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Interview Marek Tousek

Interview Nicolas Falquet (Pro Rider depuis 1999)

“J’utilise un sac Snowpulse depuis 3 ans. La position de l’airbag a des avantages évidents en termes de flottabilité et de protection, tout en préservant une visibilité suffisante une fois que celui-ci est gonflé. J’ai été pris dans une avalanche l’an passé, et j’ai heureusement déclenché mon airbag Snowpulse ; Depuis, je le porte à chaque sortie. Etant assez léger et très confortable, il est indéniablement un outil de sécurité indispensable.”

Interview Matt Peter - ACMG Guide

In the spring of 2009 I was caught in a small but serious avalanche while working as a heli-skiing guide. I was traversing above a slope that I was unwilling to ski when the avalanche occurred, pulling me into the steeper treed terrain below. I inflated my Snowpulse backpack immediately after I saw the crown open above me, and I was pulled in to the trees immediately after inflation. Within moment, I was knocked unconscious. The avalanche pulled me down through the trees and over a small cliff. I suffered multiple torn ligaments in my knee, a cracked femur, broken humerus, broken teeth, a basal skull fracture and major scalp lacerations. All the medical professionals agree that although I was seriously injured, I would have been killed without the protection that the Snowpulse backpack offered to my chest and neck. I am fortunate to be able to continue my guiding career, and this fortune goes out to the designers of the Snowpulse backpack. I am thankful that I was wearing a Snowpulse backpack on that day, and continue to wear one every day I ski.