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Big Iron Shootout - Revelstoke Avalanche - March 14, 2010

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:32

An extremely sad day for the snowmobiling community this pas Saturday. Two sledders were killed at the Big Iron shootout in Revelstoke at Turbo.  A class 3 avalanche  came down and hit a large group of spectators (30-50 people). Find more details here bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action

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Sparwood Avalanche Still Lingers

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/21/2009 - 18:08

An article from this weekend's Vancouver Sun speaks to the harsh realities of avalanches. Nearly a year after the tragedy that took 8 lives in Sparwood, the town and the survivors are still reeling.

Check out the full story here: Survivors struggle with aftermath of B.C. avalanche. It's personal and well written.

 

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US Customers and the .com website

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 15:12

Hello to our US based customers,

Our US based avalanchesafety.com website is almost complete, but not quite. Until that time feel free to purchase directly off of the Canadian site with all prices in Canadian dollars or feel free to call us toll free at 877-742-8769 and we will give you our American pricing. Please be advised that we must ship to an address in the USA to honour US pricing.

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Alberta Bound

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 16:25

We're off to Alberta for the weekend. Taking our wares and setting up shop at the Snowmobile Association's Trade Show in Edmonton this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Come say hello!

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Snowpulse in the House

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 16:19

The new line of Snowpulse packs has arrived at our door, and they're looking gooood. Let the snow fly.

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Avalanche Safety Solutions offers a range of Avalanche Safety Gear including Snowpulse avalanche airbags, avalanche transceivers, avalanche probes, and avalanche shovels. We currently sell brands such as Mammut, BCA, Pieps, and Snowpulse. In fact we are the world’s largest dealer of the Snowpulse avalanche airbag. In the near future we also expect to sell Ortovox, ABS avalanche airbags, and the Avivest when it becomes available. Based in Golden, BC, Canada, we sell top of the line avalanche safety equipment; gear such as the Mammut Barryvox Pulse avalanche transceiver, the Pieps DSP transceiver, the Snowpulse Lifebag avalanche airbag, and the inexpensive BCA Tracker. We are experts in the field and can offer you advice on which product best suits your needs. We also offer avalanche skills training courses (AST Courses) for snowmobilers and skiers. These avalanche courses are based in Golden, BC and focus on avalanche terrain identification, avalanche rescue, interpreting the Canadian Avalanche Association’s avalanche bulletin, and safe backcountry travel techniques. We want all of our customers to come home after a great day in the mountains and we believe the products that we sell help people do just that. Have a safe winter.