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DAKINE Heli Pro DLX 16L Backpack - 1000cu in

Your buddy starts carving the first tracks, but he looks a bit wobbly. You quickly pull your camera out of the waterproof waist-belt pocket on your DAKINE Heli Pro DLX Backpack.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$94.95

DAKINE Heli Pro 20L Winter Pack - 1200cu in

You’re just hitting the backcountry for a few laps—no need to have a big, half-empty pack flopping around on your back. The DAKINE Heli Pro 20L Winter Pack carries your goggles, shovel, probe, and skis or snowboard.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$84.95

Osprey Packs Kode 22 Backpack - 1200-1400cu in

For quick dawn patrols and heading out the gate at the resort, the Osprey Kode 22 Backpack stores your avalanche safety gear and other mountain essentials.

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Available Sizes:S, M, L

Price:

$118.95

Osprey Packs Kode 30 Backpack - 1600-2000cu in

Inbounds, out the gate, or full-on backcountry—the Osprey Kode 30 Backpack doesn’t discriminate when it comes to a day out on the snow.

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Available Sizes:S

Price:

$138.95

Backcountry Access Tracker DTS Beacon

The Backcountry Access Tracker DTS avalanche beacon can greatly reduce the amount of time spent pinpointing, probing, and digging during an avalanche rescue.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$289.95

Black Diamond Traverse Ski Poles

The Black Diamond Traverse Ski Pole is the classic adjustable backcountry pole for day-in-day-out backcountry touring.

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Available Sizes:145cm, 155cm

Price:

$69.95

Black Diamond GlideLite Mohair Mix STS Climbing Skin

Designed for longer tours and approaches, the Black Diamond GlideLite Mohair Mix STS Climbing Skins give you 10cm of length adjustment to easily adjust to different skis in your quiver.

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Available Sizes:110mm, 125mm, 80mm, 95mm

Price:

$159.95 - $174.95

Black Diamond QuickDraw Super Tour Probe 265

As the most-versatile probe in the Black Diamond line, the QuickDraw Super Tour Probe 265 has become a favorite of backcountry skiers everywhere.

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Available Sizes:265cm

Price:

$49.95

Black Diamond GlideLite Mohair Pure STS Climbing Skin

Made with supple, smooth-sliding mohair, the Black Diamond GlideLite Mohair Pure STS Climbing Skins are more packable and lighter than synthetic models, making them ideal for long tours or weight-sensitive missions.

Available Sizes:110mm, 125mm, 80mm, 95mm

Price:

$189.95

Black Diamond Ascension Nylon Custom STS Skins

Black Diamond precut the Ascension Nylon Custom STS Skins to fit your ski length to save you tedious trimming time and effort.

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Available Sizes:110x155-162cm, 110x161-168cm, 110x167-174cm, 110x173-180cm, 110x179-186cm, 110x185-192cm, 125x155-162cm, 125x161-168cm, 125x167-174cm, 125x179-186cm

Price:

$159.95 - $164.95

Black Diamond Whippet Self-Arrest Ski Pole

The Black Diamond Whippet Self-Arrest Ski Pole gives you a bit of extra security when you ski lines where a fall can mean the end of your season—or worse.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$99.95

Black Diamond QuickDraw Guide Probe 300

The Black Diamond QuickDraw Guide Probe 300's extra-long length makes it a standout choice for backcountry skiing in deep snowpack.

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Available Sizes:300cm

Price:

$59.95

Black Diamond Avalung II

The Black Diamond AvaLung II is much smaller and economically priced than the original which leaves you no excuse not to wear one. The AvaLung II has proven itself in both medically supervised burial tests and in actual field use, but is not a substitute for sound knowledge and other backcountry safety tools.

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Available Sizes:S/M, M/L

Price:

$129.95

Voile XLM Shovel

The XLM is Voile's extra light shovel weighing in at a mere 1lb with a 6000 series tempered aluminum blade. If you count grams and demand a burly shovel, this is the one for you.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$39.95

Backcountry Access Traverse EXT Shovel

The Backcountry Access Traverse EXT Shovel offers the backcountry enthusiast a lightweight aluminum digger that extends out to 30 inches and weighs in at a modest 21oz.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$44.95

Black Diamond Deploy 3 Shovel

Check out the Black Diamond Deploy 3 Shovel if you want a design that's light, small, fast, and simple.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$59.95

Pieps DSP Smart Transmitter

The Pieps DSP Smart Transmitter updates the groundbreaking triple-antenna digital DSP avalanche beacon for 07 / 08 with a new, more intuitive button configuration.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$449.95

Ortovox S1 Avalanche Transceiver

The Ortovox S1 Avalanche Transceiver uses a sensor-controlled search, graphic real-time screen, and temperature readings to search for up to four victims at once.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$499.95

Backcountry Access Profile 240 Avalanche Probe

The Backcounty Access Profile 240 Avalanche Probe gives you lightweight strength and super-easy setup in a necessary piece of avalanche safety equipment.

