Do Cellphones Affect Avalanche Beacons?

The advent of the modern smartphone has thrown a bit of a wrench into the use of avalanche beacons/transceivers due to signal interference.Avalanche beacon maker Backcountry Access has produced the video below to test how close a cellphone and transceiver must be together to disrupt a signal. Check it out:In addition to watching the video, please read the full caption below. It includes valuable information that will come in handy the next time you're in avalanche terrain.Backcountry Access