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An answer crackled back over the radio: The large avalanche had crashed down the slope the lower party just skied, but they were out of the way. It was a close call, but everyone in both parties was accounted for and safe. Ski patrol called off the potentially dangerous and resource-intensive rescue. It wouldn't have happened like that a year before.
An answer crackled back over the radio: The large avalanche had crashed down the slope the lower party just skied, but they were out of the way. It was a close call, but everyone in both parties was accounted for and safe. Ski patrol called off the potentially dangerous and resource-intensive rescue. It wouldn't have happened like that a year before.
Avalanche courses are key for a safe and successful backcountry experience, every time you venture out of bounds.
Thatâs how many it takes to power a Backcountry Access beacon training park. Lynne Wolfe is keenly familiar with that number. On Jan. 16 the Yostmark Backcountry Tours ski guide grabbed anyone within armâs reach to help her stuff the bevy of batteries into eight transceivers for a new beacon search training park at the Coal Creek trailhead, the second to be installed in the Teton region this winter. The park consists of a control panel and eight transceivers that are buried in the snow. The control box contains switches that turn the transceivers on and off, allowing people to creat...