This year, SnoWest is teaming up with BCA for a full digital takeover focusing on safety, education, and awareness in the backcountry. Get ready for a week chock-full of educational backcountry content including Q&As, How-Tos, and videos that round up the most up-to-date information on how to keep you and your friends safe while riding the mountains. Starting today, get ready to follow along on our social channels and website for daily updates.
But before we dive into this week’s onslaught of backcountry safety content, we’re kicking things off with a radical giveaway designed to get you prepped for the season. Enter the official SnoWest Safety Week BCA Sweepstakes for the chance to win a Tracker4 Rescue Package that includes an avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe or a pair of BC Link two-way camo radios. Enter now for your chance to win!
BCA’s most advanced rescue package, the T4 Avalanche Rescue Package has you covered whether you’re just starting out in the backcountry or you’re a seasoned veteran looking to replace your gear. The package comes with the industry-leading Tracker4 avalanche transceiver, an extendable B-1 EXT avalanche shovel, and a quick-deploying Stealth 270 avalanche probe. Keep reading for a closer look at each product.
The Tracker avalanche transceivers earned their position as BCA’s signature product by being rated the fastest and most easy-to-use beacon in the industry, but the Tracker4 takes it one step further. Its light and easy composition, along with a rubberized over-molded case, large LED display and the same trusted interface as the original Tracker makes this beacon a must-have when you’re seeking peace of mind, knowing that you have one of the best products on the market to find your companions if tragedy strikes.
Product Highlights:
- Bombproof industrial design with rubberized over-molding
- Instantaneous real-time LED distance and direction display
- Signal suppression and Big Picture mode for no-nonsense, multiple-victim searching
- Motion-sensing auto revert-to-transmit mode (so you go back to transmit mode if buried while searching)
B-1 EXT Avalanche Shovel
The B-1 EXT avalanche shovel is BCA’s longstanding best-seller. Its construction is both lightweight and extendable for weight-conscious snowmobilers that prefer the comfort and functionality of an adjustable shovel. A mainstay in the Bomber line, it boasts an off-the-chart strength-to-weight ratio, while taking up minimal storage space in your pack. Remember, the excavation process in an avalanche rescue is where the most time can be lost or gained!
Product Highlights:
- Oval shaft to prevent breakage when digging through hard debris
- Ergonomic T-grip handle and extendable shaft
- Packable, low profile blade
- T-6 heat treatment for maximum strength
Stealth 270 Avalanche Probe
BCA’s Stealth 270 avalanche probe features one of the easiest and fastest assemblies on the market, with no loose cable to cause hang-ups or whip you in the face when probing. The top segment stealthily nests inside the next probe section, reducing the size of the probe bundle when disassembled in your pack. Stealth probes are built to last and save valuable seconds during an avalanche rescue when time matters.
BC Link Camo Radios
Keep in touch with your crew with these wildly popular FRS radios, featuring BCA’s legendary Smart Mic with all the controls at your fingertips. A long-lasting rechargeable battery lasts several days in the cold.
How to do a Transceiver Trailhead Test
In this first installment of Snow Safety Week, BCA ambassador Mike Duffy goes through the essential steps in a daily trailhead check, to make sure everyone is beeping, properly equipped, and all on the same page.