heels of the most recent ABS airbag recall, Mammut has today issues a service call on their...
Airbags : not quite as effective as some claim?
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Airbags : not quite as effective as some claim?
Last year, we reported on an article by Bruce Tremper of the Utah Avalanche Center regarding the effectiveness of airbags...
ABS Airbag recall
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ABS Airbag recall
ABS are doing a recall on Vario base units from 2011/2012, as they may rip or tear when the airbags are activated....
BCA Float 32
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BCA Float 32
A week or so back, a nice big box arrived at Chateau Pow, containing a new BCA Float 32 airbag...
Flying with your AirBag, what’s the score?
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Flying with your AirBag, what’s the score?
In the last year, the regulations surrounding the carriage of avalanche airbags on airlines have been relaxed a little, but...
An open letter to EasyJet
Dear EasyJet Over the past few weeks I’ve been collating information on the policies of different airlines with regards to...
Avalanche at Grizzly Gulch
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Avalanche at Grizzly Gulch
This recent, relatively small avalanche at Grizzly Gulch in Utah has been getting a lot of press recently, and much...
How effective are airbags?
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How effective are airbags?
Bruce Tremper of the Utah Avalanche Center has published an interesting article looking at the real-world effectiveness of avalanche airbags....