The experts at Backpacker Magazine rigorously test the latest snow safety gear in every backcountry condition imaginable to help you decide which life-saving gear essentials to pack on your next winter trip.
It has everything a mountaineer needs to stage a crevasse rescue.
We hauled big loads with this avy pack.
It’s the smartest avy pack to date.
It’s a shovel. It’s an axe. It’s a . . . Shaxe!