Gear Black Diamond Recalls Pieps DSP

[Tricia]

This was brought to the atteniont of Black Diamond after the full burial of Nick McNutt last year.

See SkiTalk.com discussion here.

Gear - Pieps DSP problem - Christina Lusti and Nick McNutt story

Not sure if others caught this in social media. Christina Lusti posted over a few days the story of Nick McNutts’s serious injury last season. One aspect she highlighted was his transceiver turning off during the incident. His beacon was a Pieps DSP Sport. She and Nick are calling for BD to take...

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[dovski]

Do we know if this recall extends to the Black Diamond branded beacons which are essentially the same as the Pieps? I have two of these.

 

[nemesis256]

No. In fact what they sent me as a replacement looks a lot like what you have, except yellow instead of blue. The one being recalled has a button you push in to unlock instead of the slide like you have there.

 

[Primoz]

Do we know if this recall extends to the Black Diamond branded beacons which are essentially the same as the Pieps? I have two of these.

This what you have is new Pieps/BD BT series (Pro/Powder BT), which are fine. Recall is for their older DSP series.

 

[Tricia]

Interesting article in Powder

https://www.powder.com/gear-locker/no-signal

 

[Slim]

So sad. I remember that podcast.
I also used one of those original Pieps beacons (rented) and it was off when I got back to the car, while we did a beacon check(guided ski tour) , so I know it was on when we started. We set out from the resort, so ended coming down the groomer, and I fell on the hardpack groomer. I suspect that’s when it turned off.