Curious about the best avalanche beacons for the season? In this article, we highlight 5 top avalanche beacons:
Important to know: All avalanche beacons are designed to locate victims as quickly as possible. They are intuitive and easy to use. The best avalanche beacon is the one you have the most experience with and have practiced using.
This winter, Mammut is introducing a revamped Barryvox for 2024/2025. The avalanche beacon features new functionalities to guide you efficiently and effortlessly during a search. Every step of the process includes sound and voice navigation guidance. Additionally, the screen displays visual distance and direction. Mammut has also implemented a MIP (Memory-in-Pixel) display, offering high contrast and easy readability, even in bright sunlight.
The Arva EVO BT features an ergonomic design that is easy to hold. This new avalanche beacon from Arva includes a rotary knob that is simple to operate even while wearing gloves. It is intuitive for optimal efficiency during a search. A high-performance avalanche beacon for demanding users.
Interference with the transmission and search performance of your avalanche beacon is a thing of the past with the Pieps PRO IPS. This new beacon features a unique Interference Protection System (IPS) capable of compensating for electronic and metallic disturbances, such as those caused by mobile phones. The technology analyzes and adapts to interference, ensuring the Pieps PRO IPS always operates at maximum transmission power, unaffected by disturbances.
However, it is still recommended to keep devices that can cause interference at a minimum distance of 20 centimeters. In search mode, this distance should be 50 centimeters.
The Mammut Barryvox 2 is the smaller sibling of the Barryvox S2. A powerful avalanche beacon with a search range of 70 meters, voice navigation, Bluetooth updates, and avalanche training via the Mammut app. Clear visual and acoustic guidance helps you make smart and quick decisions when it matters most.
Last season, the Ortovox Diract Voice was the first avalanche beacon with voice navigation. An impressive innovation that is sure to influence the avalanche beacon market. The beacon provides clear spoken instructions with an intuitive, straightforward operation.
