Choosing and using an avalanche / snow shovel
Article index
- Avalanche Safety
- How to use a transceiver
- Choosing an Avalanche Transceiver
- Multiple burials
- Avalanche Probes
- Avalanche / snow shovels
cut into the snow better especially in debris from a hard slab avalanche. They also give a cleaner profile if you are digging a pit to inspect the snow pack. Shovels with a longer handle are easier to dig, a number of models come with telescopic handles which makes them easier to carry. Excellent Aluminium blade shovels are made by Life Link, Back Country Access, G3, Ortovox and Black Diamond.
Have a look at this excellent tutorial on efficient shovelling, digging a hole in the snow sounds simple but you can aways get better at it, every second counts when you are trying to rescue an avalanche victim.