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DVA Packs - Snow safety
Equip yourself with a DVA ARVA pack for your high-mountain outings
Whether you're a ski tourer or an off-piste skier, you need basic safety equipment as soon as you leave the beaten track. The avalanche transceiver pack comprises 3 essential items: shovel, probe and aval anche transceiver (formerly known as ARVA, Appareil de Recherche de Victime d'Avalanche). Orthovox's avalanche transceiver packs offer a complete kit for off-piste safety.
To complete your level of protection, you can add an airbag, which in the event of an avalanche allows the bag to inflate like an airbag to avoid being buried under the snow.
What is an avalanche beacon? - Avalanche Victim Detector
An avalanche beacon is an electronic device worn on the body. In transmit mode, it emits sound signals (frequency 457mhz). In receive mode, it picks up these signals. When you're skiing, your avalanche transceiver is in transmit mode. If you find yourself buried under an avalanche, people in the area will put their avalanche transceivers in receive mode to pick up the sound signals and locate you. All the avalanche transceivers on the market transmit and receive at the same frequency, and are therefore compatible with each other.
Find a wide choice of digital avalanche transceivers based on different criteria: ease of use, range, number of antennas and options. Discover a selection of products from manufacturers such as Ortovox, Mammut, Black Diamond, Pieps and of course the pioneer of avalanche transceivers: Arva.
Our list of avalanche transceivers will give you more advice on this electronic device.
The snow probe
The second piece of safety equipment is the probe. It allows you to find the exact location and depth of burial of the victim, saving precious minutes for quick action.
Discover a multitude of snow probes, depending on material, rigidity, tension system and desired length. It's essential to know how to use this product before going into the mountains, and we recommend training courses such as Orthovox's Safety Academy.
The snow shovel
The third and final product in a DVA pack is the shovel. A quality avalanche shovel will save you time in saving a person's life in the event of an avalanche. Important criteria for a sturdy product are the handle, the shaft and the bucket.
Discover our selection of avalanche transceiver packs on the Alpinstore website.
