Skiers Near Telluride Are Using Two-Way Radios to Stay Safer in Backcountry Locales
The system they ve created, which allows skiers and riders to communicate via common frequencies, has helped save lives and set a national standard for backcountry radio use. Ryan Wichelns •
March 8, 2021
On March 31 last year, “riders 2 and 3,” as they’re referred to in the Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s (CAIC) accident report, watched a rush of snow sweep their friend (“rider 1”) down the northeast face of Telescope Mountain outside Rico, Colorado. At that moment, they weren’t sure if their friend was safe, buried under a huge pile of snow, or worst of all: dead.