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Available Sizes:240cm

Price:

$49.95

Gregory Targhee Backpack - 1900-2200cu in

The Gregory Targhee Backpack holds everything you need for a day in the snowy backcountry, from your skis to your avalanche probe to your lunch.

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Available Sizes:S, M, L

Price:

$198.95

DAKINE Pro 2 Backpack - 1600cu in

The DAKINE Pro II Backpack has specific pockets for most of the gear you’ll carry, which means you won’t have to listen to your shovel clanking against your probe, shovel handle, and camera the whole way up.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$114.95

Ortovox Patroller Avalanche Beacon

The professional Ortovox Patroller Avalanche Beacon combines digital and analog technologies and an extra antenna to speed up your search and save lives.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$288.95

Ortovox D3 Avalanche Beacon

Ortovox gave their D3 Avalanche Beacon a triple-antenna system to provide more accurate readings and faster search times.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$314.95

Mammut Pulse Barryvox Avalanche Beacon

With their innovative Pulse Barryvox Avalanche Beacon, Mammut gives you the ability to perform pre-search triage and find multiple buried victims quickly.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$449.95

G3 Expedition Climbing Skin

Not stoked on stopping every ten minutes to wrestle your skin-tail or tip back on your ski? The Expedition Climbing Skins use G3’s Tip & Tail Connection System to make your skin feel like part of the ski while you climb.

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Available Sizes:100mm, 110mm, 120mm, 130mm, 140mm, 80mm, 90mm

Price:

$119.95 - $149.95

Black Diamond Deploy 7 Shovel

Black Diamond's outside-the-box design makes their Deploy 7 Shovel extremely fast and idiot-proof for times when it matters most.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$65.95

Ortovox Orange Avalanche Shovel

The Ortovox Orange Shovel is an affordable, lightweight shovel with some killer high-end features.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$35.95

Ortovox 240cm Lite PFA Probe

One pull and the Ortovox 240cm Lite PFA Probe is ready to help you pinpoint a victim in the last stage of an avalanche search.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$53.95

G3 Alpinist Climbing Skin

You want your skin to feel like a smooth, glidy part of your ski when you go up, and to feel feather-light in your pack on the way down. Welcome to the Alpinist Climbing Skin.

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Available Sizes:Long, M, XLong

Price:

$152.95 - $157.95

Backcountry Access Spot 203 Avalanche Probe

The Backcountry Access Spot 203 Avalanche Probe's compact design assembles extremely quickly and easily so you're ready when it really counts.

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Available Sizes:203cm

Price:

$44.95

Black Diamond Agent with Avalung Winter Pack - 1098-1220cu in

For quick slackcountry missions or streamlined day tours, the Black Diamond Agent Avalung Winter Pack gives you just enough space to come prepared for a slide.

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Available Sizes:S/M, M/L

Price:

$199.90

G3 Trim Tool

Use the new G3 Trim Tool to cut your climbing skins for a precise fit.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$3.95

DAKINE Guide Backpack - 3000cu in

Set out on a multiday trek to slay peaks, tackle extended ski tours, or lead your buddies into the wild white yonder while wearing the 3,000-cubic-inch DAKINE Guide Backpack.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$149.95

Backcountry Access Snow Saw - 30cm

When you’re loading up your pack for a trip into the backcountry, don’t forget to grab the lightweight Backcountry Access Snow Saw.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$25.95

Backcountry Access Collapsible Fiberglass Ruler - 2-meter

When you’re measuring snow stability in the backcountry, accuracy is safety, so bring along the Backcountry Access 2-meter Collapsible Fiberglass Ruler.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$9.95

Voile T Wood Shovel

This Voile T Wood Shovel comes with a hi-tensile steel saw that will cut through just about anything including wood and steel. You never know when your favorite backcountry stash may need some pruning.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$56.95

Black Diamond Alias with Avalung Pack - 1831-1939cu in

Black Diamond created the Alias Avalung Pack for demanding backcountry skiers who want a traditional top-loading design free of bells and whistles—except, or course, an Avalung.

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Available Sizes:S/M, M/L

Price:

$229.95

DAKINE Heli Pro Backpack - Women's - 1200cu in

Load up the Dakine Women’s Heli Pro Backpack for your next dawn patrol. This lightweight back sports a shove pocket for your necessary tool, and a vertical snowboard carry and diagonal ski carry for your sticks.

Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$84.95

DAKINE Tactic Backpack - 1500cu in

You’d like to have some back-entry access. DAKINE made the Tactic Backpack with just such access. This means you can get to your gear quickly without having to unclip the front compression straps.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$114.95

Ortovox Check and Ride

The Ortovox Check and Ride provides you with a portable, adjustable, easy to use, quick reference reminder of the day’s avalanche hazard.

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Available Sizes:One Size

Price:

$19.50

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