Episode 8: How to Use Your Beacon, Probe & Shovel | Salomon How To

In this episode of Salomon’s How-To series, Salomon athletes Greg Hill and Chris Rubens chat about safety gear basics. From where to wear your beacon, how to search with a probe, and best practices for shoveling, tune in for basic tips from the pros. As a reminder, please take an avalanche safety class (like an AIARE Level 1), in order to learn more about safety in the backcountry.

Featuring:
Greg Hill and Chris Rubens

Shot, produced and edited by Switchback Entertainment

00:00 How to use your beacon, probe, & shovel
00:36 Avalanche Beacon Basic
03:33 Probing
04:25 Shovelling

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[lorezyra]

Would love to see a video that highlights every little minutia of a ski trip.

Planning the location, checking the gear, cross-referencing the weather reports with local guides in the areas of interest, and then reach the Go/No-Go decision. And, even when on the slopes, explain the mental processes employed to evaluate the conditions on the line. Taking count of the snow profiles and maybe dig more than one pit to assess the snow layers. Finally, making the final decision for descent. (It's never too late to turn-around and go home when conditions don't feel right.) Additionally, having a plan for how everyone should descend - never all at once. Have the radios always communicating changes between team members...

[artemiskampioti]

One of the most useful videos on Youtube. Thanks!

[oleborner]

As i have already commented under other videos - your videos help a lot! It would be really interesting though to have a video on snowpack evaluation and especially what consequences the evaluation results have - i see a lot of videos that say "oh well on my 3rd tap with elbow taps the weak layer breaks" but what doesnt happen is that they tell what that means in concern of the risk. It would be awesome if you could do something like that in upcoming episodes. I know that those videos dont replace a course but the more resources we get to deal with this important stuff the more likely it is we make the right decisions when we're out there! Greetings from Europe!

[OnceUponaSaga]

Once again: this is such a brilliant series 👍👍

#SagaBingeWatchingSalomonTV

[danielrudnitsky]

are courses up and running in alberta and bc with covid happening

[nachohernandez]

What is going on with your cross 5 for men
Need more color options

[danielrudnitsky]

why dont you guys use avy airbags? idoes it create false confidence ?

[guyaglass]

Good video except for the racist slur.. y'all should know that Ch*nce is a racist slur.