I’ll be delivering the ORTOVOX off-piste awareness talks in London and Manchester this coming week as part of Ellis Brigham’s ‘Discover Backcountry’ initiative – anticipating a great couple of evenings! Complementing my talks next...
As skiers, more and more of us are wearing helmets nowadays, particularly for use on the piste. But how about when we venture off-piste? After discussion with Henry, here’s where he and the HAT team stand on the subject…. There are certain situations when...
Free Off Piste Awareness Talk this Monday (18 Dec) in Val d’Isère! HAT is teaming up with Shred Safe to do an Avalanche Talk in Arctic Juice & Cafe, Val d’Isère. 3 pm, Monday 18 December at Arctic Juice & Cafe (on the Snowfront by the Val...
Check out our new avalanche awareness/off-piste safety courses in association with ORTOVOX Safety Academy! Coming to Val d’Isere/Tignes this season. When you go off-piste, it is essential to have the right safety equipment and to really know how to use it. In...
Taking your avalanche airbag system onto an airline is becoming a lot less problematic than it used to be. However, it’s still not entirely hassle-free. We do still sometimes come across people who’ve had difficulties getting these things through the airport check-in,...
Powder! Many different statistics have been quoted about success rates of avalanche airbag systems in preventing fatalities. It all depends on how the data is collected and how it is filtered. However, even the most cynical experts seem to agree that, along...
