Back Country Riders Association - BCRA

BCA Float Airbag Save: Surviving an Avalanche that Totaled My Sled - Backcountry Access The morning started off a little rough with icy conditions and 8-10 inches of new, spring-like snow. Conditions were 'Considerable' with aspects of northwest, north, and northeast facing slopes being more dangerous. So we rode some fun drainages and trees. Then I saw a crack propagate in front of th...

LISTEN & LEARN: Check out BCA Episode 6: Organizing a Backcountry Rescue! In this podcast, ambassador Sarah Carpenter goes the through the typical steps you’ll need to perform if your companion gets in an .
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Interested in sharpening your skills on how to look for where the risk areas for snow instability and may lie for the day? Check out BCA Podcast: Episode 4: Get the Picture! Listen here: https://goo.gl/QRrNMp

Advanced Multiple Burial Modes: How to Use Tracker3 Signal Suppression (SS) and Big Picture (BP) Modes Multiple burials are rare in recreational settings and can become truly complex in cases when: a) it’s not possible to turn off the first victim’s transceiver, b) when the victims are in close proximity (≤10 m) to each other, or c) when there are three or more victims. In these cases, it can b...

To Hell In a Heartbeat

Tracker2 Special (SP) Mode (Video) Watch this video to learn how and when to use special (SP) mode on a BCA Tracker2 avalanche transceivers.

Greater Teton area. Be smart and stay safe.
The flats are a great place to ride today.

Do not ride without the proper gear, knowledge of the conditions and avalanche training.

UPDATE: 36-year-old Idaho Falls man killed in avalanche | East Idaho News Stock image UPDATE Officials have called off the search for a missing man buried in an avalanche Wednesday evening. The 36-year-old from Idaho Falls, whose name has not been released, was snowmobiling with a group of friends around 5 p.m. in the Mt. Jefferson area of Fremont County when the avalanch...

Avalanche danger upped to ‘considerable,’ several slides today JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Avalanche danger spiked today, evidenced by both a rating increase to CONSIDERABLE and several incidents in the backcountry.

Snow King creates avalanche beacon park Snow King Mountain Resort has a new playground for skinners and backcountry skiers and it won’t cost $75.