Backcountry Introduction: How to "Probe" by Lost Arrow Backcountry Ski Gear Experience

In addition to the gear you'd find at a ski resort, backcountry skiing requires a variety of other equipment.
Entering ungroomed snowy mountains means climbing in addition to skiing, so regardless of the time or location, gear like that of a light winter mountain climber is essential.

To that end, we visited the "Backcountry Ski Gear Experience" seminar, held at the end of January by Lost Arrow, a retailer of backcountry ski gear from brands like Black Diamond and Scarpa. We've compiled a collection of how-to videos for backcountry beginners, featuring excerpts from the seminar that teaches the proper use and handling of hiking gear and avalanche gear. There are a total of 10 videos.

This time,
we learned about probes. Mr. Hashimoto and Mr. Sakamoto from Lost Arrow gave us a lecture on how to use probes.

*The content introduced here is only a part of the training.

・Gear used in this video

PIEPS iProbe BT220

The iProbe can reduce the time it takes to fine-search and pinpoint by 60%. The secret is that it receives avalanche beacon signals. A blue LED flashes and a beep sounds when the buried subject is detected at a distance of 2m. Furthermore, a blue LED lights up and a beep sounds at a distance of 50cm, identifying the buried subject and visualizing the "hit." Digging can begin even if the probe has not yet hit the buried subject, saving valuable rescue time. Although the probe is 220cm long, it can be detected at 50cm, effectively making it equivalent to a 270cm probe

Interview cooperation: Lost Arrow
Filming and editing: Daiki Yoshikawa
Video composition and text: Shinya Moriyama