New & Innovative Backcountry Gear for Backcountry Skiing

Backcountry gear for alpine ski touring, telemark skiing and ski mountaineering enthusiasts just got better.

Introducing the BackcountryBomb, a light weight, backcountry tool designed specifically for cutting icy, dense snow cornices efficiently.

And the best part is... you only need one person to drop a big fat cornice fast!

Snow Cornice Cutting Tool

 
Backcountry bomb tool in hand
 
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Methods For Backcountry Cornice Cutting & Dropping

  • kicking cornices off with your skis

  • cutting off cornices with a rigid snow saw

  • tossing a knotted cord over the edge and sawing
    off the cornice

  • lassoing a cornice and dropping it in seconds using the BackcountryBomb tool (Warning: fast, fun and addicting!)

When a snow saw or knotted rope just won't cut it, the BackcountryBomb WILL!

 

Big, Fast & Easy Cornice Cutting

Designed and manufactured by an avid backcountry skier who was looking for a better, faster way to cut snow cornices, the BackcountryBomb is in a class of it's own, it's designed specifically for icy, dense backcountry cornice cutting.

  • Fast. Cutting cornices in seconds.

  • Lightweight. 250 g

  • Compact. Easily stowed, 1.5 in x 10 in

  • Length. 50 feet of cable can lasso a large cornice the size of a car while allowing the user to maintain distance from the cornice.

  • Durable. 1/16 in galvanized wire cable has a breaking limit
    over 400 lb

  • Usable. Hard plastic handles improve pulling power, self-storing design, and one-person usability.

  • Releasable. Wing nut release allows user to remove handle and retrieve the tool from a distance if stuck.

 

Bomb tool and droppping cornices fast  

Read online reviews
The BackcountryBomb Tool at "Skiing the Backcountry"
Lou Dawson's website "Wild Snow"
Matt Kinney's website "Thompson Pass" & You Tube Video
Outside Bozeman Magazine's website "Outside Bozeman"
Great Backcountry Tool "Skimo Life"
Dropping Cornices at "Skier Boyz"
Alpine Touring "Alpine Touring"
Fun with the backcountry bomb in the Bridgers

Clip It Clip one end of the BackcountryBomb to your extended avalanche probe
Whip It Whip the BackcountryBomb wire cable around the cornice to effectively "lasso" it
Snip It Snip off the cornice and drop it on the slope below, learn more...

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Warning  Dropping a snow cornice in a "cornice test" is an excellent way of testing slope snow pack stability, however, it is potentially dangerous and hazardous. Information presented here is not a guideline for when, where or how to conduct a cornice test.  Cornice tests should be done in conjunction with a full avalanche assessment and by persons trained in avalanche safety. Take an avalanche safety course, know how to use your avalanche safety equipment, test your skills and equipment and learn more about performing a cornice test. Persons using the BackcountryBomb tool in any manner, assume all risks and responsibility for any and all damages and injury (including death.)

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