Mammut Snowshoeing

Learn how to choose and use an avalanche transceiver for backcountry safety. Explore features, types, training tips, and top-rated models at REI.

A snow shovel is a safety essential for backcountry winter travel. Learn how to choose one for avalanche rescue, and other ways you might use one.

Snowshoeing is an easy, fun and relatively low-risk winter activity—as long as you follow a few basic guidelines about avoiding avalanches.

This overview of topics covered in an avalanche rescue class introduces essential skills such as searching, probing and digging for a buried victim.

Learn the different ways to travel in the backcountry in winter, including telemark and randonee skiing, snowshoeing and splitboarding.

An avalanche forecast tells you about potential slide dangers. Learn what it is, where to find it and how to read a forecast.