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Why Aluminum?
Most avalanche professionals agree that aluminum shovels are far superior to plastic shovels for avalanche rescue because aluminum cuts better, digs faster and is less likely to break.




When does a strong, light shovel matter most? When it’s your partner’s shovel…and you’re the one praying to be found.


Strategic Shoveling
Shoveling might sound elementary but it's the next frontier in decreasing avalanche rescue times. Shoveling takes the majority of time in avalanche rescue. For information on how to organize and excavate efficiently, download this handout.


History shows that in an avalanche situation, aluminum is far superior to plastic. That’s why we only make aluminum shovels with oval shafts—for maximum strength. This season, we’ve made our shovels even lighter and better looking than ever, without losing any of our famous strength.

Traverse EXT | Tour | Tour System | Companion | Chugach Pro

Traverse™ EXT Shovel

Our stand-alone, strong & light extendable shovel.

  • Super-strong oval shaft
  • T-grip
  • Extendable only
  • 6061-series aluminum blade with oval ferrule
  • Collapsed length: 24 inches/60 cm
  • Extended length: 31 inches/78 cm
  • Blade dimensions: 9x10 inches/23x25.5 cm
  • Weight: 20 ounces/567 grams
  • Does not accommodate Companion Probe

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Tour™ Shovel

Our lightest, most compact shovel.

  • Super-strong oval shaft with T-grip
  • Fixed-length
  • 6061-series aluminum blade with oval ferrule
  • Blade dimensions: 9x10 inches/23x25.5 cm
  • Length: 25 inches/63 cm
  • Weight: 16 ounces/454 grams
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Tour™ Shovel Systems

Tour Assembly

Tour Shaft and Probe

The lightest, most compact shovel/probe combination.

  • Super-strong oval shaft with T-grip
  • Fixed-length or extendable length variations
  • 6061-series aluminum blade with oval ferrule
  • Blade dimensions: 9x10 inches/23x25.5 cm
  • Stowable probe: 6 feet/180 cm, 5 ounces/142 grams

Fixed-length shovel:


  • Length: 25 inches/63 cm
  • Weight: 16 ounces/454 grams

Extendable-length shovel:


  • Collapsed length: 28.5 inches/72 cm
  • Extended length: 34.5 inches/88 cm
  • Weight: 23 ounces/652 grams

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Companion™ Shovel

Companion Shovel

Optimized for snow safety use

  • Featuring BCA's innovative Education Graphics
  • Super flat back for clean snowpit columns
  • Optimal proportions for shovel shear and compression tests
  • Super-strong oval shaft with T-grip
  • Fixed-length or extendable
  • 6061-series aluminum blade with oval ferrule
  • Reversible offset grip
  • Blade dimensions: 10x10.75 inches/25x28 cm

Fixed-length shovel:

  • Length: 25 inches/63.5 cm
  • Weight: 21 ounces/595 grams

Extendable-length shovel:

  • Collapsed length: 25.5 inches/65 cm
  • Extended length: 31.5 inches/80 cm
  • Weight: 24 ounces/680 grams

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Chugach Pro EXT

Our biggest, baddest digging machine

  • Extendable oval shaft with D-grip
  • Oversized blade for moving lots of snow
  • Extended length: 42in/104.5cm
  • Collapsed length: 32.5in/28.6cm
  • Weight: 38oz/1088g
  • Blade width: 12in/31cm
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