https://snowbrains.com/video-avalanc...uried-victims/
Cool idea, deployment seems like an issue.
If this could deploy with the airbag somehow.........
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...38569916218501
Give these guys a follow on Facebook.
This may have already been posted here somewheres.
I have not opened all the links in this thread yet.
I watched this on off a group in Facebook. Thought it was worth a share.
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Cold day at the parking lot(-20 at 0900 hrs). Day remained cold in the shade (-18 at 1145 hrs at about 1700m). HS (Height of Snow) 197 cm in area probed. 60 cm snow overlies Dec SH/FC (Surface Hoar/Freeze Crust). SH (Surface Hoar sized 3-4 mm).
The upper 60cm is composed of 30cm F (Fist) on top of 30cm 4F (Four Finger) sitting on top of the SH/FC combo. Test results on NE (North East) aspect at about 1700m were CTH 24 SP dn 60 (Compression Test Hard 24 Sudden Planer Down 60 cm) on SH/FC (Surface Hoar/Freeze Crust) layer.......
Most of these Acronyms are quickly explained in most AST courses.. give Curtis at Frozen Pirate a call and get yourself educated by one of the very best in the industry. With a bit of practice you'll be reading MIN's like a pro!
Books like "Staying Alive In Avalanche Terrain" by Bruce Trempler or "The Avalanche Handbook" David McClung,as well as the Av Canada fieldbook are good references for the acronyms in question!
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