On the other hand the guy killed outside of Telluride last week deployed one and it got shredded, spend the money on avalanche courses that hopefully will teach you how to not get caught in the first place.
They are a great idea. Saw a video from Colorado of a chick who was wearing one end up on top of an avalanche back in January. Only drawback.....TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE for now. Best wait a couple of years.[/quote]
Yeah, Mammut has a new line of backpacks with "interchangeable airbag devices" for over $700.00 a pop. I can think of a lotta other things to do with $700.00 right now ...[/quote]