Archived News - 2010

Archived Avalanche News Stories - 2010

February 6 , 2010 - Arcadia arsonist killed by avalanche

A man suspected of firebombing 130 luxury SUVs in Southern California was living as an international fugitive when he was struck and killed by an avalanche in the France the day after Christmas.   More ...

January 19 , 2010 - Ortovox Debuts 3+ Transceiver

Ortovox introduced the new 3+ avalanche transceiver at the OR Winter Market and ISPO tradeshows. The 3+ is equipped with groundbreaking transmitter technology that allows the unit to automatically adjust polarity for optimal reception by searching beacons.   More ...

January 19 , 2010 - Should people who trigger avalanches be prosecuted?

It is a question being debated in the Swiss media at the moment. It follows 2 incidents where off piste skiers and snowboarders set off avalanches that then hit a marked piste.  More ...

January 19 , 2010 - Saved avalanche pigs get chop

Pigs saved from the chop after public protests stopped them being buried alive in snow by scientists are to end up as sausages, say researchers conducting the tests.  More ...

January 13 , 2010 - Avalanche Reconstruction in the Catalonian Pyrenees

Spanish researchers have studied the dynamics of avalanches in the Catalonian Pyrenees using dendrochronology (exact dating from tree-ring growth). The results show that the periods 1971-72, 1995-96 and 2002-03 have been the most intense of the last 40 years.  More ...

January 7 , 2010 - Pigs Buried Alive for Avalanche Research!

To save human lives and study the effects of being buried in avalanches, researchers buried live pigs while monitoring them as they died. A total of 29 pigs were part of the two-week study. The study was voluntarily terminated and an official statement released.   More ...

January 6 , 2010 - BCA Delivers Much-Awaited Tracker2 and Float 30

Avalanche equipment manufacturer Backcountry Access, Inc. (BCA) had a big holiday week, delivering two much-anticipated products: the Tracker2 avalanche beacon and Float 30 avalanche airbag. More ...

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