The new DVD, entitled ³Tracker 101: Basic searching with digital avalanche
beacons, will be released this fall, available directly from BCA. It will
also be included on all DVD copies of TGR¹s 2006 feature film, ³Tangerine
Dream.² Hosted by TGR lead guide, Jim Conway, the video was filmed on
location in Haines, Alaska. It is available from BCA for $Cdn15, including
postage.

The 20-minute video opens with a rocking sequence of skiers, snowboarders
and snowmobilers riding in avalanche terrain. After a concise summary of
avalanche statistics, Conway provides an introduction to safe backcountry
travel techniques and avoiding avalanches in the first place. Conway then
walks the viewer through the primary, secondary and pinpoint phases of the
transceiver search, accompanied by line diagrams illustrating each phase. He
concludes with pointers on efficient probing and shoveling techniques. While
Conway uses the Tracker DTS transceiver throughout the video, the lessons
provided are fully applicable to all digital transceivers.

At the end of the DVD, the viewer can choose from a menu of animated
tutorials on more advanced search techniques. These include lessons on
electromagnetic flux lines, multiple burial searching using the
three-circle method, and multiple burial searching using the Tracker's
Special mode.

The training DVD complements BCA¹s existing training and education program.
As part of this effort, the company has donated and installed 30 of its
Beacon Basin training systems across North America and Europe, with 20
more planned for 2005-06. These training parks feature 10 permanently buried
transmitters connected to a central power source and control panel. The
objective is to provide a fun and efficient way for beacon owners to
practice with their beacons.

To locate a Beacon Basin site near you, see www.bcaccess.com/beaconbasin To
order Tracker 101, contact BCA at (800)670-8735 or info@bcaccess.com