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Avalanche Accessories

Aside from basic items like beacons and breathing devices, there are a plethora of other avalanche accessories that are recommended for the outdoor enthusiast. Like beacons and whatnot, these items can often be essential to not only the victim, but to the search and rescue team as well. Many of these items are relatively inexpensive items to purchase.

Shovels are avalanche accessories that every winter adventurer should have when ever they venture into the backcountry. A shovel can often be the fastest, most efficient way to dig out of an avalanche by yourself, or to help rescue a victim. These shovels are often designed to be compact and easily attach to a backpack.

Because of the many different avalanche accessories that are recommended for backcountry trips, a backpack is often necessary in order to easily carry your equipment. For simple day trips, a small backpack is usually all that is necessary. Many of these packs can be found with an Avalung incorporated into their design, making them that much more important in the event of an avalanche.

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