The Snow Visa may be low tech when it comes to avalanche awareness and safety, but it might also help someone make the right calls when it matters most.

A study published in Applied Geology titled “Tracking decision-making of backcountry users using GPS tracks and participant surveys” integrates several data collection methods to answer questions about where we travel in the backcountry and how we make decisions in avalanche terrain.

The marketplace for avalanche bags expands. A few weeks back, we received some spreadsheets from Ortovox providing a useful overview of comparative weights.

Hyperlocal comes to the realm of disseminating information about snowpack and backcountry conditions with Chris Dickson and the San Juan Snowcast.