Colorado papers (The Denver Post) & (Telluride Daily Planet) had a story today about a backcountry skier snowboarder who died in an avalanche yesterday (2/13/12) despite wearing an avalanche air bag.



Not enough details on the how or why or brand, but this will probably drop the 97 percent survival rate touted by those who sell them. But no matter how this changes the stats, it certainly wouldn't stop me from wearing one if I was a serious backcountry skier who could afford one ($750 and up.)