Snow Safety

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ID	Type	Description	Location	Notes
MTR.2014.27	Avalanche cord	100ft cord, red woven nylon, with distance markers every 10 feet.	On loan to WSSSM	Donated by Lowell Skoog, who purchased the cord at REI in the late 1970s (never used). Presumably, avalanche cords date from the 1960s (or earlier) before the development of electronic avalanche beacons.
MTR.2014.28	Avalanche transceiver	Skadi avalanche transceiver (2.275 kHz) with neck cord and ear phone which can be stowed in a compartment with a plastic door. "L. Miller" written faintly in black felt pen on the front.	Archives, N2, Box 20141127.2	Donated by Michael Jackson, founder of the Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop. This version of the Skadi must date from the mid-1970s. (It is newer than the original, long and skinny, "hot dog" Skadi introduced around 1971.)
MTR.2014.29	Avalanche transceiver	Lipke avalanche transceiver with zippered carrying case and ear phone. On the back of the case is written "R. Lipke" in felt pen (faint).	Archives, N2, Box 20141127.2	Donated by Michael Jackson, founder of the Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop. Case interior fabric is disintegrating (black dust). Transceiver has been placed in a ziplock bag.
MTR.2014.30	Avalanche transceiver	Ortovox F2 (dual frequency) analog avalanche transceiver with zippered carrying case and ear phone.	Archives, N2, Box 20141127.2	Donated by Lowell Skoog. Transceiver supports both the older 2.275 kHz frequency and the newer 457 kHz frequency. This was the first dual frequency avalanche transceiver on the market (released in 1980).
MTR.2014.31	Avalanche transceiver	Ortovox F1 Focus avalanche transceiver (457 kHz) with directional LED display. Transceiver has a jack for an optional ear phone.	Archives, N2, Box 20141127.2	Donated by Lowell Skoog. This transceiver was released around 1994.
MTR.2014.36	Avalanche transceiver	Motronic Pieps 1 avalanche transceiver (2.275 kHz) with ear phone which can be stowed in a compartment with a plastic door. Instructions are in German and English on one side, French and Italian on the other side.	Archives, N2, Box 20141127.2	Donated by Gary Rose. Beacon manufactured in early 1970s.
MTR.2015.4	Avalanche transceiver	Motronic Pieps 2 avalanche transceiver (2.275 kHz) with ear phone which can be stowed in a recess in the transceiver body and zippered carrying case. Instructions on the body are in English. "Carl Skoog" written in felt pin on the body. Carrying strap includes whistle added by the user.	On loan to WSSSM	Formerly owned by Carl Skoog. Donated by brother Gordy Skoog. Beacon manufactured in late 1970s.
MTR.2016.6.10	Avalanche cord	Avalanche cord, red woven nylon, about 90ft long, with brass distance indicators marked 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. Markers are 13 to 14 feet apart which makes little sense unless they're intended to indicate fathoms (and not very accurately).	Archives, N2, box 20161114.1	Belonged to Don (Claunch) Gordon, donated by his Seattle neighbor Kevin Skiena.