Blown-In — A semi-regular look at the latest ski, outdoor and sometimes bike industry news bits is a collection of press releases, new products, and interesting stuff circulating on the interweb that catches our attention.
This week’s edition of Blown-In features the NOAA Winter Weather Outlook, Mammut Barryvox S/S2 Recall and $10k ski passes.
Barryvox S/S2 Recall
Voluntary Recall Notice: Mammut Barryvox 2 / S2.
Mammut has always stood for quality, safety, and innovation since 1862. The safety and protection of our athletes and consumers are at the heart of everything we do. Hence, we continuously test and improve our materials and products to uphold our high standards. During routine testing, Mammut identified a potential issue with the power switch of the new Barryvox 2/S2 avalanche transceivers and issued a recall for all potentially affected products for inspection and, where applicable, repair or exchange.
Only Barryvox 2 and Barryvox S2 from this season (24-25) are impacted. The Barryvox and Barryvox S models from previous seasons are not affected by this issue. Full details on the recall are available here.
NOAA Winter Weather Outlook
According to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook, a slowly developing La Nina is favored to influence weather conditions this winter across most of the country. The latest outlook is for December 2024 through February 2025 and contains projections for likely conditions throughout the country for temperature, precipitation and drought.
NOAA predicts wetter-than-average conditions for the entire northern tier of the continental U.S., particularly in the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes region, along with northern and western Alaska. Meanwhile, drier-than-average conditions are expected from the Four Corners region of the Southwest to the Southeast, Gulf Coast and lower mid-Atlantic states. Read the full NOAA Weather Outlook article. You can also read more about ENSO and your 24-25 ski season here on Offpistemag.com.
Exclusivity Coming To Resort Near You
Got an extra $10k? Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is offering an exclusive early-access ski pass for $10,000. It’ll get you early access to the mountain at the top of the Sweetwater Gondola, Casper, and Teton lifts through a dedicated access gate at the mid-station that allows you to head up to Casper restaurant before the mountain opens. Once Patrol opens the mountain and the rope drops, you’ll have first access to the Casper and Teton chairs. You can also pay for exclusive access on a daily ($500) or weekly ($3000) basis. Read the full story at SnowBrains.
