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Can You Hire Avalanche Airbags Trois Vallees
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi all. I'm coming over from Australia (not Austria) to ski off-piste week, in well-run guided coaching group, out of Courchevel later in March. I have my own transceiver/probe/shovel & know how to use. But this company doesn't have avy airbags for hire. I'd rather not get into a long & fruitless discussion about whether avy bags etc are good or evil please. Also, my apologies if already dealt with on another thread - in that case pls direct me there

Does anyone know of a place I can hire one in Trois Vallees?. For this trip at least, I'd like to hire
Preferably an outlet NOT in Val Thorens/St Martin de B/Les Menuires as I'll be staying in Le Praz or La Tania, but anywhere down that side (or alternatively, Meribel) would be fine.

They're too expensive (& hard to find) over here, I don't have time to ensure one would arrive from USA if ordered online. Anyway I'd rather avoid the airline/canister scenario. On arrival in France, timing/transfers aren't likely to afford opportunity to shop for one (unless there's a good place close to Geneva, like Annemasse, mb)

Thanks
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

aquaperson, I would try Camp de Base on the ground floor of the Forum in Courchevel 1850. I'm not sure if they do rent airbags, but that's where I would try first. May be worth giving them a call
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Thanks Patch. I'll try to suss it out. I bit the bullet & purchased a Mammut on special online @ Backcountry.com. Think I'll get the gas cylinder in France as they were out of stock, & in any case I'd rather get it wrongly confiscated by airline once (on homeward journey) instead of twice. I'm hopeful it will arrive b4 I depart
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