Backcountry Access Tracker 2 Avalanche Beacon

"and wearing it under your outermost layer"....I'll take that fight up. IF you have another jacket on under your shell, as this guys does here, maybe wear it under that layer as well. I ski partner of mine was involved in a bad slide outside Jackson Hole ( i was not with him). The slide took all of this layers off on his upper body, stripping him of his shell, layered jacket, and shirt. Luckily he was not buried, otherwise... I would wear my beacon under all my jackets. At a place where it is most protected, but still accessible. The guy in this video has a full zip fleece(or something) under his shell, wear your beacon under that jacket, not just under your shell.

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By: Phil Santala November 2, 2010

Ditto...I wear mine over my baselayer only. Fuzzy and shell and anything else goes over that.

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By: bfr_of_the_Tetons November 30, 2010

seriously, a thumbs down??? Come on, I mean really, wearing your beacon where it is most protected by still easily accessible is pretty basic ava 101 stuff. Thanks for backing me up, and for the thumbs downers out there, let's hear your take on this...

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By: Phil Santala January 14, 2011

I'm not gonna get in a fight with you over this, but from your description of your ski buddy's slide- If it tore everything off of his body (which is effing crazy, but I believe you) it doesn't seem like putting your beacon one layer deeper is going to prevent it from also getting torn off. Its kinda a moot point for me (I usually ski with one base layer and one hard or soft shell, so...).

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By: Brock Lawbster March 4, 2011

if you are worrying about that aspect of the safety you probably should take another avy class.

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By: Keith Poynter November 26, 2011