Peter Clinch writes:

Champ wrote:

Surely, if you ski backcountry by yourself, then a transciever isn't
going to do you a lot of good unless someone else happens to be around
when you get avalanched. We all know the way the survival curve drops
off dramatically with time.

So, your choice: a teensy wee chance, or none at all...

Worst case: they find your body now, instead of waiting for spring.

--
Jim Janney