avalanche Beacon

Hi
I am looking to get my son an avalanche beacon for Christmas. Any
recommendations?
He is spending the winter around Lake tahoe and I'm sure he will be in
the back country ..
any other suggestions for equipment would be appreciated

Thanks,

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:08:33 GMT, BobT wrote:

Hi
I am looking to get my son an avalanche beacon for Christmas. Any
recommendations?
He is spending the winter around Lake tahoe and I'm sure he will be in
the back country ..
any other suggestions for equipment would be appreciated

Buying used would be false economy, especially by getting an older
dual frequency model. The new single (international) frequency models
do far better.

There are the traditional analog style ones and the newer digital ones
available out there. Both are good, but the methods for using them are
different. Matching the type his ski buddies have is probably simpler.

Remember that your avvy tranceiver is useless in an emergency, unless
there are other skiers nearby who know what they are doing, and have
transceivers and shovels.

Mags like Coulior and Backcountry Skiing have reviews of various
models.

If you are not sure of the details, a gift certificate to a shop shich
wells several types might be better.

Signing him up for a basic avalanche course is another option.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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Any beacon is OK.
MORE IMPORTANT: Your son should learn and practice the use of his beacon.
MUCH MORE IMPORTANT: that his buddies do the same, and that they all carry
probes and shovels in backcountry.
To get him the right buddies, I'd consider buying him an avalanche course
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"BobT" kirjoitti viestissä
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Hi
I am looking to get my son an avalanche beacon for Christmas. Any
recommendations?
He is spending the winter around Lake tahoe and I'm sure he will be in
the back country ..
any other suggestions for equipment would be appreciated

Thanks,

He will be in S. Lake Tahoe ... any ideas where there may be a course
there. Your comments are quite valuable.


Thanks,

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:57:42 GMT, "Matti"
wrote:

Any beacon is OK.
MORE IMPORTANT: Your son should learn and practice the use of his beacon.
MUCH MORE IMPORTANT: that his buddies do the same, and that they all carry
probes and shovels in backcountry.
To get him the right buddies, I'd consider buying him an avalanche course
...



"BobT" kirjoitti viestissä
.. .
Hi
I am looking to get my son an avalanche beacon for Christmas. Any
recommendations?
He is spending the winter around Lake tahoe and I'm sure he will be in
the back country ..
any other suggestions for equipment would be appreciated

Thanks,

BobT wrote:
Hi
I am looking to get my son an avalanche beacon for Christmas. Any
recommendations?

This link may give you some ideas:-

http://www.pistehors.com/articles/av.../equipment.htm

a beacon is no use without a probe and shovel... Ortovox do a basic
security pack for less than $300 and this may be your best bet.

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:30:10 GMT, BobT wrote:

He will be in S. Lake Tahoe ... any ideas where there may be a course
there. Your comments are quite valuable.

The National Ski Patrol sponsors the course:

http://www.nsp.org/nsp2002

http://www.nsp.org/nsp2002/edu_template.asp?mode=course_schedule&search=view

Also, some climbing schools will also include this on their schedules.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
------------------------------------------------
at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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