Avalanche Probe 240+ Carbon Pro

Avalanche Probes are one of those products you carry because you should, not usually because you want to. Therefore, they need to be light, so the should doesn’t weigh you down, but strong, other wise, why bother. To achieve those opposing qualities, Brooks-Range offers an avalanche probe built with Kevlar carbon fiber. It’s flexible, yet unbreakable, and at less than half a pound, practically invisible on your back.

An oversized tip prevents the probe from seizing up when probing deep, with markings every centimeter for easy, accurate snow depth readings. Not only is it light and strong, the locking mechanism makes it super easy to assemble. Just throw it out and pull on the T-handle on top and all the segments snap together, then lock. To disassemble, pull up on the circle on top to release the lock, pull the segments apart and fold together.

A 60 cm extension is available.

• Weight: 7 oz.  (200 g)
• Length: 240 cm

Customer Reviews

• Author: Chris Crossen
  The avy probe is one of those pieces of gear that typical remains stashed in
  the avy tools pocket on most packs. Maybe you get it out for beacon testing,
  but usually you don’t pay much attention to it. Which is as it should be. For
  an item you don’t use that often, if at all, light is right. For most people
  touring and getting deep into the backcountry, ever ounce really does count.
  When you’re off on a 3-6+ hour mission, you want every bit of energy your
  body can provide, and ditching weight wherever possible truly helps the
  cause. Brooks-Range offers a lightweight but reliable option with its 240+
  Carbon Pro probe. The CF Pro probe, made for Brooks-Range by Ortovox, is
  made from carbon fiber and Kevlar, 240cm in length (w/ option of additional
  section). The probe is advertised at 7-ounces. On my scale the probe
  weighed 9.0 ounces, far ahead of some other “lightweight” and popular
  aluminum probes I have, 11.2 ounces, 13.8 ounces.
  
  The 240 probe is very easy to deploy and secure. Conical section ends make
  pulling the sections into a functional probe quick and easy. The top section
  has a foam handle. The probe feels great in the hand and is easy to use.
  As with many probes, the CF 240+ probe has a large diameter point and
  shaft.
  
  Speaking with Matt Brooks, of Brooks Range, no one seems to be
  aware of any “hard” research on the subject of the benefit of a larger
  diameter – larger bore avalanche probes. Anecdotally, a larger diameter shaft
  tends to make a probe stiffer and deflect less in debris with stiff chunks.
  Carbon probes seem to be stiffer for a given diameter as compared to
  aluminum. Thinner aluminum probes seem inadequate as they deflect too
  easily, resulting a degree of uncertainty about probing effectiveness and the
  actual areas probed well below the snow surface. A stiffer probe, by being
  straighter, offers greater assurance of a systematic pattern by maintaining
  the spacing as the probe goes deeper.
  
  Now, as with most things in life, you get what you pay for. Would I rather
  have a 7-9 ounce probe? Of course. But to realize the benefits of shaving a
  few ounces, you’re going to have to pay up. The probe isn’t inexpensive by
  any means, there are a lot of other less expensive light probes out there,
  but if you ski a lot, log a lot of days in the backcountry, get deep out there,
  and want a beautifully crafted and thought-through probe, it’s worth
  considering the investment, as it will most likely last you you’re entire ski
  career.
  
  realdeepsnow.com
  April 8, 2010

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