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Surviving an avalanche requires more than owning an avalanche beacon and knowing how to use it. It also involves awareness (e.g.,
avalanche education and forecasting), avoidance (e.g., safe travel techniques), surviving
the physical trauma (e.g., terrain selection, wearing a helmet), preventing the burial (e.g., air bags),
preventing asphyxiation (e.g., Avalung), locating the victim (e.g., searching
and probing), accessing the victim (shoveling), and medical care and transportation.
I strive to keep the information on BeaconReviews.com as independent and as objective as possible. I do not receive any compensation from beacon manufacturers, although
I have received training and demo beacons from most manufacturers.
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am a software entrepreneur, a volunteer ski patroller at Brighton Ski Resort in Utah, and the former Commander of the Salt Lake County
Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team. During the past six years I have responded to more than a dozen avalanches that
included nine fatalities.
I created this website to share what I have learned.
Steve Achelis
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