Comments on: AVi: The 1st Avy Beacon Application for iPhone

By: John

John — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:03:26 +0000

This sounds like a spoof on iphones. If this is not a spoof and anybody buys it and actually uses it instead of an actual beacon, you will not live long. You would be better off using Jesus as your beacon. Cell reception will not be available, choosing who to dig up first…really?, and talking to the buried victim…there is a reason people die in an avalanche…they can not move! The iphone is great technology and all but leave it in the front country where it belongs. Leave the backcountry to smart people and not “smart” phones.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:01:47 +0000

^ How exciting! Do you sell life insurance too? I want my wife to be comfortable when I go.

By: CharcoalFrost

CharcoalFrost — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:34:43 +0000

In 2009, this was an April’s Fool.

In 2012, SnoWhere, an iPhone location transceiver, is in the iTunes App Store:

http://itunes.apple.com/app/snowhere/id490692278?mt=8

We hope you like it.

By: jake

jake — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:15:43 +0000

Given that for the main function it uses the wi-fi capabilities, would it work for an ipod touch? It woul be great, the best Beacon and also cheapest one!

By: Jim Sogi

Jim Sogi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:29 +0000

mammut does have a fun iphone app avalanche tool that give some avalanche info, has a slopemeter and an altimeter. I think you can get avalanche report too.

http://www.mammut.ch/en/safetyapp.html

Its fun, but needs cell coverage which limits use in backcountry.