Beacon Reviews on WildSnow.com
Not long ago I made a post that compared AT bindings that I was considering purchasing for this coming ski season. Funny enough, I did not end up going with the Diamir (Fritschi) Freeride Plus as I had concluded to. The Naxo NX21’s are being used by a number of close friends, and since the 21’s are last year’s model, they were on sale (almost $100 cheaper) at my local Mountain Equipment retailer. So, price played a big role in my decision.
*Side note: I’m having them mounted on last year’s TenEighty Guns by Salomon. Slick ski, and I’m eager to test them out.
Anyways, if you are even remotely interested in any kind of backcountry ski activities, then I am certain that you follow WildSnow.com, a blog by Lou Dawson. If you don’t, I recommend grabbing the RSS feed, as its definitely worthwhile to follow.
Point of this post… Jonathan Shefftz will be reviewing beacons in the coming weeks. Beacons, in my opinion, are the most important piece of equipment one can have when in the backcountry. It saves lives, and I’d love to get one. But which one? I am going to be following the reviews in an effort to help make my decision, and if you are an avid venturer of the backcountry wilderness, I recommend you do the same. Even this first post informed me of something extremely important that I was unaware of:
… never listen to an iPod. (I am very serious about this: the potential for an iPod to be inadvertently left on and then cause interference in a beacon search is dangerous.)
Good to know, especially since last year I started using my iPod more frequently on the slopes.
http://www.wildsnow.com/1476/avalanche-beacon-review-intro/