Photographs of Great Gadgets

Sportcamx

With SportCamX ($699) you can relive your powder escapades anytime you want. Simply slip the virtually weightless mini-video camera over your helmet or hat.; insert one cord from the camera into a wallet-size battery case; plug the other into the RCA input of your personal video camera; and stuff it all in a padded waist pack. SportCamX's lens stays fog-free, and the camera is so light that you'd forget it's there except for the frequently asked question: "Is that a camera on your head?" Expect skiers to ham it up as you fly by, providing great footage of them tracking up the powder-in silence: There is no audio recording option. You may look funny with a camera on your head, but everyone else will look a lot funnier on your TV screen. 406-387-5732; www.customvideocameras.com.
-Krista Crabtree

BCA Float 30 Pack

If you’re caught in an avalanche, Backcountry Access’s new Float 30 backpack will give you potentially life-saving flotation and neck support and make you more visible to rescuers. A rip cord on the pack’s shoulder strap releases compressed carbon dioxide that inflates a 150-liter air bag. Want to see that airbag inflate? We have video.

Augmented Reality Ski App

A new iPhone app lets skiers use their phone's video capacity to determine what lifts, chairs, and lodges are nearby. Fancy that.

The Smartest Avalanche Beacon

With their new avy beacon, the Tracker 2, the crew at Backcountry Access hopes to change the way skiers deal with slides.

Win a Pair of Motorola Radios

Been lost? Share your best story about getting that way while skiing and you could win a pair of Motorola radios and, maybe, save yourself from future embarrassment.

Lost at Jackson Hole? Use Your iPhone App

Most people these days ski with their phone on them. Jackson Hole is banking on this tech dependency by offering a new iPhone application that lets people track the number of laps skied in a day and pinpoint their location at the resort.

Gear for the Backcountry

There are four main things you need in the backcountry: a pack, a shovel, a probe, and a beacon. A Leatherman might come in handy too.

Five Question Interview: Alexa Miller

Six years ago, Alexa Miller quit med school to become a photographer. Now she shoots everywhere from Compton to the Montana backcountry. Here, she imparts some wisdom on a career in action sports photography.