"The Fifty" skier and filmmaker was drawn to ORTOVOX's pioneering LiTRIC avalanche airbag.

LiTRIC™ was developed by ORTOVOX and Arc'Teryx. Its manufacturers aimed to make an avalanche airbag system that was lightweight and easy to use. The bid paid off, and earlier this winter ...

Here’s a look at avalanches, how they occur and some tips on how to stay safe: ...

If you do venture out, it’s a good idea to use the buddy system and be versed in wilderness ... the snow in search of anyone buried. An avalanche airbag backpack that inflates after the skier ...

Unable to deploy his avalanche airbag, this rider used a swimming motion ... Rescuers used a rope system to lower him to the gully floor and transported him via a snowmobile sled to Marble ...