General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Aluminum

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

62.5 cm

Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

1.7 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Precipitation amount, rate & duration measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

ca.1970’s–1990’s

Canada

Taken from reference: 1 An interesting reference found by the Revelstoke Museum which documents what is perhaps the first use of an avalanche probe in Canada. “Feel rods” were being used by First Nations in the Chilkoot Pass to recover equipment buried by snowslides during the Klondike Gold Rush. The 1897 excerpt is from The Ledge newspaper of New Denver, B.C. “Care must be exercised in soft weather, or everything is liable to be swept from the bench by a snowslide or avalanche, and should this happen the Indians will prove of greatest assistance in recovering part of the things. With long, slender rods tipped with steel they feel down in the snow and locate most of the larger packages, which, without them and their feel rods, one would never find." Today, Vancouver based G3 Inc. manufactures high-tech carbon fibber avalanche probes designed to locate buried victims. Following several high-profile accidents i.e. Strathcona-Tweedsmuir and Selkirk Mountain Experience tragedies of 2003 in which 14 people lost their lives, the Canadian Avalanche Association considers the avalanche probe as “essential” safety gear. “Essential gear is the equivalent of a PFD on a boat or a seat belt in a car – the basic stuff that everyone needs. Although you buy them separately, think of the Transceiver-Probe-Shovel as a single piece of gear – two out of three isn’t good enough. Every person needs all three parts.” Source: Canada Avalanche Association, http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/gear/essential

Function

Avalanche probes are used to locate individuals buried in snow. The device works in conjunction with the avalanche beacon used to pinpoint a buried person, and the avi shovel used to dig them out.

Technical

Taken from reference: 1 Lightweight aluminum avalanche probe screwed together in 4 to 6 sections and ranging in length from 2m to 3m. This probe has only three sections and missing possible 3 to 4 more. Today, Vancouver based G3 Inc. manufactures high-tech carbon fibber avalanche probes designed to locate buried victims.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

none apparent

Missing

three other sections

Finish

Polished aluminum. Shows signs of wear. Probe parts screw in to each other.

Decoration

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