Recent developments in ski touring gear seem to have been going in the wrong direction.

A software glitch has hit the JetForce avalanche airbag causing computer shutdowns and deployment failures.

The Italian boot manufacturer Scarpa has issued a recall notice for the F1 Evo and F1 Evo Women's ski touring boots for safety reasons. The recall affects all models sold worldwide.

North Face has showcased a new airbag system at the Mountain Fair at Salt Lake City (Utah). Airbags are being adopted in increasing numbers by backcountry travellers.

I blame my neighbours :-) We bumped into them up top and I followed them on a line through the trees past their mountain chalet, I was skiing fairly quick to catch them up and popped off a small rolle

This video looks at how to make a template for mounting tech / pintech type bindings.

Every time a new bit of backcountry gear comes out we say the same thing. Leave it a year or two and let others test it.

As we mentioned on Twitter earlier ABS have announced another recall for their airbag system. This is the third recall for various faults and the second this year. This one is fairly general.

Have you ever done a route where the snow conditions or slope means you have to boot pack a pitch.

Another season, another airbag recall. Better check this out if you have a Vario base unit from the 2011/2012 vintage.