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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When our daughter was a teen she had a ski jacket made by Rossignol, that came with an alert system embedded in the jacket. The system was called "Recco." Ski rescue personnel could pick up a signal from the jacket in the event the wearer was buried under an avalanche. Trying to say the technology is out there, likely far superior to the technology a decade and more ago. This is an FYI. Very sad about these women.[/quote] Avalanche beacons (along with shovels and collapsible sticks to dig through the snow) are standard backcountry ski gear. The information available (the were located by their beacons) suggests they were properly outfitted. Gear was not this group's problem. Anyone who needs this PSA should absolutely not be skiing in the backcountry![/quote] Should there not be some kind of body air bag that blows up on contact and fills up with oxygen so that the skier can breathe while waiting to be rescued?[/quote]
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