Ortovox Professional Alu III Avalanche Shovel

Shoveling snow sounds simple but you need to be efficient and practiced to make your efforts worthwhile.

These ideas are in mind with the Ortovox Pro Alu III rescue shovel. It has a great weight-to-rigidity ratio, stabilization ribs and high sidewalls to give the anodized blade rigidity, while the integrated shaft socket makes it easy to pack.

Quick-lock lets you put it together in one motion and the T-Grip Pro can be inserted for both right and left-handers. One hand grasps the long grip side, which serves as an ergonomic lever, while the other hand has maximum hold on the shaft’s rubber-coated grip zone.

Main photo is Safety Blue.