Students Invent Device That Could Save Skiers From Tree Wells

A group of students at Oregon State University Cascades has invented a device that could help save skiers and snowboarders trapped in tree wells, the Central Oregon Daily News reported. The device, called the Tree Well Guardian, started as a class project in outdoor product design. It attaches to a skier's boot and, when it’s inverted—meaning a skier is stuck head-first in a tree well—it begins sending out a GPS alert. The device also includes a ten-second warnin