AIARE Avalanche · Snow · Skiing
Field notes on snow, skiing & avalanche safety

Read the snow
before it reads you.

Independent gear guides and backcountry safety research for skiers, snowshoers and anyone who heads where the snow gets serious.

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Best Avalanche Beacons
Skiing

Best Avalanche Beacons

An in-depth, independent guide — gear tested and ranked so you can choose with confidence.

Buyer’s guide
When and Where was Skiing Invented
Skiing

When and Where was Skiing Invented

Field guide
Best Ice Axes
Avalanche

Best Ice Axes

Buyer’s guide
Best Avalanche Probes
Avalanche

Best Avalanche Probes

Buyer’s guide
Best Avalanche Shovel
Avalanche

Best Avalanche Shovel

Buyer’s guide
Best Ski Boots For Wide Feet
Skiing

Best Ski Boots For Wide Feet

Buyer’s guide
Best Snowshoes
Skiing

Best Snowshoes

Buyer’s guide
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Skiing guides
Skiing

Skiing Guides

Gear reviews, technique and hard-won know-how for the piste and the backcountry.

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Avalanche safety
Avalanche

Avalanche Safety

Beacons, airbags, probes and shovels — and the knowledge to use them when it counts.

3 guides
Why it matters

The snowpack doesn’t forgive guesswork

36

People killed by avalanches in North America in an average year.

185

Avalanche fatalities worldwide each year — most of them avoidable.

~20 min

Roughly how long a buried victim has before survival odds fall sharply.

Who’s behind AIARE

Meet Arnie Innes

My passion is the outdoors — and specifically the snow. When I’m not watching the winter Olympics you’ll find me training people in everything snow-related: survival, skiing, and how to navigate the very real dangers of the mountain environment. I built AIARE to share that research and teaching with anyone heading into the snow.

Arnie Innes
Arnie Innes
Founder