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A snowmobiler was buried in an avalanche last weekend but used an airbag device to get out. Now, winter enthusiasts are looking at the most effective safety tools.

An unstable snowpack due to topsy-turvy weather late last year was one of the factors behind the first deadly avalanche of ...

Many off-piste skiers also wear backpacks that incorporate avalanche airbags ... this field include German airbag manufacturer ABS's wireless partner activation system, that triggers all the ...

LaVance said he has a similar device to the airbag the snowmobiler had – but this one is attached within his backpack he carries. “My backpack has what's called the safe back avalanche system, ...

The Aosta prosecutor's office is requesting that a ski mountaineering instructor be sent to trial after the deaths of three aspiring mountain guides.