Feedback from Ortovox’s SAFETY ACADEMY PARTNERS has revealed that, in some very rare situations, temporary disruption of the transmission function...
avalanche
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Very lucky escape
This was a fun day that quickly went wrong. As they admit, it was a 4/5 risk and it was...
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Analysis of an avalanche rescue : Chatel Jan 2015
With the recent heavy snowfalls across the Alps onto a thin and unconsolidated base and a poor start to the...
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TGR Safety Week
With the recent heavy snowfalls and spate of avalanches, it seems timely that TGR launch their Safety Week Safety week...
![Arare Avalanche](https://www.powpowpow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/arareslide-300x169.jpg)
Avalanche in Avoriaz
With the volumes of snow that have fallen in the last 48hrs, it was predictable that the snowpack would be...
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Snow, snow and more snow!
The snow has just been dumping in Europe over the last couple of days with, on average, between 50 and 80cm...
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Pro Skier Theo Lange in Tignes Avalanche
On Tuesday Tignes pro-skier Theo Lange was caught in a small avalanche that he triggered while skiing off-piste under the Aiguille...
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Recent Snow Takes its Toll
As we forecast the other week, we’re now seeing substantial snowfalls across Europe, but as expected, a mass of fresh snow...
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Movie : Know Before You Go
As we forecast last week, the snow is now coming down in Europe and it seems an appropriate time to...
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The snow is coming, oh yes, it is coming!!!
The start of the European ski season and the lack of snow has been, let’s face it, pretty dire, even...