Good AVY/Avalung experience blog

I wear an avalung when I deem it necessary.  sometimes I wear it just to practice with it in my mouth.  It's actually not that bad.  You're supposed to have it in your mouth the whole time you're skiing, and it's not that tough to do.  I've also wiped out pretty good, fallen over in deep pow and gone tumbling all while using the avalung and found it relatively easy to keep in my mouth. 

Never used/been with it in an avalanche though...knock on wood.

I started doing this yesterday as we skied out -- you get pretty good air through it and it only takes a little getting used to. Good practice, for sure.

I bought a BD avalung Anarchist pack for my stepson for Xmas--he's got 2 little girls and he ought to be more cautious and prepared than a single young man or any old man like me. He's a good skier and skis steep and deep well, so it is a no-brainer for him to use one.