Internal Frame Avalanche Safety Gear

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.

Become more confident with skiing off-piste terrain by learning three key skiing techniques: blocking pole plants, hop turns and kick turns.

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

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