Now that more and more people have got
it incorporated into their clothing and gear, it's part of what we have to
incorporate." He continues, "Anything that can make it easier to find
somebody makes it easier on us­that's the bottom line."

Jones outlined the multiple Search and Rescue applications of the harmonic
radar technology as an additional reason for incorporating RECCO into their
search strategy. "RECCO has an application for us with rescue and safety in
a natural disaster and it has an application for bringing out a lot of
subjects all at once without transceivers," he says. "There are situations
where, if we have people we find stranded in the backcountry and we know
they have a RECCO device on them, we could even spot them from the air
because of using the detector."

Summarizing his belief in the value of the RECCO rescue system, Jones
states, "The biggest benefit is if the general public has these on and we do
have a situation where if the system's in place there's a greater chance of people
who would normally not wear transceivers, potentially could be rescued
alive. So I think the ski industry, by having this available for guys to buy
as part of the equipment purchase without them even thinking about it, is
probably going to wind up saving a life."

About RECCO

RECCO® is an avalanche rescue system utilized by 440 organizations worldwide
to assist in the efficient location of avalanche burials. First introduced
in 1983, the technology was developed by Magnus Granhed with the cooperation
of Stockholm's Royal Institute of Technology in response to his personal
experience with an avalanche tragedy. Since then, the system has proven
itself effective in the field and has been adopted globally by ski resorts,
helicopter-skiing operations and search-and-rescue organizations as an
additional tool for avalanche rescue.

RECCO® technology enables rapid directional pinpointing of a victim¹s
precise location using harmonic radar. The two-part system consists of a
RECCO® detector used by organized rescue groups, and RECCO® reflectors that
are integrated into commercially available apparel, helmets, boots or
protection gear. The RECCO reflector never needs to be switched on and
requires no batteries to function. Although similar in search procedure to
transceivers, the RECCO system is not intended for companion rescue and is
not an alternative to transceiver use in the backcountry.

About North Shore Rescue

North Shore Rescue is a Mountain Search and Rescue Team based in Vancouver,
British Columbia. The team consists of approximately 40 volunteers from all
walks of life who are trained in search and rescue operations in mountain,
canyon and urban settings. North Shore Rescue is on alert 365 days a year
and performs an average of 90 search and rescue operations annually in the
mountains and canyons of Vancouver's North Shore. The organization is widely
regarded as one of the premier Search and Rescue outfits in North America.