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Despite the fact that Henry Off Piste and Henry’s Avalanche Talk are mostly about prevention (“having fun and being safe” means avoiding getting caught!), the most popular question that we are asked is, “What should I do if I’m caught in an Avalanche?”. We’ve heard theories about swimming, fighting and even rolling. Here is an excellent article entitled “Not swimming but…
Read moreWinter’s coming. Maybe you’re thinking of getting in some pre-season avalanche awareness training? Henry’s Avalanche Talk UK Autumn Tour is now underway, and it’s proving to be a good one! Full events round-up below. Henry is giving a series of highly entertaining, multi-media Ride Hard, Ride Safe! avalanche awareness talks in various Ellis Brigham stores around the country (in association with…
Read moreThe International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), which features the theme “A merging of theory and practice”, is coming to France for the first time : Grenoble and Chamonix, 7 – 11 October. The ISSW committee accepted Henry and Val d’Isère’s presentation entitled “Ride Hard, Ride Safe! Val d’Isère”. The goal of this presentation is to communicate and share the Henry’s Avalanche…
Read moreMany different statistics have been quoted about success rates of avalanche airbag systems in preventing fatalities. It all depends on how the data is collected and how it is filtered. However, even the most cynical experts seem to agree that, along with the avalanche transceiver, they are the best piece of technology around (best way to help you survive an…
Read moreAs a regular off-piste skier, should I invest in an avalanche airbag system? At Henry’s Avalanche Talk, we will soon be adding an overview of the different types of airbag system that we’ve researched, and answering some of the questions we are often asked. For now, though, we have seen some great new products from Ortovox, in partnership with ABS. Ortovox have…
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