A Resqski Tag
A new electronic gizmo called Resqski (www.resqski.com) promises to solve that nightmare faced by powder skiers – what happens when you lose your ski and it disappears under the soft, fluffy snow. Somewhere.
The revolutionary electronic ski finder aims to be the answer as it can locate skis buried up to a metre deep in the snow and up to from 30 metres from wherever you come to rest!
Using RF (radio frequency), Resqski connects a credit card-sized handheld transceiver with waterproof and shockproof (and removable) homing tags attached to each ski and leads you to the lost ski using flashing lights and sonic beeps. The lights move from red to green and the beeps get ever louder and more frequent as you get closer to the ski.
"The idea was born out of my own experience," says Chris Chadwick, Creator of Resqski, "Skiing off-piste near Veysonnaz in Switzerland, I make a careless turn that catapulted me 10 metres below my skis. I quickly found one but it took me 45 minutes of hard digging to find the other."
Two days later skiing in Zermatt with a ski instructor, Chadwick was told that the instructor had lost no fewer than three skis in the past few seasons with a good pair of off-piste skis now costing up to £700!
"The thought occurred that there must be a better solution for powder hounds. The idea for Resqski was born!"
Resqui is a British invention with patent pending and is available for £98. The company is exhibiting at the Ski & Snowboard Show at Earl's Court, London, from 31st October to 4th November on stand Stand D85.