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Pieps: Carrying system update for DSP avalanche transceivers
PowderGuide • 03/04/2021After a wide-ranging discussion about the locking mechanism on some Pieps avalanche transceivers at the beginning of the season, an exchange program was initially introduced. Now users of the affected models are called upon to contact Pieps in order to receive an improved carrying system for their device. -
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Event tip | Fix it from home
PowderGuide • 02/20/2021For well-known reasons, Patagonia's popular "Worn Wear" trailer is currently unable to tour the country. However, to give winter sports enthusiasts an understanding of how to repair their outdoor clothing, Patagonia and the DAV Summit Club are organizing an online workshop on the topic on 25 February at 7 pm. -
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PartnerNews | Arva Snow Safety Program
PowderGuide • 02/11/2021PowderGuide partner company Arva presents a modular online tool to brush up on some avalanche basics. No online offer can replace courses in the snow, but if someone wants to read up a bit, this program developed in cooperation with the French avalanche research institute ANENA (Association Nationale pour l'Étude de la Neige et des Avalanches) is a good idea. -
events
Back on Track | Event announcement subject to change
PowderGuide • 02/11/2021The organizers of the Back on Track Freeride Event have announced that they are hopeful that they will be able to hold the event at the end of March. Anyone who is interested can make a note of the date. The start of registration will be communicated - experience shows that you have to be quick. -
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Event tip | schnÖGSLn
PowderGuide • 01/18/2021The Austrian Society for Snow and Avalanches (ÖGSL) is organizing a virtual lecture evening with top-class experts from Switzerland and Austria next Thursday (21.1.) at 7 pm. As usual with "schnÖGSLn", the talks will be entertaining and accessible. After the talks, there will be time for questions from the audience and discussion. -
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PartnerNews | Ortovox Safety Academy Lab Snow
PowderGuide • 01/16/2021In the "Safety Academy Lab Snow", PG partner Ortovox teaches important content for everyone who moves around in unsecured terrain - from careful tour planning to what to do in an emergency. In this special winter in particular, Ortovox recommends being considerate and responsible in the mountains. -
equipment
Ortovox AVABAG safety instructions
PowderGuide • 01/08/2021Ortovox reminds you in a press release that the carbon cartridges of the AVABAG airbag backpacks must be weighed regularly. Occasionally there may be a loss of pressure, which is reflected in a deviation in the weight of the cartridge. -
equipment
Partner news | Care of GORE-TEX clothing
PowderGuide • 01/02/2021The rumor still persists that clothing with GORE-TEX or similar membranes should be washed as rarely as possible, but the opposite is actually the case: sweat and dirt impair breathability and skin oils can shorten the life of the seam tapes or the laminate. -
TouringTips
TouringTip | Reiterkarspitze, Carnic Alps
PowderGuide • 12/29/2020Beautiful tour from the Gailtal valley up to the border between Austria and Italy. As described in yesterday's Snow of Tomorrow, the starting point is also very easy to reach by public transport. -
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PartnerNews | SLF: First bulletin 75 years ago yesterday
PowderGuide • 12/22/2020The SLF issued its first avalanche bulletin on December 21, 1945. Since then, avalanche risk forecasting has developed significantly. However, despite all the technical advances, specialist knowledge and the assessment of experts are still required today. -
gear of the week
Gear of the Week | Christmas Special 2020
PowderGuide • 12/13/2020Even in this very unusual season, we hope that all PowderGuide users will have a wonderful Christmas time and have the opportunity to give presents to their loved ones (or themselves). If you are still looking for last-minute ideas, here, as every year, are the PowderGuide editorial team's material wishes. Unfiltered. -
safety topics
PartnerNews | SLF: The observers are the eyes and ears of the avalanche warning
PowderGuide • 12/12/2020A reliable avalanche bulletin requires up-to-date information from the terrain. To this end, the SLF maintains its own network of around 200 observers in the Swiss Alps and the Jura. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the avalanche bulletin, the SLF presents some of them in short portraits.