The award-winning NEO Avalanche Beacon (£225) has a bandwidth of 60 metres, 10m more than existing models thanks to ISOTECH technology. The NEO is also the first beacon to have performance equal on both antennas so is confidently and consistently able to reach a 60m search bandwidth. This impressive bandwidth combined with its improved performance, reliability and speed make the NEO the most powerful device on the market.
When it comes to snow safety Arva's range of beacons, shovels and probes are essential pieces of kit to hit the slopes with. Studies show that the time to uncover a victim using a combination of beacon, shovel and probe is 16 minutes but can be up to 50 minutes without a shovel. As all three elements are so critical here's what snow safety equipment specialist Arva recommends.
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