 Poster: A snowHead
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Interesting account ( not very well translated ) about Xavier De Le Rue's ride on an avalanche. The salient points being that that he was carried 2000 meters down the mountain, that he ended up sitting on top of a six meter deep pile of avalanche debris, and that his ABS system very probably saved his life 
Any more doubters out there?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Although I'm pro ABS I think in Xaviers case his ABS is probably going to kill him or get him badly injured. I think he has it about right here
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I know I'm more than lucky and some of that luck is to have had an abs back pack |
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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?
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| Although I'm pro ABS I think in Xaviers case his ABS is probably going to kill him or get him badly injured. |
You may be right, but in this case it probably did save his life. I wouldn't put any money down on it doing the same for him in future though!
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I don't think anyone doubts ABS it's just no-one's found a way of practically travelling by air with them.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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fatbob, evidently if you read some airline regs it is indeed possible to travel with the canisters as they are smaller than the maximum allowed. Getting it past check-in and security in a practical situation is probably a different matter though
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There is a solution to travelling with your ABS, take off the canister, take the bag with you and buy a new canister when you arrive at the new resort. If they have a supplier there. The ABS is very popular world wide so this is not as hard as it seems. Another option. Buy the new Snowpulse avalanche air bag rucksack which has a refilable canister in the same way as you refill your diving canister. This can be done in most resorts if they have compressed air systems. If anyone has used the new bags please post your findings. If you have used the ABS as well, what do you think of them?
I have opened a topic in equipment section, please could people go there to post details on this gear. Thanks
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Wed 30-04-08 12:55; edited 1 time in total
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I emailed BA with the specific link to the "approved status" and they were not prepared to enter into discussion on it. I may have simply got a "computer says no" staff member but I wouldn't fancy my chances rocking up at an airport without written authorisation from the airline ( & never mind easyjet or other less "full service" airlines).
As I've said before great if you live within driving distance of skiing but difficult/even more costly if you fly.
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Thats one big sucker.....
lucky lucky boy.
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