Respect The Conditions

Interesting topic. I would not trust a RECCO further than I can throw it. I have only seen a couple of upper lift stations with RECCO detectors, and I reckon even getting those deployed will take too long - except to locate a body.

colinstone wrote:Interesting topic. I would not trust a RECCO further than I can throw it. I have only seen a couple of upper lift stations with RECCO detectors, and I reckon even getting those deployed will take too long - except to locate a body.

So would you say if an avalanche occurred over a pisted area that it was not worth having the recco available to give any skiers caught in it, a chance. Have you read anywhere that recco could replace transceivers off piste? I don't think that is the intention. You could use the same argument to say that they might as well stop training search dogs, or that probes aren't worth carrying. Recco is just another tool. It's a great idea for areas where the risk of an avalanche is a very remote, but always possible (on piste/inbounds), or for finding people off piste, who should have had transceivers.

That is indeed scary. An advice to all skiers and snowboarders out there - Make sure to check on the snow condition of the ski resort you're heading to before departure. You must be aware of its snow conditions at all times.