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Thanks to a big donation from Ortovox we at the South American beacon project are happy to be able to give 15 beacons, shovels, and probes to El Colorado Patrol. El Colorado borders (and actually owns the majority) of an … Continue reading →

Santiago Chile has a population of 7 million people. It is by far the biggest concentration of people in country, which is comprised of only 16 million people. When Santiago chooses to go ski, it will most likely choose to … Continue reading →

For a lot of us in ski towns beacons are a part of our essential gear, myself as a worker in a rescue organization (ski patroller), I wear one everyday.  Every couple years our department updates our beacons to ensure … Continue reading →

In mid November I received an email thanks to Benny Pellegrino, from Milosport Ogden, it was along the lines of: “Hey we raised 150 dollars for the Beacon Project last Friday at the Premier of a snowboarding movie, and I’m … Continue reading →

She went into the back to grab the box; it was so big it couldn’t fit into the South American Beacon Projects postal box. As she set the box rather heavily on the counter I read the return address, Vancouver. … Continue reading →

This is a video click to watch! Lepe is also heading up our beacon training zone in La Parva and helping patrollers and coworkers learn how to use it

This is a video, click to watch!